1999 SAAB 9-5 Station Wagon 2.0T
Summary:
Does not live to Saab's reputation
Faults:
1st year: Electronic control unit had to be changed.
1st year: Battery dies suddenly.
2nd year: Battery dies.
2nd year: Exhaust rusts.
3rd year: Fuel tank breaks at the neck.
3rd year: Excess soot collects in the fuel system. Car hesitates. Black fumes come out of the exhaust. Fuel system needs cleaning every three weeks
Fuel consumption: 16.5 L/100km.
3rd year: Key-less entry transmitter failed. (changed)
3rd year: Electronic display loses pixels. (changed)
General Comments:
The car is very comfortable, but its electronic system is bad.
The SAAB agency in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia is bad. They do not believe the customer; they treat the symptom and not the cause of the problem until the problem gets out of hand.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 26th August, 2003