Saab radio no power - 2002 Saab 9-5

Saab 2002 9-5 Saab radio no power

I had this problem on my 2003 9-5 linear wagon. There are several fuses that could be blown. There are 3 fuses in the panel near the driver door that relate to the radio. Check them. There is also one on the back of the radio (5 A). I had problems after I jumped my car. I had two blown fuses. One in the side panel near the door and also the one on the back of the radio. When I replaced them, problem solved. Need DIN keys, or 4 small screwdrivers or allen wrenches in the 4 holes on the front of the radio to remove the radio. Difficult to do. Don't give up. Use a large screwdriver to pry radio out of panel gently once the pins are in the holes.

Another possibility is the radio is not seated properly in the power plug. I took my SAAB 95 radio out to remove the SID but when I put the radio back in there was no power, checked fuses etc - Then I noticed the female plug on the back of the radio housing was not seated and fixed properly - so when I pushed the radio back in it just pushed the female plug back and wasn't connected. There are latches on one side of the female connector, a clip on the other, make sure it doesn't budge before you push in the radio.