The boot will open but the 2 doors will not open with the key the interior knobs will go up and down but not unlocking the rod between the inner handle and lock seems to be jammed will not move backwards or forwards
SOURCE: 1999 Saab 9-3 Turbo Convertible
you need to spend some time triing the best you can to get the top of the door panel open a bit to see what is broken inside, most likely a clip.The other thing to try is a slim jim to get the door open then repair the door lock.
SOURCE: cant unlock saab convertible
This is usually from lack of use, try lubricating the locks with a teflon or graphite based lubricant. Hold the dust cover open and put some in the locks, also put some on the key and work it in and out, and twisting a little each way, it may take a couple of applications to free up the locks.
Hope this is of some help.
Ed
SOURCE: cant unlock my saab convertible with key
I had this same problem and I fixed it by opening up the door panel and accessing the door handle mechanism by removing the membrane that covers up the access holes. After watching the mechanism work by manually lifting and lowering the lock as well as actuating the door handle, I noticed that the door handle mechanism was causing the lock to bind as a return spring was not letting the mechanism return to neutural after the door handle was actuated. This blocked the mechanism from unlocking even with the key. Believe it or not all that was required was a little wd - 40 on the mechanism and the problem disappeared. The lock once again worked both with the key and with the remote. 15 minutes to take off the door panel 25 minutes to diagnose, 20 minutes to think about what might be causing the spring not to work correctly and less than a minute to remedy. I hope that I can save you the 45 minutes. Good Luck
SOURCE: 1994 Saab 900 S convertible running hot
You don't say whether your electric fans both work...
First, check fuses #25 and #6 (both 30 amp)
There is a fan thermoswitch is on the left side of the rad. Turn the ignition on, and after pulling back the boot, short across the two terminals with a screwdriver.
If the fan runs, fan and wiring are both good, but thermoswitch might be faulty.
If
fan only runs when thermoswitch is shorted like this, switch needs to be
replaced (I strongly recommend that you get the low temp switch to prevent overheating - your temp
gauge will not go over the middle position even on the hottest days;
also get a low temp thermostat,and ALWAYS get a Saab stat, not an after
market one! The SAAB stats are three position, and most after market ones aren't)
if the fan doesn't run when switch is shorted, check for voltage between green wire and ground at the switch.
Voltage indicates faulty fan, if no voltage then check the fan relay J in the main fuse box for the A/C rad fan, and also check relay G - it's for the rad fan.
Hope this helps!
Saabreur
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