Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 17:12:45 GMT From: "Skid" <skid2nopsamast.net> Subject: Re: Faulty alarm
Hmm, I knew there was a lot of room and utility in those old hatchbacks, but I never heard of one being used as a hearse before ;>) "John Dawson" <john.dawson5nopsamorld.com> wrote in message news:13%Ma.15227$i84.76618nopsamfep2-gui.server.ntli.net... > Thanks for replying, I tried the suggested method for re-setting but it > didn't work, unfortunately. I'll drop into the dealer sometime. > > As for the dead battery, it might be worth mentioning that the car was owned > from new by an undertaker (it's black, not surprisingly) and it had an > immaculate interior. This was why I was sold on it, along with the full > dealer-service history and low (for a Saab) mileage, but none of that is any > guarantee of how the car was actually driven and looked-after. Such things I > had never considered before reading the many very useful postings on this > newsgroup... > > I'll mention the charging system to my garage at the next service in 3000 > miles time. > > Thanks again, > John > > > > DISCLAIMER: The information in this message is confidential and may be > legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this > message by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended > recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of the message, or any > action or omission taken by you in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be > unlawful. Please immediately contact the sender if you have received this > message in error. Thank you. > "John Dawson" <john.dawson5nopsamorld.com> wrote in message > news:PvFMa.18014$sh4.1308041nopsamfep2-win.server.ntli.net... > > Hi, > > > > I wonder if anyone has experienced this problem and knows of a quick fix? > > Just last week the battery died in my 1999 95 SE Estate (Wagon), 44000 > > miles, bought from a Saab dealer (Droitwich Saab, UK) just 2 months ago, > and > > the AA man sent by Saab Assistance fitted a new one (cost = 107 pounds!!!) > > after testing the old one and pronouncing it dead. I had little choice but > > to buy the replacement as I needed the car for work the next day. > > > > This may be unrelated, but three days later, the alarm sounded > unexpectedly > > after being locked about one hour previously (the first time its come on > > since I've owned the car. Now, every time I lock the car the alarm sounds > > after a minute or so and the only way around the problem is to switch to > > 'Door Alarm Only' mode on the SID before locking (a nuisance as I keep > > forgetting and have to go back and re-set it each time). > > > > I've checked and double-checked all doors, windows, bonnet, etc. and can > > find no obvious fault. I suspect this requires a trip to the dealer, which > > is a real inconvenience and could be expensive, as Saabs invariably are, > > though it is still under warranty. > > > > This is my first Saab and don't know if this is a common problem - perhaps > > I'm missing something obvious? Any ideas from my fellow Saabers would be > > appreciated! > > > > Thanks in advance, > > John > > > > PS - would it be unreasonable of me to be angry at having to replace a > > battery so soon in a Saab-prepared car? I've owned some quite ropey cars > in > > my time but never had to replace a battery this quickly. I bought a > quality > > car from a dealer for peace-of-mind; have I been stitched-up or is it just > > bad luck? > > > > > >
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