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1988 Saab 900 Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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.
13
Latest Jan 5, 2001
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.
2
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.
0
Reports on file since Feb 13, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 13 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Saab 900. 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 1–13 of 13

Suspension
Filed Jan 5, 2001

FRONT LEFT CONTROL ARM BROKE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHEEL TO FALL OFF AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO SHOCK, WHEEL BEARING AND C.V. JOINT. *AK

NHTSA ID
738820
Incident
Jan 5, 2001
Interior & seatsPowertrain (other)
Filed Nov 6, 2000

DRIVER'S SEAT ANCHORING BRACKET WHICH ATTACHES TO SEAT BASE BROKE AWAY FROM THE ATTACHMENT BOLT. ODOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE THE CASE ON MOST PRE-1990 MODELS AS STATED BY MECHANIC WHO SPECIALIZES IN SAAB REPAIRS. MECHANIC STATES THAT THIS ISSUE INVOLVES THE GEARING MECHANISM WITHIN THE ODOMETER.

NHTSA ID
735839
Incident
Nov 4, 2000
Seat belts
Filed Jul 6, 1999

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T ENGAGE, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T RELEASE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. *AK.

NHTSA ID
708277
Incident
Jun 1, 1998
Seat belts
Filed Jul 7, 1998

THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS DON'T RETRACT. DEALER HAS A FIX. *AK

NHTSA ID
825099
Brakes
Filed Aug 7, 1997

PARKING BRAKE STICK/FREEZE WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS FREEZING. *AK

NHTSA ID
518696
Electrical
Filed Nov 8, 1996

HEAT SHIELD THAT PROTECTED THE WIRES ROT OUT, REPLACE HEAT SHIELD.

NHTSA ID
511247
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 21, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY.

NHTSA ID
510318
Incident
Jul 5, 1996
Engine
Filed Oct 18, 1996
Fire reported

ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING A FIRE, IN FOR REPAIRS TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID
803697
Incident
Sep 1, 1995
BrakesEnginePowertrain (other)+1 more
Filed Oct 15, 1996

PREMATURE WEAR OF RING & PINION GEAR; ALSO, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS; CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE AND COOLING FAN/THERMOSTAT FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
509766
Incident
Apr 1, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jan 31, 1996

IN THE WINTER TIME THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FREEZES UP . TT

NHTSA ID
978474
Powertrain (other)
Filed May 17, 1995

SPEEDOMETER KEEPS BREAKING; REPLACED SIX TIMES WITHIN 6 YEARS; DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE READINGS; UNSAFE DRIVING. TT

NHTSA ID
965468
Incident
Dec 15, 1990
Electrical
Filed Feb 20, 1995

INTERMITTENT STALLING, ALSO VEHICLE WON'T START. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481590
Incident
Jan 2, 1995
Visibility
Filed Feb 13, 1995

LOCATION OF DEFROSTER VENTS PREVENT WINDSHIELD FROM DEFROSTING ENTIRELY. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481225
Incident
Feb 13, 1995

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.

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