NHTSA Complaint #10132048 — 1999 SAAB 9-3

IN THE COUPLE OF MONTHS PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT, MY VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE TIMES, STAYED ON FOR A DAY OR TWO, AND THEN SHUT OFF. EACH TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON (FIRST IT BLINKS, THEN REMAINS STEADY UNTIL TURNING ITSELF OFF) I EXPERIENCED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS SOME KIND OF IGNITION FAILURE. ON THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT, I WAS TRAVELING IN THE PASSING LANE HEADING NORTH/EAST ON ROUTE 365 FROM VERONA TO ROME, NY WHEN I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE IGNITION FAILURE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (FIRST BLINKING, THEN STEADY) AND I HAD COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. I MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT LANE PREPARING TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER, BUT THE VEHICLE REGAINED POWER AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND I CONTINUED ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL IT SHUT ITSELF OFF LATER IN THE DAY AS I WAS RETURNING HOME (A TWO AND ONE HALF HOUR TRIP). I PLAN TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT TO HAVE THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED.*JB