Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| 3911902 | 03/01/1998 | 607550 | Customer may complain of battery, discharging through light switch in luggage compartment. *tt | 09/28/1999 | |
| 3911902 | 03/01/1998 | 600947 | A customer complaint concerning battery, discharging through light switch in luggage compartment. *yc | 06/16/1998 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||||
| 200 | 01/01/1997 | 52290 | Diagnosing dtc's in on-board diagnostics systems (obd ii). *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 870 | 02/01/1997 | 52042 | Electronic antifrost thermostat. *jd | 07/17/1997 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 04/27/2003 | 72000 | 1 | 10/25/2002 |
| On april 27, 2003, my saab 900 se had an electrical failure while driving within a minute had completely destroyed the car. the check battery light came on along with the hazard light. my wife was driving the car in heavy traffic and just escaped the vehicle when it was engulfed in flames. the police had to call me to get the license plate number and vin, as they had melted. the car had 72,000 miles and had been checked twice in the past year. just months before it had been completely inspected. the car was in show room condition. *jb | |||
| 05/01/1996 | 1 | 05/01/1996 | |
| Electrical failure. | |||
| 03/01/1996 | 3 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Electrical system failure, causing check engine/transmission indicator lights to fail. qcaw | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||
| 1 | 07/01/1996 | ||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 1 | 07/01/1996 | ||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 05/18/1998 | 1 | ||
| Battery went dead. nlm | |||
| 12/01/1996 | 1 | 03/01/1996 | |
| Battery has failed several times. | |||
| 11/05/1995 | 1 | 04/01/1996 | |
| Battery failed. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 07/22/1997 | 1 | ||
| Cellular phone kept blowing fuses. nlm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 1 | 07/01/1996 | ||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||
| 11/02/2005 | 99000 | 1 | 07/22/2005 |
| Driving smoothly at 50 mph in 1996 saab 900 se turbo, 99k miles. engine rpm suddenly but smoothly drops to zero and stopped in a very unsafe place on the highway. car would not re-start. absolutely no faults of any kind occurred during the months leading up to this incident. this car's direct ignition cassette was replaced once already in jan. 2000 by the previous owner. *jb | |||
| 10/13/2003 | 100000 | 2 | |
| Prior to di failure, starting impairment and misfires detected with cel. upon failure, car would not run and steering was lost. to correct failure, new di was fitted after it was broken. symptoms should have been reason enough to change it early. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 04/27/1997 | 6 | 02/13/1997 | |
| 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.*ak 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. *yh | |||
| 12/26/1996 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle idling in parked position, occupants smelled funny odor, smell got wqrse, subsequently fire started coming from underhood, vehicle available for inspection. *ak | |||