| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006091794 | Incident Date: Nov, 10 2006 |
| Consumer's City: CANASTOTA | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| Model Name: 9-5 | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YS3ED58E813 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 10 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving on thruway,cruise went off sudden loss of speed,ck engine light on. engine stalled would only idle and shake wouldn't move. had it towed to shop cleared code ran 1/2 day ok then ck light came back on, pulled it back into my shop. i searched internet for solutions pointed to faulty throttle body. i"m a certified for 34 year motorcycle technician so i took it off and disassembled it as i wanted to get to the bottom as it"s reason for failure. i discovered everything was ok except all of the wire insulation within the internal area of the throttle body had failed and peeled away causing a electrical short or spike. this is due to the use of inferior wire insulation not designed for it"s application. dlr had new $457.00 part in stock. i installed it,worked fine dlr inspected it. i left the old part with them for possible special warranty consideration with saab usa.saab declined warranty 01/02/07, i now have the old part. this car has also had 12 ign switch problems where 6 times it was replaced,the last one was 11/17/06 covered by warranty,also 6 headlights & 6tail lightbulbs replaced & counting not warranty. i have all work orders. *nm |
