The ball chain between the cruise control vacuum regulator and the accelerator pedal arm may catch on the vacuum regulator attachment clip.
Covers1988 Saab 9000
Acceleration & cruise control
Saab 9000 Acceleration problems by year
7 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Saab 9000's acceleration & cruise control. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.
Acceleration complaints by model year
Acceleration recalls
Latest 9000 acceleration complaints
While at a stop vehicle revved at a high rate. Consumer switched to neutral/shut off vehicle to temporally stop the problem. On one occasion consumer had the vehicle towed. Dealerships mechanic tried to repair vehicle 3 times, but did not resolve the problem. *Ak
I was driving to work going 25mph when the car started accelerating. I stepped on the brake and I was barely able to stop. Since I was in traffic, I continued to a stop sign where the car stopped after a short lunge forward. I checked to be sure that the cruise control was off and I checked the dashboard and there were no warning messages flashing. When I removed my foot from the brake and with my foot off the accelelerator, the car gained speed quickly and I was only able to slow it down by keeping my foot on the...
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brake. I pulled into a parking space, shifted the automatic car into "park" where the car started racing/revving at a very high rate of speed whereby I immediately shut off the car. I had the saab towed to my dealer. The dealer said that they could find nothing wrong and that they were not able to do anything for me. They told me to drive the car to them if the problem happened again--i told them that their recommendation to drive to them would put my passengers and me at risk. That evening, I called saab usa's customer service number where I filed a formal complaint with saab (saab's file # for my complaint is 1-32268057).And was told that the dealer should have kept the car for several days to test it out more thoroughly given the risk that exists if a future problem occurs. I also expressed my fear of driving this car again with me and my family in it. The woman at saab usa said she would call the dealership and get back to me given my concern. I have heard nothing as of today, may 25, 2002. I am concerned about the safety of this car and saab has done nothing to alleviate my fears and they are offering no solution except to say they could find nothing wrong. I paid for their diagnosis and I would pay anything reasonable to correct a problem which could happen again. I have also owned saabs since 1983 and it is sad that saab's response to this problem is to send me away.*Ak
Ets sends car into limp home mode making car very hazardous to drive. Braking system hydrualics are controled by this unit and are limited. Car sticks in cruise control mode. Saab has known of this problem and refuses to resolve it. Abs has 4 sensors on this model 2 front 2 rear the 2 in the rear are hydraulic and has a pressure switch the switch goes whacky and gives false readings..... Thus putting my abs dumby light on in my dash. Has a gas pedal poteintiometer that is very tempermental thus giving bad codes...
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and causing my car to go haywire at highway speeds or any other speed..... I was driving at about 55-60 mph and the car and all it's componets shut down except the motor I coasted to the side of the road with no brakes or steering thinking my car had stalled and it was still idling . This is a very dangerous car and it's components were mad badly , I feel saab should put a safety recall on all tcs components not just the hydrualic switch. My fightings with saab are no over and I'm reporting to a higher authority. Thanks for your reveiw of this application I hope to hear from a engineer as soon as posible. *Ak
While pulling out of a parking space, as soon as the car was put in drive, the vehicle took off. The vehicle hit other cars. Dealer has not seen vehicle. *Ak
TURBO APC SOLENOID VALVE FAILED. YH
The defective throttle system froze in an open postion, causing the vehicle to speed up to 75 mph. The occupant pressed the brakes and emergency parking brake to stop the vehicle. Dealer is replacing the throttle housing unit. *Ak
When driving the it acclerates without touching the gas pedal. Vehicle has been to dealer for this problem (8) times. Dealer is not able to duplicate the problem or find a cause. *Ak
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data