1999 Saab 9-5 electrical system problems
90 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1999 Saab 9-5, which is 57% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 90 57% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 79 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 34 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 15 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 79 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
I have a 99 9-5 turbo. Over the course of the past week, my vehicle has stalled on me three times. The first, I was traveling alone at 20 MPH and the car stalled when I made a left turn into a gas station, leaving me vulnerable to ongoing traffic. An hour later, I had my children in the car and we proceeded to get onto the highway. The car stalled as I was going into highway traffic. Thanks to the skillful maneuvering of the other drivers, our lives were spared. The other occurred when we reached our destination.
Dt: the consumer owns a 1999 saab model 95 that experienced an ignition problem. The vehicle would start but would not run properly. The car would lurch or convulse while driving. The engine would stall and then die completely. The vehicle would restart but continue to have those same problems. The vehicle has a manual transmission. The consumer took the car to the dealer. The dealer said it was an issue with direct ignition cassette and the dic would need to be replaced.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Saab 9-5
- Engine 16 complaints