2.4
hardly worth mentioning- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 63,897 miles
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Engine seized due to oil sludging causing the car to stop in traffic on an incline at night on a street with out lighting. It seized without warning and was part of a recall two years ago but I was never notified of it. I found out after the incident from a repair shop.
- Oxford, MI, USA
: the contact stated while driving 25 mph the check engine light illuminated, the vehicle lost power and the speed dropped to 10 mph. The contact managed to get the vehicle home and once the engine was turned off, it would not restart. The vehicle was towed the dealer, where the ignition cassettes and spark plugs were replaced. The dealer determined the spark plugs were damaged as a result of the ignition cassette failure. There is a NHTSA recall, #05V399000, regarding the ignition module. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the VIN. This happened on the road where the speed limit was 30 mph. If this would have happened at one of the highways where people are driving at 65 mph there would have been a fatality. This vehicle would not do over 15 mph. The contact was able to drive home. The small of the car was very bad so the contact waited 20 minutes before leaving. There was no fire. Both ignition cassettes were replaced, as well as spark plugs.
- Reading, PA, USA
The engine just shut down without warning and the vehicle was unable to be restarted. There was only a clicking noise. The engine would not turn over. This has happened twice in the middle of traffic. The first incident, the ignition cassette was replaced, and this subsequently happened again. More repair work was done and this happened for a third time. The vehicle is currently in shop. The throttle body had tripped and went into limp mode on the third incident. The dealer could not detect the root cause.
- Norwalk, CT, USA
The consumer experienced three complete engine and electrical failures on the 1999 Saab 9-5. there were no warnings. The di cassette and throttle body was replaced. The consumer stated he has experienced bulb failures failures on a regular basis and he truly believed the vehicle has an electrical problem.
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Willoughby, OH, USA