Consumer Complaint Detail

SAAB / 900 / 1995

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003238282 Incident Date: Feb, 05 2003
Consumer's City: BLOOMFIELD HILLS Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Model Name: 900 Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YS3DF35N5S2 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 28 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I own a 1995 saab 900 se with a mannual transmission. i would guess as a saftey feature, this vehicle requires the shift lever to be in the reverse position to remove the key. this insures that the vehicle does not move when not occupied if the parking brake has not been engaged. on my vehicle the shift lever can be in the reverse position and the key removed, but the reverse gear is never actually engaged or can be easily moved out of reverse. the first time i noticed this problem was when i found my vehicle had rolled forward and was resting against the bumper of the vehicle in front of it. the second time i noticed this problem was when i closed the hood, heard a click sound and found my vehicle rolling forward towards me. the vehicle came to rest 30 feet away at the bottom of small slope about 5 feet from the neighbors house. it has happened a couple time since then, but i am unsure of the frequency because i now almost always use the parking brake.