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.
1999 Saab 9-5 engine complaints
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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
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.
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 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.
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.
I own a 1999 saab wagon which has had repeated problems with the engine and turbo system. The car, wih 92,000 miles, now requires a new engine. Estimated cost between 6 - 10 thousand dollars...about the value of the car. Last year, the car required a new turbo system (72,000 miles) at a cost of $1200 plus. At least four times, the vehicle failed while driving in traffic. It either lost all electrical power or would stall upon acceleration, requiring "two pedal" driving. The car required 5 tows because of mechanical breakdown. Car has repeated internal oil leaks which leads to clogged oil pan, a $600 repair. Customer believes there is an inherant defect with turbo seals.
Vehicle will stall intermittently while in stop and go traffic with A/C on. Defect has occurred 6 times. Dealer cannot determine cause of defect.
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