| Power Train:Manual Transmission | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.8%ODI 969351THE TRANSMISSION IS STANDARD AND IS SOMETIMES HARD TO GET IT INTO REVERSE AND SOMETIMES INTO 1ST GEAR. IT IS IS A 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION. *AK Look up ODI 969351 at NHTSA ↗ | 116.7%ODI 722375EARLY TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT - FIRST GEAR POPS OUT CONSTANTLY. *AK Look up ODI 722375 at NHTSA ↗ | 613.6%ODI 8009679RECALL 95 V 068 000/TRANSMISSION MANUAL: VEHICLE OPERATED IN REVERSE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUME RTHAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK Look up ODI 8009679 at NHTSA ↗ | 1010.0%ODI 10040906I OWN A 1995 SAAB 900 SE WITH A MANNUAL TRANSMISSION. I WOULD GUESS AS A SAFTEY FEATURE, THIS VEHICLE REQUIRES THE SHIFT LEVER TO BE IN THE REVERSE POSITION TO REMOVE THE KEY. THIS INSURES THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE WHEN NOT OCCUPIED IF THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN ENGAGED. ON MY VEHICLE THE SHIFT LEVER CAN BE IN THE REVERSE POSITION AND THE KEY REMOVED, BUT THE REVERSE GEAR IS NEVER ACTUALLY ENGAGED OR CAN BE EASILY MOVED OUT OF REVERSE. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WAS WHEN I FOUND MY VEHICLE HAD ROLLED FORWARD AND WAS REST… Look up ODI 10040906 at NHTSA ↗ | 510.4%ODI 507247CAR DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. Look up ODI 507247 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Air Bags:Frontal | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 210.5%ODI 536438AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A HEAD-ON 35MPH CRASH. BOTH VEHICLES, TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS WERE BOTH TRAVELING AT 35MPH. DRIVER FRACTURED STERNUM AND THE FRONT END WAS FORCED BACK INTO THE ENGINE. Look up ODI 536438 at NHTSA ↗ | 17.7%ODI 972480AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE INDICATED SOME SORT OF MALFUNCTION. OWNER STATES NO PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT Look up ODI 972480 at NHTSA ↗ | 523.8%ODI 812381WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ONCE THE AIR BAG WAS DEPLOYED, IT LET OUT A BLACK SMOKE WHICH FILLED ENTIRE VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 812381 at NHTSA ↗ | 116.7%ODI 811979DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40MPH, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, HIT A WALL, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK Look up ODI 811979 at NHTSA ↗ | 24.5%ODI 818281DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 66 MPH COMING TO A TOLL BOOTH HAD TO SLAM BRAKES. REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. 6,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE IN FRONT. HAD TO REPLACE BUMPER/RADITOR/HEADLIGHT. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MECHANIC DOES NOT WHY. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN INJURIES IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK Look up ODI 818281 at NHTSA ↗ | 22.0%ODI 10238763 · 80,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900 CONVERTIBLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. Look up ODI 10238763 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 729.2%ODI 10174422 · 169,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V222000, REGARDING AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS RECALL. Look up ODI 10174422 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Vehicle Speed Control | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 17.7%ODI 510318SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. Look up ODI 510318 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 210.5%ODI 509813CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK Look up ODI 509813 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 715.9%ODI 518528THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. Look up ODI 518528 at NHTSA ↗ | 66.0%ODI 10054892AT ABOUT 1000 A.M. ,MY DAUGHTER JENNIFER AGE 19 WAS DRIVING MY 1995 SAAB 900SE CONVERTIBLE ON THE NYS THRUWAY FROM ALBANY TO OUR HOME IN UTICA , NY WHEN SHE WAS APPROACHING THE HERKIMER T-WAY EXIT. SHE WAS GOING TO EXIT THE T-WAY THERE , SO SHE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. SHE TOLD ME THAT WHEN SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO SLOW DOWN AND BEGAN TO GAIN SPEED. SHE SAYS THAT WHEN SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN FROM 55 MPH TO 85 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS . SHE SAYS SHE BECAME HYSTERICAL AND BEGAN TO … Look up ODI 10054892 at NHTSA ↗ | 24.2%ODI 514945UPON SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE GEAR, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. Look up ODI 514945 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.8%ODI 10003689CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED, WHEN THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT DID NOT WORK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND HAS NOT SEEN THE VEHICLE. PH Look up ODI 10003689 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Air Bags | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 17.7%ODI 971842AIR BAG LIGHTS CONTINUE FLASH ON & OFF. TT Look up ODI 971842 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.8%ODI 707108TWICE, 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. Look up ODI 707108 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.3%ODI 563909CONSUMER HAD COOLANT BOTTLE AND COOLANT RECOVERY BOTTLE REPLACED. *JG Look up ODI 563909 at NHTSA ↗ | 55.0%ODI 10007869SAAB REFUSES TO FOLLOW UP ON A CONFIRMED (MEDIA-PUBLISHED) RECALL ANNOUNCED IN NOV 2002 (3 MONTHS AGO) CONCERNING RANDOM AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. SAAB CORPORATE REFUSES TO SPECIFY VINS OR GIVE ANY PLANNED RESOLUTION, AND THE SAAB DEALERS CONFIRM THAT MY CAR IS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED, BUT NO ONE WILL TAKE ANY ACTION YET, AND SAAB IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET! ISN'T THEIR A TIME LIMIT FOR THEM TO START THIS RECALL? HOW DO WE ESCALATE THIS SITUATION, PLS? Look up ODI 10007869 at NHTSA ↗ | 48.3%ODI 11569616Passenger airbag deployed for no reason while driving car, no warning lights on dashboard, no impact, no precipitating event occured Look up ODI 11569616 at NHTSA ↗ | 29.5%ODI 10149473 · 59,000 miRE: SAAB 900 1997. UPON TURNING THE IGNITION KEY IN AN ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS TENSIONED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND THE RADIO POPPED OUT OF THE DASH. THIS IS EVENT IS VERY MUCH ALIKE TO DEFECTS DESCRIBED IN RECALLS OF SAAB 900 1995 AND 1998 MODEL YEARS. I HAVE ALREADY FILED A REPORT AT SAAB. SAAB HAS INFORMED ME THAT AT THIS TIME THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. *JB Look up ODI 10149473 at NHTSA ↗ | 520.8%ODI 10170335 · 31,000 miDT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOTH THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CONTROL MODULE SHORTED CAUSING THE DEPLOYMENT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS, AND SEATBELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. Look up ODI 10170335 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 736.8%ODI 527531VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. MECHANIC CLAIMS VALVE IN THE ABS STICKING RESULTED IN ALL BRAKING POWER TO BE DIRECTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF SYSTEM ONLY. Look up ODI 527531 at NHTSA ↗ | 215.4%ODI 808242WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK Look up ODI 808242 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 24.5%ODI 851957WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK Look up ODI 851957 at NHTSA ↗ | 66.0%ODI 534246VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND DEALER INSISTS THAT THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS TO OCCIR MOST FREQUENTLY ON UNSTABLE SURFACE, SUCH AS GRAVEL/SAND ON THE ROAD. Look up ODI 534246 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.1%ODI 803818A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS EXPERIENCED, UPON PLACING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE POSITION, COMPLETE BRAKING AND STEERING WAS LOST AS A RESULT. *AK Look up ODI 803818 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.8%ODI 10118144 · 75,000 mi1997 SAAB 900 SE TURBO 2.0, CAR BEGAN TO STALL, AND WOULD ONLY RESTART ONCE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE KEYS REMOVED. STALLING CONTINUED RANDOMLY AT HIGH OR LOW SPEEDS. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT STALLED AT HIGH SPEEDS - THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT, POWER AND ABS BRAKES - IT WAS AS IF THE KEY HAD BEEN REMOVED AND ALL POWER CUT TO THE CAR.*AK FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH (ELECTRICAL PORTION BELOW KEYS) REQUIRED REPLACEMENT, STALLING FIXED. CAR BASICALLY THOUGHT THE KEYS WERE BEING REMOVED (THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON THE IGNITION SWITCH WERE BA… Look up ODI 10118144 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 17.7%ODI 803697ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING A FIRE, IN FOR REPAIRS TWICE. *AK Look up ODI 803697 at NHTSA ↗ | 29.1%ODI 706174TIMING CHAIN FAILED DURING NORMAL OPERATION AT 35 MPH CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL AND $2400 IN ENGINE VALVE DAMAGE. TIMING CHAIN IS NOT SPECIFICED AS A NORMAL REPLACEMENT ITEM. Look up ODI 706174 at NHTSA ↗ | 210.5%ODI 526296FRON ENGINE MOUNT FAILED, RESULTING IN VEHICLE PULLING TO ONE SIDE/LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK Look up ODI 526296 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 29.5%ODI 485865OIL PAN CRACKED AT DRAINPLUG, RESULTING IN AN OIL LEAK. *AK Look up ODI 485865 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 49.1%ODI 10044446 · 90,837 miVEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.*MR THE GASKET SURROUNDING THE TIMING BELT COVER BECAME TANGLED WITH THE TIMING BELT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START.*TS *JB Look up ODI 10044446 at NHTSA ↗ | 33.0%ODI 10176735 · 76,000 miCONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED CAUSING THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED SAAB USA AT [phone removed] AND SPOKE WITH SUPERVISOR LEMONT. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT SAAB DOES NOT COVER COSTS INVOLVED IN REPLACEMENT OF TIMING CHAIN BUT ONLY FOR THE BELT AT VERY SPECIFIC MILEAGE POINTS AS TO THE HISTORY OF WIDESPREAD BREAKAGE AND SAFETY PROBLEMS AND SUBSEQUENT COSTLY DAMAGE TO ENGINES. *NM Look up ODI 10176735 at NHTSA ↗ | 36.3%ODI 10011829THE TIMING BELT FAILED. *JB (SAAB 900 SE) Look up ODI 10011829 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Electrical System | 333.3%ODI 0THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER ABRUPTLY CAUSING THE TACHOMETER TO DROP AND THE STEERING TO BECOME HEAVY YET THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN SMOOTHLY, AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER THE POWER RETURNS BEFORE THE CAR STOPS, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. NLM Look up ODI 0 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 12.3%ODI 10101475THE EXPERIENCE LEAKING HEAD GASKET REPEATED PROBLEM. THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. *BF THE BRAKES SQUEALED WHEN STOPPING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THE PASSENGER DOOR WAS HARD TO CLOSE, THE BATTERY LIGHT HAD RUN BAD, THE HEAT OPERATION WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK, SEAT COVER LEFT LOWER CRACKED, FLUID LEAKED UNDER THE VEHICLE/OVERNIGHT COOLANT LEAK, OVER HEATING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY, LEAKING DISTRIBUTOR SEAL, BROKEN TURN SIGNAL, AT A CERTAIN POSITION THE SEAT WOULD NOT OPERATE FORWAR… Look up ODI 10101475 at NHTSA ↗ | 77.0%ODI 100251971995 SAAB 900 SE STALLS UPON COLD START AND ALSO CUTS OFF (STALLS) WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS TOTALLY TUNED AND ALL THROTTLE, FUEL INJECTORS ARE CLEAN ETC. I CONTACTED DEALER AND SAAB WEB-SITE TO INQUIRE ABOUT RECALL 95V066000 BUT I WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE. Look up ODI 10025197 at NHTSA ↗ | 36.3%ODI 10016693 · 72,000 miON APRIL 27, 2003, MY SAAB 900 SE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING WITHIN A MINUTE HAD COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE CAR. THE "CHECK BATTERY" LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE HAZARD LIGHT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND JUST ESCAPED THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE POLICE HAD TO CALL ME TO GET THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER AND VIN, AS THEY HAD MELTED. THE CAR HAD 72,000 MILES AND HAD BEEN CHECKED TWICE IN THE PAST YEAR. JUST MONTHS BEFORE IT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY INSPECTED. THE CAR WAS IN SHOW ROOM CONDITION. *JB Look up ODI 10016693 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 111.1%ODI 512027VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE. Look up ODI 512027 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.5%ODI 524338CASING AROUND TRANSMISSION CRACKED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK OUT ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE FIRE. Look up ODI 524338 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 14.8%ODI 531379LACK OF HEAT IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO FAILURE IN MANUFACTURE WITH THE LACK OF A HOLE HAVING BEEN DRILLED IN THE BLOCK WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AND WHICH PREVENTED PROPER AND SUSTAINED HEATING. Look up ODI 531379 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 36.8%ODI 500831INTERMITTENT STALLING 2 TIMES. *SD Look up ODI 500831 at NHTSA ↗ | 33.0%ODI 565334THE ENGINE ON VEHICLE FAILED AND IS NOW RENDERED USELESS. CONSUMER WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAULT WITH THESE VEHICLES AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. THE DEALER HOWEVER, DID NOT INFORM CONSUMER OF THE DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE IN THESE VEHICLES. *JG Look up ODI 565334 at NHTSA ↗ | 12.1%ODI 515533WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND SPINNED AROUND IN A 360 DEGREE CIRCLE. Look up ODI 515533 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.8%ODI 722651NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 722651 at NHTSA ↗ | 14.2%ODI 768074KEEP HEARING THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM, COULD BE DANGEROUS TO OPERATE WHEN TOP IS STUCK OPEN. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A 4 YR OLD CAR DEALER WANTS $ 1,700. FOR NEW MOTOR. MR Look up ODI 768074 at NHTSA ↗ | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
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