Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:49:37 -0400 From: Fred W <malt_houndnospamo.com> Subject: Re: SAAB Transmission Problem
dustin.collisnospaml.com wrote: > I've read what I can without much luck - and really I'm a SAAB newbie, > so please be gentle. > > I was coming home from work in my 9-5 Linear (2002, 70k miles) when it > decided to not want to stay in gear any longer. So I crept to a halt > in the middle of an intersection. The automatic shift lever will move > up and down the gears, but it wouldn't engage. I turned off the car - > sat stewing while being honked at - started it back up again and was > able to put it in gear long enough to at least get it out of the > intersection. > > Did it a couple more times so that I could get the car no longer > rolling backwards (big hill) then pushed it into a parking lot. Had > it towed home - since the nearest dealership is quite some distance > away. > > Question is: What in the heck happened? I've read about this "shift > interlock" problem - but am not sure that's the same thing - could > this be it? If so - how can I check/fix it? > > Any ideas? Suggestions beyond towing it to the nearest dealer (50+ > miles away) and waiting for the 3k bill? Of course, if that's the > only alternative - c'est la vie, dealership here I come. > Transmission problem. Have it towed. -- -Fred W
