10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 44,321 miles
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The contact owns a 2002 Saab 9-5. while driving the contact smelled gas and pulled the vehicle off the road. The contact inspected the vehicle, and found a large gas leak due to the fuel line loosening from the pipe. The vehicle was repaired, and the contact felt the failure was a safety risk. The current mileagewas 29,500, and failure mileage was 29,470.
- New York , NY, USA
Driving on highway, pressure line from fuel tank came loose and started spraying gas all over the underside of the vehicle. Stream of drips on highway alerted a passing motorist who flagged us down. Lost 5 gallons of gas in just a couple of minutes. Had to pull over and call for roadside assistance. Evacuated car due to large pools of gas under vehicle and drips near hot exhaust pipes. Technician discovered fuel line loose after looking inside port from under back seat. No evidence of any breakage or other issues -- the line simply came loose and was easily re-attached. Car is being taken to dealer for investigation and hopefully a fix. Consultation on internet chat room saabnet.com finds that at least 3 other owners of similar vintage Saab 9-5 vehicles have experienced this same problem.
- Durham, NC, USA
Consumer states on October 6, 2005 while driving on a road the vehicle caught on fire. The fuel line was ripped, and one smelled gasoline all over the passenger side of the vehicle. Consumer stated when putting the vehicle in reverse it will stall intermittently. Consumer took the vehicle to dealer and no codes showed up on the diagnostic machine. The dealer changed catalytic converter and the oxygen sensor twice. The dealer could not pin point the problem. The engine failure light did come on before the vehicle caught on fire. The dealer said that some type of debris came from the highway that caused the fuel line to rip.
- Elizabethtown , KY, USA
- Smyrna, GA, USA