NHTSA Complaint #10136658 — 1999 SAAB 9-3 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10136658
Vehicle	1999 SAAB 9-3
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
Date of Incident	July 15, 2005
Date Filed	September 15, 2005
Mileage	50,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NY

Consumer Description

DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE (AKA DIRECT IGNITION MODULE, IDM, DI, DIC) HAS DIED ON MY 1999 9-3 2 TIMES. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE NEW, IT NOW HAS 66,000 MILES. WHEN THE DI CASSETTE DIES THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUTS DOWN WHICH CAN RESULT IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF ONE IS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. MY DI CASSETTE FIRST DIED AT 50,000 MILES. THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT START, NO PRIOR WARNINGS. A BRAND NEW DI CASSETTE FROM SAAB WAS PUT IN. THE 2ND DI CASSETTE DIED AT 63,000 MILES, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING AGAIN. THE CAR SHUT DOWN AS I WAS DRIVING, AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SINCE I WAS GOING SLOW. DI CASSETTE WAS REPLACED AGAIN, SO I AM CURRENTLY ON DI CASSETTE #3. THE PART IS UNCHANGED, SO I FEAR IT COULD DIE AGAIN AT ANY MOMENT. I'VE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR ALL OF THE DI CASSETTES. *JB

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