Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2002 21:49:12 -0400 From: bobandersonnopsamcom (Robert Anderson) Subject: Re: 900 Automatic gearbox failure
My 97 900 had exactly the same symptoms. It was fixed by changing the "range selector switch". The dealer charged me $700 for this repair. You should have them check this option first. However you are at a disadvatage since you are in Switzerland not Santiago. Regards, Bob In article <3db3245b$1_4nopsam.bluewin.ch>, "Oliver Arnold" <ollyarnoldnopsamwin.ch> wrote: > I was getting "check gearbox" at cold start on my '97 900 SE Turbo Auto. I > could bi-pass this by shifting very rapidly to "D", and for the rest of the > day everything was fine. Automotriz Nordica (the only Saab dealer in > Santiago de Chile, from whom I bought the car) say that the problem will get > worse and that the only solution is to replace the gearbox (cost approx. US$ > 8,000). My job has moved to Switzerland, my car remains unsold in Santiago. > Any comments? Seems a drastic and expensive solution to what I thought was > a minor problem. > Olly Arnold
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