# '03 Saturn Ion

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/03-saturn-ion/19042>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 3, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/03-saturn-ion/19042 "2008-09-03T03:53:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![S.Taylor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@S.Taylor](https://community.cartalk.com/u/S.Taylor)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/03-saturn-ion/19042/1 "2008-09-03T03:53:18Z")

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I just managed to find enough time to listen to the podcast of this weeks show. Right off the bat there was a question about an Ion. I perked right up since I own the same type of car.  
  
 Anyway, long story short, I believe the noise the caller heard (she described it as an agitated cow) is in fact the clutch for the a/c and is likely somewhat unrelated to the lack of cold air. My car makes the exact same noise. The noise is the a/c clutch disengaging when you rev the engine up above about 4.5k rpm while the compressor is under load.  
  
 I took it to the dealer they said the noise is not at all uncommon and that there really wasn’t much to worry about, and since it’s not under warranty anymore I didn’t really push the issue since it still works fine.  
  
 Don’t know that this information would matter too much to the caller, but I just thought I’d toss in my 2?.