The 1990 Saab 9000 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 24,379 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
ABRASION ON THE PRINTED CIRCUIT CARD IN THE COMBINATION NEUTRAL SAFETY/BACKUP LAMP SWITCH OPERATED BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTOR MAY CAUSE RESIDUE TO COLLECT IN ELECTRICAL AREA ON THE CIRCUIT CARD.
THIS COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY WITHSMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE IN THE CENTER CONSOLE AREA.
ADD AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, INCLUDING A RELAY, TO THE BACKUP LAMP CIRCUIT TO REDUCE THE CURRENT THAT CAN FLOW THROUGH THE COMBINATION SWITCH.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Vehicle will occasionally be hard to start, when does start it misses until revved to clear up. Tune ups are performed at recommended mileage. My car is a 1990, first year for saab direct ignition. Replaced ignition cassette less than 30,000 miles ago, starting to go out again. During my ownership…”
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“When applying the abs brakes the brake pedal becomes hard and the light comes on, but it has not affected the braking of the vehicle just yet. *ak”
“The abs light continues to come on, and the brake pedal gets really hard when it does and the brakes do operate. *ak”
“Caught on fire in the garage from under the hood from the wiring harness. Please describe. Tt”
“Caught on fire in the garage from under the hood from the wiring harness. Please describe. Tt”
“The transmission was replaced two times purchase car new only can drive in reverse . Tt”
“The abs warning light illuminated, indicating malfunction within the system. Please give any further details. *ak”
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Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Saab 9000 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.