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Saturn Ion 2003–2004technical service bulletin

Bulletin 040730032 · NHTSA communication 10009420 · issued Aug 1, 2004

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2003–2004
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Grind/rattle noise from transaxle in park and neutral after an extended cold soak following case cover replacement or other internal transaxle overhaul. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.