I recently purchased a used 1999 Saab 9-5 SE sedan with a 2.3 litre ecopower engine with turbo. Barely 5 days after my purchase of this vehicle there was a very sudden onset of a loud knocking coming from the engine. I immediately had the car towed to a dealership the service manager at which informed me that there was a damaged balancing shaft and that my engine would need to be replaced. I was told that it was due to the presence of engine sludge. What I was not told, however I did find out was that engine sludge is a problem known to Saab on this car. However in order for Saab to cover the cost of repair, I would have the unreasonable task of providing Saab with all maintenence records for a car that I've owned for 5 days. After much tracking I was able to find a satisfactory number of receipts, however Saab still refused to cover the warranty because of a date discrepancy on one of the receipts that is completely out of my control.

- Negley, OH, USA

Vehicle will stall intermittently while in stop and go traffic with A/C on. Defect has occurred 6 times. Dealer cannot determine cause of defect.

- New York, NY, USA