Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| PIP-4651 | 06/01/2009 | 10032886 | Saturn/pontiac/chevrolet: soft shifts, erratic shifts, dtc p1811. vehicles with a hydramatic 4t45 transaxle may have soft shifts or shifts erratically. these conditions may appear intermittently or set a dtc p1811. during diagnosis, a l | 06/08/2010 | |
| 070730025 | 10/01/2007 | 10023942 | 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 | 02/20/2008 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| SB-07-06-04-019A | 11/01/2008 | 10028831 | 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 | 06/01/2009 | |
| 070730005 | 04/01/2009 | 070730005C | 10022473 | 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 1 | 08/15/2007 |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||||
| 3932 | 09/29/2006 | 10020477 | Transmission fluid leak slipping clutch or broken axle shaft. *kb | 10/26/2006 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 3932 | 09/29/2006 | 10020477 | Transmission fluid leak slipping clutch or broken axle shaft. *kb | 10/26/2006 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 3980 | 3980A | 10021695 | Hard to shift and or slipping clutch. *kb | 06/15/2007 | |
| 070729001 | 04/01/2007 | 070729001A | 10021453 | 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 | 04/27/2007 |
| 3932 | 09/29/2006 | 10020477 | Transmission fluid leak slipping clutch or broken axle shaft. *kb | 10/26/2006 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 10/04/2012 | 46800 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. the contact stated that while driving approximately 5 mph in reverse, the transmission began to hesitate and responded as though it would stall. the vehicle was taken to a transmission center for diagnosis. the technician stated the transmission inner spring fractured. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they informed there was not a recall related to the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 46,800. pmb | |||
| 10/04/2012 | 46800 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. while driving approximately 5 mph in reverse, the transmission began to hesitate and responded as though it would stall. the vehicle was taken to a transmission center for diagnosis. the technician stated the transmission inner spring fractured. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they informed there was not a recall related to the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 46,800. js | |||
| 01/07/2012 | |||
| The car made a loud noise when i pressed on the gas. it would not accelerate fast enough for the highway and the speedometer was not working. i'm guessing the car could go at max, 20mph. the speedometer remained on 0 while the acceleration had to go up to 3 or 4 just to keep the car moving. the check engine light was on. i took the car to gm dealership/certified saturn service right then, and they charged me $360 to replace the transmission control module. the service guy told me that when mechanics first did the electrical diagnostic check, the car failed 32 markers, but when they did an electrical diagnostic check after replacing the transmission control module, the results confirmed that all the car's problems have been fixed. | |||
| 05/24/2010 | 62000 | ||
| The power steering motor on my 2007 saturn ion failed at very low speed without incident. i have learned that this same motor has been recalled in the chevrolet cobalt (mechanically identical). this recall should have been extended to cover all similar models because of te safety issues involved. gm is attempting to limit its monetary and publicity exposure. the nthsa should not let them get away with this. all safety issues should be dealt with strenuously by nthsa. your approach should be: if it's a safety issue, get it fixed. period. | |||
| 04/24/2010 | 47231 | ||
| 2007 saturn ion power unit light comes on and the steering is hard to turn. checked fuses and there is no problem. car does not take power steering fluid, it is an electric power steering unit. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/17/2010 | 67000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 saturn ora. while the vehicle was parked with the ignition off it started to roll back in reverse. the contact was able to pull the emergency brake and stop the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where the technicians stated the shift cable was broken and needed to be replace as well as a bracket for the shift cable. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage 67,000. ds | |||
| 12/16/2009 | 57000 | 1 | |
| Power steering just all of a sudden goes out on my saturn vehicle while in operation. a chime sounds indicating somethings wrong and the power steering indicator comes on the dash board. you loose all power steering function and its nearly impossible to operate the vehicle to maneuver at all, at high speeds, especially when turning it can be deadly as you can't control the wheel and almost break your arm trying and can either hit someone or something. when you read over the user manual it tells you that the vehicle needs to be serviced and refers you to a saturn location to have the repair completed. upon visiting the dealership, they can only offer you a costly repair to replace the motor which they can't guarantee that it will ever go out again. this is not safe at all! *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/01/2007 | 85 | 9 | 10/27/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 saturn ion. while driving 65 mph, the contact was unable to disengage the gear shifter out of fifth gear. approximately 5-6 seconds later, the gear shifter disengaged. as of december 17, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. the failure mileage was 85 and current mileage was 2,700. | |||