FaultScore

Saab 9-5 problems reported in North Carolina

24 of the 662 complaints filed about the Saab 9-5 came from North Carolina, most often about the electrical system.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

24

Complaints from North Carolina

1

Crashes

0

Fires

2004

Worst model year

What failed

Airbags 4 16.7%
Brakes 2 8.3%
Lights 1 4.2%

By model year

1999 9-5 4 16.7%
2000 9-5 4 16.7%
2001 9-5 5 20.8%
2002 9-5 1 4.2%
2003 9-5 2 8.3%
2004 9-5 6 25.0%
2008 9-5 2 8.3%

Cities reporting most

Raleigh 5 20.8%
Winston-Salem 4 16.7%
Charlotte 4 16.7%
Concord 3 12.5%
Greensboro 3 12.5%
Pilot Mountain 1 4.2%
Swannanoa 1 4.2%
Fairview 1 4.2%
Wake Forest 1 4.2%
Durham 1 4.2%

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