Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:37:03 +0000 (UTC) From: "Saabtech" <saabtechnopsamnnect.com> Subject: Roadside failures
Grunff, In responce to your failure list I have in the last 10 years Saabs`s towed in with the following failures: Classic 900 Drain housing 11 Water pump 23 Top hose 6 Rad 14 Turbo coolant pipe 3 Bottom hose 4 Head gasket 27 Distributor 4 Clutch 18 Clutch hydraulics 37 Gearbox [man] 11 Gearbox [auto] 2 Gearlinkage 7 Oil pump 3 Drive shaft/cv 9 Lower ball joint letting go 3 Alternator 18 Fuel pump 10 Ignition switch 14 Timing chain 2 Brake failure 5 Wiper linkage 26 Starter 14 Various non start 129 Self starting 900 that drove off on its own 2 9000: Di cassette 21 Auto box 15 Fuel pump 17 Heater Hose 15 Crank angle sensor 7 Oil pump 5 Alternator 21 Top hose 5 Turbo 4 Brakes 7 Clutch Hose 9 Master cyl 26 Slave 11 Clutch 31 Crank angle sensor 9 Gear linkage Manual gearbox 12 Gearbox not fixed to engine 1 Drive shaft tube 3 Wheel rim failure 2 Ignition switch 13 Aux belt/Idler 17 Head Gasket 13 Non start 47 By far the most common failure on GM 900 is the aux drive belt idler/tension pulley 23 this year alone. Hth Tom, Saabtech.