Consumer Complaint Detail

SAAB / AERO / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006090574 Incident Date: Dec, 09 2006
Consumer's City: RENO Consumer's State: NV
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Model Name: AERO Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YS3EH48G213 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 02 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 25 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving on the highway, when i noticed a sudden loss of power. the steering and brakes were difficult to use and the check engine light was flashing. i managed to get to the side of the road. the car would not start once stopped, later i noticed that when i tried to turn the engine over, gasoline was spewing out near the rear passenger door and near the exhaust pipe! i immediately stopped trying to start the car and left for a call box to get a tow. i got it towed to the sacramento saab dealer where they said the retainer for the fuel pump broke. i am aware that this problem was recalled for the saab 9-3 models, however the 9-5 hasn't been subjected to this recall as of yet. this is a very dangerous situation, had the gas ignited, it would have been much worse. then at the dealer, the entire pump was required to be replaced, even though the retainer (a small plastic clip) failed and the pump was still in working order. *jb