SAAB Aero owners have reported 1 exterior lighting related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common exterior lighting problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's hazard flashing warning light (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Hazard Flashing Warning Light problems |
2001 SAAB Aero while traveling in the fast lane of a freeway at 65 mph without warning experienced complete loss of power. Fortunately, the car made it across 3 lanes of traffic to the shoulder (rainy day at dusk); the emergency flashers then failed within 25 minutes. Diagnosed as a direct ignition cassette (dic) failure, but flashers failure could not be duplicated. Mechanic stated that the dic failure was common, but replacements seldom failed. In our small circle, our next door neighbor had dic failure with his 2000 SAAB 9-5 and stated we were the only SAAB owners he hadn't known to have the problem; a colleague of my wife's had dic failure while also driving on a freeway.