Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:54:21 -0400 From: "hippo" <johnhnospamthis.shoal.net.au> Subject: Re: saab 900 electric problems?
Greta wrote: >I know old Saabs have oil leakage issues but do they also have serious >electric problems - expensive to have fixed? Heard this recently from a >mechanic relative both to a non-functioning horn and heated driver's seat. >Greta Define old! Pre '93?, pre '86? or older? Elctrics improved over pretty well every year of the 99 & 900 model runs. Pre '88 some of the switchgear can get pretty shabby internally. Fuel pump relays were a pita item on many cars. Several model years and many individual cars suffered multiple wiring loom and specific earthing problems both in the dash and at the rear. Biggest problem with my '81T was working out what the hell some previous owner had done with their comprehensive underdash rewire to fix some previous electrical problem before we could even begin to trace the current issue! Interesting coloured cables, splices and re-routes everywhere. Never did get the temperature gauge to work again before I sold the very faithful old relic 2 weeks ago! The only horn failure I remember was on a '77 99GLE about 20 years ago. Ended up installing air horns with a dash switch as a probably cheaper (& definitely louder!) option than running diags and fixing the original circuitry. BTW, the '90 4dr that I picked up today is the first one I've had that actually *has* heated seats, so no direct experience there. Cheers
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