2006 SAAB 9-3 Complaints

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY SEAT BELT IN AUGUST 2014, BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET INSTALLED A NEW SEAT BELT IN TO TAKE THE PLACE OF A DEFECTIVE SEATBELT. *TR

REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAS LOCKED UP WHILE SEAT BELT IS EXTENDED OUT. SAME EXACT ISSUE IN FRONT SEAT HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT SINCE THIS IS THE BACK SEAT I'M TOLD THIS IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. *TR

WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE THIS MORNING THE VEHICLE BRAKES WERE VERY DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE AND HAD TO FORCIBLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE (WHICH STILL DID NOT PROVIDE FULL BRAKING FORCE) AND AVOID RUNNING INTO THE PARKED VEHICLE BEHIND ME. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. TYPICALLY OCCURS WHENEVER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED FOR SOME TIME (E.G. OVER NIGHT OR DURING THE WORK DAY) - JUST REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AND THIS HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE PROBLEM. DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OVER. IT WAS DETERMINED BY DEALERSHIP THAT NEW FUEL PUMP WAS NEEDED TO CORRECT PROBLEM. VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY WITHIN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WOULD ALMOST STALL OUT WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. *TR

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

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

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

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

VEHICLE LEFT ROADWAY AT 35MPH AND STRUCK A TREE. AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, DRIVER SUFFERED FACIAL AND TEETH DAMAGE. *TR