Consumer Complaint Detail

SAAB / 900 / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003211512 Incident Date: Apr, 26 2003
Consumer's City: MONTCLAIR Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Model Name: 900 Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YS3DF75N0T7 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 28 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 24 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On april 27, 2003, my saab 900 se had an electrical failure while driving within a minute had completely destroyed the car. the "check battery" light came on along with the hazard light. my wife was driving the car in heavy traffic and just escaped the vehicle when it was engulfed in flames. the police had to call me to get the license plate number and vin, as they had melted. the car had 72,000 miles and had been checked twice in the past year. just months before it had been completely inspected. the car was in show room condition. *jb