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Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
21
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1997-03-21 97V046000 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 52,500 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2014-04-02 SEAT BELTS No 0 I WENT TO PUT MY SEAT BELT ON AND IT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND WOULDN'T LET ME EXTRACT THE BELT FROM THE RETRACTOR. THIS …
2012-08-28 AIR BAGS No 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SAAB 900. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED HAPHAZARDLY. THE AIR…
2009-05-21 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 1997 SAAB 900 SE TURBO- DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. *TR
2008-09-30 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 MY DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, MASSACHUSETTS WILL NOT PASS IT DUE TO IT BEING A SAFETY HAZARD. WE TOOK THE DO…
2006-07-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE No 0 FAILURE IN 1997 SAAB 900 SE OF DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR YEAR MODEL 2000-2002, BUT EARLIER MODE…
2006-01-05 AIR BAGS No 0 RE: SAAB 900 1997. UPON TURNING THE IGNITION KEY IN AN ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELT…
2005-09-03 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY No 0 THREE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, THE CLUTCH CABLE ON MY CAR HAS BROKEN. THANKFULLY, EACH TIME I WAS WITHIN FOUR MILES OF …
2005-05-25 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 1 DURING AN EXTREMELY HARD STOP AND SWERVE TO AVOID A VEHICLE PULLING OUT OF IT'S LANE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT POPP…
2005-02-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 1997 SAAB 900 SE TURBO 2.0, CAR BEGAN TO STALL, AND WOULD ONLY RESTART ONCE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THE KEYS …
2004-09-08 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY No 0 I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1997 SAAB 900S CONVERTIBLE - THE CLUTCH CABLE HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. EACH TIME, I …
2004-01-19 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES No 0 THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK. *PH WHILE LOOKING AT THE NHTSA WEBSITE, THE CONSUMER…
2003-12-12 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED TRANSMISSION CABLE TWICE IN ONE WEEK. *AK
2002-12-12 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED, WHEN THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE …
2001-10-15 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 BOTH SUNVISORS BROKE WIHTIN THREE MONTHS. PLASTIC ATTACHMENT FAILED. SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVER WITH SUN AT LOW ANGLE A…
2000-08-01 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER SINCE OCTOBER WAITING FOR A PART TO COME IN TO FIX POWER ADJUSTING SEAT. DEALER SAID THERE…
1999-05-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
1998-10-18 WHEELS No 0 DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM WHEELS FAILED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THEY BENT FROM THESE CONDITION. THE DEALER HAD BEEN C…
1998-09-04 SUSPENSION No 0 CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE RIMS FIVE TIMES. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE GOES TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. DEALER CAN'T DETERM…
1997-06-01 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 DRIVER'S SEAT RELAY KEEPS FALLING OUT CAUSING SEAT TO NOT MOVE. *YC
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES, WINDSHIELD IS ABNORMALLY PITTED AND SCRATCHED. THIS CAUSES INCREASED GLARE FROM SUNLIGHT DURIN…
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES No 0 MY CONCERN IS NOT ABOUT MY CAR. MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE TYPE OF BRIGHT BLUE/WHITE HEADLAMPS (HALOGEN?) THAT I SEE WI…