1992 SAAB 900 Complaints

RECALL 99V109000; RECALL REPAIRS ON VEHICLE WERE DONE. BUT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM. ALSO OWNER HAD THE RECALL ITEM BEFORE THE RECALL CAME OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE LOWER "A" ARM OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS CRACKS IN IT. FRACTURE OF THE "A" ARM WOULD RESULT IN THE WHEEL TURNING AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE HEAD GASKET LEAKS AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER LEAKS IN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SEALS.

VEHICLE DOES NOT CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY. DEALER HAS REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION FIVE TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

1" HAIRLINE CRACK UPPER AFT OF TANK FUEL LEAKS. NO SIGN OF RUBBING OR PUNCTURE. MFG DEFECT?

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DUE TO CROSS BAR BEAM STRIKING SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. ACCORDING TO DEALER, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CORRECTLY, BUT THE OWNER BELIEVES THAT THE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. *ML

WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED INJURIES TO DRIVER'S ARMS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

TWICE, AFTER GOING THROUGH A CAR WASH, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER WHO RESET IT, STATING THAT MOISTURE HAD GOTTEN INTO THE HARNESS SOMEWHERE. AFTER READING ABOUT THE RECALL FOR 92-94 9000 MODELS WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM, I CALLED SAAB. SAAB TOLD ME I COULD HAVE THIS LOOKED AT OR FIXED BY THE DEALER AT MY COST. IS THIS RELATED AND WHAT SHOULD I DO.

I AM VERY UPSET! I WAS LED TO YOUR PAGE BY EDMUNDS CAR SERVICE AS I WAS CONTEMPLATING BUYING A NEW CAR. WHEN I LOOKED AT YOUR RECALL DATA FOR MY CAR, I FOUND TWO RECALLS ORDERED BY YOUR AGENCY WHICH I HAVE NOT BEING NOTIFIED BY SAAB. WHAT REALLY GETS ME IS THAT I HAVE ABEEN WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR, AND THE DEALER KNOWING THAT I HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE RECALLED ITEMS LISTED BY YOU, DID NOT DISCLOSE TO ME THAT THESE HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. THEY ARE THE TWO LAST ITEMS SHOWN BY YOUR LISTING. ONE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM, WHEREIN MOISTURE CAUSES SWITCH TO FAIL. THEY TOLD ME THE "COMPUTER" SWITCH WOULD COST OVER $2000 TO REPAIR. MY WIFE ALMOST GOT INTO A CRASH, BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE CONKED OUT BECAUSE OF THIS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM/ABS CAUSED A TOTAL FAILURE. THEY STILL HAVE NOT TOLD ME ABOUT THIS RECALL!!! 2 WEEKS AGO, SAAB FINALLY SENT A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE TO CHECK THE TCS/ABS TO TRY AN DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, KAMIL SAAB, REPLACED A VACUUM SELENOID, AND ANOTHER VACUUM VALVE, AND SAID TO DRIVE IT. IT WORKED FINE, HOWEVER, FAILED AGAIN ON SUNDAY 5/23/99 WITH ME DRIVING, THEN YESTERDAY 5/24/1999 WHEN MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING. SAME TCS/ABS INDICATIONS. I AM HOPPING MAD...THEY COULD HAVE AT LEAST TOLD US ABOUT THE RECALL. THE WESTERN DISTRICT SAAB CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER OFFERED ME A CERTIFICATE #1632, FOR $2500 TO BUY A NEW SAAB. I CAN FAX IT TO YOU...IT DOCUMENTS THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM/ABS PROBLEM. WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST TELL ME ABOUT THE RECALL?? AND TO TAKE IT IN TO GET IT FIXED FOR FREE. THE CAR SAT IDLE FROM DECEMBER 1998 UNTIL MAY 1999...NO ONE WOULD HELP, UNTIL I CALLED KAMIL'S AUTO AGAIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A FIRE STARTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER SUNVISOR WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A POWER MIRROR , CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING A LEFT TURN HIT THE CONSUMER ON HER LEFT FRONT SIDE, CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY, AND CONSUMER'S SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, BUT CONSUMER SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT, AND THEY FELT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE AIR BAG. *AK