Date: 9 Jun 2001 02:15:59 -0700 From: johsnopsamsafish.com (johannes H Andersen) Subject: Re: saab just dies
dlawlernopsamv.net (Jerry Lawler) wrote in message news:<28649-3B2170B6-75nopsamefull-615.iap.bryant.webtv.net>... > I have a a1995 saab se. Last summer it started dying just out of the > blue--you are driving down the street and it just dies. Rather scary! > The mechanic tries several things- nothing worked. But cooler weather > arrives and the car is fine-- all through winter and spring. Now > warmer weather is coming and the car has died twice in the past two > days. It seems the problem is back. Any ideas-- also , the other night > the front interior lights did not come on when I opened the door-- this > had happened last year too -- maybe no connection, but I am getting > desparate. Is it wiring, moisture , AC??? Please, if you have any > ideas, share them before I start putting out big repair bills for > nothing again. The engine problems are typical symptons of a failing DI (Direct Ignition) unit. But the other electrical problems suggest a poor earth connection somewhere. Johannes