There are 6 stored owner reports matching the engine leading-label group for the 2005 Saab 9-2X in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)AT BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES, THE FUEL LINE LEAKS RAW GASOLINE ONTO THE ENGINE, NEAR THE TURBOCHARGER, CREATING A FIRE RISK. THE EVAPORATED GASOLINE IS IMMEDIATELY PUMPED INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN CREATING A HEALTH RISK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE SUBARU WRX AND A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE 2005 SAAB 9-2X IS MECHANICALLY IDENTICAL IN THIS REGARD TO THE WRX, BUT NO RECALL WAS ISSUED. DETAILS: HTTPS://FORUMS.NASIOC.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1893471 EXAMPLES: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/SAAB/9-2X/2005/FUEL_SYSTEM/FUEL_PROPULSION_SYSTEM.SHTML DISCUSSION: HTTP://SAAB92X.COM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?ID=17792&P=1
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-2X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DETAILS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION) AND 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOLS CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
VEHICLE INTERIOR SMELLS HEAVILY OF GASOLINE AFTER SITTING OUTSIDE IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES. FUEL SMELL PERSISTS AT LOW SPEEDS AND SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM UNDERHOOD. *TR
WHEN TEMPERATURES GET NEAR FREEZING, THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT SEEPS INTO THE CABIN. IT SEEMS LIKE THE CLAMPS THAT HOLD THE RUBBER FUEL LINES MAY COME LOOSE OVER TIME AND THE COLD CAUSES THE LINES TO CONTRACT ALLOWING THE FUEL TO LEAK. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 92 AERO (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE NOTICED A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 79,000.
MAJOR FUEL LEAK IN COLD TEMPERATURES ON A 2005 SAAB 9-2X AERO. THE FUEL LINE/HOSE UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS SIGNIFICANTLY IN COLD TEMPERATURES. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON THE SUBARU WRX OF THE SAME YEAR(S). SUBARU OF AMERICA ISSUED RECALL CAMPAIGN WVK-21 ON THEIR VEHICLES, AND THE SAAB 9-2X AERO IS MECHANICALLY THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE, HOWEVER THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE SAAB. *TR
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