Complaint 483816
1996 SAAB 9000 • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH • incident Feb 3, 2004
- Complaint ID
- 483816
- Make
- SAAB
- Model
- 9000
- Model Year
- 1996
- Component
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- Incident Date
- Feb 3, 2004
- Date Received
- Jul 9, 2004
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Owner Narrative
I HAVE REPLACED THREE LOCKING ACTUATORS (DRIVER'S DOOR, LEFT PASSENGER'S DOOR, AND THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER'S DOOR) SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED MY CAR IN 1997. OF COURSE ALL THIS HAPPEN AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. PRESENTLY, I HAVE ONE DOOR LOCK THAT CAN BE OPENED WITH THE KEY KNOBE AND ON THE CONSOLE WHERE THE LOCK SWITCH IS LOCATED. IN TALKING WITH THE SAAB DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THAT I PROBABLY NEED THESE ACTUATORS WOULD PROBABLY COST ME APPROXIMATELY $300 EACH (A TOTAL OF $900) TO REPLACE. I FEEL THAT SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOR ALL THREE (SO FAR) NOT TO BE WORKING. I HAVE NOT HAD THEM REPLACED YET BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS TOTALLY RIDICULOUS. GALE E. MOORER - 7/9/04. *AK
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.