Saab wont start

Asked by 8eastlysaab Feb 28, 2019 at 12:01 PM about the 2000 Saab 9-3 Base Coupe

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When i bought my 2000 saab 9-3 the guy said the
alternator was bad when I drove it home got 5
minutes from my house and it died I then change
the alternator, the battery, the spark plugs and
coils, the fuel pump and fuel filter, the starter and
the crankshaft sensor and it still won't start. Im
now lost and have no idea whats wrong with her,
can anybody help me please?

1 Answer

PatDay answered 5 years ago

Bad ground check by grounding from battery to motor with some jumper cables! Any place on the motor to battery ground side!

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