SAAB Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAAB 9-5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE LOOSENED FROM THE PUMP AND CAUSED FUEL LEAKAGE. THE DEALER ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE TABS HOLDING THE FUEL LINE. THE FUEL PUMP LINE WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED. THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A PUDDLE AND FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V087000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,690. UPDATED 04/23/08. *LJ UPDATED *JB

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 SAAB 9-5 SE (V-6) (LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO) AND I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TRIED TO PULL HER OVER AND PUT SOME DRY GAS IN HER HOPING THAT WOULD FIX IT BUT IT DID NOT. I NURSED HER INTO A GARAGE (NOT A SAAB GARAGE) AND THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT WITH A IGNITION CASSETTE FAILURE. I CHECKED ON YOUR WEB-SITE AND CALLED THE SAAB NUMBER AND THE GUY SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL RECALL. I FOUND THIS VERY ODD BECAUSE IT WAS THE SAME PART JUST ON A DIFFERENT VIN. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THESE PARTS GOING BEFORE AND IT SEEMS ODD THAT IT WOULD GO ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. *TR

4061 MILES/17APR2006 COMPLAINT: A/C NOT BLOWING COLD ENGINE FAN RUNS AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF REPAIR: REPLACE TEMP SENSOR, CODE P050C-00, C0547-02. *TR

NO WARNING. OIL LIGHT GOES ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE TOWED TO SAAB DEALERSHIP. ENGINE SEIZED. SLUDGE FOUND IN THE OIL PICKUP PAN. PERFECT SERVICE RECORDS. SAAB/GM WILL NOT HONOR EXTENDED 8 YEAR WARRANTY. FOR KNOWN SLUDGE PROBLEM. *TR

EVERYTIME I FILL THE GAS TANK TO FULL AND I START DRIVING (ESP. ON A HIGHWAY), THE FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY--EVEN THOUGH IT IS FULL. THE, I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE FUEL GAUGE GOES BACK UP TO FULL AGAIN. *TR

THE KEYLESS ENTRY AND ALARM SYSTEM HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING. THEY STARTED SLOWING DOWN IN WORKING, BUT THEN THE KEYLESS ENTRY MODULE (THE ACTUAL KEY) JUST STOPPED. I CHANGED THE BATTERY ON THE KEY, YET IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SO LONG. *TR

MY 2006 SAAB 9-3 AERO HAS A SERIES OF UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING MOTIONS. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKING SENSOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED - HOWEVER BRAKE PRESSURE AND CONTROL ARE UNPREDICTABLE. LETTING UP ON THE BRAKE SLOWLY RESULTS IN A LOSS OF ALL BRAKE PRESSURE IN A NON-PROGRESSIVE FASHION. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES THAT ONLY BY PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE STOP THAT THE CAR CAN BE HELD IN PLACE WHEN IDLING. *TR

VEHICLE'S FUEL LINE DETACHED FROM FUEL PUMP DUE TO BROKEN RETAINING CLIP. FUEL SPILLED ON THE GROUND CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR

I HAVE BEEN GETTING CONSTANT CHECK ENGINE CODES THAT RELATE TO THE DI CASSETTE. THE DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE RECALL THAT SAAB HAS INITIALLY CONDUCTED FOR 2000-2002 MODEL 4 CYL CARS NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 2003, AS I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE DI CASSETTE AS SAAB HAS EXPRESSED HAPPENING IN THE 2002 MODELS. I WISH TO HAVE MY DI CASSETTE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE AND TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PRE EXISTING RECALL FOR 2002 DRIVERS. *TR

ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO OIL SLUDGING CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP IN TRAFFIC ON AN INCLINE AT NIGHT ON A STREET WITH OUT LIGHTING. IT SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS PART OF A RECALL TWO YEARS AGO BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF IT. I FOUND OUT AFTER THE INCIDENT FROM A REPAIR SHOP. *TR