Safety Score
68
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-14 | 02V308000 |
AIR BAGS | 20,476 | — | Details |
| 1996-01-23 | 96V008000 |
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 8,988 | — | Details |
| 1995-03-29 | 95V066000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 5,383 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900S CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN SHE NOT… |
| 2010-07-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900S. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE SEAT BELT AND IMMEDIATELY, THE SEAT… |
| 2009-05-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | 1995 SAAB 900 LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN. THE BOTTOM HALF OF A TURN BROKE OFF AT A SHALLOW ANGLE SOME TIME AGO. TH… |
| 2008-08-22 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE WHILE… |
| 2008-08-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900 CONVERTIBLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING,… |
| 2007-06-08 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE REVERSE GEAR IS ENGAGED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS… |
| 2006-12-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND TIMING CHAIN SNAPPED CAUSING THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED SA… |
| 2006-04-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING ON I-680, HERE IN OMAHA, WHEN WE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. EVERYTHING WENT DARK FOR A SECOND AND THEN START… |
| 2005-07-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 1 | 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 M… |
| 2005-07-19 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT:CONTACT STATES: WHEN HE SHIFING HIS CAR IT IS POSSIBLE TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER INTO THE REVERSE GEAR, REMOVE THE K… |
| 2005-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THIS VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 95V066000 CONCERNING IGNITION … |
| 2005-06-13 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | NHTSA ID#: 95V068000 RECALL ISSUED 3/20/95 FOR MANUFACTURING DATES AUG 1993 - SEP 1994 WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE APPLICA… |
| 2005-06-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | TIMING BELT CAME OFF THE PULLEY WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR. MAJOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE. ENGINES NEEDS MAJOR OVERHAUL… |
| 2005-04-25 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL BULLETIN MODEL 95 SAAB 900 CAMPAIGN NO.95V068000 SPOKE TO SAAB AT 800 955 900 (FILE#14566) ON 5/12 AF… |
| 2005-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY SAAB 900 CONVERTIBLE AND WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE PASSANGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I IMMEDIATLY PULLE… |
| 2004-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL 95V066000 CONCERNING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. DUE TO THE VIN THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS. … |
| 2004-01-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | AT ABOUT 1000 A.M. ,MY DAUGHTER JENNIFER AGE 19 WAS DRIVING MY 1995 SAAB 900SE CONVERTIBLE ON THE NYS THRUWAY FROM ALBA… |
| 2003-07-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE VEHICLES PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE TO LET THE … |
| 2003-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1995 SAAB 900 SE STALLS UPON COLD START AND ALSO CUTS OFF (STALLS) WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS TOTALLY TUNED AND ALL THRO… |
| 2003-06-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE FAN BELT BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THIS WAS THE THIRD FAILURE UNDER 50,000 MILES. *AK… |
| 2003-03-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | NAR 03-24-2003 MR WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THERE WAS … |
| 2003-02-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | BOUGHT CAR WITH UNDISCLOSED PROBLEMS. TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SELLER WITHOUT SUCCESS. |
| 2003-02-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I AM CONTACTING YOU REGARDING SAAB CARS USA INABILITY TO NOTIFY ME OF A TIMING BELT RECALL RELATING TO CERTAIN PULLEYS.… |
| 2003-02-06 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 1995 SAAB 900 SE WITH A MANNUAL TRANSMISSION. I WOULD GUESS AS A SAFTEY FEATURE, THIS VEHICLE REQUIRES THE SHI… |
| 2003-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE ALTERNATOR FROZE, WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO BREAK.*JB *TS |
| 2002-11-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SAAB REFUSES TO FOLLOW UP ON A CONFIRMED (MEDIA-PUBLISHED) RECALL ANNOUNCED IN NOV 2002 (3 MONTHS AGO) CONCERNING RANDO… |
| 2002-10-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPING, WHICH WAS CAUSED BY TIMING BELT FAILING. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAIL… |
| 2002-08-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES.*AK |
| 2002-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY. DT |
| 2002-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THERE IS VIBRATION COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. SHIFT LEV… |
| 2002-04-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | FUEL TANK DEVELOPED LEAK AT VENT FITTING. *AK |
| 2002-02-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COMMENTED THAT THE DIGITAL INDICATOR PANEL FELT HOT, CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE WHILE AT DINNER, T… |
| 2001-10-14 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | REAR GLASS WINDOW IS ATTATCHED TO CANVAS CONVERTIBLE TOP BY SILICON TYPE GLUE ONLY. FAILURE OF THIS GLUE HAS ALLOWED W… |
| 2001-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | BRAKES LIGHT PORTIONS OF THE TAILLIGHT MELT AND DEFORM. WHILE THE OPTICS OF THE TAILLIGHT LENS IS DEGRADED THERE IS ALS… |
| 2001-04-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, WHICH DRIVER JUST HAD FIXED… |
| 2001-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 7/18/99 WHILE BACKING CAR OUT OF PARKING SPOT, IT TURNED ITSELF OFF. RESTARTED AFTER 15 MINUTES. LATER SAME DAY, CAR T… |
| 2001-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CLUTCH BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. ALSO, THERE WAS A SMALL COMPARTMENT FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND T… |
| 2000-09-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, A STRANGE ODOR COULD BE SMELLED IN THE CAR. I OPENED THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW TO DETERMINE I… |
| 2000-05-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING @ 40MPH LOST ALL POWER IN CAR - ACCORDING TO MECHANIC, TIMING BELT JUMPED OFF (DIDN'T BREAK) . ENGINE VALVES WE… |
| 2000-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | STARTED AUTOMOBILE AND WENT 2 CAR LENGTHS AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND OPENED HOOD. CAUSE… |
| 1999-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 38,324 MILES. THE CAUSE WAS A SEIZED BEARING/BUSHING THAT … |
| 1999-08-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEADLIGHT SWITCH BUTTON BROKE, FELL APART, CAUSING COMPLETE HEADLIGHT FAILURE, AND RESULTING I… |
| 1999-08-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE THE CAR IS IN THE GEAR POSITION ON LEVEL GROUND THE CAR WILL START TO ROLL. ,AS A RESULT, THE CAR ROLLED INTO AN… |
| 1999-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | ORIGINAL BATTERY WENT BAD AFTER 3 YEARS REPLACED IN 2/13/99 SAAB ON OCTOBER 12 BATTERY IS BAD |
| 1999-01-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | STOPPED CAR AT GAS STATION, PLACED SHIFTER IN REVERSE POSITION (SUPPOSED TO BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO REMOVE KEY), APPL… |
| 1998-08-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL IN LOW GEAR AND APPLYING BRAKES THEY STARTED SMOKING. VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. PLEASE PROVI… |
| 1998-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE COULD BE IN THE REVERSE POSITION, AND THE KEY WILL BE OUT OF THE IGNITION WHICH MAY CAUSE A ROLL AWAY. ALS… |
| 1998-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE PROBLEM IS THE LATEST IN A LONG SERIES OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $8… |
| 1997-12-12 | VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO REASON, CAUSING GLASS FRAGMENTS TO ENTER THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO … |
| 1997-09-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | RECALL NOTICE (97V-046) THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL, NOT RECEIVED BY CONSUMER IN A TIMELY MANOR. (MJS) |