Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 11:45:55 +0200 From: "Henrik B." <saabnospamPAM_tdcadsl.dk> Subject: Re: Saab 9-5: Another DI cassette story
"another one" <anynospamly.org> skrev i en meddelelse news:MPG.1b73890d76e18ee5989f26nospam.sonic.net... > I was going to post roughly the same story to this newsgroup > about my 2000 9-3, but you beat me to it. > > My story is a little more complex. The trouble started last April > when the car had only 24,000 well-maintained miles on it. > Precipitous, sudden, dangerous failure on a California > freeway. The ignition cassette, tow and rental car cost me about > $800. Then the car failed again, just one day after I got it > back. This time it ran but weakly and with the 'check engine > light' on. > > Six weeks. Six trips to the dealership. Blown catalytic > converter. Blown cassette. Cracked flywheel (!!) Cracked brake > rotor. Replaced gas tank fuel pipe ($900 right there). Total: > $6500. $4800 under warrantee. This tells me that something else has caused the DI-box to go - can't blame that on Saab. Cheers!