SAAB 9-3 Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#10979261April 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) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979173April 18, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - MY FUEL SENSOR GRADUALLY STOPPED WORKING AND NOW MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. RECENTLY MY CAR IS HESITATING WHEN I ACCELERATE IN ALL 5 GEARS AND I WAS TOLD IT MAY BE THE FUEL PUMP OR FUEL LINE. LAST WEEK I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS GIVEN A NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL FOR THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. WHEN RESEARCHING THE RECALL BY THE VIN# IT IS NOT LISTED BUT IF I SEARCH BY MAKE AND MODEL IT IS LISTED. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970719April 5, 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 RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970394April 4, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2008 SAAB 9-3 AND THE FUEL READER LIGHTS UP AND SAYS IT'S EMPTY, EVEN WHEN THE TANK IT FULL. ALSO, THE DOOR LOCKS DOESN'T WORK WHEN UNLOCKING OR LOCKING THEM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN TRYING TO LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE KEY AND WHEN YOUR LOCK OR UNLOCK IT FORM THE SINCE. YOU HAVE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK IT MANUALLY BY PULLING UP OR PUSHING DOWN WITH YOUR HAND. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND I CAME ACROSS A LOT OF OTHER SAAB 9-3 OWNERS THAT HAVE CAME ACROSS THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALL SINCE I THINK IT SHOULD BE FAIR ENOUGH FOR SAAB TO FIX THE SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970300April 3, 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969308March 29, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969056March 28, 2017
SEATS
THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER ELEMENT GETS EXTREMELY HOT AND HAS BURNT THROUGH THE LEATHER. THE LAST TIME I USED SEAT HEATER I WAS BURNT ON THE BACK SIDE OF MY LEG AND THERE WAS BLISTERING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967723March 22, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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 REFERRED THE CONTACT TO SEVERAL DEALERS, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967754March 22, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10967454March 21, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966124March 15, 2017
ENGINE
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP TODAY AND TOLD THEM THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON, PARTICULARLY ON COLD STARTS. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT IT USUALLY IDLES ROUGHLY ON FIRST STARTING UP, THEN RUNS NORMALLY AFTER A WHILE. THEY RAN TESTS ON IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAS WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE 'INTAKE VALVE PROBLEM COMMON ON 07-11 SAAB 9-3'S' THEY HAVE GIVEN ME AN ESTIMATE OF $2400 TO REPLACE THE INTAKE VALVES. FROM RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING FOR YEARS NOW. THE CAR HAS 93,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS A 2007 9-3 2.0T SEDAN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959503March 8, 2017
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3 EQUIPPED WITH REPLACEMENT MICHELIN TIRES, TIRE LINE: PRIMACY MXM4, TIRE SIZE: 215/55R16, AND DOT NUMBER: B9VM87DX2716. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE HE NOTICED THAT REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED AND ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ISSUED OCCURRED ON A FRONT TIRE SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR BUT WAS UNAWARE IF IT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SEARS STORE WHERE TIRES WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS THE STEM VALVE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE ISSUE RECURRED BUT WAS UNAWARE IF THE TIRE WAS ON DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER FRONT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP WHERE THE DIAGNOSES WAS THE STEM VALVE WAS CRACKED AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10959131March 7, 2017
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). 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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958842March 6, 2017
AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO TO REPLACE MY AIR BAGS AND PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. HOW MUCH LONGER DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957518February 28, 2017
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THIS RECALL, BUT A REMEDY REMAINS OUTSTANDING AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE ON THE REASON FOR THE DELAY AND BECAUSE OF THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THIS RECALL, WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST IMMEDIATE FIX UPON REVIEW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957178February 27, 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 RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN TOOL CONFIRMS REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956806February 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000(AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY 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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955386February 18, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FREQUENTLY THE CAR STALLS SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC, LOOSES POWER I CAN'T ACCELERATE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS POTENTIAL TO GET HIT. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE CAR VIBRATES AND ALL OF SUDDEN A LOT OF SMOKE COMES OUT FROM BACK AND RICH GASOLINE SMELL COMES AND THE SPEED TURNS TO 0. I TURN IT OFF FOR FIVE MINUTES AND RESTART SOMETIMES IT STARTS OK SOMETIMES IT VIBRATES AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10953813February 10, 2017
AIR BAGS
IN MARCH 2017 I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. HAVE FOLLOWED UP SEVERAL TIMES (WITH BOTH SAAB AND GM) AND AM STILL TOLD THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND STAYS IN FLORIDA AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WARMER CLIMATES ARE THE HIGHEST RISK AREAS FOR INJURY BY DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS WHEN INFLATED. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TIME TO HANDLE THE RECALL AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGER AND WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE FROM NHTSA. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10950454February 9, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT 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 SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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