The 9-5 ranks 5th in reliability out of 8 Saab models. Its overall PainRank™ of 1.96 is based on relative complaint analysis from 32 owner complaints sent to CarComplaints.com over 13 model years.
The 9-5 has 2 generations and we'd recommend avoiding the 1st generation which runs from 1999–2009.
We've pulled together a list of the most widespread problems that 9-5 owners have to deal with.
Parts supplier, Takata, manufactured defective, shrapnel-hurling airbag inflators that need to be recalled. The issue affects 34 million+ vehicles spread out across 24 brands, making it one of the largest (and most dangerous) recalls in aut…
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Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.
Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The 9-5 has 2 generations available in North American markets.
Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.
Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.
Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.
Your vehicle might be involved in one of the largest and most dangerous recalls in automotive history.
General Motors is recalling 200,000 Saab and Saturn vehicles with Takata inflators.
You've probably heard about Takata by now. They're th … continue reading