Faults:

The fuel pump went out at 42K miles - $750.00.

The entire A/C system - except under the dash, had to be replaced at 48K miles - $1,800.00.

The passenger seat gears broke at 52K miles - $300.00.

The power top motors had to be replaced and other top work done at 56K miles - $ 1,400.00.

The quit suddenly quit running at 62K miles.

Diagnosed as "ignition cassette" - which turned out to be on "International Back Order". I finally located the part myself; special order shipping costs, etc. The car was in the shop for 3 months! $680.00.

Car quit on way home from garage - car still not running.

General Comments:

The car handles and drives great.

Older seats were very comfortable; present seats are uncomfortable; motors weak.

Convertible top operation is great (even though they stole it from a Mercedes 450SL) but small parts break and destroy the top motors, which are outrageously expensive to replace.

It is ridiculous that you can't run the A/C with the top down.

Faults:

Door handle broke, repaired under warranty.

General Comments:

Purchased certified from SAAB dealer for $17k with a warranty till 2009. I never had any problems, but only drove it 8k miles over two years.

I did notice that the car no longer felt tight, lots of squeaks and rattles over bumps. Expansion joints seems to send a loud booming shudder through the suspension. The rear doors creak too - not a very stiff platform with poor torsion resistance.

I loved the SAAB at first and was really disappointed when it started to feel like an old junker.

The turbo is smooth, powerful and fuel efficient, seats are wonderful, handles great, lots of equipment, nice looking car, roomy trunk. But my crappy 97 Oldsmobile is tighter over bumps than this SAAB.

When the warranty company informed me it would cost $3400 to extend my warranty after 09, I decided to get rid of it. I would not want to own this car without a warranty. Dealers only offered me $8500 as trade, but got $10,600 from CARMAX.

Resale value just horrible. I would have kept the car if it did not feel like it was falling apart and the cost to extend the warranty was maybe more like $ 1800.

I am going back to Japanese cars - they have much better resale value and are much better made. The SAAB has a lot of that cheap GM feel to it... maybe they were better prior to 2003.

Faults:

Love the car's handling and safety, however SAAB's air conditioning compressors are the worst I have dealt with. Lost one in a 95 last year, daughter totaled the car, bought this 93, pretty car, love its performance and handling, however just blew that compressor. 2 in 2 years on different Saabs.

SAAB take note, I have a 91 Geo with over 200K, and the air conditioning will freeze you out. Also have a 1991 Camaro, 2001 Dodge Pick-up and 03 Infiniti with no aircon problems.

General Comments:

Great car if you do not need aircon.

General Comments:

The first problem I had was the cd player wouldn't take in, or spit out cd's.

The second problem I had was while driving back from Calgary, my cruise control button got stuck and finally broke.

The third problem I have is the plastic covering on the dash is peeling.

The fourth problem was my gas meter said I had a 1/4 of a tank left and I ran out of gas (so I never let it get below 1/4 of a tank).

The fifth problem I had was my alarm would go off for no reason.

The sixth problem I have is my back windows will roll down but not up.

The seventh problem I have is my car suddenly won't start or turn over, yet all of my electrical systems are working. My radio works, and my windows work but the car won't start.

I've had this car for just over a year and can't believe the problems I'm having.