2000 Saab 9-5 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 119 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 83,320miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2000 Saab 9-5, 1% of the 119 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 83,320 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Water pump failure, transmission mount failure may have attributed to ECM module failure, turbo seal failure, catalytic converter failure. Car died and had to towed off a highway.”
NHTSA complaint #10194231, filed 2007-06, 83,320 milesTransmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Saab 9-5
57 complaintsBrakes
17 complaintsEngine cooling
14 complaintsFuel system
14 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Saab 9-5
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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