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apples and oranges. failed airbags are not the cause of accidents but an unfortunate result of being in one. failed trans usually give some warning. the only one I had [in the 15 cars i've owned] gave me plenty of warning: time to shop around for new wheels. as Mike Lynch pointed out a blown tire is a better analogy to a failed DI. As indicated the issue at hand is a safety issue: sudden loss of power w/o warning. IF [and given probabalities it is a big if] it occurs for eg at speed in a congested area then you'd better hope that your 9-5 is every bit as crashworthy as advertised. you just might need it to be. [as indicated in a previous post I have been in that situation and it's not fun.] my original point still holds: what are we doing paying big bucks [as I did] for a new car with a great rep for safety that persists in keeping a design flaw that could lead to disaster. It seems from the many posts that others share my concern. All of us make our decisions based upon not just available resources but available knowledge and if I would have known of this BEFORE my purchase I might not have bought it. caveat emptor, folks. the irony is I learned of the DI defect from Saab enthusiasts; not Saab critics. [ps--still a honey of a car; too bad that this issue and unreliability in several other areas of my 9-5 after its first year of ownership prompted my selling of it.]

• The cause of much doom and gloom...., Mike Lynch , Sat, 26 Mar 2005 13:30:54
  • There were no sludge gloomers...., Mike Lynch , Mon, 28 Mar 2005 13:18:28
  • I don't see Corolla and Sentra owners carrying spares, Vlad, Mon, 28 Mar 2005 08:15:35
  • per Consumer Reports, Aero'ed, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:38:35
    • Good numbers.... Conspiracy theories.., Mike Lynch , Mon, 28 Mar 2005 13:14:10
      • comparable cars, Aero'ed, Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:30:45
    • Re: per Consumer Reports, larmen, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:48:59
  • Re: The cause of much doom and gloom...., Dale, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 15:38:59
  • There's a bigger part failure concern in all cars..., Greg W, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 09:35:40
  • Saab Principles of Customer Relations, DW, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 08:07:08
  • the devil works at Monica Saab!, aero_k, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 22:03:43
  • Re: The cause of much doom and gloom...., Andrej, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:43:37
    • Re: The cause of much doom and gloom...., chris, Sun, 1 May 2005 00:19:30
    • That's not what people are saying, tincob, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:09:24
      • Re: That's not what people are saying, Andrej, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 21:03:02
        • You can say all you want,, No.9, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 06:52:43
          • Re: You can say all you want,, Andrej, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 11:43:18
            • Re: You can say all you want,, dmz789, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:26:01
            • Re: You can say all you want,, larmen, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 12:06:50 <-- Viewing This Message
          • Cheaper to pay few funeral expenses than recall . n/m, all saabs, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 09:36:06
          • Re: You can say all you want,, larmen, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 09:14:02
  • Mine die after I told other to carry a spare., ckpaden, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:43:16
  • Add me to the list of doom and gloomers (very long), tincob, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 18:45:15
  • I beg to differ, SWEDECAR , Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:13:06
    • For me it's BMW coils....., Mike Lynch , Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:36:29
  • Sounds like you haven't experienced a failure, Kirk, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 16:51:20
    • Not such a great idea, Louis, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 18:33:33
  • Re: The cause of much doom and gloom...., jj, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:48:38
  • Oversimplification of the Saab DI, devil is in details, dtech, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 15:26:49
  • It's not all that bad, Stephen Goldberger, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:51:58
    • Oh yeah? My 9000CD had two DIC failures. . . . n/m, JPW, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:08:07
  • Not in agreement Mike, Louis, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:30:02
    • Re: Not in agreement Mike, penelope, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 10:41:16
      • Re: Not in agreement Mike, Louis, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 13:54:53
        • Re: Not in agreement Mike, larmen, Sun, 27 Mar 2005 15:38:43
  • Re: The cause of much doom and gloom...., ngd, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 13:48:20
    • Re: The cause of much doom and gloom...., HJS, Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:28:10
  • Ooops...nm, Mike Lynch , Sat, 26 Mar 2005 13:33:44

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