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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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Bulletins, newest first
36692006-02-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. M86/M94 TRANSMISSION INFORMATION TO DISASSEMBLE THIRD FOURTH AND FIFTH GEAR. *AK
36482006-01-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD. HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AFTER INTERNAL ENGINE REPAIRS - CHECK INJECTOR HARNESS ORIENTATION. *TT
0503090102006-01-10. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. IDENTIFYING CORRECT DESIGN LEVEL OF REAR AXLE ASSEMBLY. *JB
36272006-01-09. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. FUEL TANK IS SLOW TO FILL AND/OR DTC P0446 - INSPECT EVAP VENT PIPE. THE SES LAMP MAY BE ILLUMINATED DUE TO A P0466 DTC. *TT UPDATED 08-15-07. *KB
36442006-01-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. MOMENTARY SAG ON LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCEL WHEN COLD - VALVE DEPOSITS. *TT
3506A2006-01-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. INCORRECT MILEAGE DISPLAYED AFTER PROGRAMMING A NEW BCM. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING 2005 - 2006 PONTIAC PURSUIT (CANADA ONLY). *TT
7092005-12-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. OIL LIFE SYSTEM RESET PROCEDURES - CARS. GM TECH LINK. *TT
0507290062005-12-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT. SHIFT CONTROL KNOB LOOSE OR DETACHED FROM SHIFT CONTROL LEVER. *TT
0507300162005-11-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) SHORTED TO BATTERY VOLTAGE DURING DIAGNOSIS AND/OR SERVICE. *TT UPDATED. *NM
0508480032005-11-09. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW. REAR DEFOGGER GRID INOPERATIVE OR INCOMPLETE DEFOGGING OF REAR GLASS. *TT
0502320052005-11-09. Service bulletin. STEERING. EI05093 - CLUNK NOISE IN STEERING SYSTEM AT SLOW SPEEDS WHILE TURNING AND/OR DRIVING OVER BUMPS. *TT (REPLACE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT). UPDATED 10/05/07. *NJ UPDATED 11/02/07 *NJ
050232002A2005-11-08. 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
3310D2005-11-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT DUE TO A P0171 - INSPECT AIR INTAKE AND OIL DIPSTICK. *TT
35312005-10-29. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER. HIGH FUEL PRESSURE - POSSIBLE FUEL FILTER CONCERN. *TT
35322005-10-29. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, ROUGH RUNNING, AND NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE - POSSIBLE TCM CONCERN. *TT
33372005-10-28. 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
35912005-10-25. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD. RUNNING ROUGH, NO POWER, SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ON AND OR HESITATION THAT CAN BE INTERMITTENT. ENGINE HARNESS RUBBING ON THE UHJB. *TT
32532005-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE IN EITHER DIRECTION. TRANSMISSION MAY SHOW OVER FULL. P90 4T40E 4T45E NO MOVEMENT DRIVE OR REVERSE. CONVERTER MAY BE EMPTY OF FLUID. *TT
34472005-10-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4T40E OR 4T45E WILL NOT SHIFT NO DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. *TT
34412005-10-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. 4T40E/4T45E HARD TO SHIFT. *TT
34332005-10-21. 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
34922005-10-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO A P0171 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC). *TT
36872005-10-18. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. CLUNK NOISE FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE DURING TURNING MANEUVER. *SC
34042005-10-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. MACHINING DEBRIS ON THE OIL FILTER ELEMENT. *SC
3512C2005-09-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT DUE TO A P1182 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE - POTENTIAL CAUSES AND ISSUES. *TT

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.