Service bulletins for the 2004 Saturn Ion
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
525 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 050232002A | 2005-11-08. Service bulletin. STEERING. POWER STEERING INOPERATIVE/STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN, PWR STR MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC) AFTER JUMP STARTING VEHICLE. *TT |
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| 3337 | 2005-10-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. MANUAL TRANSAXLE GEAR RATTLE NOISE HEARD DURING COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES WITH CLUTCH PEDAL RELEASED (UP) AND ENGINE RPM 1500-2500. NOISE WILL NOT BE PRESENT WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL IS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. *TT |
| 3251 | 2005-10-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TRANSAXLE SLIPS, NO THIRD GEAR, ENGINE FLARE DURING SHIFT AFTER TRANSAXLE SERVICE. *SC |
| 3396 | 2005-10-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SULFUR ODOR FROM EXHAUST. *SC |
| 3433 | 2005-10-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT AND SEVERE ENGINE MISFIRE ON CYLINDERS 1 AND 4 OR CYLINDERS 2 AND 3. *TT UPDATED 08-15-07. *KB |
| 3492 | 2005-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO A P0171 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC). *TT |
| 3687 | 2005-10-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVER. *SC |
| 3512C | 2005-09-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT DUE TO A P1182 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE - POTENTIAL CAUSES AND ISSUES. *TT |
| 3493A | 2005-09-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. CRANK NO START, HARD START, OR SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT AFTER CAMPAIGN 05522. *TT |
| 3619 | 2005-09-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. SHIFT CONTROL KNOB LOOSE OR DETACHED FROM SHIFT CONTROL LEVER. *TT |
| 3510 | 2005-09-20. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SUPPLEMENT TO 05-06-01-003A - WRONG THROTTLE GASKET PART NUMBER. *TT |
| 050730006 | 2005-05-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE ENGINE SOON TELLTALE ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0742. *EH |
| 050730005 | 2005-05-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. LOW SPEED GRIND NOISE AND OR HESITATION WHILE DRIVING. *EH |
| 050730004 | 2005-05-14. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INTERMITTENT NO MOVEMENT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE WITH OR WITHOUT DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *EH |
| 050602003 | 2005-05-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE LACKS POWER HESITATES AND OR STUMBLES ON HARD ACCELERATION AND OR LOSES SOME POWER AFTER HIGH RPM CRUISING IN HIGH TEMPERATURES. *EH |
| 3421B | 2005-05-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ENGINE STALLS, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, AND NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC). INCLUDING 2005-06 PONTIAC PURSUIT. *TT *SC |
| 0804 | 2005-04-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. *NM |
| 2377 | 2005-04-27. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL. UPDATE-2003-2004 ION SEDAN TURN SIGNAL LAMP/DRL SATURN LETTER TO OWNERS. *SC |
| 050604006 | 2005-04-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AFTER EXTENDED CRANK, AND/OR ENGINE HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AFTER INITIAL COLD START DURING AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW 10 DEGREES C (50 DEGREES F). *TT |
| 050307001A | 2005-04-20. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. PREMATURE AND/OR IRREGULAR TIRE WEAR. *TT |
| 040867007 | 2005-03-14. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. SUNROOF DRAIN HOSE RATTLE. *TT |
| 040844018 | 2005-03-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. COMPACT DISC (CD) WILL NOT EJECT/LOAD OR CD FUNCTION INOPERATIVE IN 6-DISC CD MP3 PLAYER/RADIO. *TT |
| 040842002 | 2005-03-11. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT. TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR FLASHING FASTER THAN NORMAL AND CORRESPONDING FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB INOPERATIVE. *EH UPDATED *EH |
| 040730007 | 2005-03-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON WHEEL MOVEMENT IN SNOW OR SLIPPERY SURFACES. *EH |
| 04095 | 2005-02-11. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS (DRL) / TURN SIGNAL BULB. REPLACEMENT AND DRL JUMPER KIT INSTALLATION. LATEST PART AVAILABILITY AND SHORTAGE INFORMATION. STOCKING POLICY MESSAGE. *TT |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.