Hello, Saabists.  My 99 9.3 has been showing "service theft alarm" on
the radio thing when I start the car for some months now.  I have no
nearby dealer, and the local mechanic hasn't figured our how to disable
the alarm (I'd be perfectly happy to have no alarm).  Just this

Wonder if anyone can help me with my '95 9000 CS.
First the starting problem which i got recently: Engine doesn't fire
when started, battery is ok, start engine seems powerfull enough but
engine doesn't take off. I found out that disconnecting the battery for

I've been having problems finding lugnuts the right length to use with the
Shelby wheels fitted to my 1983 900S. I've had to install additional
washers under the lugnuts on a couple of the wheels as the nuts have
bottomed out (only just) on the brake disks.

Seems like they should make themselves known....even if they include the
standard disclaimer "the opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those
of GM Corp. blah blah blah".  Or better yet, id themselves with the tag
[SAAB] after their name.

does anyone know if the 900 fenders are the same as the 9-3 fenders??

I am experiencing two sounds from the engine compartment that I have been
unable to identify and would like your help.
When starting out cold (I am located in New England) there is a sound like a
squealing v-belt. It only makes this sound when the engine is cold and until

I think I already know the answer to this but I want to confirm.  I
live in the northeastern US and during that really bad cold snap we had
earlier this winter the ignition was frozen such that it wouldn't turn.
 After blasting it with a hair dryer for about a half hour, the key

Am I correct in assuming the rear wiper for my 97 900se is the same
size as the from windshield wipers?
~GJ~

I am selling my Saab. I called her Saabira, which is an Arabic name
which means "patience." I will miss her.
It runs very well. It has 171,000 miles on it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4540039290

I'm thinking about replacing the manual heater/aircon controls in my 1995
900 with a climate control unit from a later model. I've been told that the
heater 'box' is the same but I will need to install the servo's to operate
the controls, the wiring harness, the cabin heat sensor ...

I own a base 2000 9-3 with 62k miles and 5spd gear box. Today the check
engine light came on after filling my gas tank. I have checked the gas
cap and unfortunatly is not solving the problem. It also seems that the
turbo isnt responding as normal, the gauge will go up but doesnt ...

First, let me say thanks to all who have answered my previous questions.
I was very interested in this 9000 CS Turbo in Wisconsin (about 300
miles away). Before making plans to drive out I asked every question I
could think of. 9000 seems like a nice car, but... it has no turbo

I wonder whether somebody could help me with the following problem.
In my Saab 9-3 (2002) the seat belt in the back seat is too short to fit in
a childseat (Maxi Cosi) easily. Does anybody know a safe and not too
expensive way to resolve this problem?

I have a 1992 900 SE Coupe with a sunroof problem. The problem only started
recently and was noticed only because I started hearing wind noise coming
from the sunroof. I looked at it and found that when closed there is a gap
of about 3mm between the front seal and the edge of the ...

Some pixels are not diplayed on the SID (9-3 2000) and I would like to
resolder the contacts between the cable and the PCB but I do not know how to
remove the SID screen ? Any tricks ? similar problems ?
Thank you..