SAAB 9-3 Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#10950457February 9, 2017
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" CAMPAIGN ID # 16V063 GM RECALL 28810/SAAB SAFETY RECALL 15041 THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED FEB 3RD OF 2016. A NOW A YEAR LATER THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. THAT'S NOT A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET RESOLVED!
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#10953735February 9, 2017
ENGINE
INTAKE VALVE ISSUE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH GM SUPPLIED INTAVE VALVES ON 2007-20011 SAABS WITH THE B207 MOTOR. CAR STRUGGLED TO START WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 40 DEGREES. WHEN IT FINALLY STARTED, THE CAR IDLED ROUGHLY. IN ADDITION CAR STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY PERFORMED A COLD BLOCK COMPRESSION TEST. VALUES WERE WELL BELOW 100 ON 2 OF THE VALVES. THE OTHER TWO TESTED ABOUT 20% BELOW NORMAL. 66K MILES, SERVICED REGULARLY, AND PREMIUM FUEL WAS USED EXCLUSIVELY. ALSO, SOUTHERN CARE FROM DAY 1.
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#10950308February 8, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950042February 7, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHOOK DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP HAD NOT RETURNED THE CONTACT'S CORRESPONDENCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
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0
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#10949633February 5, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THE AIRBAG TO BE FIXED ON MY CAR. I CHECK EVERY MONTH FOR THE STATUS OF THE RECALL AND EVERY MONTH I SEE NO ACTION. THIS COULD SERIOUSLY INJURE ME OR MY FAMILY. AN UNKNOWN TIME FRAME FOR RESOLUTION ON AN ISSUE KNOWN TO INJURE PEOPLE IS UNACCEPTABLE.
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10948597January 30, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL-I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2016. I HAVE CONTACTED THE SAAB SERVICE CENTER ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHEN THE AIR BAG WILL BE REPLACED. I HAVE ALWAYS RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE: "WE HAVE NO IDEA WHEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO REPLACE YOUR AIR BAG". I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THEY, THE MANUFACTURER, DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT AND KILLED. THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT OLDER VEHICLES LOCATED IN THE HIGHER HUMIDITY ZONES TAKE PRIORITY. I HAVE EXPLAINED THAT MY CAR IS A 2010 AND IS LOCATED IN ZONE B. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS NOT THE HIGHEST HUMIDITY ZONE BUT IT IS THE SECOND MOST AND IT IS MUCH OLDER THAN MOST CARS THAT ARE RECEIVING REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS. I KNOW 4 PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD THE AIR BAGS IN THEIR VEHICLES REPLACED AND THEY ARE IN THE SAME ZONE AND ARE MUCH NEWER THAN MY VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH THIS VEHICLE IS IN MY NAME, I PURCHASED IT FOR MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND EVERYDAY SHE IS IN THIS CAR, I HAVE MAJOR ANXIETY ISSUES. THE REASON THAT I AM CONTACTING YOU IS TO DETERMINE WHY THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL BE ABLE TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY AIR BAG. I FIND THIS RESPONSE UNACCEPTABLE. I ALSO HAVE A HARD TIME ACCEPTING THE FACT THAT NEWER VEHICLES IN THE SAME AREA HAVE ALREADY HAD THEIR AIR BAGS REPLACED AND I AM STILL WAITING. I CONTACTED A ONE OF YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TODAY ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY ADVISED ME TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE IN ORDER TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE SO THAT I CAN BE ASSURED THAT MY DAUGHTER IS SAFE WHEN SHE IS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10948111January 28, 2017
AIR BAGS
MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER DOES BUSINESS IN THE USA.
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0
Deaths:
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#10947300January 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946947January 23, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE IN MARCH 2016 THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX, AND TO DATE HAVE STILL RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATION OF HOW TO GET THIS CORRECTED. ALSO, RECEIVED NOTICE OF SAFETY BELT RECALL BUT AGAIN NO NOTIFICATION OF WHERE AND WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE.
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0
Deaths:
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#10947047January 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL THIS RECALL HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A LETTER TO FIX MY AIRBAG. SHOULD I WAIT UNTIL MY FAMILY AND/OR I AM IN AN ACCIDENT AND DIE BEFORE WE GET THIS FIXED?
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10946731January 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL NO REMEDY YET AT ALMOST A YEAR? I SEE THERE WAS ANOTHER DEATH AND WOULD LIKE THIS REMEDIED.
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No
Injuries:
0
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#10946779January 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED WITHOUT A RESOLUTION. THIS IS TOO LONG FOR A POTENTIALLY FATAL DEFECT TO CONTINUE TO BE LEFT UNRESOLVED.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946646January 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED A LETTER OVER A YEAR AGO THAT MY SAAB 93 WAS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR AIRBAGS. LOOKING FOR AN UPDATE AS TO WHEN THE REPLACEMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946672January 20, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - MY COMPLAINT IS THAT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING HAS HAPPENED, AND THAT THE STATUS OF THE RECALL ISSUED APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO IS: "RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE". PEOPLE ARE STILL DYING OUT THERE BECAUSE TAKATA HAS NOT YET SOLVED THIS PROBLEM. THOSE OF US WHO OWN VEHICLES THAT ARE UNDER THIS RECALL CAN'T JUST STOP DRIVING THEM WHILE WE WAIT FOR THIS PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. SO, INSTEAD, WE EXPOSE OURSELVES TO RISK OF INJURY AND DEATH FROM AN AIR BAG THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT US IN A CRASH. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!!! *TR
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Deaths:
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#10946281January 19, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A NOTICE OVER ONE YEAR AGO (OCTOBER 2015) THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG IN MY SAAB 9-3 2007 HAD BEEN RECALLED. AS OF TODAY, JANUARY 18, 2017, THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT IT IS TAKING THIS LONG TO BE FIXED AND I HAVE CONCERNS THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10946343January 19, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946509January 19, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL IN MAY 2016. THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW-UP OR FIX AVAILABLE TO THIS DATE. THIS IS A DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG RECALL. I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. I LIVE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS WHERE IT IS HOT AND HUMID MUCH OF THE YEAR. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR THAT INCREASES THE DANGER RELATED TO THIS RECALL.
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0
Deaths:
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#10945916January 18, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I NEED AN IMMEDIATE SOLUTION TO THE SAFETY HAZARD THIS RECALL PRESENTS. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS FOR GETTING A MANUFACTURER BUYOUT ON MY VEHICLE?
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0
Deaths:
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#10945722January 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - I WOULD LIKE MY AIR BAG TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED A FIRST NOTICE.
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No
Injuries:
0
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#10945803January 17, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TAKATA RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. MY CAR IS A 2006. I CAN NOT TRADE OR SALE MY CAR IN THE CONDITION OF THE RECALL ON THIS AIRBAG. HOW DO I GET MY MONEY BACK?
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No
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