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Chevrolet Cobalt 2004–2007technical service bulletin

Bulletin SB-08020 · NHTSA communication 10033034 · issued Jan 1, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2004–2007
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Saturn chevrolet service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Some 2004-07 saturn ion red line and 2005-07 chevrolet cobalt ss vehicles, equipped with 2.0l 4 cylinder (rpo lsj) engine, may have illumination of the malfunction indicator lamp (mal) and/or lack of engine power. This may be caused by failure of the catalytic converter. *pe

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.