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Service bulletins for the 2006 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.

739 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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RB-101492010-08-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. BUICK CHEVROLET GMC SATURN SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT MAY NOT ILLUMINATE FOR SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM FAULTS. MODELS LUCERNE, TRAILBLAZER, ENVOY, AND ION. *PE
PIP-46742010-07-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. CHEVROLET/PONTIAC/SATURN: BLOCKED SHIFT, GEAR HOP OUT 1ST, 3RD, 5TH GEAR OR DIFFICULTY SHIFTING. THE SHIFT LEVER ON THE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ROLL PIN CAN BACK OUT AND CONTACT THE SHIFT COVER DURING A SHIFT EVENT. THIS CAN CAUSE AN INCOMPLETE, BLOCKED SHIFT OR DIFFICULTY SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION. *PE
SB-080202010-06-25. 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-092752010-06-25. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. SATURN/PONTIAC/CHEVROLET: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT; FUEL ODOR OR SPOTTING ON GROUND; REPLACE FUEL PUMP MODULE. SOME VEHICLES MAY HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH PLASTIC SUPPLY OR RETURN PORT ON MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY (MRA) MAY CRACK. MODELS 2006-07 COBALT, G4, ION, 2007 G5. *PE UPDATED 7/1/10. *PE UPDATED 6/26/13. *PE UPDATED 10/30/15. *PE
SB-00-03-10-006C2010-06-02. Service bulletin. TIRES; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. GENERAL MOTORS: INFORMATION ON TIRE RADIAL FORCE VARIATION. VEHICLE MUST BE DRIVEN BEFORE MEASURING TIRES ON EQUIPMENT HUNTER GSP9700 TOENSURE REMOVAL OF ANY FLATSPOTTING. MODELS INCLUDE ALL GM PASSENGER CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS, AS WELL AS CERTAIN HUMMERS, SAABS, AND SATURNS. *PE
SB-09-06-03-004A2010-03-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. GM/HUMMER/SAAB: INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF MIL, SERVICE LAMPS, SERVICE MESSAGES, OR DTC SET BY VARIOUS CONTROL MODULES-DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING FRETTING CORROSION (DISCONNECT AFFECTED CONNECTOR AND APPLY DIELECTRIC LUBRICANT). *PE UPDATED 3/26/10. *PE UPDATED 6/6/11. *PE UPDATED 3/12/12. *PE
SB-090142010-01-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CHEVROLET SATURN PONTIAC SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT, ENGINE CONTROL MODULE, EMISSION RELATED REPROGRAMMING. ENGINE CONTROL MODULES ON CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY RANDOMLY FAIL TO RESPOND TO SINGLE INFORMATION REQUESTS MADE BY AN ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) EMISSION TEST DEVICE, GENERIC SCAN TOOL, OR OTHER AFTERMARKET DEVICES THAT PLUG INTO THE VEHICLE'S DATA LINK CONNECTOR (DLC). CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
SB-07-06-04-019A2009-06-02. 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
0707300252008-02-21. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. INFORMATION ON 4T40-E (MN4) AND 4T45-E (MN5) FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY RECONDITIONING, DTC P0741, P0742, P0751, P0752, P0756, P0757, P1811, HARSH SHIFTS, SLIPS, NO DRIVE, NO REVERSE. *NJ
0702320072007-10-09. Service bulletin. STEERING. DIAGNOSTIC TIPS FOR POWER STEERING INOPERATIVE/STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN, POWER STEERING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON DIC, DTC'S C0176, C0176, C0475, C0476, C0550, U2105, U2107 SET. *NJ UPDATED 2/17/10. *PE UPDATED 3/01/10. *PE
41752007-08-15. 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
0707300052007-08-15. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). 4T45 TRANSMISSION, MIL/SES ON, DTC P1818, POWER DOOR LOCKS, CRUISE CONTROL, SHIFT INTERLOCK OR RETRACTABLE HARDTOP INOPERATIVE, ENGINE SPEED REVS LIMITED, HYBRIDS-AUTOSTOP, REGEN OR BOOST INOPERATIVE. (REPROGRAM TCM). *KB UPDATED 11/02/07. *NJ UPDATED 8/5/09. *PE
45532007-08-13. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT. PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT ON WITH NOBODY IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *KB
0708610052007-06-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. FLOOR PLAN CORROSION (RUST) PERFORATION IN BATTERY COMPARTMENT. *KB
0707290012007-04-27. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. MG3, M86 TRANSAXLE GRINDING/WHINING NOISE IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, EXCESSIVE ENGAGEMENT OR DISENGAGEMENT EFFORT WHILE SHIFTING INTO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, WILL NOT SHIFT INTO EITHER 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. (REPLACE COMPLETE OUTPUT SHAFT ASSEMBLY). *KB
0706040032007-03-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LSJ, L61, LK5, L52, LL8 ENGINE - REDUCED ENGINE POWER, MIL/SES LIGHT, DTC P1516, P2135, P2138. *KB
0003100062007-03-07. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. INFORMATION ON TIRE RADIAL FORCE VARIATION (RFV). 2008 AND PRIOR GM PASSENGER CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS INCLUDING 2008 AND PRIOR HUMMER H2, H3 AND 2005-08 SAAB 9-7X AND 2000-05 SATURN L SERIES AND 2003-07 SATURN ION. *KB UPDATED 4/11/08. *NJ UPDATED 5/27/09. *PE
03-00-89-0332007-03-05. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. TRAILER, RECREATIONAL AND DISABLED VEHICLE TOWING INFORMATION. *KB UPDATED 08-15-07. *KB UPDATED 10/09/07. *NJ UPDATED 4/3/08. *NJ
0609410082007-03-05. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS. AIRBAG READINESS LIGHT ON WITH DTC B0081 OR B0092 SET IN PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM (PPS) SDM. *KB
40142007-03-01. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. PARTS UPDATE - TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER DESIGN CHANGE. *KB
0502350072007-02-01. Service bulletin. STEERING. INFORMATION ON INADVERTENT TURNING OF KEY CYLINDER, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND NO DTC'S. *KB
38592007-01-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LOW OIL PRESSURE - INSPECT OIL FILTER FOR DAMAGE. *KB UPDATED 10/18/07. *NJ
0606040332007-01-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL)/SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LAMP ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P0171. *KB
0606030052007-01-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES)/MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON AND/OR ENGINE DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS. *KB
0502320022007-01-04. Service bulletin. STEERING. POWER STEERING INOPERATIVE/STEERING WHEEL HARD TO TURN, PWR STR DISPLAYED ON DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC). AFTER JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE. *KB (REPLACE FUSE AND INSTRUCT OWNER HOW TO JUMP START VEHICLE). UPDATED 2/17/10. *PE

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