Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:52:08 -0400 From: Malt_Hound <""Malt_Hound\"nospamm-me not*yahoo.com"> Subject: Re: Throttle Sticking When Changing Gears on 2003 9-3 HELP!
john wrote: > "OhioSAAB" <UseLinkToEmailnospamautoforumz.com> wrote in message > news:688014_4f7c95b68f09fa61beee2005b6c21f60nospamforumz.com... > >>When I change gears, first to second or second to third, the throttle >>seems to stick. This does not happen all the time, only occasionally. >>I can be changing gears, say from first to second, let off the gas, >>depress the clutch fully and the RPM will stay where it was previously >>for just a couple of seconds, then it will drop. My SAAB service tech >>says that this is normal for SAAB. I am an experienced stick driver >>and have never seen this on any other vehicle. Is this really normal >>for SAAB 9-3ís? Other than this annoying thing, the car runs perfect. >>Any help would greatly be appericated. Thanks, OhioSAAB >> >>-- >>Posted using the http://www.autoforumz.com interface, at author's request >>Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards >>Topic URL: >>http://www.autoforumz.com/Throttle-Sticking-Changing-Gears-2003-HELP-ftopict142349.html >>Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: >>http://www.autoforumz.com/eform.php?p=688014 > > > It could be normal....Some cars seem to do this as an 'emmission control' > feature - not sure if this applies to saabs... > > Agreed. I had an '00 9-3 that did this. But it did it all the time. If yours is varying then it may be a different scenario. -- -Fred W