Shane,
The www.saabnet.com site has lots of information about all models of
Saab. You might want to check there. And, yes this has been a known
issue for a few years.
Ron
On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:40:15 -0600, Shane Almeida
<almeida.spam.is.evil@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I have a 2004 9-3 Aero with an automatic transmission. A couple weeks
>back, I drove my car for about an hour on the highway. When I got off
the
>highway and hit city streets, I noticed that it was ****fting funny. I'd
>try to pull away from a stop and it would accelerate for a few seconds,
>then pause for a few seconds (the RPMs would hold steady despite my
giving
>it gas), and then it take off. I figured it was just a fluke, maybe
>because it was so cold. On the return journey, it was started doing the
>same thing in the city, but then it flashed a "Gearbox malfunction,
>Limited performance" message as soon as I got on the highway. "Limited
>performance" didn't seem like a stern warning, so I drove it home
>carefully. If I put the ****fter in drive, it would keep the car in 5th.
>Using the Sentronic, I could ****ft between 2nd and 5th, and that was
>enough to get home. I parked it overnight, checked it the next morning,
>and it was fine. I figured maybe it was a busted sensor or something.
>
>Last week, it started doing the same thing, except the problem didn't go
>away. I called a few dealers and they all said it probably wasn't a
major
>issue based on my description of the problem and the fact that the car
was
>still running pretty good (e.g., no problems with traction control,
etc.).
>I brought it to Wigwam Saab in Providence [1] this morning for my 60,000
>mile service and to get the transmission checked. Their techs say that
>the transmission is slipping and that I need to replace it. They said
>there's an open recall for an oil cooler coupling, but I never received a
>notice about it and can't find any information about it online.
>Apparently, a defect was allowing engine coolant to leak into the
>transmission, which is what may have caused my problems. My engine
>coolant was down a while back (I topped it up and it's been holding
steady
>since), so their explanation seems plausible.
>
>I'm wondering if other people have had similar problems. Has anyone been
>notified about the oil cooler coupling recall?
>
>The service advisor had me open a case with Saab to see if I can get the
>transmission replaced under goodwill. Does anyone have any good or bad
>experiences with that? The service guy was optimistic about my chances
>because it's a known problem and I have all my service records, but the
>Saab representative said because it's out of warranty, they might only
>cover part of it.
>
>Thanks,
>Shane
>
>[1] Wigwam is closing on Friday, unfortunately. They've always been
>really helpful, even though I didn't buy the car from them.
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