2005 SAAB 9-2X Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-2X. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL 1. MY CAR IS AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA RECALL, BUT IS NOT LISTED IN THE MOST RECENT UPDATE ON THE NHTSA SITE. 2. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT HAS BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THE ISSUE AND TELLING ME NOT TO HAVE ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS IS DIFFICULT TO DO WITH A FOUR SEAT CAR AND A FAMILY OF 4. I HAVE A POTENTIAL BOMB IN MY CAR THAT MAY SHOOT SHRAPNEL OUT AND I CAN NOT GET IT REPLACED OR REMOVED. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. WHY CAN THIS NOT BE DISABLED OR REMOVED (PER AN EMAIL FROM SAAB)? NOT HAVING ANYONE SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT AND RISKING ANYONE ELSE IN THE REAR SEATS AND DRIVER SEAT IS NOT A PRACTICAL SOLUTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-2X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING A TIRE, HE NOTICED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN MY 2005 SAAB 9-2X. I WAS SENT A NOTICE STATING THAT, " IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG, THE INFLATOR COULD RUPTURE WITH METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." IT'S NOW DECEMBER AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A NOTICE TO HAVE THE PART REPAIRED. WILL GM/SAAB REPLACE THE AIR BAG ? IF NOT, CAN THEY PAY THE REMAINING BALANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND TAKE IT?

I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I RECEIVED AIRBAG RECALL STATEMENT IN JULY 2015 AND HAVE HEARD NOTHING FURTHER. I CONTACTED SAAB CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE BY EMAIL AND WAS TOLD NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE. I AM CONCERNED THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR UNTIL JULY AND THEN UNABLE TO USE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DUE TO RECALL STATEMENT REGARDING IT BEING UNSAFE. I DO NOT THINK THIS LENGTH OF TIME OR LACK OF COMMITMENT TOWARDS REPAIR IS ACCEPTABLE.

THIS VEHICLE, BEING MADE BY SAAB AND SUBARU OF AMERICA, IS EXIBITING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS DESCRIBED BY THE 2002-2003 SUBARU WRX FUEL LEAK RECALL INITIATED BY THE NHTSA IN 2003 (I BELIEVE). THIS ISSUE IS STARTING TO APPEAR, EVEN IN MILD CLIMATES LIKE MINE IN CALIFORNIA, ON VEHICLES WELL BEYOND THE 02-03MY. MY VEHICLE IS EQUIVALENT TO THE 2005 SUBARU WRX WAGON. IT USES THE SAME ENGINE/FUEL SYSTEM. IT DOESN'T GET VERY COLD HERE, BUT ON A 50 DEGREE F DAY THIS MORNING, I HAD A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A ROW. I ANTICIPATE THIS WILL HAPPEN EVERY MORNING, FROM NOW ON. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD, PROVEN BY THE FACT THE NHTSA ALREADY HAD SOA ISSUE A RECALL PREVIOUSLY FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE "FIX" IS NOT WORKING LONG TERM, SINCE MY VEHICLE FELL INTO MANUFACTURE YEARS AFTER THE FACT. MANUFACTURING CHANGES DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE, THE ISSUE REMAINS, EVEN UP TO THE 2005 MY. I URGE THE NHTSA TO SERIOUSLY INVESTIGATE THIS FUEL LEAKING ISSUE FOR ALL 2002-UP SUBARU BOXER ENGINES. IT'S STILL A MAJOR ISSUE. RAW FUEL EVAPORATING INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, AND NOXIOUS VAPORS ENTERING THE VEHICLE CABIN WHILE BEING DRIVEN, NOT A GOOD SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-2X. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (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.

SAAB HAS NOT FOLLOWED UP WITH FIXING THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL, MONTHS AFTER THE INITIAL NOTICE WAS SENT, RENDERING MY CAR UNUSABLE AND UNSAFE FOR GENERAL USE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-2X. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE RECALL PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD 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. UPDATED 11/23/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 12/09/15 *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-2X. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (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.