Vacuum brake booster filled with oil leaking from defective vacuum pump resulting in brake failure. Defective ABS module causes brakes to suddenly lock up immobilizing car. This is a design failure in the electronic ABS braking system in my opinion.
1999 Saab 9-5: ABS light or ABS activating
5 of the 118 complaints about the 1999 Saab 9-5 describe ABS light or ABS activating.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 97,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
ABS light or ABS activating by model year
- 20013
- 200012
- 19995
- 19981
What owners say
All of these repairs in about a two year period: ABS module, oil cooler, throttle body, upper radiator hose, and both dic cassettes. This is completely unacceptable for what was originally a $40k car. I have loved saab's since my childhood, but this one car has completely turned me off of them. First the ABS module went, had it rebuilt ($150) and no improvement. So I bought a new one ($350). Then just after that the throttle body died ($450). Then just a few months later the oil cooler ($1100) went out. It ran smooth for a short time, but then both dic's died at the same time ($850). It is time for this car to go away, and I will never buy another saab. Why is there a recall on the dic for all subsequent years, but no the 1999's? Thank saab!!!
Dt*: the contact stated, while traveling at 60 MPH., the ABS module failed, causing failure to the odometer and speedometer. The module had been replaced once before this failure. The manufacturer was alerted.
Abs control module failure.
Abs brakes lock up when driving. Especially dangerous when driving at high speeds. As an example, typically brakes lock up when in stop and go heavy traffic, commonly at morning and evening rush hours. Dangerous when traffic clears up and there is suddenly need to accelerate to keep pace with traffic flow and the car locks up.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Saab 9-5 abs
Is ABS light or ABS activating a common problem on the 1999 Saab 9-5?
5 of 118 owner complaints about the 1999 Saab 9-5 (4%) mention ABS light or ABS activating. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Saab 9-5?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Saab 9-5
Stalling 27Check engine light 13Fire or smoke 9Loss of power 8Engine failure 6Won't start 6Brake failure 5
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