I own a 2001 saab 95 se v6. Was driving down the nj tpk and the car lost power and had a small electrical like fire under the hood. Had to get the car towed from the nj turnpike off and then again to my place in bensalem pa. Total cost $77 + 66. Found out that the di cassette burned out, cost me approx $600 to fix. A day later the cat converter fails (check engine light came on again). This is certainly due to di cassette burning out. Very frustrating for a car with only 60k miles on it.
2001 Saab 9-5 engine complaints
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My 2001 saab 9-5 stalled one day all of a sudden after I reached a shopping mall. I took it to a local saab dealer and they replaced my ignition system for a charge close to 600 dollars. They spoke to me that it was an isolated event. From the recall notice you release I realize that it was intrinsic manufacturing defect. Thank you all for the good work. I hope I will get a refund.
My car has only 50,000 miles. No warning, no escalation, just sudden. Sid l.c.d. Display is missing dots and lines causing unreadable display. Checked several "saab" discussion forums and apperantly this is a very common problem which damages the value of a $40,000+ car. I am afraid to find out how much this is going to cost to repair after seeing how many 9-5 owners have posted "home remedy" repair methods for this. Upper radiator hose- third one in fifty thousand miles from myself and the previous owner whom I knew. They all burst in the same place. Pressure relief cap tested ok. There is no aftermarket manufacturer of this hose that I know of to fall back on for a possibly more reliable product. And also, I again after searching through discussion forums discovered I am not the only one with this problem. Hood badge. Enamel cracked and flacked off of the hood badge on this garage kept car. Luckily I hear (because I'm not the only one) that these are cheap. My car has lost value to no fault of mine and I am going to have to have these things repaired (although they should not need to be) to regain that lost value.
Driving at 65mph in far left lane of highway and sudden loss of speed--could only go 20-30 MPH for a few minutes before burning smell. Was able to come to right shoulder while dodging highway traffic. Direct ignition cassette (dic) failure 1 of 2 dic's in 6 cylinder engine). Second visit required for check engine light--was catalytic converter. Third visit for another cel for second dic failure.
Vehicle is experiencing problems with the engine. Currently, the engine seized. Owner contacted the dealer and the manufacturer, and neither is willing to assist the owner.
Multiple times the car, when warm will just without warning. All electrical and engine simultaneously quits leaving the driver to deal with a situation of no power brakes and steering. Multiple trips to dealer has resulted in no diagnosis and genearl apathy about the problem. The car is stil under warranlty but it offers no value. Clear safety issue as the last event was at a elemenary school where a child was almost hit as the lack of braking and steering power. How can such a symptom betreated withsuch apathy. We will be forced to sel the car for safety reasons and no responsibility is taken by saab. Ironically we had a similar problem with a 1994 9000.
My 2001 saab 9-5 has just under 80,000 miles and has gone through 2 catalytic converters. It also burns out a lot of lights--headlights, tail lights, brake lights, etc. Every few months. Also the LED display on the dash has a lot of pixels out. I'm wondering if the electrical current is perhaps a little too high and that could be what's causing all of the problems?
While driving at no set speed vehicle engine stalled. Dealership serviced vehicle 6 times, and technician could not duplicate the problem.
While driving at any speed the vehicles engine shut off.
Consumer state while traveling at 30 MPH without any indication vehicle stall consumer pull vehicle over and notice smoke coming from engine soon after engine was on fire in result of total lost of vehicle. Please provide further information. Ts
Shortly after purchasing vehicle, consumer began to experience frequency of noxious fumes coming through the interior of the vehicle from the exhaust, when consumer took the vehicle to the dealership to report the problem he was given a service bulletin which identified the emission as hydrogen sulfide and the bulletin further stated there was no way to correct the problem, the manufacturer has acknowledged the problem but has failed to disclose the information.(lawyer, jeffrey miller on behalf of client)
After bringing in to dearler many times for "engine light" and being told it was nothing I proceeded with maintenance.due to late oil change dealer claims, after oil change, and complaint from me that there was a flutter sound in the system; they offer to repair for approx 3500 with no guarantee. My car is not abused and is new. After discussing with outside repair it seems this is a problem due to the oil used by saab. Apparently there are presently six other vehicles at outside repair shops changing oil brand and flushing for perfect results. Those outside sources charge approx $350. Personally I have only owned new vehicles over the past twenty years. All first quality: honda, bmw, volvo, jaguar, saab,
The car has stalled twice without warning, on the second occasion the vehicle was able to be restarted, in the first instance the dealer replaced the d1 cassette becuse it malfunctioned but in the second instance diagnostic test did not reveal a cause for the shut down. Nlm
White smoke exits the exhaust after the car has been driven for a period of time and sits, and is started again. Saab customer service first told me a tsb would be issued concerning the problem. Poquet auto and morries saab both stated "some" saabs have a problem. According to the csr, the injectors release too much fuel upon startup when the engine is cold and that causes the smoke. When the saab idles, it stops. I was informed that saab was working on the problem at first. Now I am told, there is no problem. This defect seriously diminishes the overall value of a $40k car.
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