2000 Saab 95 stalling

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ctpaulssaab - 26 Jul 2005 22:35 GMT

Driving home the other day, my check engine light came on and my car
stalled. from then on, the only way I got the car to go was keeping
my foot on the gas.

I had a mechanic friend look at it and he said it needed to be run
through a scanner, but he checked obvious stuff and it was ok...

I am going to bring it to my mechanic tonight but does anyone have any
ideas??? It idles low when it is set and it has never stalled out on
me before.

Last November I had major work done on the engine as there was an oil
problem, but it has been running great since then and I am nervous
that this is something major...any ideas or suggestion before I bring
it in?

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Pooh Bear - 27 Jul 2005 00:38 GMT

> Driving home the other day, my check engine light came on and my car
> stalled. from then on, the only way I got the car to go was keeping
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> that this is something major...any ideas or suggestion before I bring
> it in?

Quite likely some failed sensor for the ECU. You can't easily troubleshoot modern electronic engine management
systems. That's why the dealer has the 'black box'.

Some independents may have the ability to plug in and diagnose the ECU too.

Graham

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Trevor Barry - 27 Jul 2005 10:17 GMT

I has exactly the same symptoms on a previous 9-5 and the throttle body had
to be replaced - a mere £700 :-(

Trevor

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ctpaulssaab - 04 Aug 2005 05:38 GMT

"" wrote:

> > Driving home the other day, my check engine light came on
> and my car
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>
> Trevor

Thank you, you win the prize....it was the throttle body, as soon as I
brought it in and told the mechanic what happened, he said thats what
he thought and lo and behold it was...a mere $536....UGH

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