Chevrolet Cobalt 2003–2007 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin 050232005 · NHTSA communication 10017497 · issued Sep 1, 2007

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Steering

component

2003–2007

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

Ei05093 - clunk noise in steering system at slow speeds while turning and/or driving over bumps. *tt (replace intermediate shaft). Updated 10/05/07. *nj updated 11/02/07 *nj

Vehicles covered

2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt
2006 Chevrolet HHR
2007 Chevrolet HHR
2005 Pontiac Pursuit
2006 Pontiac Pursuit
2007 Pontiac Pursuit
2003 Saturn Ion
2004 Saturn Ion
2005 Saturn Ion
2006 Saturn Ion
2007 Saturn Ion

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.