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2000 Saab 9-5 hesitation / surging reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2000 Saab 9-5 — roughly 5% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Hesitation / surging reports
5%
share of complaints
78,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other 9-5 years

1999 9-58
9-5 hesitation / surging by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2000 Saab 9-5

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2000 Saab 9-5 report before drawing conclusions.