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Saturn Ion 2004–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 050604006 · NHTSA communication 10013465 · issued Jan 1, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2004–2005
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

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

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.