SAAB 9-3 Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#10595949June 3, 2014
SEAT BELTS
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. AFTER GOOGLING I READ THAT THERE ARE 2 RECALLS ON THE SAAB 9-3 2004 DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS NOT WORKING. TODAY I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER CURRENTLY SERVICING SAAB'S (JIM ELLIS MAZDA) THAT THIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. IF THAT IS TRUE, THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO OTHER VIN'S SINCE THIS ONE FAILED TOO. PLEASE HELP!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594874May 29, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE VEHICLE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594947May 29, 2014
ENGINE
OVER TIME THE VALVES IN THE 2.0T ENGINE WILL WEAR CAUSING DRAMATIC LOSS IN COMPRESSION. PROBLEM STARTS WITH ROUGH IDLING AND TROUBLE TURNING OVER AT COLD START BUT ESCALATES TO A POINT WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT START WHAT SO EVER. IT APPEARS THAT WHEN MANUFACTURING THE ENGINE GM PUT VALVES MADE OF A SOFTER THAN USUAL METAL. THESE VALVES GET ESSENTIALLY HAMMERED AGAINST THE CYLINDER HEAD TO A POINT WHERE THE EDGES BECOME SO THIN THEY ARE RAZOR SHARP. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS SENT OUT TO DEALERS FROM SPNA (SAAB PARTS NORTH AMERICA), WHICH MEANS THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. A SAAB MECHANIC WARNED ME THAT THE PROBLEM COULD GET WORSE AT ANY TIME REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE AND THAT SOONER OF LATER MY CAR WOULD NOT START. TO FIX THIS ISSUE ALL 16 VALVES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS INVOLVES SERIOUS TIME AND EFFORT AND I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF UP TO $3,000 FOR A REPAIR. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS PROBLEM EFFECTS EVERY SAAB 9-3 WITH THE 2.0T FROM 2007 TO 2011. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE FAULTY PARTS AND ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593497May 22, 2014
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592938May 21, 2014
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MULTIPLE SHORTS INDICATED ON SID. ORIGINAL MESSAGE "ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL FAILURE". THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONGST SAAB OWNERS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL. OCCASIONALLY, AN ASSOCIATED AN ABS FAILURE INDICATION WILL APPEAR WHILE TRAVELING. HAVE NOT NOTICED A LOSS IN ABS FUNCTION YET, BUT IT WAS DRY WHEN THESE SHORTS OCCURRED. THE FAILURE IS ASSUMED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION AND ITS USE HAS BEEN LOST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592940May 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEEL LOCK IGNITION MODULE MALFUNCTION. THIS IS THE ERROR THAT OCCURS ON SID. THE WHEEL LOCK RELEASE WILL NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY AND THE KEY WILL NOT START THE CAR. OCCASIONALLY, IT WILL TAKE 30 MINUTES FOR THE WHEEL LOCK TO RELEASE AND ALLOW THE CAR TO DRIVEN. TYPICALLY, THIS CODE OCCURS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH. READING THROUGH THE SAAB OWNER WEBSITES, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593103May 21, 2014
ENGINE
MY WIFE'S CAR IS A 2008 SAAB 93 SEDAN. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF POWER-BRAKES, POWER-STEERING AND ABILITY TO CONTINUE DRIVING. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RE-START. WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART IT AFTER FIGURING OUT WHICH FUSE CONTROL THE "ECM" AND PULLING/RESETTING THE FUSE. THE PROBLEM RE-APPEARED MULTIPLE TIMES ON APPROXIMATELY 100-MILE INTERVALS. WE FINALLY HAD THE ECM REPLACED WITH A USED ONE BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL SAAB DEALER QUOTED ~$1000 FOR A NEW ECM. THE USED UNIT COST ~$350 AND REQUIRED THE SHOP TO "MARRY" THE UNIT WITH THE CAR'S VIN. THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THIS CAR AS SAAB WENT BANKRUPT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. FORTUNATELY I WAS DRIVING AND THE KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592303May 18, 2014
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
MICHELIN PILOT SPORT A/S 3 DOT: B9N) 11RX 3213 THESE TIRES HAVE TO BE DEFECTED!!!! WITH NO WARNING, THE PILOT SPORT A/S 3 TIRE JUST BLEW! BAM CAR PULLED HARD TO THE SIDE OF THE FLAT TIRE AND DRIVER STEERED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF I95 THE TIRE'S THREADS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM BOTH THE INNER & OUTER WALLS OF THE TIRE. THE RIM WAS STILL HOLDING ONTO A THIN STRIP OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TIRE- WHERE THE RIM AND TIRE CONNECT. A WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENCE THE CAR HAD THE 40K SERVICE INCLUDING TIRES ROTATION. NITROGEN AIR WAS AT THE CORRECT INFLATION LEVEL AS WELL. AND THE DAY PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT. NEW BREAKS WERE INSTALLED AND ALL THE TIRES AND ALIGNMENT WERE CHECKED AGAIN-- WITH NO PROBLEMS TO BE FOUND. JUST PULLING OUT OF A SERVICE STATION THAT INSPECTED THE TIRES TO NOTE ONLY MINOR WEAR. LOW MILES ON THE TIRES AND NOT HITTING ANYTHING TO CAUSE A FLAT= SOMETHING WRONG NOT RIGHT WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS TIRE. TIRES WERE: 6 MONTHS OLD, FROM COSTCO, WITH ABOUT 5,000 MILES TOPS. THE DOT CODE STATES THAT IT WAS A 2013 TIRE. THOSE LITTLE TIRE NUBS HAVEN'T EVEN HAD A CHANCE TO WEAR DOWN YET. PLEASE LOOK INTO THESES TIRES!! I GO TO COSTCO TOMORROW FOR A REPLACEMENT. I AM AFRAID THAT THESE ARE DEFECTED TIRES AND I HAVE 3 MORE ON THE CAR. I WILL KEEP THE SHREDDED TIRE IN CASE IT IS NEEDED FOR INVESTIGATION PURPOSES. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10587447May 9, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER TURBULENT ROAD CONDITIONS OR WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A CREAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN FIRST STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586794May 6, 2014
SUSPENSION
RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE OFF DURING TRAVEL. 2ND INCIDENT. NOTE BROKEN COILS REPLACED IN 2010. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586294May 3, 2014
ENGINE
PREMATURELY WORN INTAKE VALVES RESULTING IN LOW COMPRESSION AND EXCESSIVELY ROUGH RUNNING MOTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585342April 28, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THE SPRINGS, BEARINGS AND FRONT END SUSPENSION WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,804.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583920April 21, 2014
SUSPENSION
VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING HAS FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF POOR DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583428April 18, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN GETTING GAS, FILL THE TANK . FUEL LEVEL GOES TO EMPTY. THE FUEL LEVEL WILL REMAIN ON EMPTY UNTIL GAS IS AT HALF, SHOWS CURRENT GAS LEVEL FOR 5-7 MILES THEN RETURNS TO DISPLAYING EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577985April 7, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WAS AT A STOP SIGN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY CUT OFF, HAD PLENTY OF GAS. TRIED TO START, IT WOULDN'T ABOUT 10 MIN. PASSED AND TRIED AGAIN, IT STARTED. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A FLUKE. WENT ON ABOUT MY BUSINESS. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, I WAS DRIVING AND IT CUT OFF, WAITED ABOUT 10 MIN. AGAIN. IT STARTED. THIS TIME I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THE TESTED IT AND NOTHING CAME UP. ALTERNATOR WAS GOOD, BATTERY WAS GOOD. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 MORE TIMES. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER SHOP, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOT SURE WHAT IT COULD BE NOW. ANYONE ELSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577758April 6, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 SAAB 9-3, HAS INCIDENTS OF NOT STARTING WHEN I INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. I GET AN THAT INDICATES "STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTION. PULL OVER SAFELY". THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR. I NOTICE THAT WHILE THE CAR IS IN GEAR, I CAN DRIVE IT BUT ONCE I PLACE IT IN PARK, THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO MOVE IT. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE CAR IS A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT HOWEVER GM NEGLECTED TO KEEP MY CAR WARRANTY INFORMATION ONCE THEY DISCONTINUED SELLING SAAB. I CAN NO LONGER GET ANY INFORMATION FROM GM ON ANY RECALLS. I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW AND IT HAS 78,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575847March 31, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL FILTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575656March 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING MY GAS GAGE NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN,& ONLY COMES UP WHEN I ACTUALLY START THE VEHICLE. THANKS LET ME KNOW PLEASE WHO WILL FIX THIS, IF THERE'S A RECALL I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THERE'S NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME HOFFMAN SAAB HARTFORD ,CT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575747March 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN 2 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT IS A KNOW PROBLEM THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE 2003 SAAB 9-3 CAUSES STALLING AND LOCK SYSTEM FAILURES. IF FACT AT ONE POINT THE IGNITION SWITCHES WERE BACK ORDERED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SPORADIC PROBLEM AND COMES AND GOES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575088March 27, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN ON TOP OF THE STRUT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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