Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/21/2006 | 20176 | 1 | |
| 9/21/06, my son was diving his 2005 saturn ion redline home from work. car had 20,000 miles, bought new. he shifted into 3rd gear and the car made a loud noise and was barely drivable. he pulled into a parking lot and discovered a large fluid leak with no ability to shift gears. car towed to saturn of danbury. we were told that the transmission had literally exploded (their words) and upon investigation discovered the transmission case blown apart, supposedly caused by excessive rpm. the car was repaired for free: transaxle assy & motor assy, starter,2 plates, flywheel, shaft asm i spoke to the service rep, who told me they could not prove it wasn't a defect, and would therefore cover it under a goodwill adjustment, but not under the warranty. no one could explain why there was excessive rpm- enough to blow up the trans case. i was assured that they didn't believe it was anything my son had done to cause this failure. granted, at 20 years old, i am certain he isn't a model driver, but he is also a very responsible kid and i can't imagine how badly he could have driven the car to cause this. their repair ticket states that the failure appears to be from aggressive driving. come on! the car was again towed to saturn this morning, due to problems with starting. it has happened twice before, but this time we couldn't start it even after repeated attempts. the dash lights flash, the dials bounce back and forth, and the error reads power start. we'll see what happens next, but after reading numerous threads re this particular problem, i am leary about the possibility of something common that perhaps should be addressed with a recall. will keep you posted. *jb | |||