Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2003 00:40:51 +0100 From: "jb" <jbnopsamcom> Subject: Re: 900 + 9000 roadside breakdowns - failure modes
"Grunff" <grunffnopsam.com> wrote in message news:bivt3n$dp54e$1nopsam52899.news.uni-berlin.de... > I was looking through some old docs, and found the results of a > survey I did on Saabnet.com a couple of years ago on Saab failure modes. > > The idea was to work out which items were most likely to leave > you stranded. I had loads of responses, and compiled the > following lists based on the prevalence of failures. Top of the > list = most failures. > > Might be of interest, or if anyone has anything to add. > problems over 10 years of owning saabs, all old 8v 99/900's: All were 10+yrs old when purchased... headgasket 1 (99) cracked head 1 (99) sticking starter solenoid 1 (99) failed waterpumb (B series) 1 (99) sticking calipers (pre '88) numerous... Leaky heater valve 1 (900) fuel pump 1 (900)