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 | |||||
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| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 97V046000 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. | V (Vehicle) | 52500 | 05/05/1997 | MFR | SAAB CARS USA, INC. | 03/21/1997 | 03/25/1997 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Corrosion around the zinc-coated throttle control lever bushing can cause the throttle lever to bind. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This binding can result in the throttle plate not returning to the closed position when the throttle pedal is released and a subsequent loss of throttle control. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the zinc-coated throttle control lever bushing with a nickel-coated bushing and bolt. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification:owner notification is expected to begin may 1, 1997. note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact saab at 1-800-955-9007.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 10/950629 | 10/01/1995 | 46383 | Service kit has been developed to address a customer compliant of engine vibration in drive at idle. affects 1994095 900 models with 4 cylinder engines and automatic transmission. | 04/25/1996 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 01/24/2004 | 2 | ||
| At about 1000 a.m. ,my daughter jennifer age 19 was driving my 1995 saab 900se convertible on the nys thruway from albany to our home in utica , ny when she was approaching the herkimer t-way exit. she was going to exit the t-way there , so she started to slow down. she told me that when she stepped on the brakes the vehicle refused to slow down and began to gain speed. she says that when she took her foot off of the brake the car accelerated on its own from 55 mph to 85 mph in a matter of seconds . she says she became hysterical and began to place all of her weight on her foot and applied the brakes fully ,but to no avail. she says that the car was out of control and when the brakes finally slowed the vehicle just enough where she gained a little bit of control, she threw the transmission into park and turned the ignition off, steering to the side of the road. as you can see this could have had catastrophic results in any other circumstance. thank god that my daughter was not injured in any way other than her instant fear of driving a car again. the vehicle now is at the place of business where it was purchased and inquiries are being made at this time to see if anything like this has happened before with this saab product. damage to the vehicle is undetermined at this time , but suffice to say that the brakes were pretty much burned up. we would appreciate any assistance in this matter that you could give us. sincerely, rose mary dougherty *la | |||
| 04/30/2001 | 1 | 01/18/2001 | |
| Vehicle suddenly accelerated and almost hit the car in front of it. while applying brakes, which driver just had fixed, car only slowed down but would not stop. | |||
| 08/25/1999 | |||
| While the car is in the gear position on level ground the car will start to roll. ,as a result, the car rolled into another vehicle. the emergency brake was engaged as well. *ak | |||
| 09/18/1997 | 1 | ||
| Recall notice (97v-046) throttle linkages and control, not received by consumer in a timely manor. (mjs) | |||
| 09/29/1995 | 2 | 03/29/1995 | |
| Sudden acceleration twice, once causing accident. | |||
| 1) cruise control w/5 spd transmission; system failed to disengage when depressing brake pedal. 2) system disengaged but speed dropped to zero. please describe. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 07/22/2005 | 125000 | 1 | 04/09/2005 |
| On july 22, 2005 i was driving my '95 saab on the a1 motorway in united kingdom. i was using the cruise control at 70 mph (posted speed limit) i had never used the cruise control in this vehicle before. (manual transmission) the incident happened during rush hour heading toward london. as i had to slow down, i had absolutely no brakes! i never had any issue with the brakes prior. depressing the brake pedal did not disengage the cruise control and i was heading toward the rear end of a car at 70 mph. i quickly swerved to the left lane, then off the road to avoid hitting vehicles and causing a multi-car pile up and potentially many deaths. i flew off the road, through a 5 steel sign post and rolled several times in a field. amazingly, i was only bruised and battered, but of course the car is totaled. this is a potential serious defect! even if the car is 10 years old, if there is some type of corrosion that happens to cause a failure of brakes to disengage the cruise control, many lives will be lost. ironically, it was saab engineering that allowed me to walk out of the vehicle, while at the same time caused the accident. police and witnesses were on scene who saw my brake lights come on, yet not slow down. as i said, the brakes were fine and i can only assume this had something to do with the cruise control. the car will be inspected by uk's vosa. please advise. thank you charles earhart. *jb | |||
| 08/12/2002 | |||
| While driving on highway vehicle suddenly accelerates.*ak | |||