1995 SAAB 900 Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
Compare to Other Years
Common Problems
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900S CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN SHE NOTICED FUMES COMING FROM THE UNDER THE HOOD. MINUTES LATER, THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACT...
Mileage: 117,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900S. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE SEAT BELT AND IMMEDIATELY, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUR...
Mileage: 160,785
1995 SAAB 900 LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN. THE BOTTOM HALF OF A TURN BROKE OFF AT A SHALLOW ANGLE SOME TIME AGO. THE BROKEN OFF SECTION STAYED IN THE RING AROUND THE STRUT AND MADE A LOUD THIN METAL RATTLE. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING IMPORTANT WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
1995 SAAB 900 LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN. THE BOTTOM HALF OF A TURN BROKE OFF AT A SHALLOW ANGLE SOME TIME AGO. THE BROKEN OFF SECTION STAYED IN THE RING AROUND THE STRUT AND MADE A LOUD THIN METAL RATTLE. IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING IMPORTANT WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE WHILE THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE TRANSMISSION IS STILL IN NEUTRAL. HE CAN ALSO ACCIDENTALLY DISENGAGE THE REVERSE GEAR BY STRIKING THE GEAR LEVER. THE DEALER STATED T...
Mileage: 130,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900 CONVERTIBLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WER...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS NUMEROUS TIMES UNLESS THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO AN INTERSECTION AND STRUCK A STOP SIGN. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER...
Mileage: 150
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE REVERSE GEAR IS ENGAGED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE GEAR REPAIRED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL # 95V068000 (P...
Mileage: 151,000
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED CAUSING THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED SAAB USA AT 1-800-955-9007 AND SPOKE WITH SUPERVISOR LEMONT. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT SAAB DOES NOT COVER COSTS INVOLVED IN REPLACEMENT OF TIMING CHAIN BUT ONLY FOR THE BELT AT VERY...
Mileage: 76,000
WE WERE DRIVING ON I-680, HERE IN OMAHA, WHEN WE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. EVERYTHING WENT DARK FOR A SECOND AND THEN STARTED UP AGAIN. A FEW SECONDS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN, THIS TIME WE DID NOT REGAIN POWER AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE ODD THING IS THAT, ALTHOUGH WE HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE...
Mileage: 60,137
TIMING BELT ON 1995 SAAB BROKE DESTROYING THE ENGINE. *TS THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK, THE SUN VISOR FELL OFF, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, THE MOLDING WAS PEELING, THE SRS LIGHTS FLASHED, THERE WAS AN AIR VALVE PROBLEM, CENTER MUFFLER ROTTED AND LEAKED, THE WATER PUMP LEAKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL...
Mileage: 9,732
TIMING BELT ON 1995 SAAB BROKE DESTROYING THE ENGINE. *TS THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK, THE SUN VISOR FELL OFF, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, THE MOLDING WAS PEELING, THE SRS LIGHTS FLASHED, THERE WAS AN AIR VALVE PROBLEM, CENTER MUFFLER ROTTED AND LEAKED, THE WATER PUMP LEAKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL...
Mileage: 9,732
TIMING BELT ON 1995 SAAB BROKE DESTROYING THE ENGINE. *TS THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK, THE SUN VISOR FELL OFF, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, THE MOLDING WAS PEELING, THE SRS LIGHTS FLASHED, THERE WAS AN AIR VALVE PROBLEM, CENTER MUFFLER ROTTED AND LEAKED, THE WATER PUMP LEAKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL...
Mileage: 9,732
TIMING BELT ON 1995 SAAB BROKE DESTROYING THE ENGINE. *TS THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK, THE SUN VISOR FELL OFF, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, THE MOLDING WAS PEELING, THE SRS LIGHTS FLASHED, THERE WAS AN AIR VALVE PROBLEM, CENTER MUFFLER ROTTED AND LEAKED, THE WATER PUMP LEAKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL...
Mileage: 9,732
TIMING BELT ON 1995 SAAB BROKE DESTROYING THE ENGINE. *TS THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK, THE SUN VISOR FELL OFF, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, THE MOLDING WAS PEELING, THE SRS LIGHTS FLASHED, THERE WAS AN AIR VALVE PROBLEM, CENTER MUFFLER ROTTED AND LEAKED, THE WATER PUMP LEAKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL...
Mileage: 9,732
TIMING BELT ON 1995 SAAB BROKE DESTROYING THE ENGINE. *TS THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK, THE SUN VISOR FELL OFF, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, THE MOLDING WAS PEELING, THE SRS LIGHTS FLASHED, THERE WAS AN AIR VALVE PROBLEM, CENTER MUFFLER ROTTED AND LEAKED, THE WATER PUMP LEAKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL...
Mileage: 9,732
TIMING BELT ON 1995 SAAB BROKE DESTROYING THE ENGINE. *TS THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK, THE SUN VISOR FELL OFF, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, THE MOLDING WAS PEELING, THE SRS LIGHTS FLASHED, THERE WAS AN AIR VALVE PROBLEM, CENTER MUFFLER ROTTED AND LEAKED, THE WATER PUMP LEAKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL...
Mileage: 9,732
TIMING BELT ON 1995 SAAB BROKE DESTROYING THE ENGINE. *TS THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK, THE SUN VISOR FELL OFF, THE BATTERY WENT DEAD, THE MOLDING WAS PEELING, THE SRS LIGHTS FLASHED, THERE WAS AN AIR VALVE PROBLEM, CENTER MUFFLER ROTTED AND LEAKED, THE WATER PUMP LEAKED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL...
Mileage: 9,732
ON JULY 22, 2005 I WAS DRIVING MY '95 SAAB ON THE A1 MOTORWAY IN UNITED KINGDOM. I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH (POSTED SPEED LIMIT) I HAD NEVER USED THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THIS VEHICLE BEFORE. (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR HEADING TOWARD LONDON. AS I HAD TO ...
Mileage: 125,000
NHTSA ID#: 95V068000 RECALL ISSUED 3/20/95 FOR MANUFACTURING DATES AUG 1993 - SEP 1994 WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE APPLICABLE FOR MY CAR, [XXX] BUT IT SHOULD HAVE APPLICABLE BECAUSE THE RESULT OF THE DEFECT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. ADDITIONALLY, NHTSA ID#: 95VO68000 SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPLICA...
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 95V066000 CONCERNING IGNITION MODULE FAILURE. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER STARTING UP. THE MOTOR WAS IDLING HIGH AND THE RPMS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE. HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS. THE CA...
Mileage: 130,500
TIMING BELT CAME OFF THE PULLEY WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR. MAJOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE. ENGINES NEEDS MAJOR OVERHAUL. NO SUPPORT FROM SAAB NA ON THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH THE TIMING BELT WAS INSTALLED BY A SAAB RESELLER.
Mileage: 60,000
DT:CONTACT STATES: WHEN HE SHIFING HIS CAR IT IS POSSIBLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO THE REVERSE GEAR, REMOVE THE KEY, AND STILL HAVE RANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL OR TO ACCIDENTALLY DISENGAGE REVERSE BY STRIKING THE GEAR LEVER. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES , MAKING THE CAR ROLL. HE HAS CITED A RECALL ...
Mileage: 110,000
NHTSA RECALL BULLETIN MODEL 95 SAAB 900 CAMPAIGN NO.95V068000 SPOKE TO SAAB AT 800 955 900 (FILE#14566) ON 5/12 AFTER CAR WAS DIAGNOSED BY SPORTS AND SPECIALIST A SAAB DEALER IN PRINCETON NJ .THE WRITTEN INVOICE #13983 STATESAR WILL NEED NEW SHIFTER LINKAGE AND CLUTCH CUSTOMER DECLINED BOTH S...
Mileage: 94,000
I WAS DRIVING MY SAAB 900 CONVERTIBLE AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE PASSANGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I IMMEDIATLY PULLED OVER AND AS I WAS CHECKING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE NOISE WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE AIRBAG BROKE MY WINDSHIELD AND IMMEDIATLY AFTER THEY DEPLOYED THE SRS LIGHT CAME ...
Mileage: 114,000
RECALL 95V066000 CONCERNING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. DUE TO THE VIN THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE DEFECT THIS VEHICLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO T...
Mileage: 59,250
THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS LOCKED PERMANENTLY. THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN. DRIVER HAD TO ESCAPE THROUGH THE SUN ROOF. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED IT COULD BE REPAIRED FOR $2700.00 BY INSTALLING A NEW COMPUTER.*AK
Mileage: 80,000
AT ABOUT 1000 A.M. ,MY DAUGHTER JENNIFER AGE 19 WAS DRIVING MY 1995 SAAB 900SE CONVERTIBLE ON THE NYS THRUWAY FROM ALBANY TO OUR HOME IN UTICA , NY WHEN SHE WAS APPROACHING THE HERKIMER T-WAY EXIT. SHE WAS GOING TO EXIT THE T-WAY THERE , SO SHE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. SHE TOLD ME THAT WHEN SHE STEPPE...
BOUGHT CAR WITH UNDISCLOSED PROBLEMS. TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SELLER WITHOUT SUCCESS.
BOUGHT CAR WITH UNDISCLOSED PROBLEMS. TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SELLER WITHOUT SUCCESS.
BOUGHT CAR WITH UNDISCLOSED PROBLEMS. TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SELLER WITHOUT SUCCESS.
BOUGHT CAR WITH UNDISCLOSED PROBLEMS. TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SELLER WITHOUT SUCCESS.
BOUGHT CAR WITH UNDISCLOSED PROBLEMS. TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SELLER WITHOUT SUCCESS.
I OWN A 1995 SAAB 900 SE WITH A MANNUAL TRANSMISSION. I WOULD GUESS AS A SAFTEY FEATURE, THIS VEHICLE REQUIRES THE SHIFT LEVER TO BE IN THE REVERSE POSITION TO REMOVE THE KEY. THIS INSURES THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE WHEN NOT OCCUPIED IF THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN ENGAGED. ON MY VEHICLE TH...
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLES PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE TO LET THE SMOKE CLEAR. WHEN THE CONSUMER GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT 40 YARDS THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE SEAT BELTS ALSO LOCKED . *AK *NLM
Mileage: 92,128
WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLES PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE TO LET THE SMOKE CLEAR. WHEN THE CONSUMER GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND DROVE ABOUT 40 YARDS THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE SEAT BELTS ALSO LOCKED . *AK *NLM
Mileage: 92,128
WHILE DRIVING, THE FAN BELT BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THIS WAS THE THIRD FAILURE UNDER 50,000 MILES. *AK PH *JB
Mileage: 32,759
1995 SAAB 900 SE STALLS UPON COLD START AND ALSO CUTS OFF (STALLS) WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS TOTALLY TUNED AND ALL THROTTLE, FUEL INJECTORS ARE CLEAN ETC. I CONTACTED DEALER AND SAAB WEB-SITE TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALL 95V066000 BUT I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE.
ENGINE SPROCKET AND BALANCE CHAIN FAILURE. *MR *PH
Mileage: 80,000
NAR 03-24-2003 MR WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING. WHEN THERE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, THERE WERE NO ABNORMALITIES FOUND IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED BUT THE CONSUMER IS AFRAID...
THE ALTERNATOR FROZE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK.*JB *TS
Mileage: 43,000
SAAB REFUSES TO FOLLOW UP ON A CONFIRMED (MEDIA-PUBLISHED) RECALL ANNOUNCED IN NOV 2002 (3 MONTHS AGO) CONCERNING RANDOM AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. SAAB CORPORATE REFUSES TO SPECIFY VINS OR GIVE ANY PLANNED RESOLUTION, AND THE SAAB DEALERS CONFIRM THAT MY CAR IS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED, BUT NO ONE WILL TAKE ...
I AM CONTACTING YOU REGARDING SAAB CARS USA INABILITY TO NOTIFY ME OF A TIMING BELT RECALL RELATING TO CERTAIN PULLEYS. PURSUANT TO A CONVERSATION WITH MR. GRANT HESSMAN OF SAAB CARS USA (SAAB COMPLAINT # 1-57069705), I WAS NOTIFIED THAT SAAB WILL NOT PAY FOR THE PART NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT T...
THE ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPING, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY TIMING BELT FAILING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
NO SUMMARY. DT
THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE PROBLEM IS THE LATEST IN A LONG SERIES OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED YET. THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH REPLACEMENT WAS $500. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALERS...
THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE PROBLEM IS THE LATEST IN A LONG SERIES OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED YET. THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH REPLACEMENT WAS $500. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALERS...
THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE PROBLEM IS THE LATEST IN A LONG SERIES OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE NOT HAD THE AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED YET. THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH REPLACEMENT WAS $500. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALERS...
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE IS VIBRATION COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. SHIFT LEVER LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH PANEL, AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
THE ENGINE ON VEHICLE FAILED AND IS NOW RENDERED USELESS. CONSUMER WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAULT WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. THE DEALER HOWEVER, DID NOT INFORM CONSUMER OF THE DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE IN THESE VEHICLES. *JG
FUEL TANK DEVELOPED LEAK AT VENT FITTING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND NOTHING WAS REMEDIED. MAIN COMPUTER MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE MALFUNCTION. ALSO, BRAKES ARE FAILING AND AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK. *JG
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND NOTHING WAS REMEDIED. MAIN COMPUTER MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE MALFUNCTION. ALSO, BRAKES ARE FAILING AND AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK. *JG
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND NOTHING WAS REMEDIED. MAIN COMPUTER MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE MALFUNCTION. ALSO, BRAKES ARE FAILING AND AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK. *JG
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND NOTHING WAS REMEDIED. MAIN COMPUTER MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE MALFUNCTION. ALSO, BRAKES ARE FAILING AND AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK. *JG
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND NOTHING WAS REMEDIED. MAIN COMPUTER MAY BE THE REASON FOR THE MALFUNCTION. ALSO, BRAKES ARE FAILING AND AIRBAGS DO NOT WORK. *JG
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COMMENTED THAT THE DIGITAL INDICATOR PANEL FELT HOT, CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE WHILE AT DINNER, THEN RETURNED, THE POWER ASSIST BRAKES FAILED AND THEN THE COOLANT LOW LIGHT, HEADLAMP OUT AND WASHER LOW INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE NEXT MORNING CONSUMER RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCOV...
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COMMENTED THAT THE DIGITAL INDICATOR PANEL FELT HOT, CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE WHILE AT DINNER, THEN RETURNED, THE POWER ASSIST BRAKES FAILED AND THEN THE COOLANT LOW LIGHT, HEADLAMP OUT AND WASHER LOW INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE NEXT MORNING CONSUMER RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCOV...
CLUTCH BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. ALSO, THERE WAS A SMALL COMPARTMENT FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
CLUTCH BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. ALSO, THERE WAS A SMALL COMPARTMENT FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
BRAKES LIGHT PORTIONS OF THE TAILLIGHT MELT AND DEFORM. WHILE THE OPTICS OF THE TAILLIGHT LENS IS DEGRADED THERE IS ALSO INTERNAL DEFORMATION THAT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE BULB, WHEN IT BURN OUT. THE DEFORMATION OF THE LENS CAUSES IT TO BE NEARER TO THE HEAT OF THE BULB CAUSING...
REAR GLASS WINDOW IS ATTATCHED TO CANVAS CONVERTIBLE TOP BY SILICON TYPE GLUE ONLY. FAILURE OF THIS GLUE HAS ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER CAR AND POSSIBILITY OF WINDOW FALLING OUT. DEALER INFORMS ME IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 95-98 CONVERTIBLES.
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, WHICH DRIVER JUST HAD FIXED, CAR ONLY SLOWED DOWN BUT WOULD NOT STOP.
I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 38,324 MILES. THE CAUSE WAS A SEIZED BEARING/BUSHING THAT SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE CLUTCH CABLE TO BREAK WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS (I WAS ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT ON NJ STATE HIGHWAY 46E AT TIME OF FAILURE). REPAIR COST WAS...
I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 38,324 MILES. THE CAUSE WAS A SEIZED BEARING/BUSHING THAT SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSED THE CLUTCH CABLE TO BREAK WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS (I WAS ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOPLIGHT ON NJ STATE HIGHWAY 46E AT TIME OF FAILURE). REPAIR COST WAS...
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED, THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A SHORT,BUT SOON AFTER THE PROBLEMS STARTED AGAIN. NLM
7/18/99 WHILE BACKING CAR OUT OF PARKING SPOT, IT TURNED ITSELF OFF. RESTARTED AFTER 15 MINUTES. LATER SAME DAY, CAR TURNED ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING 25MPH. I RESTARTED IT AFTER 5 MINUTES. NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING 85 MPH IN FAST LANE ON I-15 NORTH OF SAN DIEGO IT TURNED ITSELF OFF AGAIN. TOOK CAR INTO...
ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS LEFT SIDE AND RIGHT SIDE UPPER CONTROL ARMS BROKE, CAUSING POOR CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED STRUTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHILE TRYING TO PUT SEAT BELT ON, SEAT BELT WOULD NOT EXTEND. BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK DEALER REPLACED BELT AND RETRACTOR. *SLC
AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, A STRANGE ODOR COULD BE SMELLED IN THE CAR. I OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW TO DETERMINE IF THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE THE CAR. AS I REALIZED THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM INSIDE THE CAR, THE BOTTOM TWO OR THREE INCHES OF THE WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO FOG UP. I I...
DRIVING @ 40MPH LOST ALL POWER IN CAR - ACCORDING TO MECHANIC, TIMING BELT JUMPED OFF (DIDN'T BREAK) . ENGINE VALVES WERE DESTROYED. I HAVE FOUND SOME INFORMATION (VIA INTERNET) THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY IN THE 95 V6 MODELS, YET SAAB CLAIMS NO SAFETY RECALL AND WILL NOT TELL ME IF IT FALLS ...
THE TONNEAU COVER WILL NOT OPEN WHEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS UP, CONSUMER MUST ASSIST WITH HAND PRIOR TO USING CONTROL UNIT, CONTROL UNIT MUST BE REPLACED,TSB ISSUED #8111923 ABOUT CONVERTIBLE TOP MALFUNCTION. *MJS
CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM MAKES NOISE. *MJS
THE TONNEAU COVER WILL NOT OPEN WHEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS UP, CONSUMER MUST ASSIST WITH HAND PRIOR TO USING CONTROL UNIT, CONTROL UNIT MUST BE REPLACED,TSB ISSUED #8111923 ABOUT CONVERTIBLE TOP MALFUNCTION. *MJS
CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM MAKES NOISE. *MJS
STARTED AUTOMOBILE AND WENT 2 CAR LENGTHS AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND OPENED HOOD. CAUSE OF SMOKE WAS A CABLE THAT WAS ON FIRE. NOT HUGH, BUT LIKE BIC LIGHTER FLAMES. ABOUT 3 TO 5. BLEW OUT FIRE. WENT INTO OFFICE GOT SOME BOTTLED WATER. CAME BACK. RESTARTED AUTO. GOT O...
ORIGINAL BATTERY WENT BAD AFTER 3 YEARS REPLACED IN 2/13/99 SAAB ON OCTOBER 12 BATTERY IS BAD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
WHILE THE CAR IS IN THE GEAR POSITION ON LEVEL GROUND THE CAR WILL START TO ROLL. ,AS A RESULT, THE CAR ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AS WELL. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHT SWITCH BUTTON BROKE, FELL APART, CAUSING COMPLETE HEADLIGHT FAILURE, AND RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
STOPPED CAR AT GAS STATION, PLACED SHIFTER IN REVERSE POSITION (SUPPOSED TO BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO REMOVE KEY), APPLIED PARKING BRAKE, TOOK KEY OUT OF LOCK, GOT OUT OF CAR TO PUMP GAS. AS I WALKED AROUND THE CAR TO GET TO THE GAS PUMP, THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD WITH MY 6 YR OLD CHILD IN THE ...
THE VEHICLE COULD BE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, AND THE KEY WILL BE OUT OF THE IGNITION WHICH MAY CAUSE A ROLL AWAY. ALSO WHEN IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE IN NEUTRAL JUST AS THE RECALL 95V068000 INDICATES. MFR STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT EXPERIENCED THE SAME ...
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL IN LOW GEAR AND APPLYING BRAKES THEY STARTED SMOKING. VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CLUTCH FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY LATE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BY A SAAB MECHANIC.
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND DEALER INSISTS THAT THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO OCCIR MOST FREQUENTLY ON UNSTABLE SURFACE, SUCH AS GRAVEL/SAND ON THE ROAD.
WHEN DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO REASON, CAUSING GLASS FRAGMENTS TO ENTER THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO DAMAGING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE WET THEY CAUSE PROBLEMS WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE. ONCE BRAKE PADS HAVE DRIED, BRAKING POWER THEN RETURNS.OWNER ALSO NOTES OF BRAKE REPLACEMENT EVERY 15,000 MILES.DEALERS HAVE BRAKE BOOSTER KIT WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.POSSIBLE NEW DESIGN FLAW. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE WET THEY CAUSE PROBLEMS WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE. ONCE BRAKE PADS HAVE DRIED, BRAKING POWER THEN RETURNS.OWNER ALSO NOTES OF BRAKE REPLACEMENT EVERY 15,000 MILES.DEALERS HAVE BRAKE BOOSTER KIT WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.POSSIBLE NEW DESIGN FLAW. *AK
WHEN BRAKES ARE WET THEY CAUSE PROBLEMS WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE. ONCE BRAKE PADS HAVE DRIED, BRAKING POWER THEN RETURNS.OWNER ALSO NOTES OF BRAKE REPLACEMENT EVERY 15,000 MILES.DEALERS HAVE BRAKE BOOSTER KIT WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.POSSIBLE NEW DESIGN FLAW. *AK
RECALL NOTICE (97V-046) THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL, NOT RECEIVED BY CONSUMER IN A TIMELY MANOR. (MJS)
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OPERATE AT FULL ILLUMINATION, CAUSING BULBS TO BURN OUT EXCESSIVELY.
VEHICLE VIBRATES UPON STARTING IGNITION.
TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN STICK SHIFT IS LIGHTLY TOUCHED. *AK
THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEATBELT ANCHORAGE FELL APART, CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO BE INOPERATIVE AND WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELTS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE AUTOMATIC DEFROSTER CAME ON, DROVE A FEW BLOCKS AND THEN THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
SINCE LEASING THE VEHICLE (MAY, 1995) THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE BATTEREY HAS GONE DEAD 3 TIMES, DIMMING AND FLICKERING OF HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE FAILED; TAKEN TO DEALER MANY TIMES, CANNOT STATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
SINCE LEASING THE VEHICLE (MAY, 1995) THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE BATTEREY HAS GONE DEAD 3 TIMES, DIMMING AND FLICKERING OF HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE FAILED; TAKEN TO DEALER MANY TIMES, CANNOT STATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
SINCE LEASING THE VEHICLE (MAY, 1995) THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE BATTEREY HAS GONE DEAD 3 TIMES, DIMMING AND FLICKERING OF HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE FAILED; TAKEN TO DEALER MANY TIMES, CANNOT STATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.
SEAT BELTS PINS DRIVER TO THE SEAT AT VERY SLIGHT BRAKING OR MILD INCLINES, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND MOVEMENT SKILLS.
VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTONED WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS, THEY LOCK UP BY THEMSELVES, TAKES 5-6 TIMES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO GET OUT. *AK
SEAT BELT FASTENS TOO TIGHT, PREVENTING FREE MOVEMENT OF DRIVER.
MANY OTHER ELECTRICAL-RELATED FAILURES; ESP. W/ELECTRONIC DASH COMPUTER COMMAND CONTROL MODULE AND A/C. *AK
AFTER PROTRACTED PERIODS OF DRIVING WITHOUT USING BRAKE, A SHORT DELAY OCCURS WHEN FIRST USING BRAKE. *DSH
SMELL OF A ROTTON EGG SMELL GETS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER SICKNESS. *AK
SMELL OF A ROTTON EGG SMELL GETS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER SICKNESS. *AK
SMELL OF A ROTTEN EGG SMELL GET INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER SICKNESS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING OVER 40MPH VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY, HAD FIXED, STILL SHAKES. TT
WHEN DRIVING OVER 40MPH VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY, HAD FIXED, STILL SHAKES. TT
ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING; SUPPOSELY CORRECTED UNDER RECALL # 95V066000, MFR #294; STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN. TT
AFTER RESTING BRAKE VACUUM SYSTEM DROPS IN PRESSURE AND BLEEDS ON INCLINES.REVERSE INCLINE BRAKING DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY.MFR AWARE V6 HAVE THIS PROBLEM/NO FIX.
1) CRUISE CONTROL W/5 SPD TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. 2) SYSTEM DISENGAGED BUT SPEED DROPPED TO ZERO. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
1) CRUISE CONTROL W/5 SPD TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. 2) SYSTEM DISENGAGED BUT SPEED DROPPED TO ZERO. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. TT
THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEY DID NOT ACTIVATE AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS: TEMPORARY POWER ASSIST BRAKE FAILURE DURING COLD START UP. SAAB HAS BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEM SINCE JANUARY 1995. TT
THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WHEN OPEN AND CLOSING THE TOP IT STOPS HALF WAY BENT TOOK TO DEALER EIGHT TIMES HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM . TT
THE CAR HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN IN NEUTRAL THE CAR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND BEGAIN TO MOVE. THIS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED. *AW
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK CAN'T OPEN FROM IN OR OUT SIDE . TT
PROBLEM WITH SUNVISORS.
MIRRORS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK
PROBLEM WITH GEAR SHIFTER.
DRIVE BELT FAILURE.
EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE.
CLUTCH FAILURE. *AW
AXLE BEARING HOUSE CRACKED, CAUSING REAR NOISE.
UNEXPECTED GEAR SHIFT FROM REVERSE PRIOR TO RECALL (95V-0687). *AK
CLUTCH PEDAL VIBRATES/NOISY
POWER DOOR LOCK FAILED.
SEATBACK WELD FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (94V-226).
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP.
REPLACED WATER PUMP.
DRIVE BELT/SERPENTINE BELT BROKE.
REPLACED RADIATOR.
REPLACED WORN OUT FRONT/REAR BRAKE PADS.
AIR CONDITION BLOWS HOT AIR.
INTERMITTENT STALLING AFTER STARTING VEHICLE.
DRIVER'S INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, PREVENTING DOOR FROM OPENING UNLESS WINDOW IS DOWN.
CONVERTIBLE TOP MALFUNCTIONS.
WINDOWS LEAK WHEN RAINING OR WHEN VEHICLE IS WASHED. *SKD
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED.
COMPUTER REPLACED.
NOISY BRAKES.
REAR LIGHT FAILED.
ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN STARTING. *SKD
THE VISIBILITY IN THE FRONT THE SIDE AND BACK IS VERY BAD THAT NOT SAFE.
REAR SIDE WINDOW TOO SMALL. *AK
REAR WINDOW TOO HIGH/TOO SLANTED. *AK
5 SPEED TRANSMISSION LINKAGE BROKE, RESULTING IN STALLED VEHICLE IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION. AFTER REPLACEMENT PROBLEM REPEATED IN 2 DAYS.
LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL BECAUSE CV JOINT BREAKING. TT
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. *AK
REAR AXLE FAILED. *AK
POOR VISIBILITY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT BECAUSE OF THE WIDE SUPPORTS ON BOTH SIDES. TT
IN WET WEATHER, BRAKES DON'T RESPOND UNTIL COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER, DELAY IN RESPONSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED POWER BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN PEDAL BECOMES SPONGY THEN GOES TOO FAR DOWN AND CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INEFFECTIVE.
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOCKS UP/CATCHES WHEN TRYING TO TURN OR MOVE, PREVENTING EASY MOVEMENT WHEN DRIVING. *SKD