NHTSA Complaint #10903836 — 2008 SAAB 9-3

I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR ON THE LODGE FREEWAY IN METRO DETROIT, I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND THERE IS NO EMERGENCY LANE ON THE LEFT, AND MY ENGINE TURNED OFF ON ITSELF (SCARY!). AS WE ARE AWARE, BRAKES PRETTY MUCH STOP WORKING WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND I WAS DRIVING WITH 55 MPH WITH MANY VEHICLES AROUND ME. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT GETTING HIT. WHEN I STOPPED, I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD START FOR 5 SECONDS AND IT WILL STALL AND I HAD ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLES TOWED TO MY HOUSE. NEXT DAY I STARTED READING THE BLOGS ONLINE TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENGINE TO STALL LIKE THAT WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS, ESPECIALLY ONE IS GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT TURNED SAME THING HAPPENED TO A LOT OF SAAB OWNERS AS WELL - ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS WHEN THEY WERE DRIVING. I HOOKED UP THE VEHICLES TO A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND IT SHOWED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. IF THERE ARE OTHER SAAB OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO PREVENT ANY INJURIES - HAPPY TO DISCUSS IT WITH ANYBODY.