1.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
111,667 miles

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problem #3

Jul 012008

9-5

  • 115,000 miles
Rear tires have been wearing our prematurely. Inside tire wear.

- Ridgewood, NJ, USA

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problem #2

Jun 262005

9-5 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 111,000 miles
Vibration after changing tires. Had rebalanced 3 times and nothing helped. I had the car checked for suspension problems, nothing was found. After talking to several other Saab owners, I realized that I was not the only one who is experienceing this.

- Middlebury, CT, USA

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problem #1

Jun 262005

9-5 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 109,000 miles
After replacing all four tires on my wife's 1999 Saab 9-5 and on my 1999 Saab 9-5 a vibration showed up at various speeds. Each car underwent numerous tire rebalancings at different tire shops as well as our Saab dealer. Nothing helped. On my car, I returned the tires and bought new, more expensive ones thinking that maybe the problem was in the tires. After the new set were installed, the vibration was still there. I posted my concerns on a popular Saab website saabnet.com for advice from other Saab owners. The response was overwhelming. Seems as though many other Saab 9-5 owners have had this exact problem after changing tires. No one has found out what the problem is, some went away by themselves and others are just dealing with it. I think something is wrong with the 9-5 and now that I know many have had this problem, I am very concerned.

- Middlebury, CT, USA

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