engine cut out

Hi, advice please.
Coming home the other night my 1998 9-5 (84k miles) just cut out on me.
I was driving on a dual carriageway when the gas pedal gave a little 'blip'
under my foot and the engine cut right out and I coasted majestically to a
stop. (Dashboard check engine lights came on immediately the engine cut.)
The starter motor turns ok there was plenty juice in the battery (all lights
etc still worked normally) fusebox/oil level/temperature/coolant etc all ok.
There was no warning on the display of any problem as one normally gets for
a bulb out etc.
Has anyone experienced this and has an idea what it could be?
Don't want to get ripped off by the garage as I haven't a clue what's wrong.
Thanks.

Tsen-Tsu wrote:

Hi, advice please.
Coming home the other night my 1998 9-5 (84k miles) just cut out on me.
I was driving on a dual carriageway when the gas pedal gave a little 'blip'
under my foot and the engine cut right out and I coasted majestically to a
stop. (Dashboard check engine lights came on immediately the engine cut.)
The starter motor turns ok there was plenty juice in the battery (all lights
etc still worked normally) fusebox/oil level/temperature/coolant etc all ok.
There was no warning on the display of any problem as one normally gets for
a bulb out etc.
Has anyone experienced this and has an idea what it could be?
Don't want to get ripped off by the garage as I haven't a clue what's wrong.
Thanks.


did you notice any smell from the engine compartment? A smell of burnt

oil might indicate that the direct injection module has just fried
itself. Happened to me last week on a MY01 9-5 Aero.

I can't recall if the engine cranked over or not when it happened but
the smell was noticeable. It is a known Saab problem and they aren't
cheap, at least not in Australia. The good news is that they are pretty
simple to fit so the labour cost should not be too much.

good luck and let us know how you get on

Keith Winchester wrote:

Tsen-Tsu wrote:
Hi, advice please.
Coming home the other night my 1998 9-5 (84k miles) just cut out on me.
I was driving on a dual carriageway when the gas pedal gave a little
'blip' under my foot and the engine cut right out and I coasted
majestically to a stop. (Dashboard check engine lights came on
immediately the engine cut.)
The starter motor turns ok there was plenty juice in the battery (all
lights etc still worked normally) fusebox/oil
level/temperature/coolant etc all ok. There was no warning on the
display of any problem as one normally gets for a bulb out etc.
Has anyone experienced this and has an idea what it could be?
Don't want to get ripped off by the garage as I haven't a clue what's
wrong.
Thanks.


did you notice any smell from the engine compartment? A smell of burnt
oil might indicate that the direct injection module has just fried
itself. Happened to me last week on a MY01 9-5 Aero.

I can't recall if the engine cranked over or not when it happened but
the smell was noticeable. It is a known Saab problem and they aren't
cheap, at least not in Australia. The good news is that they are pretty
simple to fit so the labour cost should not be too much.

good luck and let us know how you get on

You can also compare the smell with that of burned electronics/printed
circuit boards. The failure occurrence is most common when making start
attempts (which happened to me) but I know people that had the DI
cassette fail during normal driving.

Six months before the failure I got a letter from Saab where they
announced a recall of the cassette on certain model years (2000 - 2002
IIRC) as soon as new cassettes where available. Thus it was a simple
deal to take the smelling cassette to the dealer (using a good old
problem free 9000!) and have it replaced for free. Two weeks after the
failure another letter came telling me to contact a Saab dealer to have
the cassette replaced.

The recall should have been announced also in Australia because it
covers 300 000 cars or three full years of 9^5 production.

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Six months before the failure I got a letter from Saab where they
announced a recall of the cassette on certain model years (2000 - 2002
IIRC) as soon as new cassettes where available. Thus it was a simple
deal to take the smelling cassette to the dealer (using a good old
problem free 9000!) and have it replaced for free. Two weeks after the
failure another letter came telling me to contact a Saab dealer to have
the cassette replaced.

Hat a letter in the UK Saab club "Driver" magazine about DI failure. The

resident mechanical guru, tech officer and Northwest club rep/chairman
said that Saabs recommendation for models after a certain date was,
every 4 years regardless of mileage. This is different to the old "if
you are over 100k on your DI, keep a spare in the hatch" advice.
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