2003 SAAB 9-5 check engine light, sputtering in neutral, ye

BBOCAN

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2003 SAAB 9-5
4 CYL
2WD
MANUAL
106,000 MILES

Hi, I have a Saab 95 Aero. Just recently the check engine light came on. When I started my car and put it in nuetral the car started to shake really back and the RPM where going up. I thought it was going to stall. It stopped and all was well. Excecpt for the engine light. I was able to drive home fine. About 3 hours later I went to put the car in the driveway. It did the same thing, but instead of waiting for it to stop, I put it in gear to go. It wouldn't really go. The Clutch was almosting sticking and not wanting to cooperate. The sputtering stopped and I was able to pull in.

In the last 3 months I have had the following work done to the car.
1. Replaced the clutch with new.
2. Fixed a cracked crank seal
3. New struts new shocks

I get regular maintenance on the car.
I have had an oil change in the last month. I seem to be leaking something in the drive again. Last time it was the cranck seal. I checked the oil today after the last sputtering ordeal, and it seem to be yellow and frothy.

Not sure what is wrong. Other then owning a lemon. Any advice you can offer would be great! Thank you!

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RASMATAZ

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75,992 POSTS

Have the computer scanned for code/s-you have a problem within the engine manangement system that caused the CEL to turn on-This is your starting point of diagnosis, finding out what's going on.

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Thursday, January 21st, 2010 AT 9:57 PM

MNTHNY4

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Do u want to sell the lemon, anyways u have a throttle body unit going into limp mode possible, as per rasmartaz get fault codes scanned, u have a nice car fix it, I have been looking for a stick aero for a while now, anyways again good luck. Have some fun looking at other saab 9-5s on this site CARDOMAIN. COM, set page to saab 9-5 & check cars out my car is 4th or 5th car on first page with a rating of 4stars, it's a red 1999 saab 9-5 but looks like a 2006 model, this site will let u love your car again.