1995 SAAB 900 S from North America - Comments

12th Dec 2002, 17:32

"The Saab is truly, a luxury, sporty, car with the safety to boot"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Nothing. I keep her full of gas and make oil changes. She does the rest!

General comments?

I love the heated seats.

It drives like a BMW.

The 18 gallon tank allows me to get about 500 to 600 miles.

I live in upper Michigan and this car is great in the many feet of snow.

The cabin is quirky, but very refined for a 1995.

Sound system leaves something to be desired, but upgrades are simple.

I am not really smart about cars, but the display on the dashboard has informed me of a burnt out tail light, and low coolant already. This car is very smart.


15th Dec 2008, 15:20

I have a 1995 900s in Canada and I have trouble with my manual transmission. It shifts poorly and jumps out of reverse, this makes it difficult to park and dangerous. Now I can't even get it into reverse. In the US you have a recall on the linkage that causes this problem, but here in Canada nothing yet. My car, with very low miles I might add, no recall, same problem, same results. I quess our lives are worth less.


26th Feb 2009, 03:26

The transmission linkage on the '94-'95 Saab 900's were a little wonky to begin with - thesaabsite sells the later revised version for a complete replacement solution for the earlier ones or snag one from a wreckers yard (instruction on how to fit it available on-line). Or it could be that your linkage just requires a bit of an adjustment. With the transmission in 3rd gear (I think I recall) an allen key can be placed partially down a hole / passage on top of the trany that holds it in 3rd. Then loosen the nut holding the linkage and adjust it forward or back - experiment to find where it fits best into reverse. ** But caution, a violent jump out of reverse can break a motor mount (as it did on my passenger side aluminum piece) **

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