Consumer Complaint Detail

SAAB / 900 / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002090158 Incident Date: Jan, 15 2002
Consumer's City: DIX HILLS Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Model Name: 900 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YS3DF78N8T7 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 17 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Intermittently gearbox light will light, causing vehicle to lose 1st and second gear. this is a safety issue as vehicle may not get up to hightway speeds at ramps, almost causing a rear end collision. this is a know issue w/ saab. i contacted them regarding this problem. they stated there are no safety issues open on this vehicle. over 25 posts for this same problem on saabnet.com. dealer has tried to repair vehicle twice without success. i have spent over $800.00 trying to repair this safety problem . please help. *ak