Date: 17 Jul 2002 13:41:14 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Help - motor crashed on 94 V6
Someone who looks an awful lot like Wyatt Taylor <wwtaylornopsamll.net> wrote: > After doing a little research we discover the timing belt on the V6 is a > known problem. All timing belts are a problem. Did the book he had with the car outline a maintenence schedule? Was he following it? Did it list "change timing belts" somewhere around 60,000? > In the meantime, the dealer and SAAB both are saying "sorry" > but not providing any help. I guess that depends on the answers to the above questions. > We searched for a while and found a used motor with 100K miles for $3,000. If he uses it, he should change the timing belts first, not knowing the history of it and all. > I also discovered SAAB has a 6 year/80,000 mile warranty. He's under the > mileage but 2 years past the expiration date. That would be "out of warranty", then, wouldn't it? > 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? Disturbing. If Saab says you have to change the belts at 60K, and they failed at 72K, it's hard to justify even considering a lawsuit. As far as getting Saab to pay for it as a goodwill gesture - I've had great luck with that in the past, but the reason they extend those offers is to keep a good customer. If someone goes in talking about lawsuits, I can see how Saab might just consider that customer to be not worth trying to keep. Way I see it, it wasn't properly maintained, and something broke well after the warranty expired. Seems pretty clear-cut to me. Dave Hinz
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