Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
48
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-05-03 | 96V077000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 1,058 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Passenger airbag deployed for no reason while driving car, no warning lights on dashboard, no impact, no precipitating … |
| 2005-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DRIVING SMOOTHLY AT 50 MPH IN 1996 SAAB 900 SE TURBO, 99K MILES. ENGINE RPM SUDDENLY BUT SMOOTHLY DROPS TO ZERO AND STO… |
| 2004-11-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BALL BEARRINGS EXPLODED IN THE LOWER ENGINE. CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BOOM. THE VEHICLE WAS FULL OF CLEAN OI… |
| 2003-10-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | PRIOR TO DI FAILURE, STARTING IMPAIRMENT AND MISFIRES DETECTED WITH CEL. UPON FAILURE, CAR WOULD NOT RUN AND STEERING … |
| 2003-10-04 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | WHEN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WAS OPENED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND SMOKE ENTERED THE PASSENGER'S CABIN… |
| 2003-06-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | IN JUNE 2003, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE FUEL TANK OF MY 1996 SAAB 900S. THE TANK WAS REPLACED. ON 28 JULY 2004, T… |
| 2003-04-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON APRIL 27, 2003, MY SAAB 900 SE HAD AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING WITHIN A MINUTE HAD COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE… |
| 2003-03-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ODOMETER FRAUD. THE ADVERTISED MILEAGE WAS 55,000 BUT THE CARFAX REPORTED THE MILEAGE AT 150,000 MILES OVER A YEAR AGO.… |
| 2003-03-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING BELT FAILED. *JB (SAAB 900 SE) |
| 2002-09-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-07-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEARD A RADDLING NOISE, HAD IT CHECKED OUT. MAIN FRONT LEFT SPRING HAD FRACTURED. SPRING REPLACEMENT, 44… |
| 2002-06-28 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WILL NOT SHIFT INTO FIRST, FIFTH, OR REVERSE. KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED SINCE IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. SAAB HAS RE… |
| 2002-03-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PLASTIC FUEL TANK IS LEAKING, DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*… |
| 2002-03-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | S MODEL, CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL, DEALER DETERMINED THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. PART WAS REPLACED, NEW FUEL TANK… |
| 2002-01-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY GEARBOX LIGHT WILL LIGHT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE 1ST AND SECOND GEAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS VEHICL… |
| 2001-06-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH TRANSMISSION BECAME LOCKED IN GEAR. WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. HAD REMAINED IN 4TH … |
| 2001-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN HAS TO BE REPLACED AFTER 75,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOUD WARNING NOISE. SAAB DEALER FOUND PROBL… |
| 2000-08-19 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | SAAB CARS USA REFUSES TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I HAVE HAD THE CLUTCH PLATE EXAMINED BY SPECIALISTS AND THEY A… |
| 2000-01-15 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A NIGHTMARE. IT HAS REQUIRED THREE TOWS FROM JUNE 2001 TO FEBRUARY 2002. THE MOST EXPENSI… |
| 2000-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SAFETY ALERT COMES ON AND NEEDS DEALER SERVICE IF BATTERY DISCONNECTED. CANNOT TELL IF AIRBAG WORKS - REQUIRES DEALER S… |
| 1999-08-19 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH, THE ELECTRIC SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STARTED MOVING TO THE REAR. THIS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES… |
| 1999-06-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE COMPLAINT HERE IS THAT A PROVIDED SAFETY DEVICE, THE SEAT BELTS, HAVE INADEQUATE WEBBING LENGTH TO ACCOMODATE LARGE… |
| 1999-03-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE DOES NOT START FIRST THING IN MORNING. WOULD JERK AFTER STARTING, FOR 1/2 HOUR. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON… |
| 1999-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV) | No | 0 | EXHAUST CHECK VALVE LIFTERS MALFUNCTIONED. |
| 1998-04-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER REPLACED HEADLIGHT COVER FOUR TIMES. THE HEADLIGHT COVER IS MADE OF GLASS, AND HAS BROKEN EACH TIME IN THE LA… |
| 1998-01-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DURING FRONT END COLLISION THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR THE BAGS. |
| 1997-04-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AFTER A 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD A… |
| 1996-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE IDLING IN PARKED POSITION, OCCUPANTS SMELLED FUNNY ODOR, SMELL GOT WQRSE, SUBSEQUENTLY FIRE STARTED COMING FROM… |
| 1996-12-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | No | 0 | TRUNK LATCH RELEASE FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. |
| 1996-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERMOSTAT FAILED. |
| 1996-10-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS EXPERIENCED, UPON PLACING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE POSITION, COMPLETE BRAKING AND STEERING WA… |
| 1996-10-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. |
| 1996-08-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | CRACKED WINDSHIELD. |
| 1996-07-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL FILTER FAILED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. *AK |
| 1996-06-02 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR MAKING UNUSUAL VIBRATING NOISE WHILE CLUTCHING. ORIGNAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT ONE BUT THE PROBL… |
| 1996-05-16 | STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | No | 0 | REMOTE ALARM SYSTEM FAILED. NLM |
| 1996-05-05 | WHEELS | No | 0 | IN A (18) MONTH PERIOD ALL WHEELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON VEHICLE DUE TO COLLAPSING. *AK |
| 1996-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, CAUSING CHECK ENGINE/TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHTS TO FAIL. QCAW |
| 1995-12-29 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | No | 0 | LEFT SIDEVIEW MIRROR CANNOT BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY TO ENABLE DRIVER TO SEE BLIND SPOTS TO LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE; NEARLY CA… |
| 1995-11-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY FAILED. |
| — | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | THREE FAILURES OF THE CD PLAYER. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| — | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AND YOU CAN'T SEE IN THE REAR , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND SPINNED AROUND IN A 360 DEGREE CIRCL… |
| — | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CLUTCH PROBLEM AND A TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) … |
| — | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVERY 6 MONTHS. THE DEALER CONTINUES TO REPLACE THE CLOCK SPRING AND WITHIN THE NEXT 6 M… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | REOCCURING GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEMS CAUSING SHIFTER BUSHINGS AND MOTOR MOUNT HOUSING TO BE WORN. |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO SOUTH CAROLINA TO HAV… |