I found the answer on the saturn ans website...see below
Re: High Pitched Noise
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Originally Posted by BrightOutlook
If yes (despite what some others have surmised), it IS your E.C.M. (Engine Control Module). People who are older (or for any other reason have less sensitive hearing for very high pitched sounds) may not hear it. Our Saturn dealer says it is normal.
Actually it's not the ECM, it's the TCM (Transmission Control Module). Actually it's a solenoid in the TCM assembly.