2002 Saab 9-5 electrical problems

Filed Apr 2, 2014 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · ME

Ignition switch shut off while on a busy highway twice! Once in 2006 and once later another year plus once in a driveway (car purchased used in the fall of 2005). The saab switch is located in the center console and if it is hit it switches off and shuts down the car, same as recalled switches in other gm cars. Very dangerous on the highway, but I was lucky and able to steer to the side without a crash. There should have been a lock mechanism to prevent it from happening. It never occurred to me to report it though it is definitely a safety hazard in a what was at the time a gm owned product. I still own the car and drive it daily on the same highway, however am very much aware of the issue. I wasn't aware of what caused the shut down until it happened the second time a few months after the first time. You should include saab in the recall of gm products.

Filed Mar 12, 2014 · Electrical · 48,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 saab 95. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled on a major highway. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure was diagnosed by an authorized dealer who stated to repair the direct ignition cassette. The failure recurred multiple times after it was repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 48000.

Filed Jun 4, 2010 · Electrical · 103,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 saab 9-5. While driving at speeds of 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle lost power steering and braking ability. The contact was able to move the vehicle off the roadway and restart the vehicle. The vehicle resumed normal operation upon restarting. The dealer was contacted and advised that the electrical ignition module would need to be replaced. In addition, there was a recall for the failure yet his VIN was not included in the campaign (the federal safety agency campaign id number 06v410000- electrical system: ignition: module. The manufacturer confirmed the dealer's advice and would not provide any assistance. The failure and current mileage was 103,000.

Filed Jul 1, 2009 · Electrical · 76,427 miles · WA

2002 saab 9-5 turbo 4 cylinder ignition cassette.

Filed Mar 12, 2009 · Electrical · KS

We have a complaint regarding recall 05v399000 for our 2002 saab 9-5 aero. Our idm serial number falls within those required to be replaced by the recall. However, saab will not replace it because our VIN # does not fall within their recall. Our idm needs to be replaced. This does not make sense. Our saab was delivered in germany (it is us spec) to a servicemember stationed there. We bought it used while stationed over there. No recall notices were sent to us over there. We just started getting recall notices once we shipped the car to the states. We had to provide our certificate of origin to saab. Saab told us they had no idea our car existed until we gave them the certificate of origin (which sounds fishy). This recall was issued before we moved back to the states. Our dealers service department says our idm serial number and the problem with it fall within the recall. But saab will not reimburse them for replacing it.

Filed Feb 28, 2009 · Electrical · 5,000 miles · MA

2002 saab 9-5 has had failure of headlight bulbs at a rate of one or two per year from the very first year I have owned this car. No other bulb has burned out in the past 8 yr. A local garage mechanic told me it was related to a faulty front electrical harness in the saab but the dealer said this was not a recall, even though it has been a problem from the first year of ownership. Now I have 2 headlight bulbs burning out within one day of each other -- one high beam, one regular. Is there a recall of electrical harness on saabs to correct frequent headlight bulb burnout? So far I have just been replacing the bulbs at $50/bulb at the rate of one or two per year.

Filed May 26, 2008 · Acceleration, Electrical · 69,500 miles · WA

Loss of reversing lights, trunk opening warning light and cruise control function with no internal warning indications. Upon investigation, the cause was the failure of trunk wiring harness at 70k miles - 2 wires were completely severed, all others (6) had lost insulation. Failure is at the folding point just prior to entry into the trunk lid. Cause appears to be excessive tightness of the interior wires. The rubber boot was entirely intact, sealed to connectors in the body and trunk lid and there was no visible indication of the internal failure. Wires are separate inside the boot up until the trunk lid entry where they are wrapped with electrical tape. This was discovered only during service, not reported by self-check display which always reports light bulb outages in text messages on the 2 line saab information display (secondary failure). Prior to discovery a number of cars had almost rear ended the car when backing up (reversing light failure was not reported or known). Corrected temporarily by splicing in wires and heat wrapping, waiting for appointment with the saab dealer to replace the harness.

Filed Aug 19, 2007 · Electrical, Fuel system · 77,314 miles · GA

Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings summary: driving on highway, pressure line from fuel tank came loose and started leaking massive amounts of gas all over the underside of the vehicle and street. Stream of fuel on highway alerted driver. Lost unknown amount of gallons of gas quickly . Had to pull over and call for tow truck to take to nearest facility. I evacuated the car due to large amounts of gas under vehicle and streams of fuel near hot exhaust pipes. Technician discovered fuel line had come loose after looking inside port from under back seat. No evidence of any breakage or other issues the first event-- the line simply came loose and was easily re-attached. The second event happened in june 2007 and fuel again was pouring out from the underside in a parking lot. I called the same independent dealer who immediately had the car towed . This time the repair was done with metal straps to prevent any further coming apart. I then received a recall letter from saab after this occurrence two times. I was told by saab USA to submit repair orders for reimbursement which I did. I received a denial letter until an authorized saab dealer could check the work completed by the independent dealer. I was called by the authorized dealer in marietta, ga and told that I may need a complete fuel assembly for $1100 due to the independent dealers repairs affecting electrical wiring. The car is at the dealer for investigation and hopefully a saab USA will stand behind the needed repairs. Consultation on internet chat room saabnet.com finds that at least 4 other owners of similar vintage saab 9-5 vehicles have experienced this same problem. Saab USA is questioning my repairs at the independent dealer.

Filed Oct 2, 2006 · Electrical · 71,000 miles · NJ

Leaving the I-287 in nj friday around 3.30 pm the car started to loose power by not responding to any throttle pressure. I pulled over to the right hand side as soon as I could and came to a faltering halt on the exit ramp. I turned the ignition off and on again to see if any warning display information was given. I looked under the bonnet but could see no sign of any leakage or excess heat. I got back in and started it again and it fired up but only with little power and would hardly rev up. I wanted to move forward off of the exit ramp as I was in a very dangerous position on a fast uphill gradual 90 degree two lane ramp with no shoulder, there was traffic coming constantly, it was friday afternoon and pouring with rain. When ever I put it into gear it would start to move but as it was uphill it was not very productive. I gave up after the engine stalled and would not start again, but did manage to get the car as close to the right hand barriers as possible so that traffic could pass me without straddling lanes. I called my local garage who arranged for a breakdown truck to come and get me. In the 45 mins it took to for them to get me I was extremely nervous that a truck or fast car would hit into the rear of my car, so I had the hazard lights on and kept my foot on the brake to illuminate the brake lights. It was a dangerous position to be in and the traffic was building quickly for the evening rush. The tow truck got to me at around 4.30 pm and took me and the car to my local garage. The garage diagnosed the idm units as failed, and replaced them. Once I had the car back, the very next day the check engine light came on and this has been identified as being the catalytic converter being faulty, which I understand is a result of the ignition units failing and unburned fuel being pumped in to the unit.

Filed Aug 24, 2006 · Electrical · 82,830 miles · MI

We have a 2002 saab 9.5 (6 cylinder engine) which had a di cassette failure-lead to car losing acceleration on the expressway and ultimately requiring police assistance. Di cassette failure lead to catalytic converter failing as well. Car is not part of recall and saab won't pay as a result.