SAAB 9-3 Complaints

1,407 consumer complaints on file.

#10487591December 6, 2012
SUSPENSION
LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. CORRESPONDS WITH EXISTING SAAB TSB FOR 9-3'S THROUGH 2006. MY 2007 IS IDENTICAL VEHICLE AND EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME PART AS EARLIER VEHICLES, BUT CURRENT CAMPAIGN DOES NOT COVER THIS YEAR? THIS MAKES NO SENSE. PLEASE EXPAND TO INCLUDE ALL MODEL YEARS ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH THE FAULTY COIL SPRINGS. I WAS LUCKY IN THAT THE FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE DID NOT TEAR THE TIRE AND I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485964November 25, 2012
SEAT BELTS
I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST MY SEATBELT THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND AND ALL THE TENSION IN THE BELT RELEASED. IT WILL NO LONGER RETRACT AND REMAINS FULLY EXTENDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485860November 23, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
BROUGHT MY 2001 SAAB 9-3 FOR CAMPAIGN RECALL 05V399000 IDM TO DIRITO BROTHERS SAAB OF WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA. DEALER STATED NOT REQUIRED TO CHANGE THE IDM. IF MY IDM FAILS AT A LATER DATE, I COULD BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INJURY OR DEATH. NEED TO KNOW IF DEALER IS REQUIRED TO CHANGE IDM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484496November 13, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE MECHANIC MADE HER AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE MIGHT BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V043000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481416October 22, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9-3 CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UTILIZE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE RETRACTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V043000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479339October 9, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE
ON AUGUST 27, 2012, WHILE SHOPPING IN THE MALL, I CAME OUT SIDE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUTTING A FIRE OUT THAT LOOKS TO HAVE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS IN THE STORE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE CARE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. THE FIRE MARSHALL REPORT SIDE THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT STARTED BECAUSE A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475581September 17, 2012
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9.3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT; THEREFORE, SHE WAS UNABLE TO USE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT RETRACTOR SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. ...UPDATED 10/17/12 *BF UPDATED 10/17/12*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474034September 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN
THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE HYDRAULIC PUMP WENT BAD AND THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE TO FIX CAR. THE HALDEX ALL WHEEL DRIVE IS BEING USED ON VARIOUS OTHER MAKES AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM. WHEN I CHECKED ON LINE THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF PEOPLE REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HYDRAULIC PUMP ON THEIR ALL WHEEL DRIVE CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472330August 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A VERY ROUGH IDLE. THEN WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO REVERSE FROM A COLD START THE BRAKES WOULD BE INOPERABLE (BRAKE WOULD NOT PRESS DOWN). THROWING CAR INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR WAS ONLY WAY TO STOP CAR. VERY SCARY WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE ONE MORNING AND REVERSED INTO TRAFFIC BUT COULDN'T STOP. TOOK TO SERVICE REPAIR TO FIND THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED REPLACED. SAID THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE FAILURE IN CAR OF THIS AGE/MILEAGE WHO HAS VERY REGULAR SERVICE RECORD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472039August 23, 2012
SEAT BELTS
MY SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. IT IS VERY WEAK AND DOESN'T MAKE THE SEAT BELT TIGHT TO MY CHEST. EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS A 2005 SAAB HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST THINK IF I GET IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT, IT COULD KILL ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470315August 12, 2012
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN I HEARD BOOM AND SEEN SMOKE AND I REALISE THE SIDE AIRBAG OPEN. I DID NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH ANYTHING . THE DRIVER SEATBELT WENT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, IT BEGAN JAM MEACHICAN SAIDED THAT PULLEY JAM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466578July 19, 2012
SEAT BELTS
I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH ANY OF HTE SEAT BELTS ON MY 2004 93 ARC CONVERTIBLE. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AS USUAL ON SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2012 AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP, I RELEASED MY SEAT BELT AFTER MY CAR WAS IN PARK AND I WAS PREPARING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. INSTEAD OF IT RETRACTING THERE WAS A STRANGE NOISE AND THE ENTIRE BELT CAME UNSPOOLED. I TRIED TO GIVE IT A LITTLE TUG TO REWIND IT, BUT IT CONTINUED TO UNSPOOL AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM AT ALL WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT. WHEN I ARRIVED AT HOME I LOOKED ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY INFORMATION ON HOW TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM AND AFTER GOOGLING SAAB SEATBELT 2 RECALLS IMMEDIATELY CAME UP ON 2004 9-3 ARC MODELS; NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V043000 & NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V226000 LISTING (GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 SAAB 9-3 SEDANS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS THAT, OVER TIME, COULD FAIL TO RETRACT.) I CONTACTED THE FALLS CHURCH, VA SAAB DEALERSHIP CLOSEST TO ME AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT A SEDAN AND THEREFORE WAS NOT A PART OF EITHER RECALL, BUT IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND DESCRIPTION AS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CARS WHO'S SEAT BELT RETRACTORS WERE RECALLED. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I BRING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAY THEIR MIMINUM AMOUNT THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE PART. I AM NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW THE SAME YEAR, SAME MODELS, WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE NOT RECALLED BECAUSE THEY ARE CONVERTIBLE, BUT THE SEDANS ARE. CLEARLY THERE MAY BE A DIFFERENT SET UP WITH THE SEAT BELT CONFIGURATION BUT THE RETRACTOR PART SHOULD BE SIMILAR IF NOT THE SAME REGARDLESS OF THE REST. I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL THAT IS STILL IN EFFECT. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464407July 6, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RETRACTOR FOR THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED TWO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS:04V226000 AND 10V043000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER OF THE RECALL CAMPAIGNS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,912. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463064June 25, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9-3 CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V043000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461198June 11, 2012
SUSPENSION
FRONT COIL SPRING ON CAR HAS RUSTED THROUGH WHICH IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 2003-2006 SAABS, AND GM HAS PROVIDED A EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, FOR 2007 THEY HAVE NOT. (I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WHERE THE SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN.) WHILE I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, WHEN THE SPRING BROKE, IT CAUSED A DRIVABILITY ISSUE. AFTER SEARCHING SAAB FORUMS FOR ANSWERS, IT IS APPARENT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. PLEASE REVIEW FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. THIS SEEMS TO ME A JUST A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. AS THE SUSPENSION LOSES 1-2" IN HEIGHT EFFECTING BRAKING DISTANCE, AND IF ON A ROUGH ROAD WHEN THIS COULD HAPPEN DAMAGE TO CAR AND THE PEOPLE INSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459259May 22, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I WAS TAKING A ONE DAY BUSINESS TRIP THAT WAS ABOUT 250 MILES AWAY. THE DAY I LEFT THE TPMS SAID THAT MY FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS LOW, SO I CHECKED AND IT CAME IN ABOUT 10 PSI LOWER THAN ALL THE OTHER TIRES. I GOT DOWN THERE AND SETTLED IN FOR THE NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS UNDER 10 PSI. I FILLED IT UP AGAIN AND LEFT FOR HOME. ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE TRIP I STOPPED FOR SOME LUNCH. I GOT BACK TO THE CAR, AND THE TPMS LIT UP AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WAS HALF WHAT ALL THE OTHER TIRES WERE. UPON MY RETURN HOME, I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A HOLE ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE TIRES ONLY HAVE ABOUT 33,500 MILES ON THEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458506May 15, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
WHEN ACCELERATING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS ENGINE WILL SLIP, STUTTER, AND MISFIRE REDUCING POWER AND CAUSING UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE MERGING MANEUVERS. HAVE HAD 3 OR MORE VISITS TO DEALER CONCERNING THIS WITH REPAIRS THAT NEVER FULLY RESOLVING ISSUE OF BAD IGNITION COILS OR ENGINE RESOLVE. VEHICLE IS 2008 SAAB 9-3 TURBO X, A LIMITED RUN OF 600. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458286May 14, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHT FAILED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMMON FOR THE YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO LONGER ALLOWING THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458478May 14, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY SAAB IS A 2008 9-3 AERO WITH A 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER 2010, WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE WHILE ALREADY AT SPEED (I.E., PASSING MANEUVER) THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SPUTTERS AND DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE. THE STUTTERING MAKES PASSING IN TRAFFIC A RISKY/DANGEROUS MOVE. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION AND AM REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT THIS IS THE NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. (I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAR ACT LIKE THIS.) NEARLY TWO YEARS LATER, I STILL HAVE THE SAME THING OCCURRING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458119May 11, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 93 CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO SECURE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT, BUT THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT INTO THE PRETENSIONER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 10V043000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR) OR 04V226000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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