2002 Saab 9-5 Fuel system Problems

“Driving on highway, pressure line from fuel tank came loose and started spraying gas all over the underside of the vehicle. Stream of drips on highway alerted a passing motorist who flagged us down. Lost 5 gallons of gas in just a couple of minutes. Had to pull over and call for roadside assistance. Evacuated car due to large pools of gas under vehicle and drips near hot exhaust pipes. Technician discovered fuel line loose after looking inside port from under back seat. No evidence of any breakage or other issues -- the line simply came loose and was easily re-attached. …”

“Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings summary: driving on highway, pressure line from fuel tank came loose and started leaking massive amounts of gas all over the underside of the vehicle and street. Stream of fuel on highway alerted driver. Lost unknown amount of gallons of gas quickly . Had to pull over and call for tow truck to take to nearest facility. I evacuated the car due to large amounts of gas under vehicle and streams of fuel near hot exhaust pipes. Technician discovered fuel line had come loose after looking inside port from under back seat. …”

“The contact owns a 2002 Saab 9-5. While driving the contact smelled gas and pulled the vehicle off the road. The contact inspected the vehicle, and found a large gas leak due to the fuel line loosening from the pipe. The vehicle was repaired, and the contact felt the failure was a safety risk. The current mileagewas 29,500, and failure mileage was 29,470.”

“The contact owns a 2002 Saab 9-5. The contact recently received a recall letter regarding the fuel pump retaining tabs. He stated that the only local Saab dealer in his area is no longer servicing Saab, and the next closest dealer is 151 miles away. He does not want to drive his vehicle that far because it may fail or have a negative effect due to the recall. No failures have occurred at this time. The current and failure mileages were 35,000.”

“The contact owns a 2002 Saab 9-5 arc. While driving 20 MPH, the engine misfired and the contact noticed a burning smell. Approximately ten minutes after she parked the vehicle, there were flames coming from the rear of the vehicle near the fuel tank. The flames engulfed the vehicle and caused damaged to the trees and driveway. The fire destroyed the vehicle. As of december 5, 2007, the insurance company or manufacturer had not inspected the vehicle. …”