SAAB 9-3 Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#10907059September 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/08/16*LJ UPDATED 12/12/16.*JB
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#10907066September 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I WANT THE AIRBAGS FIXED. THIS IS TAKING WAY TOO LONG.
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#10906121September 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I'M COMPLAINING THAT I HAVE AN OLDER CAR, 2006, AND HAVEN'T HEARD FROM GM REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAG. I WANT TO SELL THE CAR BUT DO NOT WANT TO PASS THE DANGER ON TO ANOTHER PERSON. MAKE GM MOVE QUICKLY TO REPLACE MY AIR BAG. I AM CONCERNED THE AIRBAG WILL BLOW UP EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR.
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#10903995September 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
2011 SAAB 9-3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NOTICE 16V-063. *SMD
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#10905602September 11, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKAT RECALL. HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AND GM AND DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO PROVIDE LOANER VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REP TOLD ME IT WAS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS SPENT 6 YEARS IN A HOT, HUMID CLIMATE. GM'S HOTLINE REP PROMISED A RETURN CALL FROM SUPERVISOR BUT NO ONE EVER CALLED. I HAVE NO VEHICLE TO DRIVE AND CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE; AND I CAN'T SELL THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. NHTSA WEBSITE SAYS THE RECALL WAS ISSUED IN MAY BUT I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2016. IT HAS BEEN OVER SIX MONTHS.
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#10904619September 8, 2016
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V318000 (SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.
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#10904774September 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
IT HAS BEEN 6MO SO FAR SINCE THE RECALL AND STILL NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL DEFECT.
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#10904800September 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
IT IS KNOWN THAT THE INFLATOR MAY EXPLODE IN THE DRIVERS AIRBAG, BUT WHAT OF THE OTHER (7?) AIRBAGS? AREN'T THEY INFLATED WITH THE SAME CANISTER FROM TAKATA? ISN'T THERE THE SAME POTENTIAL FOR INJURY OR DEATH? WHAT RESULT IS THERE OF THE TESTING OF THOSE AIRBAGS?
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#10904273September 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL HAS NOT GOT ANY SOLUTION OR SCHEDULE TO REPLACE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG
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#10904294September 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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#10903836September 6, 2016
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR ON THE LODGE FREEWAY IN METRO DETROIT, I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND THERE IS NO EMERGENCY LANE ON THE LEFT, AND MY ENGINE TURNED OFF ON ITSELF (SCARY!). AS WE ARE AWARE, BRAKES PRETTY MUCH STOP WORKING WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND I WAS DRIVING WITH 55 MPH WITH MANY VEHICLES AROUND ME. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT GETTING HIT. WHEN I STOPPED, I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD START FOR 5 SECONDS AND IT WILL STALL AND I HAD ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLES TOWED TO MY HOUSE. NEXT DAY I STARTED READING THE BLOGS ONLINE TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENGINE TO STALL LIKE THAT WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS, ESPECIALLY ONE IS GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT TURNED SAME THING HAPPENED TO A LOT OF SAAB OWNERS AS WELL - ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS WHEN THEY WERE DRIVING. I HOOKED UP THE VEHICLES TO A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND IT SHOWED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. IF THERE ARE OTHER SAAB OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO PREVENT ANY INJURIES - HAPPY TO DISCUSS IT WITH ANYBODY.
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#10903303September 2, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 10/18/16 *BF UPDATED 03/14/17*JB
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#10903028September 1, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I CHANGED THE BATTERY OF THE CAR KEY, ITS DOORS AND TRUNK STOPPED LOCK AND UNLOCK. THE BELT OF THE GAS TANK WAS BROKEN ALSO. I REPLACED ALSO THE FUEL TANK.
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#10899863August 31, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED BY SAAB IN MARCH 2016 THAT I HAVE TAKATA AIRBAGS INSTALLED AND ARE SUBJECT TO RECALL. IT IS NOW SIX (6) MONTHS SINCE THE NOTIFICATION. I HAVE HAD NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION FROM SAAB. I FEEL THAT THE RECALL SHOULD TAKE PLACE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE I GET KILLED FROM THE AIRBAG INFLATING. SIX MONTHS SHOULD BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I ASK THAT SAAB BE COMPELLED TO IMMEDIATELY MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS!
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#10899449August 30, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED IN MAY THAT THE AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE I AM STILL WAITING
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#10899295August 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL DEALER SAYS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE TAKATA DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG
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#10899353August 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. RECALL WAS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY 2016, SIX MONTHS AGO, AND PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO HAVE IT FIXED.
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#10901908August 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL--IT'S BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, BUT I'VE RECEIVED NO FURTHER WORD. SAAB'S ARE NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED AND SOLD AS NEW CARS, AND THEREFORE I EXPECT I'M AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST. BUT I JUST PUT A GREAT DEAL OF MAINTENANCE INTO THE CAR, IT HAS 60,000 MILES AND I'M NOT IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR. HOWEVER, I'M TERRIFIED TO TAKE A PASSENGER OR DRIVE THE CAR MYSELF. WHEN I WANT TO KNOW WILL MY CINCINNATI OR COLUMBUS, OH DEALER HAVE A NEW AIRBAG TO INSTALL.
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#10898527August 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE IN MARCH 2016 ABOUT RECALL. AUGUST 2016 AND STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE! BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF IT'S SAFETY RECORD FOR MY 20-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT COLLEGE. SCARED EVERY TIME SHE GETS IN IT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN WHERE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SO LONG?? GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET THIS ISSUE ON THE FAST TRACK TO BE FIXED ASAP!
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#10898534August 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
I WAS INFORMED BY GM/SAAB PHONE REPRESENTATIVE (800-955-9007) STEPHANIE LONG THAT BECAUSE IT IS GM'S POSITION THAT THE CAR IS SAFE (AND BY IMPLICATION THE RECALL IS A MISTAKE), GM WILL NOT PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. GM IS OBVIOUSLY PLAYING THE ODDS BY DECIDING THAT ONE OR TWO FUTURE DEATH CLAIMS WILL BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN PROVIDING REPLACEMENT VEHICLES.
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