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Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 10:01:37 +0100
From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com>
Subject: Re: Help - motor crashed on 94 V6


Wyatt Taylor wrote: > My friend has a 94 900S V6. He didn't know about the timing belt problem. What timing belt problem? > Broke a clutch cable and took it to the dealer at 72K miles. Dealer fixed > the clutch cable but doesn't mention the timing belt needing a change. Had your friend asked the garage to inspect/service the car? If not, then it would not have been their place to tell him about the belt. > Two weeks later the timing belt breaks crashing the motor. Oil pan is full > of "chunks". > > After doing a little research we discover the timing belt on the V6 is a > known problem. In the meantime, the dealer and SAAB both are saying "sorry" > but not providing any help. No, it isn't a 'known problem'. Timing belts wear, and if they're not replaced, they break. In the same way as bake pads wear, and if you don't replace them you loose braking efficiency and crash your car. When you buy a car, you take on the responsibility of ensuring it is correctly serviced. Your friend messed up - it was his fault, no-one elses. The smallest amount of research would have told him that he should've had the belt changed. > We searched for a while and found a used motor with 100K miles for $3,000. > > I also discovered SAAB has a 6 year/80,000 mile warranty. He's under the > mileage but 2 years past the expiration date. > > Has anyone been able to get SAAB to pay for the repair? Have there been any > lawsuits? Or did the customers who had problems just have to eat it? Why should they? -- Grunff

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