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Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 15:50:27 GMT
From: "Harry Davis" <harryedavisnopsamediaone.net>
Subject: Re: Saab 900 - power loss then 'check ACS' ??


The 900 with Sensonic tranny was never sold in the U.S. There were several that were around for testing by some consumers. It was a mechanics nightmare. When it worked it was great. My wife test drove one at the Atlanta Saab Owners Convention a few years back and really liked it. I don't know what Saab did outside the U.S. "Godders" <godfreypinknopsamail.com> wrote in message news:Dzud7.2760$js3.13858nopsamReader... > Hi > > I recently bought a Saab 900 Sensonic and the car ran fine for two or three > weeks. I took the car for a main dealer service. Within 20 miles of leaving > the dealer the car lost power and finally the engine cut out altogether. The > 'Check ACS' light remained 'on' when I tried to start the car again. When > the engine finally started, the brake pedal felt 'hard' and when I shifted > the gear lever to first the engine just revved, as though the clutch was not > engaged. This was the same in all gears. I think I could feel a 'clunking' > beneath the brake pedal whenever I switched the engine off - although I > couldn't be sure. > > After about an hour the Check ACS light went out, and the car drove > perfectly again. A return to the dealer and a quick diagnostics check > revealed no recorded errors. > > The car drove fine again for a couple of days, and then the same thing > happened again - only this time the wife was driving and stuck in the middle > of nowhere. She experienced the same problem - loss of power, the engine > behaves as if the clutch is not engaging. Fortunately for her, the Check ACS > light went out after about 5 minutes, and she was able to drive home without > further problems. > > The problem seems to point to the Sensonics, although I'm not sure why the > car loses power or why the brake pedal hardens. > > Any help on this would be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance. > > Godders > > > >

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