Date: 22 May 2007 05:52:08 -0700 From: pzi <pzinospamnet> Subject: Re: Saab Lost a Loyal Customer
On May 14, 1:04 pm, "Craig" <CBobchinnospamkinsbcglobal.net> wrote: > Okay, here is the story. You are not alone - I had the same story with my 02 Viggen - in less then 20k miles the clutch was gone and no response from the saab/GM. Same price ~$2k. I am also a stick driver for more then 30 years. If this was not enough at 55k miles the balancing chain broke and demolished timing cover and oil pump - dealer cost ~$8k. No response from saab/GM. In the same year (2005) saab released bulletin on oil sludge in all saab engines that may lead to early replacement of timing and balancing chains that suppose to last the engine lifetime. I think we will hear stories in this group about total engine damage if the timing chains start going south. I think there was one already... BTW - my other car is volvo/Ford V70T5 - not much better there - clutch gone at 120k miles. I end up pulling the engines from both cars myself and doing major repairs to avoid dealer bills to the tune of $5-10k. cheers -Peter
