2007 SAAB 9-3 Complaints

2007 SAAB 9-3 THE VEHICLE STALLS DURING HOT AND COLD WEATHER. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE RUNS "ROUGH" THE VEHICLE HAS THEN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. SAAB USA HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I ADVISED THEM I WANT THEM TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER IT'S FACTORY WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LITTLE RATTLING AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO GAVE HIM AN ESTIMATE OF $697 TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS AWAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WANTED TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR $95 TO INFORM HIM OF WHAT THE FAILURE WAS. A CLAIM#71-944081240 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,700. UPDATED 05/25/11 *BF THE DEALER COVERED THE COST OF THE REPAIR. UPDATED 06/06/11. *JB

2007 SAAB 9-3 FRONT SPRING BROKE AND WAS STICKING OUT NEAR THE TIRE. COULD HAVE PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND CAUSED SEVERE ACCIDENT. I REMOVED THE PIECE OF 7" SPRING STEEL AND AM DEALING WITH SAAB/GM. THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS MODELS, HOWEVER HASN'T BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AT THIS POINT FOR THE LATTER YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3 SPORT COMBI WAGON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH UPHILL WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE CEASED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS SOON AS IT HIT 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION YET THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT LEAST TWICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

2007 SAAB AERO CONVERTIBLE - BRAKE LOSS. UPON STARTUP CAR INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ITS BRAKING FUNCTION. IT ACTUALLY FIRST HAPPENED TO THE SAAB TECH. THEY ORDER NEW VACUUM HOSES AND REPLACED THEM. THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE SINCE RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND FLUSHED THE BRAKE SYSTEM ' STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS NOW GOING TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. BRAKE FAILURE HAS BEEN A LOW SPEEDS AND UPON START UP BUT ALMOST HIT THE WALL OF MY OFFICE BUILDING AND ALMOST HIT WHEN CAR WAS UNABLE TO STOP WHILE LEAVING PARKING LOT. WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS BOARD, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

2007 SAAB 9-3 AERO EQUIPPED WITH 2.8L V6 TURBO ENGINE (CONVERTIBLE) - ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE - (ODOMETER - 23,200 MILES) UPON STARTING, ENGINE RAN A LITTLE ROUGH, PROCEEDED TO SAAB DEALER FOR SERVICE - NO SERVICE LIGHTS ON DASH - EVENTUALLY LOST POWER BRAKES - ENGINE STALLED AND BURST INTO FLAMES - ALL HAPPENED WITHIN A ONE-MILE DISTANCE. *TR

MY 2007 SAAB 9-3 AERO SEDAN HAD A BROKEN FRONT SPRING. THE VEHICLE HAS 28,00 MILES. *TR

2007 SAAB 9-3 WAS BEING DRIVEN AT NORMAL SPEEDS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. DRIVER NOTICED SHUDDER IN STEERING WHEEL TWICE, THEN AT THE RIGHT NEXT TURN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL TURN 90 DEGREES OUTWARD FROM FORWARD DIRECTION AND THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE. AXLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE DRIVESHAFT. CAR TAKEN TO SAAB DEALER, WHO REPORTED A BOLT ON THE STEERING LINKAGE MAY HAVE SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE FAILURE. *TW

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER I START THE CAR. AT LOW SPEED, I HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION TO STOP THE CAR. BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 SAAB 9-3. IT HAS A PLASTIC COVER/PROTECTOR UNDER THE DASH OVER THE PEDALS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY FEET CONSTANTLY GET CAUGHT BY THIS PROTECTOR WHICH LIMITS MY ABILITY TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL, ESPECIALLY THE BRAKE AS MY FOOT MAY GET CAUGHT. SIMILARLY I HAVE ENCOUNTERED ISSUES WHERE I CANNOT RELEASE THE BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR FOR THE SAME REASON. THERE IS ALSO A CONNECTOR THERE WHICH LOOKS LIKE THE CONNECTOR TO CONNECT TO THE CAR ECU. THIS CONNECTOR STICKS OUT BELOW OTHER POINTS AND CAUSES THE MOST INTERFERENCE. IT IS THIN SO IT IS ONLY A PROBLEM AT CERTAIN TIMES, BUT WHEN IT GETS IN THE WAY IT CAN SEVERELY IMPEDE MY FOOT. MY SHOES ARE NOT VERY LARGE AT ALL AT A MEN'S SIZE 9, BUT I KEEP HITTING THE COVER AND CONNECTOR ON MY SAAB. I AM POSTING THIS AFTER THE TOYOTA RECALLS, SINCE I FEEL THAT THIS CAN HAVE A SIMILARLY DANGEROUS EFFECT ON MY DRIVING. *TR