1984 Saab 900
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1984 Saab 900. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 1984 Saab 900. Newest first.
The electrical cable between the starter and the alternator can rub against the brake fluid pipe attached to the left inner wheelhouse in the engine compartment. consequence of defect: rubbing will eventually damage the…
Risk and remedy
Remedy
The cable connection at the alternator will be adjusted and the cable repositioned to eliminate rubbing.
Owner complaints
2 complaints1 involved a fire
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Latest complaints
- Electrical system › Alternator/generator/regulator · Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Fuel pump · Power train › Axle assembly › Banjo housing
This saab was purchased with extensive electrical problems. After correcting most grounding points it burned out the warm up regulator. With that out of the circut, the fuelpump began to vapor lock. Releasing the banjo fitting at the distributor produced a sucking sound., back at the fuel pump in…
This saab was purchased with extensive electrical problems. After correcting most grounding points it burned out the warm up regulator. With that out of the circut, the fuelpump began to vapor lock. Releasing the banjo fitting at the distributor produced a sucking sound., back at the fuel pump in the fuel tank the pump was running but not pumping. So disconnected the hot wire, I put a wrench on the fuel fitting and loosened the fitting, some fuel sprayed out and the wrench hit the bodywork causing a big spark. The good news IS there was so much fuel around the spark had no oxy to ignite the answer was the saab people in their wisdom put a red ID sleeve on the ground wire and everyone who worked on it has wired the fuel pump up backward and the only reason the car was drivable was so many grounds were bad in the rest of the circut the pump would back feed and run correctly. As the saab has a main ground circut, near the battery for the rest of the electrical circuts, it would be prone to this type of failure if worked on by some one with out an angle on his shoulder. *Ak
- Electrical system › Wiring › Front underhood
Engine compartment fire, caused by electrical system. tt
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Fires
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- Saab 900 fires
Saab 900 fires
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