I just last week bought a 5 spd 2000 9-3 with 62k miles. It was at the> dealship for a few months and has only been driven rarely in that time.> Each morning when i first take off for the day the car rattles/shakes> breifly. I can avoid the rattle most times by riding the cluck til i> gain some momentum but doesnt seem normal. I can recreate the problem> by taking off as if trying to spin the tires but it doesnt seem as bad.> the tires will not squeal at all which i think is related. The car has> a 30 day 1000 miles complete car warranty, is this something i should> have the dealer look at or anything else i should check? All help is> greatly appriciated>

Riding the clutch to avoid rattling and shaking is not a option.

the problem first hand. Do this before the warranty is over.

Take>

ok thanks. I appreciate the quick reply.> To be more specific it lasts less then 1 second and seems to be harder> to duplicate in first gear once the car is warmed up. I also have> noticed that the throttle is very slow to respond when i take my foot> off the pedal, when upshifting it will rev at about the same rpm> basically until i let off the clutch into the next gear instead of> slowing down while the clutch is depressed and foot off the gas, is> this normal or should i also have that looked at?

username0327 wrote:>

What you describe, sad to say, is normal.>

As you may be aware, the actual throttle plate is not physically > connected to the accelerator pedal, as in the good old days. It is a > "drive by wire" system, which means your foot pedal operates only a > variable resistor (potentiometer) which then tells the control unit how > much throttle you want. The ECU then operates the throttle plate for > you via an electric servo motor.>

SAAB engineers, at some point in time, decided that the throttle should > be released slowly to reduce the emissions that occur in a trailing > throttle condition. This was a very unfortunate decision, IMO, as it > makes the driver feel disconnected from the engine and drive train > during shifting, and seriously hampers the total driving experience.>

The reason I am so aware of this is I purchased a 2000 9-3SEC last year. > This was to be my summer fun sporty car. I searched around and could > not find anyone who reported being able to change this characteristic > (ECU reprogram?) so I ended up selling off the car because of it, along > with the tendency the convertibles have for cowl shake. I could have > lived with the cowl shake, or worked to reinforce the chassis, but the > throttle thing just pissed me off too much. In the case of an auto > transmission, it would be a moot point, but part of my definition of > "driving" is clutching and shifting.>

Otherwise that car was a beauty. Gotta love that HOT!! It was hard > *not* to spin the tires on acceleration. ­>

-Fred W