2000 SAAB 9-5 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAAB 9-5. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE IGNITION MODULE. THIS FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS NOTED IN NHTSA RECALL # 05V399000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAAB 9-5 SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OFTEN STALLED WHILE DRIVING OR WILL NOT START AT ALL. WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS UNDER ANY CONDITION THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER IT REACHED THE NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , AND FOUND THAT RECALL # 05V399000 CONCERNING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE MAY POSSIBLY BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLEWAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 93,000. *AK

WHEN PARKED ON HILL OVERNIGHT WITH CAR POINTED DOWN HILL, WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED AND SHIFT LEVER MOVED TO DRIVE AND HAND BRAKE RELEASED, THE FOOT BRAKE IS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM ROLLING AND HAND BRAKE MUST BE USED TO STOP VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE FOOT BRAKES APPEAR TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR A WOMAN UNABLE TO WORK HAND BRAKE OR EXERT ENOUGH BRAKE PEDAL EFFORT TO ASSIST IN STOPPING THE CAR. SAAB EXPERT MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A COMMON DESIGN PROBLEM AND I SHOULD REPORT IT AS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

2000 9.5 IGNITION DISCHARGE CASSETTE HAD FAILED AND WAS FORCED TO BE REPLACED. *TS 04/12/07 ADD TO CUSTOMER WANTS MORE INFO IN THE LETTER**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT AT HIS EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT. *JB UPDATED 05/08/07. THE CONSUMER STATES THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE RECALL ITEM BECAUSE HE IS ONLY ENTITLED TO ONE FREE RECALL REPAIR , BUT THE CONSUMER JUST WANTS TO REIMBURSED FOR THE DEFECTIVE ITEM HE HAS REPAIRED. UPDATE 05/08/07*TR

TWO MONTHS AGO ONE OF THE TWO IGNITION COIL PACKS ON THE 2000 SAAB 9-5 SE FAILED AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE ROAD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED, AND DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED MULTIPLE MISFIRES ON A FEW CYLINDERS CONTROLLED BY ONE BANK OF TWO. THEN, A FEW WEEKS LATER THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND LEFT ME STRANDED AGAIN. THIS WAS REPLACED. THEN ,LAST WEEK THE CAR INDICATED ERRORS AGAIN, AND I LIMPED INTO THE SERVICE STATION AND DISCOVERED THE SECOND BANK OF IGNITION COILS WAS MISFIRING. THE 4 CYLINDER VERSION OF THE SAAB IGNITION COILS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED, AND I THINK THE 6 CYLINDER VERSION SHOULD BE TOO. *AK

(1) VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM DEALER WITH VALID INSPECTION. CAR WAS STARTED 5 TIMES PRIOR TO FAILURE, TAKING LONGER TO START EACH TIME. (2) IGNITION DISCHARGE MODULE (IDM)E VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND MOVING AT ROUGHLY AT 25 MPH. FAILURE LEFT DRIVER STRANDED WITHOUT A USABLE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. (3) THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR WAS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, TO NO AVAIL.,AN OBD II READER WAS USED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AFTERWARDS. A P1310 CODE WAS PRODUCED. ONCE THE CODE WAS CLEARED, ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE RESULTED IN THE P1310 CODE BEING PRODUCED AGAIN. TWO IDM CASSETTES (SAAB PART NUMBER #9187436 ) WERE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED BY OWNER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

MY DIRECT IGNITION MODULE FAILED RIGHT AS I WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I PICKED UP THE BURNING SMELL OF ELECTRONICS COMING FROM THE FRONT OF MY CAR. IF IT HAD HAPPENED MOMENTS BEFORE, I WOULD NOT WANT TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED. THIS HAS BEEN A WIDELY REPORTED ISSUE AND A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V399000 . HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THAT SAAB IS SKIRTING ON THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES SINCE THE V6 MODEL USES THE EXACT SAME PART AS THE ONE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FOR ALL SAABS WITH THESE PART NUMBERS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. ONCE TOWED, THE SERVICE CENTER DETERMINED THE FAILURE WAS IN A SMALL CHEAP (TO MANUFACTURE) HALL EFFECT SENSOR FOR CRANKSHAFT POSITION. THIS FAILURE OF THIS LITTLE SWITCH STOPPED ME DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. GIVE THE SAFETY ISSUE OF THIS FAILURE MODE AND THE FACT IT IS SMALL AND CHEAP, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A REDUNDANT SENSOR IN THE DESIGN. THIS REDUNDANT SENSOR CAN SERVE AS A FAIL OVER MECHANISM.

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR AND BASED ON PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE REPAIR CENTER. THEY CHECKED THE CODES AND DISCOVERED 3 ERRORS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY CLEARED THE CODES, DROVE THE CAR AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SINCE THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT HOME BUT THE ENGINE WOULD BARELY START AND EVEN AFTER STARTING IT RAN ROUGH. I REFUSED TO DRIVE IT SINCE MY EXPERIENCE SO FAR HAS BEEN WHEN A COMPONENT ON THIS CAR FAILS, THE CAR DOES NOT DEGRADE GRACEFULLY BUT RATHER STOPS ABRUPTLY (USING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD).

I HAVE A 2000 SAAB 9-5 SE, 6 CYLINDER ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR SIMPLY STOPPED RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ONCE TOWED TO THE SERVICE CENTER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COIL PACK ON HALF OF THE CYLINDERS WAS AT FAULT. THIS WAS REPLACED. I HAVE LEARNED THAT SAAB HAS RECALLED THE 4 CYLINDER COIL PACKS BUT NOT THE 6 CYLINDER VERSION. EVEN THOUGH THE 4 AND 6 CYLINDER VERSION ARE DIFFERENT, I WOULD EXPECT THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE TO BE VERY SIMILAR. I HAVE HEARD RUMORS FROM REPAIR SHOPS OF A HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE 6 CYLINDER VERSION TOO, AS IN MY CASE.