1995 Saab 900 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Nhtsa recall bulletin model 95 Saab 900 campaign no.95v068000 spoke to Saab at 800 955 900 (file#14566) on 5/12 after car was diagnosed by sports and specialist a Saab dealer in princeton nj .the written invoice #13983 statesar will need new shifter linkage and clutch customer declined both Saab corporate and the dealer insist there is no recall camp. Yet your bulletin explains the exact problem the consequences the corrective action. I would appreceiate action to be taken by the NHTSA quickly since I have been without a car for 2 months. Thank you m goldenberg”

“Dt:contact states: when he shifing his car it is possible to move the shift lever into the reverse gear, remove the key, and still have ransmission in neutral or to accidentally disengage reverse by striking the gear lever. This happened about 10 times , making the car roll. He has cited a recall # 95v068000 which was the exact same thing car was doing. He called the manufacturer and they told him this vehicle wasa not involved in recall due to VIN. …”

“I experienced a catastrophic manual transmission failure at 38,324 miles. The cause was a seized bearing/bushing that subsequently caused the clutch cable to break when I attempted to shift gears (I was accelerating away from a stoplight on nj state highway 46e at time of failure). Repair cost was ~$1k, but upon complaining, the dealership provided the parts (goodwill) and I paid the labor: $600 out-of-pocket. Their receipt copy indicated that the parts were being reported as a warranty repair.”

“Stopped car at gas station, placed shifter in reverse position (supposed to be necessary in order to remove key), applied parking brake, took key out of lock, got out of car to pump gas. As I walked around the car to get to the gas pump, the car began to roll forward with my 6 yr old child in the back seat. I ran after the car and was able to open the door, jump in, and stop it, before it hit a truck which was parked at the gas station. The car is designed so that the shifter must be in reverse in order to remove the key. …”

“I own a 1995 Saab 900 se with a mannual transmission. I would guess as a saftey feature, this vehicle requires the shift lever to be in the reverse position to remove the key. This insures that the vehicle does not move when not occupied if the parking brake has not been engaged. On my vehicle the shift lever can be in the reverse position and the key removed, but the reverse gear is never actually engaged or can be easily moved out of reverse. The first time I noticed this problem was when I found my vehicle had rolled forward and was resting against the bumper of the vehicle in front of it. …”