General: - Saab 9-3 Non starter

xc70jason · Mar 8th, 2019, 14:08

Afternoon all.
Apologies for being a non Volvo related thread however,it is Swedish haha.And i'm sure that we have Saab owner's new and old on here that could hopefully help.

Ok,it's a 2005 Saab 9-3 tid Vector Sportwagon.
So,what's it doing/not doing

The key goes in the ignition,
Turn the key until the ignition light's come on,
All light's come on apart from the glow plug light,
The fuel gauge twitches but it doesn't rise,and yes there's plenty go go juice in.
A message comes's on the driver display saying "Traction control failure",contact service.
Turn the key to start and nothing,diddly poop.

This happened last Friday morning so it's been stood for a week whilst we've been sunning it up.
I checked the battery earlier and that's showing 12.4v.

Any help appreciated
Regard's,Jason

john.wigley · Mar 8th, 2019, 15:59

I've got an 06 petrol convertible, 'xc70jason', and it did something very similar to this just after I bought it. The 'twitching' gauges sound very familiar, and I immediately thought 'flat battery'.

Your voltage reading gainsays that, but another coincidence is that when the AA patrol ran a check on my battery, he pronounced it OK. He jump started the car and all was well. That was almost 18 months ago and I've had no further trouble.

I still don't know what the fault was and put it down to the car having a tantrum! I'm afraid that I'm unable to throw any more light on the matter, but hope that you get it sorted.

Regards, John.

xc70jason · Mar 8th, 2019, 16:22

Hello John and thank's for your input.
I'm thinking (and hoping) it's only the battery.
A friend of my Dad's is calling around shortly to have a look at it.
Regard's

xsaab · Mar 9th, 2019, 17:08

See this forum

http://www.saabtechtalk.com/forum/index.php

There was a lot of skilled Saab knowledge on that forum

Mar 8th, 2019, 14:08	#1
xc70jason Premier Member Last Online: Jul 28th, 2022 19:51 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Land of Roaming Donkey's	Saab 9-3 Non starter Afternoon all. Apologies for being a non Volvo related thread however,it is Swedish haha.And i'm sure that we have Saab owner's new and old on here that could hopefully help. Ok,it's a 2005 Saab 9-3 tid Vector Sportwagon. So,what's it doing/not doing The key goes in the ignition, Turn the key until the ignition light's come on, All light's come on apart from the glow plug light, The fuel gauge twitches but it doesn't rise,and yes there's plenty go go juice in. A message comes's on the driver display saying "Traction control failure",contact service. Turn the key to start and nothing,diddly poop. This happened last Friday morning so it's been stood for a week whilst we've been sunning it up. I checked the battery earlier and that's showing 12.4v. Any help appreciated Regard's,Jason __________________ Volvo V60 D3 Business Edition

Mar 8th, 2019, 15:59	#2
john.wigley VOC Member since 1986 Last Online: Yesterday 23:59 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leicestershire	I've got an 06 petrol convertible, 'xc70jason', and it did something very similar to this just after I bought it. The 'twitching' gauges sound very familiar, and I immediately thought 'flat battery'. Your voltage reading gainsays that, but another coincidence is that when the AA patrol ran a check on my battery, he pronounced it OK. He jump started the car and all was well. That was almost 18 months ago and I've had no further trouble. I still don't know what the fault was and put it down to the car having a tantrum! I'm afraid that I'm unable to throw any more light on the matter, but hope that you get it sorted. Regards, John. __________________ Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana .....

Mar 8th, 2019, 16:22	#3
xc70jason Premier Member Last Online: Jul 28th, 2022 19:51 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Land of Roaming Donkey's	Hello John and thank's for your input. I'm thinking (and hoping) it's only the battery. A friend of my Dad's is calling around shortly to have a look at it. Regard's __________________ Volvo V60 D3 Business Edition

Mar 9th, 2019, 17:08	#4
xsaab Master Member Last Online: Oct 18th, 2022 15:30 Join Date: May 2014 Location: Waterlooville	See this forum http://www.saabtechtalk.com/forum/index.php There was a lot of skilled Saab knowledge on that forum __________________ from October 2019 a 2020 XC60 R Design Pro B5 from May 2019 to October a 2019 XC60 D4 AWD Inscription with even more bits 2015 to 2019 a 2014 XC60 D5 RDesign, Polestar, lots of cameras and sensors

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