Vehicle report

1997 SATURN S-SERIES

Service bulletins

43 bulletins

Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.

060730024

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

INFORMATION FOR DIAGNOSING AND SERVICING CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF THE VEHICLE CREEPING FORWARD IN NEUTRAL, BINDING IN REVERSE, AND/OR CLICKING OR WHINING IN ALL FORWARD GEARS AFTER TRANSAXLE SERVICE. *KB

030524001

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING SATURN REAR DRUM WHEEL CYLINDER INSPECTIONS. *TT UPDATE. *TT

020232009

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

POWER STEERING SYSTEM NOISE AND/OR LEAK DIAGNOSIS. *TT

040730026

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND REMANUFACTURED VALVE BODY INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS. *TT

000730024

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING SERVICE APPLICATIONS FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE SHIFT SOLENOIDS. *TT

3116

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

REPLACEMENT SUNROOF MODULE MOTOR HARNESS CONNECTION CHANGES. *SC

3119

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

NO SELECTION FIR SATURN WHEN PROGRAMMING A SATURN VEHILCLE. *SC

030089025

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

CLARIFICATION OF LABOR CODES USED FOR REPROGRAMMING VEHICLE CONTROLLERS. VARIOUS MODELS INCLUDING THE 2004 L-SERIES. *TT

030523003

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

REAR DISC BRAKE NOISE AND/OR PULSATION. *TT

030845001

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

INTERMITTENT NO START, INTERMITTENT STALL AFTER START-UP AND/OR LOSS OF RADIO PRESETS. *TT

03T05

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

REAR SIDE DOOR GLASS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN, OR WILL FALL DOWN UNINTENTIONALLY. *TT

94T59A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

OIL CONSUMPTION CONCERN. *TT

02T71

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

FRONT AND REAR SIDE DOOR WINDOW FRAME APPLIQUES AND / OR WINDSHIELD FRAME FILLER PANEL APPLIQUES EXHIBITING TOP COAT PAINT PEELING. *TT

02I10

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SUBJECT REGARDING INFORMATIONAL- U.S. ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS (OBD) II RETROFIT PROGRAM. *JG

02T46

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SERVICE INFORMATION REGARDING POWER STEERING SYSTEM NOISE AND/OR LEAK DIAGNOSIS. *JG

00T33A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW WHEN TOWING A SATURN VEHICLE WITH ALL FOUR WHEELS ON THE GROUND. *TT

02I04

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SUBJECT REGARDING FRONT COVER MOUNT STUD PART NUMBER CHANGE. *SLC

3082

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

NO TRANSAXLE FLUID PRESSURE AFTER TRANSAXLE IS REASSEMBLED (CONVERTER HOUSING AND MAIN CASE WERE SEPARATED). *TT

01T60

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

INFORMATION REGARDING ANTI LOCK BRAKES DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES 47, 48, AND 51 DIAGNOSTIC CHART. *SLC

95T36A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SUBJECT REGARDING OBJECTIONABLE ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE. *JG

01T04A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

INFORMATION REGARDING PARK BRAKE LEVER BUTTON REPLACEMENT. *SLC

01T30A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

THIS BULLETIN CONTAINS NEW SAG MEASUREMENT AND REPLACEMENT PROCEDURES FOR UPPER ENGINE MOUNTS. *TT

01T27

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SOME VEHICLES BUILT UP TO AND INCLUDING VIN 1Z352181 MAY HAVE WINDOWS THAT FOG UP ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TT

01T28

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) SERVICE ENGINE SOON TELLTALE IS ILLUMINATED AFTER VEHICLE IS FLAT-TOWED WITH ALL FOUR WHEELS ON THE GROUND. *TT

01T29

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) SERVICE ENGINE SOON TELLTALE IS ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0401 PRESENT OR STORED IN POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) MALFUNCTION HISTORY. *TT

97I19A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE GUIDELINES TO FOLLOW WHEN TOWING CERTAIN VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE, WITH ALL FOUR WHEELS ON THE GROUND (ALSO KNOWN AS FLAT TOWING). *TT

01T11

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT A SQUEAK OR SQUEAL NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FLOORBOARD AREA WHILE DRIVING. *TT

01I01

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

THE PURPOSE OF THIS BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW SERVICE REPLACEMENT BATTERY AND REINFORCEMENT OF BATTERY SERVICE RECOMMENDATION. *TT

94T32C

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

EXPERIENCING WATERLEAK(S) AT RIGHT AND / OR LEFT FRONT FOOTWELL AREA(S). *TT

00T39

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE AND INCLUDING VIN YZ189715 MAY EXHIBIT NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASH AREA WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THIS NOISE IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING LIGHTLY ACCELERATED OR WHEN A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE IS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. *TT

97T39A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON A KNOCKING OR RATTLE NOISE AT RIGHT FRONT OF FLOOR TO FRONT OF DASH AREA DURING DRIVEWAY, PARKING LOT MANEUVERS OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *TT

99T65

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT OF A SIZZLING OR HISSING TYPE NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AFTER AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN USED. *TT

98T43A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

VEHICLES BUILT UP TO AND INCLUDING VIN XZ319158 MAY EXHIBIT IGNITION RELATED NOISE WHILE LISTENING TO CERTAIN AM RADIO STATIONS. *TT

97T30B

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DOHC (LLO) ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) (SERVICE ENGINE SOON TELLTALE LAMP) ON WITH DTC P0300 AND / OR P0301, P0302, P0303, OR P0304. *TT

99T45

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SUBJECT REGARDING THE FRONT DOOR OUTSIDE HANDLE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE FRONT DOOR OUTER PANEL WHEN OPENING DOOR FROM OUTSIDE ON SOME COUPES, SEDANS AND WAGONS. *TT

97T30A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DOHC ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL)(SERVICE ENGINE SOON TELLTALE LAMP) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 AND / OR P0301, P0302, P0303, OR P0304. *TT

98T14A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SOHC (L24) ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0300 AND / P0301, P0302, P0303, OR P0304. *TT

98T49A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE THE (MIL) SERVICE ENGINE SOON TELLTALE ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES P0340 AND / OR P0341. *TT

99T33

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

CONDITIONS WITH WHISTLING NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH HEATER / VENTILATION / AIR CONDITION (HVAC) SYSTEM IN RECIRCULATION MODE. *TT

99T34

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT AN INTERMITTENT LACK OF POWER ON ACCELERATION ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DOHC (LL0) ENGINES. *TT

99T21

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

REPAIR PROCEDURES FOR STRIPPED OR DETACHED FRONT SEAT TO FLOOR PANEL ATTACHMENTS. *TT

3175

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

DELAY AND OR HARSH INTO REV OR 2ND 3RD 4TH AFTER TRANS REPAIR. *EH

3178

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

CRUISE CONTROL IS INOP OR WILL NOT SET ENGAGE AFTER THE MANUAL TRANSAXLE HAS BEEN REPLACED. *EH

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