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1999 Saab 9-5 hesitation / surging reports

8 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 1999 Saab 9-5 — roughly 7% of all complaints for this model year.

8
Hesitation / surging reports
7%
share of complaints
78,112 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other 9-5 years

2000 9-55
9-5 hesitation / surging by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 1999 Saab 9-5

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1999 Saab 9-5 report before drawing conclusions.