SAAB 9-3 Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#10170454October 10, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NO WARNING OR SIGNS OF ANYTHING WRONG... ONE DAY I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND TAKING AN EXIT, WHEN MY CAR STALLS OUT ON ME AT 90KM AND HOUR, I ALMOST HIT THE GUARD RAIL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH WHERE MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT ON ME. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM IN NEUTRAL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE. I TOOK THE CAR TO SAAB FOR SERVICE, AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND LET ME DRIVE IT HOME. TONIGHT I ALMOST KILLED A CHILD ON A BIKE AS I SLID TO A STOP AFTER MY CAR STALLED ON ME AGAIN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW SAAB CAN LET SOMEONE DRIVE THEIR CAR HOME WHEN REPORTING SUCH A SERIOUS PROBLEM. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169111September 20, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER'S 2002 SAAB 9-3'S ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. *KB THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168626September 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED 4 TIMES ON 5/17/2006, 4/17/2006. 04/7/2006/AND 4/03/2006. SERVICED EACH TIME BY SAAB DEALER WITH ASSISTANCE FROM NATIONAL TECHNICAL. PROBLEMS CONTINUED. MADE REQUEST FOR RE-PURCHASE UNDER LEMON LAWS OF ST OF WA. CAR RE-PURCHASED BY SAAB USA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168526September 18, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER AND THE DEFROSTER HAS BEEN REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES DUE TO A SENSOR PROBLEM. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED A FEW MONTHS AGO BUT THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE WAS NOISY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168364September 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH ON A SNOW COVERED HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THE RECOGNITION CASSETTE MODULE FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. UPDATED 11/3/2006 - ON 11/24/05 THE VEHICLE'S DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE BEING DRIVEN IN THE SNOW. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE THE REPAIR FACILITY ALSO HAD TO REPLACE TWO OXYGEN SENSORS AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT RAW FUEL DAMAGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DURING THE INITIAL FAILURE OF THE DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168417September 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, MY 1999 SAAB 9-3 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF A PROBEM UNTIL A SINGLE "CLUNKING NOISE" WAS DETECTED AND THEN THERE WAS NO POWER IN 5TH OR 4TH GEAR. BY THE TIME I DOWNSHIFTED TO 3RD GEAR, THE ENGINE HAD STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY/ALTERNATOR, AND OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS LIT. THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE RESARTED. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DISTRESS LANE AND SUMMON HELP (911). THE CAR NEEDED TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIRS. THE LOCAL SAAB DEALER DETERMINED THE IGNITION DISCHARGE MODULE (IDM) HAD FAILED (BURNED UP). THE DEALER ALSO INFORMED ME OF A RECENT RECALL (I BELIEVE IT'S 05V-399) FOR THE 2000 - 2002 MODEL YEARS AND THAT PERHAPS THE IDM ON MY CAR HAD A SIMILAR DEFECT. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW IDM (REPLACEMENT PART 55-561-132) AND 4 NEW SPARK PLUGS WHICH HAD BEEN FOULED FROM MY REPEATED EFFORTS TO RESTART THE CAR. I DID NOT RECEIVE OLD PARTS BACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167925September 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
"GEAR BOX MALFUNCTION". AFTER OWNING A PRE-OWNED 2003 9-3 SAAB FOR NOT EVEN THREE WEEKS, THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AT 55K IT IS COSTING WELL OVER $7,000.00!! THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS EVERY GEAR EXCEPT FOR 2ND AND 5TH. VERY NICE CAR, BUT WON'T EVER OWN ANOTHER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166447August 24, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
2002 SAAB 9-3 WITH 54K MILES CAUGHT FIRE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2006. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166312August 23, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED GASOLINE LEAKED ONTO THE ENGINE DUE TO LOOSENED FUEL LINES ON THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 06V126000 REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 9/15/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165984August 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE FAILED ON MY 1999 SAAB 9-3. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 2000-2002 SAAB 9-3 AND I FEEL THIS RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE THE '99 MODEL AS WELL BECAUSE THIS PART HAS A LESS THAN REASONABLE LIFE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165431August 14, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE PLASTIC AROUND THE TONGUE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT HAS A VERTICAL CRACK PRESENTING A POTENTIAL POINT OF FAILURE IN AN ACCIDENT WHEREBY THE WEBBING WOULD BE PUSHED THROUGH THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE TONGUE AND CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE UNRESTRAINED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165462August 14, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AN ODOR OF FUEL WAS DETECTED WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED A PUDDLE WAS NOTICED ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD LEAKED FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE RETAINER TABS HOLDING THE FUEL LINE WERE DEFECTIVE AND THEY WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #04V557000, PERTAINING TO THE FUEL LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164932August 8, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
HAD JUST HAD AN UPDATE FRIDAY OF ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH GASOLINE / FUEL PUMP RUPTURE AND FAILURE LEADING TO EXCESSIVE GAS BEING PUMPED OUT . THEN ON SUNDAY, IT HAPPENED TO ME, A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL, ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN STOPPED FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME. UPON ARRIVAL (10 MIN) TO DESTINATION, I LOOKED UNDER CAR, ESPECIALLY AFTER BEING ALERTED FROM ".MYCARSTATS.COM/SAFETYSTATION". GAS WAS EVERYWHERE! AND PUMPING OUT LIKE CRAZY, EVEN THOUGH IGNITION WAS OFF.. RESIDUAL PRESSURE I SUSPECT.. A LOT MORE CAME OUT.. THOUGH I LIVE IN CANADA , THIS IS A US CAR, I BOUGHT EARLY LAST YEAR: A 2001 SAAB 9-3 VIGGEN CONV'T, SAAB USA , SAID IT WOULD BE COVERED FOR BEING FIXED, >>04V557000. 15018.. BUT SAAB CANADA, HAS NO RECALL AND IS QUESTIONING IT, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE REPLACED CLIPS IN OTHER 9-3S.. CAR IS UNDRIVABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164953August 8, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2000 SAAB 9-3 SE CONVERTIBLE. ON COMMUTE HOME, WAS PULLED OVER BECAUSE OF A DETECTED GASOLINE LEAK. GASOLINE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE AUTO BY THE GAS TANK. POLICE HAD CAR FLAT BEDDED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE CAUSE WAS FROM A "BROKEN CLIP THAT ATTACHED THE FUEL LINE TO THE FUEL PUMP". COSTS FOR REPAIR AND TO REFILL TANK TOTALED $1057.58. 2001 VEHICLES OF THIS SAME MODEL WERE ALREADY RECALLED FOR THIS SAME REASON (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V557000). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164493August 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THE DIRECT IGNITION FAILED ON MY 1999 SAAB 93. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON WHICH ALERTED US TO THE PROBLEM. MY AUTHORIZED SAAB MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE WISEST COURSE TO REPLACE THIS FAULTY PART BEFORE IT FAILED COMPLETELY. THE COST TO DO SO $500 OUT OF MY OWN POCKET TO REPLACE THIS INHERENTLY FAULTY PART. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164231August 2, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED PARTS FOR A RECALL WERE PURCHASED AT AN AFTERMARKET PARTS STORE. THE NHTSA RECALL WAS # 05V399000 CONCERNING THE IGNITION MODULE. WHILE APPLYING FOR REIMBURSEMENT, THE CONTACT WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE PROOF OF PAYMENT WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE PURCHASE WAS PAID FOR WITH A CREDIT CARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164238August 2, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED - HAVE HAD NUMEROUS "NEAR MISSES" OF BEING REAR-ENDED WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO STREET BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IN ACCELERATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163020July 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
MY CAR STALLS WHILE ACCELERATING OR DEACELERATING AND THE CANNOT BE RESTARTED. DEALER NOW HAS THE AUTO AND HAS INDICATED IT IS THE MAIN MODULE AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE CAR IS A 2004 SAAB CONVERTIBLE 2.0T 9 3. THE CAR WAS LEASED ON APRIL 23, 2004. ALTHOUGH THE MANURFACTURER'S WARRANTY INDICATES REPAIR OR REPLACE, THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. THEY ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE ME TO HAVE THE LEASE TERMINATED AND TO ROLL THE LAST THREE PAYMENTS INTO A NEW LEASE WITH A NEW CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162711July 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DAY PRIOR I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY. THE NEXT DAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH OUR NEWBORN AND NEPHEW TO THE MALL WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON A BUSY STREET. THE FASTEST IT WOULD GO WAS 20-25 MPH. THERE IS ONLY HAVE 37K MILES ON IT AND TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT. THIS HAD HAPPENED ALSO ON MAY 1 AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT SAID THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE HAD A ERROR AND THAT THEY WERE DOWNLOADING NEW SOFTWARE. HE SAID HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES TO OTHER DRIVERS. THIS SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A CASE FOR RECALLS. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SEVERE IF THE CAR HAD BEEN REAR-ENDED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162738July 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS CONSTANTLY. SERVICE CENTER STATES THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC IS NOT INDICATING ANY ISSUES AND ALL IS NORMAL. THE INCIDENT DATE WAS THE LAST TIME IT OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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