Vehicle report

1998 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

040605010

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SERVICE PROCDURE FOR REPLACEMENT OF RESONATOR AND INTERMEDIATE PIPE. *EH

040730026

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND REMANUFACTURED VALVE BODY INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS. *TT

030730008

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0731, NO MOVEMENT IN DRIVE DURING COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. *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

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

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

02T02

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

INFORMATION ON SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE FOR POWERTRAIN AND ENGINE SERVICE MANUALS REGARDING EVAPORATIVE EMISSION FLOWCHARTS AND EVAP PRESSURE/PURGE DIAGNOSTIC CHART TEST PROCDURE, ALSO INCLUDES 2000-2002 L SERIES. *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

01T47

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

SUBJECT REGARDING ENGINE COOLANT LEAK IN OR AROUND SPARK PLUG WELL AREA OF CYLINDER HEAD (ADD ONE 10 GRAM PELLET OF ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM SEALER) *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

00T78

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ABOUT EXCESSIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM NOISE OR AN EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAK. *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

99T41A

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE EXHAUST SYSTEM NOISES DURING DECELERATION ON SOHC ENGINES WITH MANUAL TRANSAXLES. *MJS

00T03

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

EXPERIENCING A POPPING TYPE NOISE COMING FROMTHE STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL DURING LOW SPEED (PARKING LOT) MANEUVERS. *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

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

99T41

Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

VEHICLES BUILT AFTER AND INCLUDING VIN WZ216016 EQUIPPED WITH BASE SOHC ENGINES AND MANUAL TRANSAXLES MAY EXHIBIT AN EXHAUST POP NOISE DURING AN EXTENDED DECELERATION BETWEEN 3500 - 3200 RPM IN 2ND GEAR OR 2500 - 2200 RPM IN 3RD GEAR. *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

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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