Ownership Cost for 1999 Saab 9-5 2.3t
Estimated: $38833 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1866 | $895 | $784 | $709 | $634 | $4888 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2385 | $1177 | $1032 | $2291 | $9648 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $515 | $515 | $515 | $515 | $515 | $764 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9305 | $7764 | $6735 | $6736 | $8292 | $38833 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE PASSING LANE IN MY 1999 SAAB 1995 ACCELERATING FROM 65 MPH TO 75 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING WHEN I REACHED ABOUT 75 MPH. IT SMELLED LIKE PLASTIC WAS BURNING AND NOTHING ON THE CAR WAS OPERATIONAL.*AK TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING HIT OR CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AT THAT HIGH SPEED. SUCH CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A COMPONENT IS UNACCEPTABLE WHEN DRIVING AT TODAY?S SPEEDS AND TRAFFIC. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY REPLACED THE DIC (DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE) FOR $738.10. THE CAR WAS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. |
| 1999 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BUCKLE IS INBOARD OF THE CENTER PASSENGERS STRAP. SO, WHEN THE CENTER PASSENGER IS BUCKLED, THE PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER CAN NOT ACCESS THEIR BUCKLE, OR, WHEN THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER IS BUCKLED, THE STRAP AND BUCKLE INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE CENTER SEATBELT, AND CAUSE IT TO TWIST. THE REAR SEAT BELT LAYOUT IS THE SAME ON THE 1999 2002 WAGONS. WE COMPARED THEM TO SAAB 9-5 SEDANS. THE SEDAN SEAT BELTS ARE ARRANGED WITH THE BUCKLE ANCHORS INSTALLED IN THE OPPOSITE POSITIONS OF THE WAGON, SO A BELT NEVER OVERLAPS A BUCKLE AT ANY TIME. DESIGN PROBLEM - NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED.*AK |
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