Nine problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2002 SAAB 95. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
2002 SAAB 9-5 has had failure of headlight bulbs at a rate of one or two per year from the very first year I have owned this car. No other bulb has burned out in the past 8 yr. A local garage mechanic told me it was related to a faulty front electrical harness in the SAAB but the dealer said this was not a recall, even though it has been a problem from the first year of ownership. Now I have 2 headlight bulbs burning out within one day of each other -- one high beam, one regular. Is there a recall of electrical harness on Saabs to correct frequent headlight bulb burnout? so far I have just been replacing the bulbs at $50/bulb at the rate of one or two per year.
We have a complaint regarding recall 05v399000 for our 2002 SAAB 9-5 aero. Our idm serial number falls within those required to be replaced by the recall. However, SAAB will not replace it because our VIN # does not fall within their recall. Our idm needs to be replaced. This does not make sense. Our SAAB was delivered in germany (it is us spec) to a servicemember stationed there. We bought it used while stationed over there. No recall notices were sent to us over there. We just started getting recall notices once we shipped the car to the states. We had to provide our certificate of origin to SAAB. SAAB told us they had no idea our car existed until we gave them the certificate of origin (which sounds fishy). This recall was issued before we moved back to the states. Our dealers service department says our idm serial number and the problem with it fall within the recall. But SAAB will not reimburse them for replacing it.
March 25,'04, June 3,o4,June 10, 'o4;July 21'o4;Aug 2,' traveling along highway keeping up with the flow of traffic (65 mph) when a sudden and complete loss of power occurs necessitating emergency avoidance procedures to advert serious multi-car crash. Dealership,smithtown SAAB (530 east jericho tpke, smithtown,NY,117870) says it's fixed -5 times. Not. SAAB USA refuses to do anything despite my numerous calls. Car is a 2002 SAAB 9-5,with 27,000 mles,under warranty.
In the last week- June 2,2004 to June 9th,2004-my car, a SAAB 9. 5 has suddenly and without warning lost power , the emergency lights on the dashboard came on, and I had all I could to narrowly advoiding a three car collision. Is there a previous safety defect complaint on this car?.
While driving the vehicle 40+mph, the engine completely shut down without warning. The diagnosis, throttle failure. SAAB replaced the throtte body on 05/14/2004. Then again on 05/17/2004, the engine shut down in the midst of driving without warning. The engine light came on. SAAB has not been able to duplicate the problem. The car has proven to be extremely dangerous and unsafe to operate.
The contact owns a 2002 SAAB 95. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled on a major highway. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure was diagnosed by an authorized dealer who stated to repair the direct ignition cassette. The failure recurred multiple times after it was repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 48000.
On three occasions I have gotten a "check engine light" with a "transmission" or "coolant" amplifying light. On both occasions the car went into a limp mode as defined in the SAAB handbook. Two items, a temp sensor and thermostat were replaced without the problem being fixed. Today's fix is a programming update (ecm programming). Don't know if this will fix the problem but beginning to think the car has a basic flaw and don't want to take trips in it.
On 13 occasions over the last two years, starting 9/13/03, the car's engine malfunction and automatic transmission fault warning lights came on and the car was automatically put in "limp-home" mode. In limp-home mode, the engine is depowered. This has happened when driving both on the highway and in the city, creating a very dangerous situation where the car is in the middle of traffic with little power to manuever. The dealership has attempted to repair this 12 times without success. Vehicle is leased.
On 3 separate occasions the car has completely shut down, losing brakes, steering, power, etc. The 1st at 70 mph on freeway, the 2nd on city st. About 35 mph and the 3rd in my neighborhood at 20 mph. SAAB has replaced 3 different things. The car is too unpredictable and unsafe for driving.