2000 Saab 9-3 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2000 Saab 9-3. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• ENGINE STALL/ ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE05017 · opened Apr 7, 2005 · closed Sep 23, 2005 · led to recall 06V410000

  Odi opened pe05-017 based on 35 reports of alleged engine stalling due to the failure of the idm cassette on the subject vehicles.all complainants reported that the engine shut down suddenly without warning and most reported that the vehicle would not restart.in 3 incidents, the complainants reported smoke and/or fire …