Date: 6 Sep 2003 14:40:40 GMT From: Dave Hinz <davehinznopsamcop.net> Subject: Re: 900 + 9000 roadside breakdowns - failure modes
On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 00:40:51 +0100, jb <jbnopsamcom> wrote: > > "Grunff" <grunffnopsam.com> wrote in message > news:bivt3n$dp54e$1nopsam52899.news.uni-berlin.de... >> I was looking through some old docs, and found the results of a >> survey I did on Saabnet.com a couple of years ago on Saab failure modes. >> >> The idea was to work out which items were most likely to leave >> you stranded. I had loads of responses, and compiled the >> following lists based on the prevalence of failures. Top of the >> list = most failures. >> >> Might be of interest, or if anyone has anything to add. > > problems over 10 years of owning saabs, all old 8v 99/900's: (snip list) I'll add my list of things that have stranded me in my Saabs - 15 years of driving them, models & milages vary widely: '62 96 (2-stroke) con-rod came apart at around 200,000 miles '71 Sonett III (V4) Balance shaft gear disintergrated, limped home 1 mile. '68 96 DeLuxe (V4) Ignition system, probably coil (replaced most of sys.) '88 900T (16 valve 2.0L) - blew up third gear on the layshaft in the 5-speed, well out of warranty, Saab paid for it anyway because it "Shouldn't have broken". The 2-stroke con rod thing, who knows. The balance shaft gear on the V4 was/is a known "It's gonna happen" kind of thing, and when it does (150K miles or so, give or take), you lose water pump and alternator, and it runs *very* unbalanced (balance shaft not turning, y'see). Replaced that with a nylon gear, no further problems. The ignition stuff on the '68 was pretty much my fault, it had sat for years before I bought it, and that's how I learned that that needs to be replaced just as a matter of course in those situations. The tranny in the '88, I was driving very enthusiastically through some great roads (twisty, hilly). Had to tow-dolly it home (the width of the state of Wisconsin...). I was in Amish country at the time, and happened to roll to a stop by one of the few "wired" (non-Amish) houses in the area. That's all I can think of in 15 years. Of course, there have been flat tires, but nobody in their right mind would blame that on the car, would they? Dave Hinz
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