Service bulletins for the 2005 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.
585 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| PIP5163 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure. |
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| PIP5226 | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about finding needle bearings during an oil change. Technician will gain access to the roller rockers to inspect them. Only replace the roller rocker that is missing needle bearings. Be sure to clean the oil drains to retrieve the needle bearings. Each roller rocker has 66 bearings. |
| PIP5163A | 2017-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about engine block of possible cylinder bore damage, scoring or out of round as the possible cause of engine oil consumption, misfire, cylinder leakage or blow by. Technician will need to inspect the engine for Cylinder damage or scoring, An out of round cylinder bore, Dirt intrusion, and Catalytic Converter failure. |
| PIP5029G | 2017-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT HAVE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON OR ENGINE MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, EXTENDED CRANK, OR CRANK NO START IN SOME CASES. TECHNICIAN WILL NEED TO PERFORM PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSTICS. IF TECHNICIAN FINDS CARBON, AN UPPER ENGINE AND VALVE CLEANING SHOULD BE PERFORMED. |
| PIP4786C | 2016-10-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROVIDES INFORMATION TO THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE. TECHNICIAN MAY ALSO FIND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0521 IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. TECHNICIAN SHOULD FOLLOW ALL PUBLISHED SERVICE INFORMATION DIAGNOSIS. WHEN USING A SCAN TOOL IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS LOW BUT THE OIL PRESSURE AT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING IS CORRECT, TECHNICIAN SHOULD INSPECT THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER FOR DEBRIS/SLUDGE THAT COULD BE RESTRICTING OIL FLOW TO THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. TECHNICIAN SHOULD REMOVE THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER AND CLEAN IT. IF THE VALVE LIFTER OIL FILTER CANNOT BE CLEANED REPLACE IT. |
| PI1394A | 2016-10-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO INSTALL PISTONS AND SUGGEST WHAT TOOLS TO USE. |
| 030604017I | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN EXPLAINS THE USE OF DIESEL FUEL ADDITIVES IN AN ENGINE, ARE NOT REQUIRED UNLESS THE CUSTOMER DESIRES ADDITIVES TO PREVENT FUEL CONCERNS DEPENDING ON FUEL OR TEMPERATURE RELATED CONDITIONS. |
| 030603004R | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON HOW TO TEST A BATTERY AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO WARRANTY A BATTERY. |
| 000601026I | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETINS PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT AFTER SERVERE INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE. |
| 000601012F | 2016-10-18. Service bulletin. ENGINE. THIS INFORMATIONAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION TO GM DEALERS ON THE CORRECT CLEANING METHODS WHEN CLEANING ENGINE GASKET SEALING SURFACES. |
| PIP-4495C | 2011-06-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE MAY BE NOISE COMING FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD, BECAUSE OF LOW OIL PRESSURE WHICH IS CAUSED BY DEBRIS. *RM |
| SB-08020 | 2010-06-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. SATURN CHEVROLET SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SOME 2004-07 SATURN ION RED LINE AND 2005-07 CHEVROLET COBALT SS VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH 2.0L 4 CYLINDER (RPO LSJ) ENGINE, MAY HAVE ILLUMINATION OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MAL) AND/OR LACK OF ENGINE POWER. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY FAILURE OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *PE |
| SB-07-06-04-019A | 2009-06-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GENERAL MOTORS: INTERMITTENT MIL/SES/ DTC P2138 WITH REDUCED ENGINE POWER (REPAIR INSTRUMENT PANEL (IP) TO BODY HARNESS CONNECTOR). 2005-08 GM PASSENGERS CARS/LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS (INCL. SATURNS). *PE UPDATED 11/5/10. *PE UPDATED 4/4/11. *PE UPDATED 2/3/16. *PE |
| 4175 | 2007-08-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INTERMITTENT SES LIGHT DUE TO DTC'S P060E, P2135, AND/OR P2138. *KB UPDATED 2/27/08. *NJ |
| 070604003 | 2007-03-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LSJ, L61, LK5, L52, LL8 ENGINE - REDUCED ENGINE POWER, MIL/SES LIGHT, DTC P1516, P2135, P2138. *KB |
| 3859 | 2007-01-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LOW OIL PRESSURE - INSPECT OIL FILTER FOR DAMAGE. *KB UPDATED 10/18/07. *NJ |
| 060604033 | 2007-01-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL)/SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0171. *KB |
| 060603005 | 2007-01-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES)/MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON AND/OR ENGINE DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS. *KB |
| 3708 | 2006-03-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE RPM LIMITED TO 4,000 RPM - MONITOR TR SWITCH INPUT TO TCM. *TT |
| 3644 | 2006-01-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. MOMENTARY SAG ON LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCEL WHEN COLD - VALVE DEPOSITS. *TT |
| 709 | 2005-12-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. GM TECH LINK. *TT |
| 3310D | 2005-11-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT DUE TO A P0171 - INSPECT AIR INTAKE AND OIL DIPSTICK. *TT |
| 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 |
| 3404 | 2005-10-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MACHINING DEBRIS ON THE OIL FILTER ELEMENT. *SC |
| 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 |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.