Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 709 | 09/01/2005 | 10018126 | Oil life system reset procedures - cars. gm tech link. *tt | 12/15/2005 | |
| 3668 | 10016548 | Tick noise from engine. *tt | 09/21/2005 | ||
| 050601003A | 08/01/2005 | 050601003B | 10013473 | Higher than expected oil consumption blue smoke on acceleration. *eh | 04/19/2005 |
| 3135 | 01/01/2004 | 10010045 | Pop noise from engine area during heavy throttle input. *tc | 11/03/2004 | |
| 3116 | 01/01/2004 | 10009971 | Ses illuminated engine miss/misfire feel or rough idle. *sc | 11/02/2004 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 040604008 | 10/01/2004 | 040604008A | 10006167 | Service engine soon (ses) lamp illuminated with dtc p0135 ho2s heater circuit performance bank 1 sensor 1 and/or dtc p0155 ho2s heater performance bank 2 sensor 1. *mr this bulletin replaces previous 04-06-04-008. *eh | 04/23/2004 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 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 | |
| 3933 | 09/29/2006 | 10020485 | Timing belt replacement. *kb | 10/26/2006 | |
| 3433 | 3433D | 10017032 | 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 | 10/20/2005 | |
| 3404 | 3404C | 10016822 | Machining debris on the oil filter element. *sc | 10/11/2005 | |
| 040604085 | 12/01/2004 | 10011533 | Service engine soon (ses) and/or reduced power lamp illuminating following cold engine start up in subfreezing temperatures, diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p0638, p1510 and/or p1516 stored in engine control module (ecm). *tt | 01/26/2005 | |
| 040601024 | 07/01/2004 | 10009359 | Engine squeak/chirp noise from bank 2 (front bank) camshaft sprockets/behind timing belt cover with engine speeds of 600-3500 rpm. technical information bulletin. *tt | 09/27/2004 | |
| 040601004 | 09/01/2004 | 040601004A | 10006088 | Service information regarding engine support during removal of right front engine mount assembly. *tt | 04/16/2004 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 02/03/2005 | 75 | 2 | 01/28/2005 |
| Low coolant light would go on and off . hose and clamp was leaking. dealer fixed once. 1 month later the same hose and clamp was leaking again. dealer fixed again. this is after the check engine light was on (oxygen sensor) and traction control light did not work. other complaints for these item were submitted. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 07/06/2006 | 35500 | 3 | 01/28/2005 |
| Low coolant light came on for the 3rd time. oil cooler seals were leaking. also having alignment problems. *nm | |||
| 06/30/2006 | 16000 | 5 | 01/01/2005 |
| The car routinely would not start or would start and stall out on the first start of the day or after sitting for several hours. the vehicle would appear to run normally after the vehicle started on the second or third attempt. the vehicle could then be started and turned off normally. if the vehicle sat again then the problem would appear again. the vehicle was taken to saturn of lakeside where they were unable able to reproduce the stall in a short period of time. they returned the vehicle and said they couldn't find any problems. the vehicle was taken in again a week later with the same problems and saturn kept the vehicle overnight. they were finally able to reproduce the problem. they currently have ruled out fuel problems, computers, and the crankshaft position sensor. saturn is currently awaiting help from the saturn engineering department and currently have no solution and are working to resolve it. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 01/28/2005 | 27 | 1 | 01/28/2005 |
| January 28th, 2005 - purchased 2005 saturn l-300. 10 minutes after the car left the lot the check engine light came on. the oxygen sensor was bad. the oxygen sensor was replaced by saturn of fond du lac, wi. *jb | |||