1995 Saab 900 complaints

STARTED AUTOMOBILE AND WENT 2 CAR LENGTHS AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND OPENED HOOD. CAUSE OF SMOKE WAS A CABLE THAT WAS ON FIRE. NOT HUGH, BUT LIKE BIC LIGHTER FLAMES. ABOUT 3 TO 5. BLEW OUT FIRE. WENT INTO OFFICE GOT SOME BOTTLED WATER. CAME BACK. RESTARTED AUTO. GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT ENGINE. FIRE AGAIN. PUT OUT WITH WATER. NOTHING ON ELECTRONIC INFOR DISPLAY INDICATED FIRE. CALLED DEALER AND MECHANIC ADVISED TO HAVE CAR TOWED IN, WHICH I DID. AT FIRST SAAB REP DID NOT EVEN WISH TO PAY FOR CAUSE OF PROBLEM, THE ELECTICAL HARNESS. FINALLY DID, BUT THIS IS A FIRE. I HAVE DROVE CARS FOR THE PAST 40 YEARS. THEY (SAAB) SHOULD NOT TAKE A FIRE LIGHTLY. I THINK THEY SHOULD RECALL THE CAR AND INVESTIGATE WHY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THEY ELECTED EASY WAY OUT. THEY SHOULD PROVIDE ME WITH A NEW REPLACEMENT AND HAVE THEIR ENGINEERS GO THROUGH TO FIND OUT CAUSE AND MAKE REMEDIES. WHY DOES IT TAKE A LOSS OF LIFE TO GET ACTION? MY DEALERSHIP PEOPLE MENTIONED THAT THIS IS THE 4TH ELECTRICAL HARNESS THAT HAS NEEDED REPLACING AND THIS IN ONLY ONE DEALER. I KNOW THIS IS THE FIRST FIRE THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN. DO THE PUBLIC A SERVICE AND TAKE SAAB TO TASK. AS MY NEW WEB PAGE STATES, A FIRE SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. I CAN ONLY THINK YOU WILL AGREE. *AK

ORIGINAL BATTERY WENT BAD AFTER 3 YEARS REPLACED IN 2/13/99 SAAB ON OCTOBER 12 BATTERY IS BAD

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE THE CAR IS IN THE GEAR POSITION ON LEVEL GROUND THE CAR WILL START TO ROLL. ,AS A RESULT, THE CAR ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AS WELL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHT SWITCH BUTTON BROKE, FELL APART, CAUSING COMPLETE HEADLIGHT FAILURE, AND RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

STOPPED CAR AT GAS STATION, PLACED SHIFTER IN REVERSE POSITION (SUPPOSED TO BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO REMOVE KEY), APPLIED PARKING BRAKE, TOOK KEY OUT OF LOCK, GOT OUT OF CAR TO PUMP GAS. AS I WALKED AROUND THE CAR TO GET TO THE GAS PUMP, THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD WITH MY 6 YR OLD CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. I RAN AFTER THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR, JUMP IN, AND STOP IT, BEFORE IT HIT A TRUCK WHICH WAS PARKED AT THE GAS STATION. THE CAR IS DESIGNED SO THAT THE SHIFTER MUST BE IN REVERSE IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE KEY. HOWEVER, OCCASIONALLY THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN THE SHIFTER IS IN THE REVERSE POSITION BUT THE REVERSE GEAR IS NOT ENGAGED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN "ADJUSTED" TWICE. IT CONTINUES TO RECUR. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE FIXED OR DISABLED. THE PROBLEM WAS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT KEEP THE CAR FROM ROLLING. *AK

THE VEHICLE COULD BE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, AND THE KEY WILL BE OUT OF THE IGNITION WHICH MAY CAUSE A ROLL AWAY. ALSO WHEN IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE IN NEUTRAL JUST AS THE RECALL 95V068000 INDICATES. MFR STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL IN LOW GEAR AND APPLYING BRAKES THEY STARTED SMOKING. VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CLUTCH FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY LATE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL ROAD. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BY A SAAB MECHANIC.

VEHICLE 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.

WHEN DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO REASON, CAUSING GLASS FRAGMENTS TO ENTER THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO DAMAGING THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE WET THEY CAUSE PROBLEMS WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE. ONCE BRAKE PADS HAVE DRIED, BRAKING POWER THEN RETURNS.OWNER ALSO NOTES OF BRAKE REPLACEMENT EVERY 15,000 MILES.DEALERS HAVE BRAKE BOOSTER KIT WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM.POSSIBLE NEW DESIGN FLAW. *AK

RECALL NOTICE (97V-046) THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL, NOT RECEIVED BY CONSUMER IN A TIMELY MANOR. (MJS)

DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OPERATE AT FULL ILLUMINATION, CAUSING BULBS TO BURN OUT EXCESSIVELY.

VEHICLE VIBRATES UPON STARTING IGNITION.

TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN STICK SHIFT IS LIGHTLY TOUCHED. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE DRIVER'S SEATBELT ANCHORAGE FELL APART, CAUSING THE SEATBELT TO BE INOPERATIVE AND WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR PROBLEM WITH THE SEATBELTS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE AUTOMATIC DEFROSTER CAME ON, DROVE A FEW BLOCKS AND THEN THE REAR WINDOW SHATTERED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

SINCE LEASING THE VEHICLE (MAY, 1995) THERE HAS BEEN A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE BATTEREY HAS GONE DEAD 3 TIMES, DIMMING AND FLICKERING OF HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS HAVE FAILED; TAKEN TO DEALER MANY TIMES, CANNOT STATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.

SEAT BELTS PINS DRIVER TO THE SEAT AT VERY SLIGHT BRAKING OR MILD INCLINES, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY AND MOVEMENT SKILLS.

VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTONED WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS, THEY LOCK UP BY THEMSELVES, TAKES 5-6 TIMES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO GET OUT. *AK

SEAT BELT FASTENS TOO TIGHT, PREVENTING FREE MOVEMENT OF DRIVER.

MANY OTHER ELECTRICAL-RELATED FAILURES; ESP. W/ELECTRONIC DASH COMPUTER COMMAND CONTROL MODULE AND A/C. *AK

AFTER PROTRACTED PERIODS OF DRIVING WITHOUT USING BRAKE, A SHORT DELAY OCCURS WHEN FIRST USING BRAKE. *DSH

SMELL OF A ROTTON EGG SMELL GETS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER SICKNESS. *AK

SMELL OF A ROTTEN EGG SMELL GET INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING DRIVER SICKNESS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING OVER 40MPH VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY, HAD FIXED, STILL SHAKES. TT

ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING; SUPPOSELY CORRECTED UNDER RECALL # 95V066000, MFR #294; STALLS WHILE SLOWING DOWN. TT

AFTER RESTING BRAKE VACUUM SYSTEM DROPS IN PRESSURE AND BLEEDS ON INCLINES.REVERSE INCLINE BRAKING DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY.MFR AWARE V6 HAVE THIS PROBLEM/NO FIX.

1) CRUISE CONTROL W/5 SPD TRANSMISSION; SYSTEM FAILED TO DISENGAGE WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. 2) SYSTEM DISENGAGED BUT SPEED DROPPED TO ZERO. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. TT

THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEY DID NOT ACTIVATE AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ABS: TEMPORARY POWER ASSIST BRAKE FAILURE DURING COLD START UP. SAAB HAS BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEM SINCE JANUARY 1995. TT

THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WHEN OPEN AND CLOSING THE TOP IT STOPS HALF WAY BENT TOOK TO DEALER EIGHT TIMES HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM . TT

THE CAR HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN IN NEUTRAL THE CAR JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND BEGAIN TO MOVE. THIS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

RIGHT HEADLIGHT FAILED. *AW

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK CAN'T OPEN FROM IN OR OUT SIDE . TT

PROBLEM WITH SUNVISORS.

PROBLEM WITH GEAR SHIFTER.

AXLE BEARING HOUSE CRACKED, CAUSING REAR NOISE.

AIR CONDITION BLOWS HOT AIR.

ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN STARTING. *SKD

THE VISIBILITY IN THE FRONT THE SIDE AND BACK IS VERY BAD THAT NOT SAFE.

5 SPEED TRANSMISSION LINKAGE BROKE, RESULTING IN STALLED VEHICLE IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION. AFTER REPLACEMENT PROBLEM REPEATED IN 2 DAYS.

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL BECAUSE CV JOINT BREAKING. TT

POOR VISIBILITY TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT BECAUSE OF THE WIDE SUPPORTS ON BOTH SIDES. TT

IN WET WEATHER, BRAKES DON'T RESPOND UNTIL COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER, DELAY IN RESPONSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED POWER BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN PEDAL BECOMES SPONGY THEN GOES TOO FAR DOWN AND CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INEFFECTIVE.

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT LOCKS UP/CATCHES WHEN TRYING TO TURN OR MOVE, PREVENTING EASY MOVEMENT WHEN DRIVING. *SKD