Where is the TCM located?

Tiny
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  • 2004 SATURN VUE
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I bought the vehicle listed above off my girlfriends old landlord and I plan on driving it daily but I'm fixing it up myself. I did a code reading that came up as 0700 and 0701 which of course deals with the transmission control module. I am trying to locate the TCM under my dashboard on the driver side but I'm just not seeing it or its in a different location of the of my car. I even checked under the hood as well and I'm not seeing it either. When I look online for what I'm looking for it brings ECM etc, but not the TCM.
Monday, September 1st, 2025 AT 11:04 AM

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Tiny
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It's under the left side dash next to the steering column. It you have a bidirectional scan tool it can be reprogrammed.
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Monday, September 1st, 2025 AT 4:42 PM
Tiny
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Thank you I'll take a look tomorrow if you have any diagrams or layout it would be much appreciated it.
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Monday, September 1st, 2025 AT 11:22 PM
Tiny
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Here is the location chart. Please click the image below its number 12 on the chart.
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 AT 7:45 AM
Tiny
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Here are the 2 diagrams for the transmission controls.
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 AT 7:53 AM

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