I do love the Swedish brand SAAB already for a long time. Beginning of the 80’s my parents switched from Citroën to SAAB and I have always felt more safe in a SAAB. That is one of the reasons I still drive SAAB although production is stopped already years ago and no new car will…Continue reading Our cars (mostly SAAB)
Category: 9-5ng
Our SAAB 9-5ng and why did we bought this specific one
We bought our SAAB 9-5ng in January 2016. Our previous SAAB had a diesel engine, because of the kilometers we drive. So the 9-5ng should also have a diesel engine as well. I prefer to look in The Netherlands. First I saw a beautiful one for sale in Arnhem. It was in the color Oak…Continue reading Our SAAB 9-5ng and why did we bought this specific one
Lightbar dimmed on a SAAB 9-5ng
Unfortunately the lightbar (or ledbar) of our SAAB is dimmed since 31 December 2016. There are a few options to have it repaired. Sadly buying a new one at your local dealer is not one of them. Since I am living in The Netherlands my area of repair options are restricted to The Netherlands, Germany…Continue reading Lightbar dimmed on a SAAB 9-5ng
Issues with oil pressure on a SAAB 9-5ng TTID
When we bought our SAAB 9-5ng I knew it has an oil pressure issue, but it was told me that it has to do with the sensor. Well it has nothing to do with the sensor, since the oil pressure is just too low. Starting cold the oil pressure is less than 1 bar and…Continue reading Issues with oil pressure on a SAAB 9-5ng TTID
Issues with acceleration on a SAAB 9-5ng
In November 2016 after maintenance on the heated seats the car did barely respond on the gaspedal. Reading out the error tells us to replace the gaspedal. So a second hand gaspedal was bought and after the switch all looks fine. However a few weeks later starting the car warm there was an ESP warning.…Continue reading Issues with acceleration on a SAAB 9-5ng