Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||||
| 8112156 | 07/01/1999 | 608359 | Some vehicles may exhibit irritating road and wind noise penetrating into the cabin through the cover at the top of the b-pillar. *tt | 11/23/1999 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||||
| 8111711 | 09/01/1997 | 604164 | Service information regarding poor adhesion between rear window and top fabric. *tt | 06/27/2000 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
| 831 | 06/03/1999 | 608082 | Notification to stop performing procedure outlined in si-831-1823 to address a complaint of rear doors dufficult to open from outside on models up to w2019950. *tt | 11/02/1999 | |
| 06/950590 | 06/01/1995 | 44081 | Noise from the right-hand a-pillar area may be caused by a bracket coming in contact with either the inner fender or firewall. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
| STRUCTURE - BODY - ROOF AND PILLARS | |||||
| 8112099 | 07/01/1999 | 608358 | Concerns with cracks in soft top cover foil strip. *tt | 11/23/1999 | |
| 8111988 | 02/01/1999 | 604283 | On some vehicles, the soft top (tonneau) cover latches may not open fully or fast enough when the soft top cover is being opened. *tt | 04/21/1999 | |
| 8111923ED2 | 05/01/1998 | 601502 | M95 vehicles up to and including vin w7008292 have a new spare part for soft top ( tonneau ) cover drive unit. *yc | 08/06/1998 | |
| 8111923 | 03/01/1998 | 600948 | On vehicles up to and including vin w7008292 there is a new spare part for tonneau cover drive unit. *tt | 06/16/1998 | |
| 10/960716 | 10/01/1996 | 50580 | Improving top stack operation by installing new style fifth bow latch motor racks. *tw | 05/27/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 10/04/1996 | 9732 | 29 | 07/01/1995 |
| Timing belt on 1995 saab broke destroying the engine. *ts there was a coolant leak, the sun visor fell off, the battery went dead, the molding was peeling, the srs lights flashed, there was an air valve problem, center muffler rotted and leaked, the water pump leaked, the driver's side turn signal was inoperative, the parking lamp had gone out, there was no heat, no air and no freon in the system, the remote was inoperative, there was a slow leak in the system, the rear muffler bracket had broken, the cd player was inoperative, the exhaust hanger had broken, the water tray gasket leaked, there was a battery remote problem, there was a parasitic current draw, the glove box would not open and the engine completely destroyed. the exhaust system, engine belts, main drive belt, muffler, water pump, flex pipe, compressor, tires, front pads and rotors, valve, air valve, head light, spark plugs, engine filters, de ice switch, evaporator core, brake light, battery, and spark plugs were all replaced. *sc | |||
| 03/01/2003 | 1 | 12/12/2002 | |
| Nar 03-24-2003 mr while the brakes were applied, the vehicle pulled to the left. the consumer suspected there was a problem in the steering. when there vehicle was inspected, there were no abnormalities found in the steering system. the problem has not been identified but the consumer is afraid that if problem is not fixed it may cause the vehicle to lose control and endanger others. *cb *jb | |||
| 02/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| Bought car with undisclosed problems. trying to resolve this with seller without success. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 05/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Problem with sunvisors. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 04/11/1995 | 1 | ||
| Power door lock failed. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - ROOF AND PILLARS | |||
| 1 | |||
| The tonneau cover will not open when the convertible top is up, consumer must assist with hand prior to using control unit, control unit must be replaced,tsb issued #8111923 about convertible top malfunction. *mjs | |||
| 07/24/1995 | 4 | ||
| Convertible top malfunctions. | |||
| The convertible top when open and closing the top it stops half way bent took to dealer eight times having other problems the electrical problem . tt | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 07/11/1995 | 1 | ||
| The visibility in the front the side and back is very bad that not safe. | |||
| 03/01/1995 | 1 | ||
| Poor visibility to the left and right because of the wide supports on both sides. tt | |||