Consumer Complaint Detail

SAAB / 9-5 / 2002

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007118954 Incident Date: Jun, 13 2007
Consumer's City: WEST CALDWELL Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Model Name: 9-5 Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:torque converter
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 10 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
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: Transmission "clunk" occurred with shifting from reverse to drive. dealer diagnosed valve body and recommended transmission rebuild. aamco diagnosed same issue resulting from metal shavings being released from torque converter into transmission. entire transmission including torque coverter needed to be replaced at 74,000 miles.*jb