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1988 Saab 9000 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.
12
Latest Mar 22, 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.
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 10, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Saab 9000. 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 1–12 of 12

Brakes
Filed Mar 22, 2000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE FAILURE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
858984
Incident
Feb 1, 2000
Fuel system
Filed Jan 17, 1996
Fire reported

THE VEHICLE QUICKLY ENGULF IN FLAMES, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED EA95-0920A. TT

NHTSA ID
977667
Incident
Aug 12, 1994
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Sep 11, 1995
Fire reported

DRIVERS SEAT STARTED TO BURN. RESULTING IN OCCUPANTS CLOTHES CATCHING ON FIRE. ALSO ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT

NHTSA ID
971833
Incident
Mar 11, 1993
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 7, 1995

DRIVERS SEAT BACK IS ADJUSTABLE. ON TWO OCCASIONS BACK COLLAPSED WITH NO WARNING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
971686
Brakes
Filed Jun 27, 1995

THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED, AND PRIOR TO THAT THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES MAKE NOISE WHEN APPLIED, DEALER CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. TT

NHTSA ID
967784
Incident
Jun 19, 1995
Fuel system
Filed May 11, 1995

FUEL LINE LEAK UNDER VENT OF FUEL TANK AND NEAR CENTER OF UNDER CARRIAGE. *SKD

NHTSA ID
486246
Incident
May 1, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 14, 1995

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE DASH BOARD. TT

NHTSA ID
962030
Incident
Dec 11, 1994
Driver assistanceElectricalEngine
Filed Mar 9, 1995

TIMING BELT CHAIN FAILED.

NHTSA ID
489492
Incident
Oct 21, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 28, 1995

UPON RETURNING TO PARKED CAR OWNER SMELLED SMOKE AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. POINT OF ORIGIN CONSOLE AREA BEHIND HEATING CONTROL/DASHBOARD ELEMENT. TT

NHTSA ID
960756
Incident
Feb 19, 1993
Visibility
Filed Feb 27, 1995

POWER WINDOWS CEASE TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, NOW QUITTING ALTOGETHER. TT

NHTSA ID
960814
Incident
Feb 27, 1995
Electrical
Filed Feb 21, 1995

FUSE BOX BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT. TT

NHTSA ID
960223
Incident
Feb 21, 1995
BrakesFuel systemInterior & seats
Filed Feb 10, 1995

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481265
Incident
Feb 10, 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.

Data sources

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