Saab 900 Electrical problems by year

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 saab 900 se turbo. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle began stalling, spitting, and stuttering as if it needed gas. The vehicle then shut off and restart. The vehicle was diagnosed with direct ignition cassette failure and has remained parked ever since. The current and failure mileages were 96,000.

My 1998 saab 900 se turbo convertible has 62,000 miles on it, and yet I've just had to replace the direct ignition cassette which completely failed -- thankfully I was still in the driveway when it conked out, this is ridiculously early in the life of the car according to my saab specialist mechanic. I saw that the 2000 and 2002 model di cassettes were recalled but not the earlier models. Wondering if there's a way for redress. *Jb

Failure in 1997 saab 900 se of direct ignition cassette. There was a recall for year model 2000-2002, but earlier model years fail too. *Jb

We were driving on i-680, here in omaha, when we suddenly lost power. Everything went dark for a second and then started up again. A few seconds later it did it again, this time we did not regain power and had to pull off the road. The odd thing is that, although we had no ability to accelerate, no lights and seemingly no power at all, we still luckily had power steering so we were able to pull of the interstate safely. I shut the ignition off and re-started the vehicle. We were not far from home and we did not have further instances like this until we got there. We were both very scared but glad that the power loss did not cause an accident. *Jb

Alternator, carburetor, electrical system, draining of power ; no one has been able to pinpoint the problem, the auto has sat now for two years because I was tired of pouring money into it only to have it unable to repaired properly. *Jb

Timing belt on 1995 saab broke destroying the engine. *Ts there was a coolant leak, the sun visor fell off, the battery went dead, the molding was peeling, the srs lights flashed, there was an air valve problem, center muffler rotted and leaked, the water pump leaked, the driver's side turn signal was inoperative, the parking lamp had gone out, there was no heat, no air and no freon in the system, the remote was inoperative, there was a slow leak in the system, the rear muffler bracket had broken, the cd player...

Driving smoothly at 50 mph in 1996 saab 900 se turbo, 99k miles. Engine rpm suddenly but smoothly drops to zero and stopped in a very unsafe place on the highway. Car would not re-start. Absolutely no faults of any kind occurred during the months leading up to this incident. This car's direct ignition cassette was replaced once already in jan. 2000 By the previous owner. *Jb

1998 Saab 900se convertible - has had a chronic problem 1yr+ of vehicle abruptly stalling when driving at any speed. Usually could be restarted after a minute, but now is difficult to re-start once it stalls. The vehicle stalls out on the highway as well and is difficult and dangerous to control when stalls. The dealership has tried to repair the vehicle multiple times 10+ returns; various parts have been adjusted and/or replaced. Sensors, main computer chip, rewiring, etc.. The problem still has not been fixed...

Dt: the consumer stated this vehicle is having the same problems as mentioned in recall 95v066000 concerning ignition module failure. Consumer's vehicle was having problems after starting up. The motor was idling high and the rpms were all over the place. Had this problem for about 3 weeks. The car has not been to the dealer for this problem. The owner did stop by and saw if her car was included in the recall, and it was not. Wanted to wait to and see if nhtsa or sabb expanded the recall before she had it checked. *Ak

Prior to di failure, starting impairment and misfires detected with cel. Upon failure, car would not run and steering was lost. To correct failure, new di was fitted after it was broken. Symptoms should have been reason enough to change it early. *Nm

1997 Saab 900 se turbo 2.0, Car began to stall, and would only restart once brought to a complete stop and the keys removed. Stalling continued randomly at high or low speeds. Very dangerous when it stalled at high speeds - the power steering cut out, power and abs brakes - it was as if the key had been removed and all power cut to the car.*Ak faulty ignition switch (electrical portion below keys) required replacement, stalling fixed. Car basically thought the keys were being removed (the electrical contacts...

The experience leaking head gasket repeated problem. The engine overheating and brake problems. *Bf the brakes squealed when stopping, the windshield wipers, the passenger door was hard to close, the battery light had run bad, the heat operation was inoperative, there was an oil leak, seat cover left lower cracked, fluid leaked under the vehicle/overnight coolant leak, over heating while the vehicle was in motion, the turn signal assembly, leaking distributor seal, broken turn signal, at a certain position the...

Recall 95v066000 concerning electronic control unit. Due to the vin this vehicle was not eligible for recall repairs. However, based on the symptoms in the description of the defect this vehicle was having the same problems as mentioned in the recall. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, who told consumer that because the recall information did not appear on the saab web page they will not assist the consumer. *Ak

My 1987 saab 900 caughton fire with me in it. I would like to file a complaint against saab but I do not know how to go about it. I need help. Thank you.*Ak

My 1986 , 8 valve, 2.0 Liter saab 900 stalls out in hot weather and will not restart unless at least 15 minutes have passed. I have replaced the fuel filter,distributor cap, ignition coil, spark plugs, and the problem still exists. *Ak