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Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
24
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2001-07-02 01V222000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 12,036 Details
1998-02-24 98V038000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS 92,505 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2017-07-29 AIR BAGS No 1 CAR STARTED AND DRIVEN APPROX 50 YARDS AND THEN CAME TO TRAFFIC LIGHT AND STOPPED. DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE SRS LIGHT ON…
2017-07-29 AIR BAGS No 1 WARM ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND CAR DRIVEN TO INTERSECTION ROUGHLY 50 YARDS AWAY. AT STOP LIGHT, SRS LIGHT BECAME ILLUMIN…
2017-03-30 AIR BAGS No 0 I OWN A AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS DRIVING A CUSTOMER VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE STREET AT 20-25 MPH WHEN T…
2015-12-11 AIR BAGS No 0 I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A STREET, GOING STRAIGHT, AT ABOUT 20 MPH, WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG D…
2010-04-11 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 1 I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG D…
2009-10-03 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER BAG. TH…
2008-04-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 SAAB 900 SE TURBO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING, SPITTING, AND STUTTERI…
2007-08-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE No 0 MY 1998 SAAB 900 SE TURBO CONVERTIBLE HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT, AND YET I'VE JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE DIRECT IGNITION CASS…
2006-11-22 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE N…
2006-08-22 AIR BAGS No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL BOTH THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHIC…
2005-05-02 STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM No 0 I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A 1998 900 SAAB SINCE IT WAS NEW. IT HAD ABOUT 155,500 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED …
2004-10-14 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT No 0 THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR THE RIGHT SIDE MARKER HAS FALLEN OUT TWICE IN 13 MONTHS.*AK
2004-05-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 1998 SAAB 900SE CONVERTIBLE - HAS HAD A CHRONIC PROBLEM 1YR+ OF VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STALLING WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. US…
2004-05-24 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER No 0 CHRONIC, ABRUPT STALLING PROBLEMS FOR 3+ YEARS. DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO REPAIR ON AT LEAST, 15+ OCCASIONS. DEALERSHIP H…
2002-05-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 KEEP HEARING THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM, COULD BE DANGEROUS TO OPERATE WHEN TOP IS STUCK OPEN. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A …
2000-12-14 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 1 PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WITHOUT ANY IMPACT. *AK
2000-12-13 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 1 WHILE PARKED, I WAS TURNING ON THE CAR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND HIT ME. VERY …
1999-12-19 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 WHILE DRIVING AND NO FRONTAL IMPACTS, PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSEDA LOSS OF VEHICLE C…
1998-09-30 WHEELS:RIM No 0 ALL 4 LIGHT ALLOY WHEELS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NLM
1997-11-19 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 POWER ELECTRIC SEATS FAILED TO RESPOND PROPERLY. DO NOT GO FORWARD/BACKWARDS WHEN BUTTON PUSHED. HAD TO PULL TO SIDE OF…
1997-11-01 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY No 0 THERE IS NO INTERLOCK ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION TO PREVENT THE CAR STARTING IN GEAR. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. …
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT No 0 THE TURN SIGNAL REMAINS ON AFTER TURNING. YH
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW No 1 VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND PASSED IN OFF POSITION AND FOR NO CAUSE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAS YET TO …
STEERING No 0 DIFFICULT STEERING VEHICLE.