SAAB 9-5 Complaints (1999)

118 consumer complaints on file.

#10121347May 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION CASETTE FAILURE--SECOND REPLACEMENT IN 12 MONTHS!!!! EVEN THOUGH THE DEFECT WAS FOUND (AND DOCUMENTED!) IN JANUARY 2005 (LESS THAN 12 MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT IN FEBRUARY OF 2004), SAAB WILL NOT PAY FOR REPLACEMENT AND REPAIRS AS IT IS CLAIMING THAT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED UNTIL APRIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121349May 18, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION DIED AT 70,000 MILES, WITH NO WARNING, CAUSING BRAKES AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF THE CAR TO FAIL, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. THE CAR WAS SMOKING ALL THE WAY HOME AND I BARELY MADE IT. I WAS SHAKING BY THE TIME I GOT OUT OF MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121543May 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THREE COMPLETE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL FAILURES ON THE 1999 SAAB 9-5. *MR THERE WERE NO WARNINGS. THE DI CASSETTE AND THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS EXPERIENCED BULB FAILURES FAILURES ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HE TRULY BELIEVED THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118475April 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR IS A SAAB 9-5 2.3L, LPT WAGON, 1999. THE DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE FAILED, FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS NOT TOTALLY DISABLED AND WE COULD GET TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WITH THE CELL ON. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE FAILURE OF THIS PART AT HIGHWAY SPEED, WHICH RISKS A CATASTROPHE. THIS VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN BADLY AND WITHIN 4 DAYS THE CELL CAME ON AND THE NEXT TIME IT WAS DRIVEN WAS TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE DIG AND PLUGS REPLACED. THE CAR IS 5 MONTHS OLD ON A 4 YEAR WARRANTY, BUT MILEAGE IS ON 35,900 AT THE DEALER. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH SAAB CONSUMER SERVICE, SAAB AGREED TO PAY FOR ALL PARTS BUT NOT THE LABOR. APPARENTLY THEY ARE AWARE INTERNALLY OF THIS PROBLEM ON 1999 AND LATER SAAB 9-5'S AND THE DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE. THERE OUGHT TO BE AN ABSOLUTE RECALL FOR THIS, AND IF SO WE SHOULD ALSO BE REIMBURSED OUR LABOR CHARGE. WE ARE ALSO UNCERTAIN AS TO WHETHER THE CASSETTES NOW PRODUCED ARE EQUALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118388April 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF UPPER IDLER PULLEY ON '99 2.3LITER LOW PRESSURE TURBO ENGINEE ON SAAB 95SE. THE PULLEY DISINTEGRATED ON STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE. CAUSED PIECEES OF PLASTIC OUTHER RING MATERIAL TO BE SCATTERED AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMETN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SEPENTINE BELT SLIPPED DOWN ONTO THE HUB AND CAUSED FAILURE OF ACCESSORIES SUCH AS: POWER STEERIGN PUMP, LETERNATOR ETC.*AK HAD THIS OCCURED DURIGN DRIVIGN ON THE HIGHWYA, THE IMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND ACCESSORIES WOUDL HAVE GENERATED MAJOR PROBLEM AND MIGHT HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS 1999 MODEL YEAR, WITH ~ 50,200 MILES DUING INCIDENT. PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CALL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS AT 512-301-7425. I HAV EFOLLOWE DUP ON WEB BASED OWNER AND ENTHUSIAST NETWORKS. IT APPERAS THAT THIS FAILUR EIS BECOMIGN AN COMMON COURENCE ON 99 & 2000 SAABS95 OPERATED IN SOUTHERN USA. PLEASE CHECK OR SEARCH AT WWW.SAABNET.COM : HTTP://WWW.SAABNET.COM/TSN/BB/9-5/SEARCH.HTML?QUERY=IDLER+PULLEY THIS SEARCH INDICATES 256 MESSAGES RELATED OT THE PROBLEM MOST OF THEM OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS. I HAD THE PULLEY REPLACED AT THE LOCAL DELERSHIP UNDER EXTENDED THIRD PARTY WARRANTY, HOWEVER I BELIVE THAT THIS IS A CASE OF BAD SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THIS APPLICATION. THE PULLEY BODY WAS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC, THAT IS CRACKIGN AND FAILURING DUE TO HEAT EXPOSURE. I HAVE PIECES OF PULLEY AVAILABLE FO RYOUR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. JERZY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118203April 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
COMPLETE, INSTANTANEOUS SHUTDOWN OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AT SPEED. LOSS OF POWER, LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, HAD TO ANGLE ACROSS TWO LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC WHILE COASTING! THANKFULLY, NO ONE HIT ME! HAD TO REPLACE THE "DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE". THIS FAILED COMPLETELY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117916April 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE ENTERING I-80 FROM A REST STOP AND ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS ENGINE JUST QUIT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND IT RE-STARTED IMMEDIATELY. I CONTINUED WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEM. ON REACHING COLORADO SPRINGS, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL SAAB DEALER, EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM, AND THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS MY WIFE HAD ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE KEY WHEN ADJUSTING HERSELF IN THE CAR, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO QUIT, AND SUGGESTED IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO JIGGLE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE DATES GIVEN FOR THE INCIDENT BELOW ARE A SLIDE FICTION - IT HAPPENED IN 2004, AND I THINK IN MAY, BUT DO NOT RECALL FOR SURE, NOR DO I RECALL THE EXACT DATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116858April 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE PASSING LANE IN MY 1999 SAAB 1995 ACCELERATING FROM 65 MPH TO 75 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING WHEN I REACHED ABOUT 75 MPH. IT SMELLED LIKE PLASTIC WAS BURNING AND NOTHING ON THE CAR WAS OPERATIONAL.*AK TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AT THAT HIGH SPEED. SUCH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A COMPONENT IS UNACCEPTABLE WHEN DRIVING AT TODAY?S SPEEDS AND TRAFFIC. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE DIC (DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE) FOR $738.10. THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116829April 12, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
STATION WAGON STALLED TRAVELING AT SPEED OF 40 MPH. WAS ABLE TO START CAR AFTER ABOUT 1 HOUR. TOOK CAR TO SAAB DEALER FOLLOWING DAY, THEY WERE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM. NEXT DAY CAR STALLED GOING UP HILL AT 20 MPH - CAR HAD TO BE PUSHED INTO SERVICE STATION. NEW IGNITION CASSETTE WAS INSTALLED BY FRITSCHS EXXON 99 S. NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19063 12/30/2004. THEY KEPT OLD PART. PHONE 610-353-3007. THEY OBTAINED NEW PART FROM MAINLINE SAAB IN ARDMORE, PA. I HAD TO RENT A CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114451March 22, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS PART WOULD FAIL, UNTIL IT DID FAIL. I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF, ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND ROLL OFF AN OFF-RAMP, BUT DID CREATE AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHILE STILL ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PART WAS A "DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE", PART #9197559, AND IT WAS EASILY REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED TO HIS FACILITY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112080February 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, CHECK ENGINE DISPLAY CAME ON, BUT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD THE CAR COMPLETELY STALLED. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (VILLAGE SAAB,ACTON, MA), AND TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. OIL ALWAYS CHANGED WITHIN SPECIFIED PARAMETERS, W/ 76K MI. SAAB NOTES DEFECT-BUT OFFERS NO HELP. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109841February 4, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY, WENT OUT TO MOVE IT INTO THE GARAGE AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND LEARNED IT WAS AN INTERNAL PROBLEM IN THE FUEL PUMP. I HAD TO PURCHASE A FUEL PUMP. THIS HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER 2003, I OWNED THE CAR LESS THAN THREE YEARS. THE TIME BEFORE THAT IT HAD TO BE TOWED, IT JUST LOST SPEED, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAD TO HAVE TORQUE SEALS & RING BLOCK REPLACED IN JANUARY 2005, THE OIL WAS RUNNING OUT OF MY TRANSMISSION. I JUST HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME, IN FIVE YEARS, IN JANUARY 4, 2005. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099371November 1, 2004
CHILD SEAT
1999 SAAB DID NOT COME WITH BRACKET ON REAR DECK TO ANCHOR CHILD SEAT</A>. OWNER MANUAL STATED UPON REQUEST WOULD INSTALL FREE. *BF VEHICLE DID NOT COME WITH BRACKET ON REAR DECK TO ANCHOR A CAR SEAT. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097973October 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
FAILURE OF THE DIRECT IGNITION CASETTE. THE VEHICLE LEFT ME STRANDED AT THE GAS STATION AND LATER THAT NIGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. PLEASE INSTITUTE A RECALL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093423October 1, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD A FAILURE OF THE DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE ON MY SAAB. THIS RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE, UNANTICIPATED ENGINE FAILURE WITH NO WARNING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO IMMEDIATELY DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM WITH SAABS. TO ME THIS CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR SAAB DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS. IN MY CASE I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE 2 POLICE VEHICLES RESPOND WITHIN MINUTES TO DIVERT HIGHWAY TRAFFIC.*AK THIS PART IS NOW BEING REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090445September 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1999 SAAB 9-5 DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE FAILED. LEFT CAR STRANDED. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED. MANY SAAB OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED DANGEROUS FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086361August 7, 2004
THE LED FOR SID WHICH PROVIDES PERTINENT DATA FOR AUTO ENGINE FUNCTIONS AND INFORMATION FOR THE RADIO, TEMPERATURE, TRIP DATA, ETC. IS ILLIGIBLE DOES NOT FUNCTION AS I AM CERTAIN MANY OTHER SAAB OWNERS EXPERIENCE. OF GREATER CONCERN IS GM'S RESISTANCE TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY REQUESTS CONCERNING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081720July 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND THE BRAKES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED 3 TIMES THE CASSETTE IGNITION MODULE, PART 9197559 AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $400.OO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072705May 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
1) SOME OIL LEAKAGE. OIL BACK-UP SLUDGE IN OIL PAN. 2) DRIVING ON HIGHWAY MY CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE, THEN SMOKE POURED OUT THE REAR OF MY CAR. I TOWED IT TO THE DEALER. THE TURBO CHARGER WENT BAD. I WAS TOLD THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD OIL CHANGE?? (OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED AT EVERY 5,000 MILES, PER THE DEALERS RECOMMENDATION). I'VE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA.GOV AND SAABNET.COM. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS CLEARLY FAULTY SYSTEM? MY CAR NOW STILL HESITATES INTERMITTENTLY. WE ARE TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IF DIAGNOSTICS COME BACK CLEAN AND CAR STILL HESITATES IT MIGHT CAUSE CRASH IF INSUFFICIENT SPEED IS NOT ACHIEVED DURING A FULL STOP OR WHILE TURNING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065926April 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
I OWN A 1999 SAAB WAGON WHICH HAS HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE AND TURBO SYSTEM. THE CAR WITH 78,000 MILES NOW REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE ESTIMATED AT BETWEEN 7-10 THOUSAND DOLLARS... ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE CAR.. THE CAR HAS REQUIRED MAJOR REPAIRS INCLUDING REPLACING THE TURBO, CRANKSHAFT, HEAD GASKET AND OIL PRESSURE SWITCH, THE WATER PUMP AS WELL AS THE THROTTLE HOUSING AND DI CASSETTE. THE VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING, STALLING AND BUCKING UPON ACCELERATION. THESE INCIDENTS LED TO MOMENTS OF TWO FOOT DRIVING AND NUMEROUS TOWS. RECEIVING NO HELP FROM DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER VEHICLE HAD TO BE ABANDONED AT DEALERSHIP. CUSTOMER BELIEVES THERE IS AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE ENGINE/TURBO. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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