Safety Score
68
Average
Recalls
6
Complaints
44
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (6)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-03-29 | 95V068000 |
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 8,993 | — | Details |
| 1994-11-18 | 94V226000 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | 10,584 | — | Details |
| 1994-09-14 | 94V174000 |
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 9,814 | — | Details |
| 1994-07-08 | 94V127000 |
SEATS | 1,015 | — | Details |
| 1994-06-13 | 94V110000 |
SEATS | 3,252 | — | Details |
| 1994-04-16 | 94V074000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 7,443 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY AT 3:00 P.M. ON 4/30/04, I HEARD A POP AND I THOUGHT A BELT SNAPPED, MY CAR, A… |
| 2003-10-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | IN JULY OF 2003, SAAB OF SANTA MONICA, CA REPLACED THE TIMING BELT ON MY USED 1994 SAAB 900 (65,000 MILE SERVICE). THE… |
| 2003-08-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.*MR THE GASKET SURROUNDING THE TIMING BELT COVER BECAME… |
| 2001-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPLAINS THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE UPON INVESTIGATION WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE. *JG |
| 2001-03-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | A FIRE STARTED IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH OF THE CAR, IN A RAPID SEQUENCE OF EVENTS THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED, THE PASSENG… |
| 2000-06-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE SEIZED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. THERE WAS … |
| 2000-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | RECALL 95 V 068 000/TRANSMISSION MANUAL: VEHICLE OPERATED IN REVERSE INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CO… |
| 2000-04-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DRIVING IN OUTSIDE LANE OF HIGHWAY -- TOTAL, SUDDEN FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM -- EVERYTHING STOPPED WORKING AT ONCE … |
| 1999-09-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | SERPENTINE BELT PULLEYS BROKE OFF TWICE, IN THE LAST FEW THOUSAND MILES, CAUSING DESTRUCTION OF BRAND NEW SERPENTINE BE… |
| 1999-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE TIMING BELT WENT OUT, AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. PLEASE … |
| 1999-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THERE IS NO REPONSE FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE. CONSUMER STATE… |
| 1999-03-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | SAAB PROVIDED DEALERS/MECHANICS WITH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT NEGLECTED TO PROVIDE CONSUMER… |
| 1999-01-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | PULLEY ON THE SERPENTINE BELT ASSEMBLY BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK.ET. |
| 1998-09-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH LOWER CONTROL ARM. LOWER CONTROL ARMS ARE RESTING ON SUB-FRAME, CAUS… |
| 1997-10-13 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 66 MPH COMING TO A TOLL BOOTH HAD TO SLAM BRAKES. REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. 6,000 DOLLARS W… |
| 1997-10-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | SMELLED SWEET SMELL, THIUGHT IT WAS THE VEHICLE, NEED A GOOD CLEANING. SMELL NEVER WENT AWAY AND KEPT COMING UP IN INT… |
| 1997-08-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THE AIR CONDITIONER: EXPANSION VALVE BROKE FOR THE 5TH TIME. *AK |
| 1997-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. |
| 1997-02-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DAUGHTER TOOK VEHICLE FOR CHECK UP. MECHANIC NOTICED "O" RING CRACKED & REPLACED IT. DRIVER PICKED UP VEHICLE & LOST CO… |
| 1996-12-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OIL LIGHT CAME ON, WITHIN 1/2 HOUR OIL HAD COMPLETELY DRAINED OUT. ACCORDING TO DEALER,OIL WAS LEAKING FR… |
| 1996-12-12 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN GOING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR AND FROM 1ST TO 2ND THE GEAR WILL POP OUT SO THAT ONE HAS TO FORCE… |
| 1996-06-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | POPS OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE AND AT 40 MPH. *AK |
| 1996-04-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK |
| 1995-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING 2 TIMES. *SD |
| 1995-10-09 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 SAAB 900. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WAS CRACKED AND HAD A DAMAGED FRA… |
| 1995-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | RECALL RELATED, 94074000, 60 DAYS DELAY, NO REPONSE FROM DEALERSHIP. TT |
| 1995-02-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ABS BRAKES DIDN'T RESPOND PROPERLY WITH DELAY IN REACTION, VEHICLE PLOWED INTO TRUCK. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, BUT EXTENS… |
| 1994-12-04 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | PASSENGER ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK, DOOR ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT |
| 1994-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM LEAKS. |
| 1994-08-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE SURGED AND STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT |
| 1994-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | ONE ELECTRICAL SKOKE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, REPLACE WIRING ON PASSENGER SIDE FIRST TIME, SECOND SMOKE ON DRIVER SIDE… |
| 1994-07-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE EXPERIENCE LEAKING HEAD GASKET REPEATED PROBLEM. THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. *BF THE BRAKES SQU… |
| 1994-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCES ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. ALSO VEHI… |
| 1994-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN FOOT IS OFF OF GAS AND BRAKING IS ENFORCED. TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANSMISSION HANDLES POORLY IN REVERSE. VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES SLIP OUT OF REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO THERE… |
| — | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER INOPERATIVE. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHEN STARTED, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE FAILURE POSSIBLY WAS ELECTRICAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHEN STARTED, VEHICLE BEGINS TO SMOKE AND CATCH FIRE. FIRE FAILURE POSSIBLY DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE … |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS SENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO FOUND A BUNDLE OF WIRES HELD TOG… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIV… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE IN REVERSE GEAR JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL . VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 95V068000. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM ST… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | LOST ALL ABILITY TO SHIFT . TT |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT MANUFACTURER DID NOT NOTIFY CONSUMERS OF THROTTLE LEVER CORROSION RECALL IN A TIMELY FASHION, … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMMING BELT TENSION ON HER VEHICLE. CONSUMER ALSO STATED TH… |