| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007101503 | Incident Date: Mar, 17 2007 |
| Consumer's City: WINCHESTER | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| Model Name: 9-5 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:module |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YS3EF48Z4Y3 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 16 2007 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: (1) vehicle was purchased used from dealer with valid inspection. car was started 5 times prior to failure, taking longer to start each time. (2) ignition discharge module (idm)e vehicle was running and moving at roughly at 25 mph. failure left driver stranded without a usable vehicle for several days. (3) the crank position sensor was replaced on the vehicle in an attempt to remedy the problem, to no avail.,an obd ii reader was used to diagnose the problem afterwards. a p1310 code was produced. once the code was cleared, attempting to restart the engine resulted in the p1310 code being produced again. two idm cassettes (saab part number #9187436 ) were purchased and installed by owner to remedy the problem.*ak |