Saab 900 Suspension problems by year

1995 Saab 900 left front coil spring broken. The bottom half of a turn broke off at a shallow angle some time ago. The broken off section stayed in the ring around the strut and made a loud thin metal rattle. It sounded like something important was about to fall off. *Tr

Att: nhtsa I have a 90 turbo conv and while driving my lower a-arm broke where the weld is. I have heard this to be a problem with 900's that have over 100,000 miles on them but have found no recalls. I was doing 65 mph at the time it broke but if this had been someone else or if I had been going faster you could have lost control of the vehicle, luckily I was able to pull over with minor damage. This failure did not happen in reverse as most people claim.........It happened while moving forward at 65...

While driving heard a raddling noise, had it checked out. Main front left spring had fractured. Spring replacement, 44 83-178.Contacted dealer.*Ak

On two different occasions left side and right side upper control arms broke, causing poor control. Consumer has contacted dealer, dealer has replaced struts. Please provide any further details.*Ak

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

This is apparently a common failure on saab 900 cars, well known to dealers and the factory as well as the tsn bulletin board which has been up since 1988. [Www.Saabnet.Com] the manufacturer has made available a reinforced lower suspension arm but has refused to pay for either the part or installation thereof. *Ak

Driver's side control arm broke while parking vehicle. Replaced both driver- & passenger-side control arms as precaution. Mechanic has part & speculates design defect; has one from another saab hanging on wall as souvenir! Contact peter's zaab service, 415.456.0540.*Ak

The dealer in little rock, ar. Indicated that this type of a problem is common because of the design of the lower control arm. Any problem that causes the driver to lose control of their vehicle is not common. Had I been travelling at freeway speeds I would have lost control and my family would be wondering what happend. Major suspension parts, such as the front left lower control arm, should not break. *Ak

The lower "a" arm of the front suspension has cracks in it. Fracture of the "a" arm would result in the wheel turning and loss of control of the vehicle. The head gasket leaks and there are numerous other leaks in the engine and transmission seals.

Front end drifts across the road, strange noises in front end, rims and tires weak, glass roof noise, paint defects( dot number: tire size: 205,65, 16 )

Consumer had to replace rims five times. When driving vehicle goes to the right and to the left. Dealer can't determine the problem. *Ak

While reversing out of driveway, left lower control arm broke in half, causing the wheel to fall into the well and the vehicle to be stuck.

The consumer has been experiencing problems with lower control arm. Lower control arms are resting on sub-frame, causing them to break. When driving it causes their vehicle to drive towards a certain direction, even though the alignment is correct. The manufacturer has been contacted. *Ak

Consumer found fractures in rear arm of the lower control arm, indicating fatigue with age.

Vehicle parked in garage , got in car started to back up and the body fell on the wheel well. Lower control arm had fractured from the frame. The weld was the actual fracture point. *Ak