Ownership Cost for 2003 Saab 9-5 Arc 3.0t
Estimated: $35970 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1253 | $602 | $526 | $476 | $426 | $3283 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1773 | $1826 | $1890 | $1965 | $2054 | $9508 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1866 | $926 | $550 | $2291 | $8396 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $368 | $368 | $368 | $368 | $368 | $545 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8585 | $6975 | $6247 | $6052 | $8111 | $35970 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | TIRES | AFTER REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES ON MY WIFE'S 1999 SAAB 9-5 AND ON MY 1999 SAAB 9-5 A VIBRATION SHOWED UP AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. EACH CAR UNDERWENT NUMEROUS TIRE REBALANCINGS AT DIFFERENT TIRE SHOPS AS WELL AS OUR SAAB DEALER. NOTHING HELPED. ON MY CAR, I RETURNED THE TIRES AND BOUGHT NEW, MORE EXPENSIVE ONES THINKING THAT MAYBE THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE TIRES. AFTER THE NEW SET WERE INSTALLED, THE VIBRATION WAS STILL THERE. I POSTED MY CONCERNS ON A POPULAR SAAB WEBSITE SAABNET.COM FOR ADVICE FROM OTHER SAAB OWNERS. THE RESPONSE WAS OVERWHELMING. SEEMS AS THOUGH MANY OTHER SAAB 9-5 OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM AFTER CHANGING TIRES. NO ONE HAS FOUND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, SOME WENT AWAY BY THEMSELVES AND OTHERS ARE JUST DEALING WITH IT. I THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE 9-5 AND NOW THAT I KNOW MANY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, I AM VERY CONCERNED. |
| 2003 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON MY 2003 9-5 WAGON HAS BEEN COMING ON PERIODICALLY FOR THE LAST YEAR. WE HAD IT SERVICED BY AN INDY AND TWO ERROR CODES CAME UP, P1312 AND P1334, BOTH HAVING TO DO WITH THE DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE. WE JUST HAD THE PART REPLACED. ONLY ONCE DID THE CAR "DIE" WHILE DRIVING AND LUCKILY IT WAS AT LOW SPEED AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO RESTART. THE IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON THE ORIGINAL PART IS 9197559 (TK3.6). MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN 2002. CONSIDER EXPANDING THE RECALL IN PLACE FOR 2000-2002 MODEL YEARS (NHTSA #05V399000) TO INCLUDE 2003 VEHICLES, PARTICULARLY THOSE BUILT IN 2002. *TR |
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