Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1997 Saab 900

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
21
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
43
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

21 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER Adjust
    2
  • Power TRAIN:CLUTCH Assembly
    2
  • AIR Bags
    2
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    1
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
    1
  • Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT Devices
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
98V139000·EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS1998-06-23

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE AIR BAG ALERT LABEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WAS OMITTED. THIS DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."

RiskTHE VEHICLE OCCUPANT MAY NOT PROPERLY UNDERSTAND THE OPERATION OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND THE NEED TO USE SEAT BELTS.

FixOWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AN ALERT LABEL TO BE INSTALLED ON THE VISIBLE SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SUN VISOR. IF AN OWNER SO DESIRES, THEIR DEALER CAN INSTALL THE LABEL FOR THEM.

98V038000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS1998-02-24

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPERLY AIMING THE HEADLIGHTING SYSTEM WERE OMITTED. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

RiskIF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ARE REPLACED, CUSTOMERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROPERLY AIM THE HEADLIGHTS.

FixOWNERS WILL BE SENT AIMING INSTRUCTIONS, AND DIRECTIONS FOR AFFIXING THESE INSERTS TO THE OWNER GUIDES. IF AN OWNER SO DESIRES, A DEALER CAN AFFIX THE INSERTS IN THEIR OWNER GUIDE FOR THEM.

97V046000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1997-03-21

CORROSION AROUND THE ZINC-COATED THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER BUSHING CAN CAUSE THE THROTTLE LEVER TO BIND.

RiskTHIS BINDING CAN RESULT IN THE THROTTLE PLATE NOT RETURNING TO THE CLOSED POSITION WHEN THE THROTTLE PEDAL IS RELEASED AND A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ZINC-COATED THROTTLE CONTROL LEVER BUSHING WITH A NICKEL-COATED BUSHING AND BOLT.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
DP00008·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2000-09-25 → 2001-11-19

DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP PULLEY

SQ98018·WHEELS1998-10-09 → 1998-10-27

NEW WHEEL BOLTS

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