2001 Saab 9-5 Fuel system Problems

“Turbo malfunction at a cost of $455.00 and also engine filter box.vehicle still not running correctly.will only go at speed of 25 MPH.repaired on 03/27/2018.started out smoking all over the place from exhaust.was told turbo went bad.I think a lot of these cars have this problem as I read on forums(Saab,).that I have since joined.the Saab has 139,000 miles..I was driving on a city street at speed around 35mph.started to smoke heavy,but once out of city as long as I drove 50 MPH on highway smoke was dispersed from wind and made it home but when stopping for red light would buck and try to shut…”

“We own a 2001 Saab 9.5 2.3t. My wife is a commuter user of the car and car has very low mileage. Her gas tank has lost the coupling to the fuel tank twice and lost all the gas on the road. She was stranded both times. This is completely inexplicable and the dealership has never answered why this has happened. Due to safety concerns, we felt it appropriate to report. We will have to confirm the incident dates in our records.”

“Driving on thruway,cruise went off sudden loss of speed,ck engine light on. Engine stalled would only idle and shake wouldn't move. Had it towed to shop cleared code ran 1/2 day ok then ck light came back on, pulled it back into my shop. I searched internet for solutions pointed to faulty throttle body. I m a certified for 34 year motorcycle technician so I took it off and disassembled it as I wanted to get to the bottom as it s reason for failure. …”

“Gasoline leak - I was driving with my two small children in the car (2001 Saab 9-5 wagon (4-cylinder) when someone pulled up beside me to tell me that gas was pouring our of my car. I stopped the car and the remainder of the tank emptied on the ground. Once the fire chief okay'ed the car for transport, (this was required by the towing company.) I had the car towed to the dealership. The dealership indicated that the clip for the fuel line had come undone and that the fuel line had come loose. They also indicated that they had seen this before . …”

“There were no unusual events leading to the failure. My wife was driving a 2001 Saab 9-5 station wagon when the engine shut down and she lost all power. Thankfully she was driving on a local road and managed to pull over to the side. The engine would not restart and we had it towed to a local garage. The person who towed said he thought it was a crank sensor that failed and when it fails it completely shuts down the gas to the engine. I had it repaired and the local mechanic confirmed that it was a sensor that he called direct ignition which includes the cam sensor . …”