Date: 2 Feb 1999 00:01:57 GMT From: "Chris Thurrott" <dontsendnopsamspam.tome> Subject: Re: 94 900S. How's yours been??
As a counterpoint to this - my '96 900 S has been great. It now has 66,000 miles on it, and only one minor repair ($7 for a fuel injection hose). The 1994's are acknowledged to have problems, but why would that prevent you from buying a later model with a proven track record for reliability? Look (for example) at the Consumer Reports reliability ratings. I may or may not trust their car reviews, but they conduct good reader surveys for reliability. The trouble spots dry up 1996 and later on the 900. By the way, didn't 1994's come with an 80,000 mile warranty? That was one factor we considered when we were looking at 1994-1995 used Saabs a year ago. (The 1996 was such a steal that it fell into our price range - cheaper than some '95's we looked at). In closing, sorry about your car. There really should be no excuse for the lack of reliability on the '94's, but at least Saab has seemed to get its act together in subsequent model years. -Chris -- **** Note our new e-mail addresses **** This message was sent by either: Chris Thurrott - wodin at worldnet.att.com **OR** Kris D'Anci - lokki at worldnet.att.com ---------- >From: drewrnopsamPAM_schange.com (Drew Robichau) >Newsgroups: alt.autos.saab >Subject: Re: 94 900S. How's yours been?? >Date: Mon, Feb 01, 1999, 03:09 pm > > As someone once said, 'Don't get me started'.... > > In a nutshell, my '94 900S with 58,000 has been a big disappointment. > > So far: > 38,000 > - Muffler - fixed under warranty. A brand new muffler and tailpipe. > > 40,000 > - Fuel injection unit replaced under warranty > > When the warranty ended, it seems, so did the reliability. Since > then: > > 50,000 > - Glove box door latch. Same fix as previous poster: disable right > side latch. > > 55,000 > - Axle seals - expensive > - Washer motor - also not cheap > - Rear rotors - even though all maintenance since new was at the > dealer, the dealer was apparantly unable to notice at 45,000 that the > rear pads were worn down enough to warrant replacement. > - Idler belt pulley, replaced. > > 57,000 > - power antenna, motor spins but antena stays put. > 58,000 > - rear window wiper is now inoperative. So far unfixed. > > This will be the only Saab I will own. I am now six months after the > warranty expired, and have paid nearly $2000 for maintenance. This > car has been babied, it has all of its service done at the dealer on > time. It looks and drives excellent, but I can not see keeping this > one or buying anotherSaab with the level of failures I have > experienced. I have complained to Saab, but they only offered me a > $100 token of good will. In talking with other '94 owners, what is > clear is that this model, being the first of the new body style, has a > few problems areas. The idler pulley on the 4cyl, the glove box > failure, and the axle seals seem to be problem areas. > > I guess its my mistake for buying the first model year of a new car. > Too bad, I do like the car very much, when expensive items are not > failing, that is. > > Drew >
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