Date: 23 Nov 1998 23:44:22 GMT From: "Harrie van Dijk" <icu08140nopsamnet.nl> Subject: Re: HELP! My 900s just died...please read!!!!
I once had the same problem on one of my saabs. I just bought with a 100.000 km and took the negine out as usual and exchanged all the standard trouble makers of the future. After refitting it in the car it died completely of after a few miles. Turned out to be a small electrical connection that i hadn't fastend correctly a by the movement of the car it gor loose killing the engine completely. PS don't ever go even near a garage that isn't saab at heart. harrie Danny <dmorrownopsamnd.Stanford.EDU> wrote in article <Pine.GSO.3.96.981122143545.1533A-100000nopsamne34.Stanford.EDU>... > first and foremost... > i would never, ever, ever go to beck. they are not really a saab > dealership at heart (more of a gmc). and they are schmucks. i have never > had a good experience with a saab there. > sounds like you may join the bandwagon. i have been looking for saab care > in the area for a while, since my trusty mechanic refuses to work on my > saab (which is a shame, since he has to be the best mechanic i have ever > come across) > i share your pain > danny > > On Sun, 22 Nov 1998, michael endy wrote: > > > On Friday I had my 125,000 major service performed on my 1992 900S at > > the local SAAB dealership (Beck, in Yonkers,NY). Purely preventative > > maintenace, as this car has run perfectly it's entire well-loved life. > > The mechanics did all the standard tests and changed all worn parts: > > other than this they found the car in beautiful shape (for $700). On > > Saturday I took it out for a drive and it flat-out DIED without warning > > - LESS THAN 30 MILES SINCE MY SERVICING! The battery is fine (all > > electric and lights work), it's got 1/2 a tank of gas, and the oil is > > new and full, but the engine just won't turn over. I had to get AAA to > > tow it back to the dealership ($80), which was of course closed for the > > weekend. On Monday morning I will be standing there alongside my dead > > car to have a talk with the service manager. If you have ANY thoughts, > > heads-ups, ideas, warnings or similar problems PLEASE WRITE BACK ASAP! > > > > > >
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
