1999 SAAB 9-5 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 SAAB 9-5 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Start: 2005-06-24

crash · 548445 · 2005-08-08

Vehicle

Make: SAAB
Model: 9-5
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: SAAB CARS USA, INC.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
Miles at failure: 115,000
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

SAAB 1999 WAGON- PRIOR TO EVENT COMPUTER INDICATED REAR LIGHT FAILURE. THEN BRAKE FAILURE OCCURED, AND CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. CAR COULD NOT BE STOPPED, COLLISION WITH HIGHWAY WALL. CAR DESTROYED. NO INJURIES. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10131956
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown