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1998 Aero Aerolite Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 7, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 19, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Aero Aerolite. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–3 of 3

Transmission
Filed May 7, 2000

THE 2 PROBLEMS REPORTED ARE SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECTS WHICH COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED DEATH OR MAJOR INJURY. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT 45 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. IT DISENGAGED THE ENGINE FROM THE TRANSMISSION, LEAVING ME TO COAST AND WEAVE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. THE CLUTCH FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT A STOP SIGN. HAD IT FAILED A FEW SECONDS LATER I WOULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BROAD SIDE WHILE CROSSING TRAFFIC. IT FAILED BECAUSE THE CLUTCH HOSE COLLAPSED. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE FREQUENT, WELL KNOWN DEFECTS TO BOTH SAAB USA AND THE DEALER. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO A RECALL FOR EITHER. *AK

NHTSA ID
722364
Incident
Apr 19, 1999
Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 21, 1999

STOVE BURNER VALVE DOESN'T TURN OFF FROM THE FRONT BURNER, HEAT IS STILL COMING OUT OF THE STOVE BURNER WHEN TURNING THE UNIT OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
848222
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
Suspension
Filed Aug 19, 1998

SWAY BAR FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
539015
Incident
Jun 30, 1998

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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