SAAB 900S LATCHES ON THE BACK ARE WANT RELASE

Makes no difference which parts are defective here, reason? no parts to repair are around to buy.

ive been told it can be done but the saab 900 roof is electronic and the early saab 9-3 roof is hydraulic. i was toying with the idea of getting mine converted when it was playing up(mine saab900) hope this helps

check the alignment of the boot lock

i had the same problem...i replaced battery with a heavy duty battery...it now works and is faster...

Check fuses and relays first. Then check the wire connections at the motor. Sometimes the plugs get corroded and just need cleaned up and put back on.

no circuit breaker but relays and fuses for that and sometimes the electro magnet stop working too.

If the 5th bow latch motor has been relpaced, and is working properly you may need to have the soft to reprogrammed by someone with a saab tech2

In the trunk there are 2 sensors that are located in the back side of the cover where the bar with the springs are they mus of popped open just put a piece of tape thats what i did and so far so good. One question how do you get the top down buy hand? Cant figure it out.

there are a few reasons that this might be happening but first i would check the compartment where the top is store when down. There are sensors that tell the car if the compartment is ready for use and if the compartment is being obstrcuted you would get that code. email me at [email protected] if this does not work I may be abloe to help you futher.

The 94-98 Saab 900 cars have numerous top issues that are known. The primary issue is the design of the convertible top Tonneau motor that is located in the right rear quarter panel behind the light. The problem with the original motors was that there was not enough strength in the housing that held the motor to support the top movement because the teeth on the gear drive would get chewed up when the motor moved out of position. The failure of the Tonneau motor causes the top to chatter about half way up or down because the teeth of the motor gears would get chipped off. Replacement of the gears or replacement of the motor is the only repair and the convertible top Control module must be programmed after the repair by someone with a Saab Tech 2 computer tool which is used to program the top potentiometer settings. If you catch this problem early enough it can be repaired by using the bracket reinforcement kit.
Check latches is also a common failure which displays on the Saab Information Display (SID) Generally, this failure is due to problems with the micro-switch located in the latches that secure the convertible top when up.
Another issue with the convertible tops has been the control module that controls the top electronically. The major problem with this is device is that it looses the ability to communicate with the Saab tech 2 tools. This problem appears to have been solved in the newest versions of the ECM.
This TSB covers the known issues with NG 900 vert tops. There are numerous others for the 9-3 tops.