10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #2

Apr 271997

900

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
After a 30 minutes of driving vehicle was parked in a parking lot. Smoke was noticed coming from underneath the hood area before a fire started. Fire department was on site to put out fire. Saab has been contacted. Vehicle traveling, check the engine light appeared and stayed on the cause was determined to be a sensor. The vehicle slips while in gear and before going into gear due to loss of fluid by lthe leaking transmission.

- New Port, RI, USA

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problem #1

Dec 261996

900

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Vehicle idling in parked position, occupants smelled funny odor, smell got wqrse, subsequently fire started coming from underhood, vehicle available for inspection.

- Monk Kisco, NY, USA

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