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1987 Saab 9000

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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5Owner complaints

Model-year median: 8

1Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
2Structure
2Power Train
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 5 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

5 reports
Mileage unknown · Feb 9, 2000
Structure

REAR WHEEL WELLS RUSTED FROM INSIDE, CAUSING THEM TO CRACK.FROM INSIDE OUT, OFFERING NO SUPPORT FOR REAR AXLE WHICH WAS REAL CLOSE TO FALLIN GLOOSE FROM CAR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #848937

Mileage unknown · Apr 15, 1997
Power Train

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP, CAUSING FRONT AXLE TO SNAP.

NHTSA ODI #516436

Mileage unknown · Aug 22, 1996
Structure

LARGE CRACKS IN THE REAR WHEEL WELLS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #986718

Mileage unknown · Feb 5, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE CALL MANUFACTURER SAID CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL CONSUMER HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL PURCHASE CAR NEW . TT *JB

NHTSA ODI #978668

Mileage unknown · Mar 15, 1995
Electrical System

VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHEN ENGINE WAS COLD AND OPERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. *SKD

NHTSA ODI #482213

Official recalls

1

90V001000 · Electrical System:ignition:switch

Nov 2, 1990

ABRASION ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT CARD IN THE COMBINATION NEUTRAL SAFETY/BACKUP LAMP SWITCH OPERATED BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR MAY CAUSE RESIDUE TO COLLECT IN ELECTRICAL AREA ON THE CIRCUIT CARD.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WITHSMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AREA.

Remedy: ADD AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, INCLUDING A RELAY, TO THE BACKUP LAMP CIRCUIT TO REDUCE THE CURRENT THAT CAN FLOW THROUGH THE COMBINATION SWITCH.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

2

EA95020 · Passenger Compartment Fire

Opened Jun 30, 1995 · Closed Jul 31, 1996

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System

There is no summary currently available

PE95009 · Passenger Compartment Fires

Opened Feb 10, 1995 · Closed Jun 30, 1995

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System

There is no summary currently available