SAAB Complaints

THE FRONT DRIVER COIL SPRING BROKE AND THE BROKEN END OF THE COIL WAS PRESSED AGAINST THE SIDE WALL OF THE TIRE. WHEN THE TIRE WAS REMOVED A 1/4" DEEP GOUGE WAS OBSERVED IN THE SIDE WALL. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE PARKED, I NOTICED A LOUD BANG AND A STRANGE NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING. I IMMEDIATELY REMOVED THE TIRE TO CHECK FOR PROBLEMS AND FOUND THE BROKEN SPRING AND GOUGE. IF THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY (MY COMMUTE IS APP 80 MILES ROUND TRIP) IT COULD HAVE EASILY PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND CAUSED A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM. OR LEFT ME STRANDED IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION. *TR

BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRINGS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SPRINGS ARE BROKEN WITH SPRING MATERIAL EXTENDING TOWARDS THE TIRE. WILL REQUIRE TOW FOR SERVICE. TIRE FAILURE IS LIKELY IF DRIVEN. *TR

VEHICLE HAS RAW FUEL SMELL DURING COLD MORNINGS (<20 DEGREES F). APPEARS TO BE LEAKING FROM FUEL LINES SUPPLYING FUEL INJECTORS. COULD START FIRE IF THE PROBLEM PROGRESSES FURTHER. *TR

UPON STARTING ENGINE, FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED EMPTY, ALERT SOUNDED AND LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DROVE TO GAS STATION AND ONLY PUT 1 GALLON OF GAS BEFORE IT WAS FULL. GAUGE REMAINED ON EMPTY BUT NOW FLUCTUATES THE FUEL LEVEL RANDOMLY. *KB

I DRIVE ON I 80 NYC TO WILLIAMSPORT, PA DURING WEEK DAYS AND THERE IS NO TRAVEL I WOULD RECORD WITHOUT AN INCIDENT INVOLVING HIGH SPEEDING TRUCKS (ESPECIALLY FROM OUT OF NY STATE) WHICH ENDANGERED MY LIFE IN MANY OCCASIONS. I AM COMPELLED TO REPORT THIS TYPE OF SPEED ANOMALY SINCE LAST TIME WHEN DRIVING WEST ON I80, ON THE LEFT LANE PASSING ANOTHER TRUCK AT 68 MPH, WHEN A TRAILER-TRUCK FROM OUT OF STATE TAILGATED ME SO CLOSE HE ALMOST TOUCHED ME WHILE TRYING TO FORCE ME TO OVER-SPEED-PEED. SCARED TO DEATH I CONTINUOUSLY BLEW THE HORN WHICH RATHER HAD HIM CONTINUE CLOSING-IN TO THE POINT OF CONTACT. ANOTHER TIME A TRAILER COMING FROM RIGHT LANE WHILE I WAS PARALLEL TO HIM HE STARTED CHANGING TO LEFT LANE AND PUSHED ME OUT ON THE SHOULDER (LUCKY TO HAVE ENOUGH SPACE) AND CONTINUED WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION. PLEASE CONSIDER INTRODUCING NATIONAL LEGISLATION TO REDUCE THE TRUCK HIGHWAY SPEED BY AT LEAST 10 MPH LOWER THAN THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED FOR ALL OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS COMMON STANDARD IN EUROPE AND SAVES LIFES. *KB

I DRIVE ON I 80 NYC TO WILLIAMSPORT, PA DURING WEEK DAYS AND THERE NO TRAVEL I WOULD RECORD WITHOUT AN INCIDENT INVOLVING HIGH SPEEDING TRUCKS (ESPECIALLY FROM OUT OF NY STATE) WHICH ENDANGERED MY LIFE IN MANY OCCASIONS. I AM COMPELLED TO REPORT THIS TYPE OF SPEED ANOMALY SINCE LAST TIME WHEN DRIVING WEST ON I80, ON THE LEFT LANE PASSING ANOTHER TRUCK AT 68 MPH, WHEN A TRAILER-TRUCK FROM OUT OF STATE TAILGATED ME SO CLOSE HE ALMOST TOUCHED ME WHILE TRYING TO FORCE ME TO OVERSPEED. SCARED TO DEATH I CONTINUOUSLY BLEW THE HORN WHICH RATHER HAD HIM CONTINUE CLOSING-IN TO THE POINT OF CONTACT. ANOTHER TIME A TRAILER COMING FROM RIGHT LANE WHILE I WAS PARALLEL TO HIM HE STARTED CHANGING TO LEFT LANE AND PUSHED ME OUT ON THE SHOULDER (LUCKY TO HAVE ENOUGH SPACE) AND CONTINUED WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION. PLEASE CONSIDER INTRODUCING NATIONAL LEGISLATION TO REDUCE THE TRUCK HIGHWAY SPEED BY AT LEAST 10 MPH LOWER THAN THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED FOR ALL OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS COMMON STANDARD IN EUROPE AND SAVES LIFES. *KB

ON COLD MORNINGS THERE'S A RAW FUEL SMELL INDICATING, AT BEST, VAPORS ESCAPING AND AT WORST LIQUID FUEL SPILLAGE. A PEEK DOWN BETWEEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEAR THE FUEL RAIL SHOWS NO POOLING, BUT, SOME KIND OF RESIDUE ON THE SCREW/CLAMP HOLDING THE HOSE TO HARDLINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 SAAB 9-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING ODOR OF GASOLINE AND THE FUEL WAS BURNING MUCH FASTER THAN NORMAL. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DROP THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK TO INSPECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V087000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 122,500. UPDATED 01/20/12*LJ UPDATED 03/05/12

IN APRIL 2011, WHEN I STARTED MY CAR MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD VERY LITTLE POWER ON ACCELERATION UNTIL MY CAR HIT 2000 RPM. A DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED IT WAS A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS SIX MONTHS AGO, IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES SINCE. THE CAR WILL ACT LIKE THIS FOR 2 DAYS THEN WORK NORMAL AGAIN. I HAVE TO PROCEED WITH EXTREME CAUTION PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. I ALSO TAKE OFF EXTREMELY SLOW FROM ANY FULL STOPS I MAKE. IT IS HIT OR MISS EVERY TIME I START MY CAR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEN I NOTICED MY FUEL GAUGE WENT UP TO FULL THEN WENT DOWN TO EMPTY AND STAYED THERE. I DECIDED TO STOP AND GET GAS AND FILLED UP MY TANK, ONCE I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THE FUEL GAUGE STILL READ EMPTY. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME THE GAUGE SLOWLY STARTED TO MOVE TO FULL BUT LATER WENT BACK TO EMPTY ONCE I ARRIVED HOME. THE PAST 2 WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE GAUGE HAS BEEN STAYING ON EMPTY EVEN WITH A FULL TANK. IM AFRAID OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING OUT IN THE COUNTRY OR ON THE HIGHWAY AND GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE A FAMILY AND FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY WHEN WE ARE OUT DRIVING AND NOT SURE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN OUR VEHICLE. *KB