Saab 9-3, 9-5. Published by Transport Canada as 2005271 on 20 September 2005. System: Electrical.
What the notice says Certain 2000-2002 Saab 9-3 and 9-5 model vehicles equipped with 4-cylinder gasoline engines, and 2001-2003 9-5 models equipped with 6-cylinder gasoline engines may experience overheating and burnout of the Isolated Gated Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) within the Ignition Discharge Module (IDM) due to increased …
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Saab 9-3 in the other registers
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The British register
The Japanese register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2005271
- Recall date
- 20 September 2005
- Make
- Saab
- Models
- 9-3, 9-5
- Model years
- 2000 to 2003
- Vehicle class
- Car
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 5,133
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain 2000-2002 Saab 9-3 and 9-5 model vehicles equipped with 4-cylinder gasoline engines, and 2001-2003 9-5 models equipped with 6-cylinder gasoline engines may experience overheating and burnout of the Isolated Gated Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) within the Ignition Discharge Module (IDM) due to increased susceptibility to electrical loads. Overheating of the IGBT occurs most often at engine start-up but may also occur while the engine is running. When the IDM fails on a 4-cylinder while it is running, the engine may stall without warning, with no ability to be restarted. When the IDM fails on a 6-cylinder engine while it is running, the driver will initially experience reduced power and rough operation because the engine will only be running on three cylinders. The check engine light will flash. If the driver continues, unburnt fuel in the exhaust can cause thermal damage to the catalytic converter. The engine may stall and not restart. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if required, replace the IDM.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2005271.
Saab elsewhere in this register
Saab is named on 70 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2005179 · 14 June 2005 · 9-5 · Other
- 2006095 · 26 April 2006 · 9-3 · Fuel System
- 2004427 · 8 December 2004 · 9-3 · Fuel System
- 2004160 · 12 May 2004 · 9-3 · Seats And Restraints
- 2007059 · 7 March 2007 · 9-3, 9-5 · Fuel System
- 2002247 · 23 December 2002 · 9-5 · Suspension
- 2002212 · 15 November 2002 · 900 · Airbag
- 2002095 · 24 May 2002 · 9-3 · Brakes
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2005302 · 11 October 2005 · All American Non-School Bus, All American School Bus, TC/2000 School Bus · Electrical
- 2005303 · 11 October 2005 · Escapade Motorhome, Greyhawk Motorhome · Electrical
- 2005316 · 18 October 2005 · Sedona · Electrical
- 2005331 · 28 October 2005 · Legend 138, Classic, Legend 158 · Electrical
- 2005231 · 9 August 2005 · Greyhawk Motorhome · Electrical
- 2005220 · 20 July 2005 · Rx-8 · Electrical
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Saab: 70 in the register, and 404 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2005.
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