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
2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED A 2007 SAAB 9-5 WAGON IN FEB 2010 WITH 14,000 MILES STILL UNDER BOTH BUMPER TO BUMPER ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND PRE-CERTIFIED WARRANTY. 5 WEEKS LATER IN MARCH 2010, CAR STALLED ON I-95 WHILE TRAVELING 70-75 MILES PER HOUR IN SOUTH CAROLINE AT LEAST 4 TIMES WITH 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA NOT AT HOME IN NYC AREA WHERE I AM SURE WE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. SAAB TOWED THE CAR AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CAR STILL DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS SMOOTHLY. AND, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THE POWERTRAIN/THROTTLE BODY HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE SAAB CARS. *TR