1995 SAAB 900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 SAAB 900. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS NUMEROUS TIMES UNLESS THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED. WHILE IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO AN INTERSECTION AND STRUCK A STOP SIGN. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES, HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 95V068000 (POWER TRAIN:MANUAL

Mileage: 150

ON JULY 22, 2005 I WAS DRIVING MY '95 SAAB ON THE A1 MOTORWAY IN UNITED KINGDOM. I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH (POSTED SPEED LIMIT) I HAD NEVER USED THE CRUISE CONTROL IN THIS VEHICLE BEFORE. (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR HEADING TOWARD LONDON. AS I HAD TO SLOW DOWN, I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES! I NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES PRIOR. DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND I WAS HEADING TOWARD THE REAR END OF A CAR AT 70

Mileage: 125,000

NHTSA ID#: 95V068000 RECALL ISSUED 3/20/95 FOR MANUFACTURING DATES AUG 1993 - SEP 1994 WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE APPLICABLE FOR MY CAR, [XXX] BUT IT SHOULD HAVE APPLICABLE BECAUSE THE RESULT OF THE DEFECT IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. ADDITIONALLY, NHTSA ID#: 95VO68000 SHOULD HAVE BEEN APPLICABLE BECAUSE NHTSA ID#95V066000 ISSUED 3/20/94 FOR MANUFACTURING DATED JULY 1994 - DEC 1994 WAS APPLICABLE. A MISTAKE WAS MADE. NHTSA ID#: 95V068000 SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED MY CAR BECAUSE MY CAR ROLL

BOUGHT CAR WITH UNDISCLOSED PROBLEMS. TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SELLER WITHOUT SUCCESS.

BOUGHT CAR WITH UNDISCLOSED PROBLEMS. TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SELLER WITHOUT SUCCESS.

BOUGHT CAR WITH UNDISCLOSED PROBLEMS. TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SELLER WITHOUT SUCCESS.

BOUGHT CAR WITH UNDISCLOSED PROBLEMS. TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SELLER WITHOUT SUCCESS.

BOUGHT CAR WITH UNDISCLOSED PROBLEMS. TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS WITH SELLER WITHOUT SUCCESS.

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COMMENTED THAT THE DIGITAL INDICATOR PANEL FELT HOT, CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE WHILE AT DINNER, THEN RETURNED, THE POWER ASSIST BRAKES FAILED AND THEN THE COOLANT LOW LIGHT, HEADLAMP OUT AND WASHER LOW INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE NEXT MORNING CONSUMER RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED A FIRE HAD OCCURRED, THE UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES HAD MELTED, THE ELECTRICAL WIRING BELOW THE HOSES WERE BARE COPPER, THE BATTERY, POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, PLASTIC ENGINE COVER, BATTERY CA

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER COMMENTED THAT THE DIGITAL INDICATOR PANEL FELT HOT, CONSUMER PARKED VEHICLE WHILE AT DINNER, THEN RETURNED, THE POWER ASSIST BRAKES FAILED AND THEN THE COOLANT LOW LIGHT, HEADLAMP OUT AND WASHER LOW INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE NEXT MORNING CONSUMER RAISED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED A FIRE HAD OCCURRED, THE UPPER AND LOWER RADIATOR HOSES HAD MELTED, THE ELECTRICAL WIRING BELOW THE HOSES WERE BARE COPPER, THE BATTERY, POWER STEERING RESERVOIR, PLASTIC ENGINE COVER, BATTERY CA

CLUTCH BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. ALSO, THERE WAS A SMALL COMPARTMENT FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

CLUTCH BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. ALSO, THERE WAS A SMALL COMPARTMENT FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, WHICH DRIVER JUST HAD FIXED, CAR ONLY SLOWED DOWN BUT WOULD NOT STOP.

STARTED AUTOMOBILE AND WENT 2 CAR LENGTHS AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. SHUT ENGINE DOWN AND OPENED HOOD. CAUSE OF SMOKE WAS A CABLE THAT WAS ON FIRE. NOT HUGH, BUT LIKE BIC LIGHTER FLAMES. ABOUT 3 TO 5. BLEW OUT FIRE. WENT INTO OFFICE GOT SOME BOTTLED WATER. CAME BACK. RESTARTED AUTO. GOT OUT AND LOOKED AT ENGINE. FIRE AGAIN. PUT OUT WITH WATER. NOTHING ON ELECTRONIC INFOR DISPLAY INDICATED FIRE. CALLED DEALER AND MECHANIC ADVISED TO HAVE CAR TOWED IN, WHICH I DID. AT FIRST SAAB REP DID

WHILE THE CAR IS IN THE GEAR POSITION ON LEVEL GROUND THE CAR WILL START TO ROLL. ,AS A RESULT, THE CAR ROLLED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED AS WELL. *AK

THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEY DID NOT ACTIVATE AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED POWER BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN PEDAL BECOMES SPONGY THEN GOES TOO FAR DOWN AND CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD, BRAKE ACTION SEEMS INEFFECTIVE.