Consumer Complaint Detail

SAAB / 952 / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004300434 Incident Date: Sep, 17 2004
Consumer's City: EASTHAMPTON Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Model Name: 952 Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YS3ED45E7X3 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 19 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: A plastic piece in the climate control system broke. when this occurred consumer could not control the temperature coming through the air vent, primarily on the driver's side. this made it difficult to defrost the windows, resulting in poor visibility. in addition, the fan motor failed to function intermittently. when this happened the windows fogged up immediately. manufacturer was aware of this issue, and re designed the system, but the replacement of this part will be very costly. a tsb on this problem was issued. *ak