Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V087000 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. | from 06/01/2002 to 06/30/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 94377 | 06/13/2007 | MFR | SAAB CARS USA, INC. | 03/07/2007 | 03/08/2007 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain passenger vehicles, the fuel pump retaining tabs holding the fuel lines were damaged during production. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Over time, this could cause the fuel lines to loosen from the pump resulting in fuel leakage. if an ignition source were present, the fuel may ignite resulting in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will develop a securing bracket that will secure the fuel lines to the fuel pump even if the plastic retaining tabs should break. the recall began on june 13, 2007. this is an expansion of previous recall campaigns - see 04v557 and 06v126. owners may contact saab at 1-800-955-9007. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Saab recall no. 07052 (15018, 06033). customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 01012006 | 10019954 | Fuel tank baffles coming loose. *tt | 05/17/2006 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 01/30/2009 | 66500 | 1 | |
| Car runs perfectly and at highway speeds will randomly stall. if you can manage to not get into an accident the car will start right back up after you turn off the key and restart. sometimes every couple of miles, and can go several miles without the stall. seems to only happen at constant speeds. this is a very dangerous problem. diagnostic codes are p1230 and p1261, but i think these are results of the sudden stall, and not the problem. *tr updated 03/10/09. *lj | |||
| 11/07/2006 | 54000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 saab 9-5. while the contact's daughter was driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle shut off and would not restart. the vehicle was towed to a mechanic and they stated that the fuel pump failed and needed to be replaced. three weeks later, the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 07v087000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings). approximately one year later, the mechanic stated that the fuel pump failed again. the current mileage was 60,000 and failure mileage was 54,000. | |||
| 03/10/2007 | 32200 | 2 | 04/20/2003 |
| Driving on the interstate - exited onto an interchange ramp at 50 mph - and the engine stalled without warning. vehicle at rear nearly rear-ended mine - but missed by a hairs whisker. another piece of luck was that i was at the crest of the ramp so managed to coast towards the shoulder. waited for a bit - the car wouldn't restart. had to spend perilous time on the left shoulder before getting my car towed. at the time of writing - the car is sitting in the dealers lot. nothing special happened prior to this incident. previously a similar incident had occurred just outside my residence - and the dealer checked it out and said it might just be bad gas. saab's customer assistance program was useless. based on the other incidents reported - refer to odi #s: 10162804, 10137685, 10097342 - there is something definitely wrong with this vehicle. please take action before someone loses their life.*jb | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - DELIVERY - HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | |||
| 07/06/2007 | 0 | 09/01/2003 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2003 saab 9-5. on july 6, 2007, the contact received recall notice # 07v087000 (fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings). the vehicle is currently located in spain. the manufacturer stated that they are not obligated to repair the vehicle for free because it is located outside of the united states. the manufacturer also refused to provide the contact with a copy of the recall notice in spanish. the current mileage was 48,063 and there had been no failure to date. | |||