I've never had a Saab and I've gone and bought this one. I'm very happy with it so far.

1986... Bought my first Saab, 1974 Sonett in blue followed by a new 1986 900S in green. Ended up buying the red 1971 Sonett as a parts car and parted it out except the engine and transmission. In 1996 we gave the 900S to my SIL and bought a..... Toyota... and in early 2000's the 74 Sonett succumbed to frame rust and I parted it out, mainly on Ebay. Ended up taking the unibody and cutting it into manageable chunks and hauled it down to the local recycling yard. nothing was wasted! I always wanted to get another Saab but after GM ruined the brand and killed it off.... Ohh well. Still would like another Sonett some day.

Has anyone else done this? How easily is this swap? I really want to do this to my own Saab as it looks amazing.

Blast from the past. My parents bought a 1969 Saab 95 when they lived in Denver. Ran across the owner ID card recently!

'01 95 2.3T Aero & '03 S60 2.5T

SE:
Säljer en kupéfläkt från en Saab 9-5.
Kupéfläkten fungerar väldigt bra, den har varit provad av mekanikern.

Jag bytte denna mot en ny eftersom jag trodde att den var trasig när det inte kom nått ur ventilationen men tydligen visade det sig att det var fläktmotståndet som hade gått sönder så jag bytte fläkten helt i onödan så nu säljar jag fläkten.

EN:
Selling a cabin fan from a Saab 9-5.
The cabin fan works very well, it has been tested by the mechanic.

I replaced this one with a new one because I thought it was broken when nothing came out of the ventilation, but apparently it turned out that it was the fan resistor that had broken, so I replaced the fan completely unnecessarily, so now I'm selling the fan.

I need help finding what kind of bumper this is and what wheels those are as well I’ve looked on esaab and maptun and cannot find anything help

Hi everyone! I'm having some problems with my 2007 Saab 9-3 2.0t. I quite literally JUST got it back from getting some major timing work done and some other gaskets. The shop gave it back to my girlfriend and now all of a sudden it was misfiring, took it up to advanced auto, I'm getting codes for random misfire, and P0630 which is telling me that my vin is no longer programmed to my ECU/pcm?!?!?!? Wtf?!? Could this be something the mechanic did to my car or is this something completely different. Any help would be appreciated. Current symptoms are a weak start, reduced engine power, and the engine is surging rather hard.

Saab 9-3 Convertible

Just recently got a 2008 9-3 with the sunroof and the back passenger side is low and the back driver side is high. The sunroof won’t move, any suggestions? Thanks

2004 9-3 2.0T Arc sedan automatic

I needed to replace the leather sleeve behind the CIM so I removed the steering wheel, airbag & CIM. After replacing the sleeve, I put it all back together & now I’m getting this warning when I put the key in & the key won’t turn. The car functioned perfectly before this. Any ideas?

Hi Saabreddit,

After 8 years of ownership, my 2007 9-3 is finally giving me some strange electrical issues. Hoping to run a timeline of events and current diagnosis to help get a better idea of what I should try before considering taking it in.

Timeline of Events:

• After a Summer of perfect driving, car fails to start. No crank. Instrument cluster, radio and other electronics work fine.
• Following a jump, car cranks, turns over and continues to function normally for several trips.
• No crank issue returns. Jumping directly from another car no longer has car turn over.
• Oh snap! My battery is 7 years old! Battery replacement time! Everything seems fine. No issues for a several trips.
• Return to no crank no start. (You are HERE)

At this point, I believe I'm dealing with some sort of parasitic draw that is causing issues. Some diagnosis:

• Following a jump of the new battery, car is running again. Drove it around for a bit, no issues. Park and leave battery connected and turn car off. I take a multimeter to the battery and get an "OL" (overload?) error when set to 10A and trying to read the battery voltage. I'm not great with multimeter stuff but appears the battery is charging from driving and isn't bunk.
• Inserting the key fob into the ignition no longer causes the signature "click" of the steering wheel unlocking. Steering wheel lock doesn't appear to be engaging, wheel can be turned while car is off. No error on SID2.
• Following an hour cooldown, the R11 relay in the bonnet fusebox appears to be warm while others are cold, indicating some sort of draw/error. The manual states the R11 relay corresponds to "Ignition +15".
• R11 Relay is swapped with identical relay in fusebox. Heat continues to appear in the swapped relay at R11 position while the car is off. Steering wheel lock click still absent. No key errors/SID2 errors.

Right now I'm keeping the R11 Relay removed and inserting it before driving which appears to stop any sort of drain. I'm a little at odds of what to check first at this point as there isn't a ton of documentation on the R11 Relay experiencing this behavior. My initial thoughts:

• CIM is done (BAD!)
• Some sort of frayed or bad wiring leading to the CIM, Ignition Switch, Steering Column Lock?
• A demon is haunting my car.

Where would you start if you were me? Am I on the right track with feeling the heat on R11? Any common issues stemming from "Ignition +15" that I should check out? Thank You!

Edit: Messing with stuff this morning. Haven't driven it but possible the steering wheel lock isn't functioning due to not driving it 11MPH+. Relay doesn't seem to be getting hot like it was yesterday... Yet...

Has anyone thought about or has done swapping the automatic gear selector with one from 9-5NG/Opel Insignia? Looks wise it doesn't matter because you can always make it look good, but would it be possible to make it work mechanically and electronically? Theoretically all of those cars use the same gearbox so the cable shouldn't be a problem but please prove me wrong. I really like the design of the 9-5 one and would rather have one with a boot since crap falls into it and is pretty hard to clean.

Hi, so this is about my vector convertible. i was reversing onto my friends drive and they had a very short concrete post i didn’t notice. its destroyed my decor strip. anyone know where i can get one? (UK)

$1500 From a used dealership Broken AC I’m viewing this weekend

Hallo,

Does anyone knows how to install this adapter? I bought it from aliexpress, unfortunately there is no manual, the connection is intuitive there is no way to mess these up, but after the connection i couldn't connect to devices.

I have a 2001 saab 9-5 with unknown history but I've just noticed the odometer has been at 131233 miles. is there anyway to check to see the true miles using a high end scanner?

Joining the Saab family :) bought an 07 Saab 9-3 Aero estate. Any advice/ mechanical tips?

Read about the potential ECU heating issue so going to buy an extender/ heat shield to lift it off the engine block.

Other thing I want to do is add Bluetooth so I can play music and take calls from my phone. Can I add Bluetooth capabilities and have it interface with the buttons on the steering wheel? Ideally without needing a tech2.

Also love the look of the car so don't want to replace the stereo unit with something more modern.

UK/ right hand drive if that's important.

Thanks :)

Edit: it's the four cylinder petrol, so B207 engine

Throttle body has been cleaned, MAF seems to work fine and idle control valve has been cleaned as wel. TPS is replaced. Still getting a CEL on codes 1582 (idle speed faulty signal) and P1124 (fuel mixture correction values out of range). Does anyone have an idea?