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My friends car which is a 2003 Saturn ion he was driving up a hill and car hesitated going up the hill the car has an automatic transmission and the car has no power everytime u shift it to any gear it will die and u press the gas It will hesitate unless u pump the gas

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You may have a restricted fuel filter, if the engine check light is on you may also have a restricted catalytic converter on your exhaust system remove the unit and run the car and see if a difference was made, if not have the dealer or shop run a scan on it.

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Sounds like a weak fuel pump but i could be wrong in this case as this vehicle is known as a astra or vectra and the computer is bolted to the engine ,this causes no end of problems as the heat with time affects the electrical component values ?? causing problems like this ,best advice i can offer is to call the dealer

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SOURCE: 2005 saturn ion electrical problem

Probably something shorting out. This is something that probably isn't going to be easy to figure out. You need someone that can diagnose it in person

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SOURCE: slipping trans leaking fluid slams into reverse

Your tranny is shot. I had the same problem with a customers car came down to having to replace the tranny

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Reynaldo Andico

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SOURCE: I have a 2002 Saturn

You are looking at 2 things a transmission failure and a transmission module failure. I am not a advocate on transmission additive but in your case you need it 2002 and 2004 years was declared a lemon on the transmission so use the additive of you choice also disconnect the battery and reconnect this allows a relearn on the transmission (before you do this get the radio code if you have a radio security

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