NHTSA Complaint #10043261 — 2001 SAAB 9-3 CONVERTIBLE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10043261
Vehicle	2001 SAAB 9-3 CONVERTIBLE
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	October 16, 2003
Date Filed	October 20, 2003
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	FL

Consumer Description

AT 75 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MY CAR SIMPLY SHUT DOWN, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO COAST ACROSS THREE LANES OF BUSY TRAFFIC TO GET TO SHOULDER. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SMOKE CAME FROM ENGINE. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE FAILED THE CASSETTE WAS DIAGNOSED. IS STILL IN SHOP 4 DAYS LATER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR 8 MONTHS, HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY BY SAAB THAT IT'S BECAUSE I AM NOT TIGHTENING THE GAS CAP ENOUGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AS USUAL, BUT I IGNORED IT, AS IT'S ON HALF THE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SEEMED TO KNOW IMMEDIATELY THAT THE CASSETTE WAS BLOWN. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED. VERY DANGEROUS. *LA

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