2005 Saab 9-2X Engine Problems

LAST DECEMBER I TOOK MY CAR TO MIDAS ON 2625 STATE ROAD, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH BECAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. THEY FIXED MY CATAYTIC CONVERTER. MY CHECK RIGHT ENGINE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. ON 022716 INV 0143048 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I HAD TO DO 292.69 WORTH REPAIRS.03172017 INV 0151700 1329.39 WORTH REPAIRS.41517 INV 0152375 1152.39 WORTH REPAIRS.052217 INV 0148090 1000.00 WORTH REPAIRS.ON 061017 INV 0152375 THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE REPLACED FOR FREE. THE PAIRS WERE RECALLED. TOOK THE CAR TO MAZDA OF BEDFORD. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON.PHONE NUMBER 440 439 2323. THEY SCANNED THE CAR. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER STILL NOT RIGHT. TOOK THE CAR TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC CLEARS THE CODE. HE TOLD ME IT IS A HISTORY CODE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON.

NHTSA ID

11002686

Incident

Jun 10, 2017

AT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE FUEL LINE LEAKS RAW GASOLINE ONTO THE ENGINE, NEAR THE TURBOCHARGER, CREATING A FIRE RISK. THE EVAPORATED GASOLINE IS IMMEDIATELY PUMPED INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN CREATING A HEALTH RISK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE SUBARU WRX AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE 2005 SAAB 9-2X IS MECHANICALLY IDENTICAL IN THIS REGARD TO THE WRX, BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. DETAILS: HTTPS://FORUMS.NASIOC.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1893471 EXAMPLES: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/SAAB/9-2X/2005/FUEL_SYSTEM/FUEL_PROPULSION_SYSTEM.SHTML DISCUSSION: HTTP://SAAB92X.COM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?ID=17792&P=1

NHTSA ID

10940181

Incident

Jan 5, 2017

Mileage

97,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-2X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DETAILS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION) AND 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10820089

Incident

Jul 7, 2015

Mileage

123,000 mi

DURING COLD WEATHER, FUEL LINES LEAK/SEEP RAW FUEL INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IF LEFT UNTREATED, COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ENGINE FIRE, LEADING TO INJURY AND DEATH. PLEASE GET SUBARU/SAAB TO FIX ASAP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10561281

Incident

Jan 22, 2014

Mileage

87,000 mi

THIS CAR, WHILE A SAAB BY NAME, IS MADE BY SUBARU AND IS MECHANICALLY IDENTICAL TO A 2005 IMPREZA WRX. SUBARU RECALLED 2002- 2003 WRXS FOR A COLD WEATHER FUEL LEAK. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 01-170-09. THIS CAR BEING TWO MODEL YEARS NEWER IS NOT COVERED HOWEVER IT SUFFERS FROM THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. DURING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES LIKE THE ONES WE ARE EXPERIENCING NOW, (BELOW 20 DEGREES F) RAW FUEL LEAKS FROM A HOSE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS SMELL FLOODS THE CABIN AND IS SO BAD, WINDOWS NEED TO BE ROLLED DOWN. I HAVE CONTACTED SUBARU FOR ASSISTANCE BUT HAVE YET TO RECEIVE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10559253

Incident

Jan 6, 2014

Mileage

131,000 mi

WHEN TEMPERATURES GET NEAR FREEZING, THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT SEEPS INTO THE CABIN. IT SEEMS LIKE THE CLAMPS THAT HOLD THE RUBBER FUEL LINES MAY COME LOOSE OVER TIME AND THE COLD CAUSES THE LINES TO CONTRACT ALLOWING THE FUEL TO LEAK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10558966

Incident

Dec 1, 2012

VEHICLE INTERIOR SMELLS HEAVILY OF GASOLINE AFTER SITTING OUTSIDE IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. FUEL SMELL PERSISTS AT LOW SPEEDS AND SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10558368

Incident

Jan 3, 2014

Mileage

140,000 mi

VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL IN CAR, AND IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER STARTING CAR. AMBIENT OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES FOR THE LAST 4-5 DAYS HAVE BEEN BELOW 20 DEGREES F. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SERVICE IN VERMONT SINCE FEBRUARY 2007, AND IN CONNECTICUT BEFORE THAT WHEN ORIGINALLY PURCHASED NEW. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED BY SUBARU FOR THE 02-03 SUBARU WRX (WHICH SHARES AN IDENTICAL POWERTRAIN/FUELING SYSTEM WITH THE SAAB 9-2X AERO), AS OUTLINED IN RECALL # NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V468000 EA09011 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA09011 (SUBARU RECALL PROGRAM #WVK-21). *TR

NHTSA ID

10556354

Incident

Dec 15, 2013

Mileage

128,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 92 AERO (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

NHTSA ID

10358036

Incident

Sep 4, 2010

Mileage

79,000 mi

MAJOR FUEL LEAK IN COLD TEMPERATURES ON A 2005 SAAB 9-2X AERO. THE FUEL LINE/HOSE UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS SIGNIFICANTLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE SUBARU WRX OF THE SAME YEAR(S). SUBARU OF AMERICA ISSUED RECALL CAMPAIGN WVK-21 ON THEIR VEHICLES, AND THE SAAB 9-2X AERO IS MECHANICALLY THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE, HOWEVER THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE SAAB. *TR

NHTSA ID

10299710

Incident

Jan 14, 2010

Mileage

74,000 mi

PURCHASED CAR APPROX 2 MONTHS AGO. ODOMETER READ 24,200 MILES. WITHIN TWO MONTHS, AND 2,000 MILES, THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR A WHINING NOISE, ALARM, POWER STEERING, AND AN AIR COMPRESSOR. AFTER 3 WEEKS BACK AND FORTH, I AM NOW ON MY THIRD DIFFERENTIAL, SECOND AIR COMPRESSOR, SECOND POWER STEERING PUMP, AND SECOND ALARM SPEAKER. TOMORROW I GO BACK TO THE SHOP FOR THE SAME WHINING NOISE, THE ALARM SPEAKER (OUT AGAIN), THE AIR COMPRESSOR (EXTREMELY NOISY), AND FUEL ECONOMY ONLY REACHING 12 TO 13 MPG(RATED 19 TO 26). THE DEALERSHIPS "TECH CENTER" SAID THAT THE NOISES WERE INHERENT, BUT IF SO, WHY WOULD THEY REPLACE THE DIFFERENTIAL TWICE, AND WHY WOULD IT GET PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER IN A WEEKS TIME. I LOVED THE CAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT, BUT NOW IT FEELS AS IF I BOUGHT A LEMON. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING LOAN CARS LONGER THAN MY OWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10199478

Incident

Aug 13, 2007

Mileage

26,000 mi