Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 23:25:29 -0400 From: Atif I. Chaudhry <foonopsamcom> Subject: Starting problem '90 9000T - TWO bad starters!?
I have a '90 9000T. Monday got the oil changed and got new button covers for my ACC. Monday night and Tuesday afternoon, but not Tuesday morning or evening, turn the key and the starting engine sounds wrong, so turn off key and try again, engine starts right up. Wed afternoon, turn the key, NOTHING. Get a jump from AAA, nothing, get towed to mechanic. Mechanic claims it is either 1) Wire to starter is loose 2) Ignition switch is bad 3) Starter is bad 4) Some combination of the above. They claim they checked wiring including the live wire from the ignition and it has power when they turn the key, so they put in a rebuilt Bosch starter. I come to pick up the car, turn the key, NOTHING. They try it a few times and eventually get the car started. They then claim that the ignition switch is ALSO bad. Told to come back in an hour. Come back and am told that they put in a new ignition switch and had the same problem, that it takes several tries to start the car. THUS the original ignition switch was probably o.k., that my starter was completely bad, and that the rebuilt one has bad spots. They claimed that another rebuilt bosch starter they got a few months ago was also bad. CURRENTLY: I have the rebuilt starter in the car and can get the car to start after several attempts. They are going to find a new rebuilt starter supplier. Have any you had a similiar type of problem? How does this all sound to y'all? At this point I am seriously considering disposing of the Saab and getting a Subaru. The AWD will be nice for upstate New York winters and my first car, a Subaru Justy, was great and Subaru's have a reputation for dependability. I don't want to spark a Saab vs. Subaru flame fest, but constructive comments would be welcome....
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