2007 SAAB 9-3 Complaints

AFTER READING ABOUT THE RECENT TOYOTA FLOORMAT RECALL I HAVE DECIDED TO REPORT A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 SAAB 9-3. MY DRIVER SIDE FLOORMAT DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE AND HAS REPEATEDLY GOTTEN CAUGHT AS I PUSH THE CLUTCH IN. THE RESULT IS THAT THE CLUTCH WILL NOT LET OUT WITH OUT ME MANUALLY REMOVING THE FLOORMAT BY HAND. I CAN PUSH THE CLUTCH IN, BUT IT WON'T LET OUT. THIS WOULD BE A SIMPLE FIX IF THEY WOULD CREATE A BETTER FLOOR MAT ANCHOR, BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2007 SAAB 9-3. HE HAS TO REPEATEDLY APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. THE POWER ASSIST UNIT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE POWER ASSIST REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

LOW BEAM HEAD LAMP FAILURE IN 2007, SAAB 9-3 2.0T SPORT SEDAN. IN 42K MILES I HAVE REPLACED THE HEAD LAMPS 4 TIMES. IT USUALLY OCCURS ONLY ON THE LEFT HEAD LAMP. THIS PAST SATURDAY, OCT 3, 2009, I LOST THE LEFT ONE IN THE MORNING AND THE RIGHT ONE IN THE EVENING. I HAD NO LOW BEAMS AND HAD TO DRIVE 25 MILES HOME, AT NIGHT TIME WITH CONSIDERABLE CITY TRAFFIC, WITH MY HIGH BEAMS. THE DEALER HAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SURGE WHEN STARTING THE CAR THAT CAN BLOW THE FILAMENTS IN THE BULBS BECAUSE THEY COME ON AS DRLS WHEN THE KEY TURNED TO THE ON POSITION. THEIR "FIX" FOR THIS IS TO REPROGRAM THE CAR TO DISABLE THE DRLS AND AUTO TURN ON OF THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

ON COLD ENGINE STARTS (STARTING THE CAR AFTER IT BEING AT REST FOR A FEW HOURS), THE POWER BRAKING DOES NOT WORK FOR THE FIRST 1-3 MINUTES THAT THE CAR IS ON. HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY. FIRST NOTICED MONTHS AGO. APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR. VEHICLE IS A 2007 SAAB 9-3 AERO. *TR

2007 SAAB 9-3, WOULDN'T START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE ERROR MESSAGE RECEIVED WHEN INSERTING THE KEY WAS "LOCK MALFUNCTION. PULL OVER SAFELY". THIS MESSAGE AND THE INCIDENT IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH MY 2005 SAAB 9-3, WHICH HAD TO BE TOWED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN THE KEY IS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. I KNOW AT LEAST THREE OTHER SAAB OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, ONE WHO JUST PURCHASED HIS 2009 SAAB THIS YEAR. I ACTUALLY FILED A CLAIM WITH SAAB FOR MY 2005 VEHICLE, VIN , FILE NO. 71-557354191 AND BECAUSE THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MY PRIOR VEHICLE I BELIEVE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITH MY 2007 SAAB CAUSING ME CONSIDERABLE INCONVENIENCE AND POSSIBLY PUTTING ME IN DANGER IF IT HAPPENS TO OCCUR IN A AN UNSAFE LOCATION. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT SAAB WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED THE RECALL RECORD AND FIND NO EVIDENCE THAT THERE HAS BEEN ANY ATTEMPT BY THE COMPANY TO RECALL OR CORRECT THIS SITUATION. I WILL BE TAKING ACTION UNDER THE SONG-BEVERLY CONSUMER WARRANTY ACT TO RECOVER THE FULL PURCHASE PRICE OF THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE BSED ON THE SERVICE RECORD AND MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEALER THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A REMEDY FOR THIS DEFECT. THE TECHNICIANS DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHY THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM RELATED TO THE COMPUTER. *TR

2007-SAAB 9-3 AERO V-6 ENGINE. ON 7-4-09 AND 7-6-09 STARTED CAR AND BACKED OUT OF GARAGE AND HAD NO BRAKES. USED E-BRAKE TO PREVENT CAR FROM GOING INTO STREET. BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK FINE AFTER THAT. HOWEVER, BASED ON PAST COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON THIS WEB SITE I FEEL THAT IT IS TIME TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *TR

MANY 2003-2005 SAAB 9-3'S ARE UNEXPECTEDLY FACING THEIR FACTORY SPRINGS BREAKING WHILE DRIVING. THIS FORUM THREAD SPECIFICALLY SHOWS ABOUT 10-15 PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY ENCOUNTERED THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM HTTP://SAABCENTRAL.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=155844 . IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT STOCK FACTORY SPRINGS ARE BREAKING ON THESE VEHICLES. I SUGGEST THAT YOU PRESSURE SAAB INTO PUTTING OUT A RECALL, AS EVERYONE BROKE THEIR SPRINGS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY BRAKES FAIL TO WORK AFTER STARTING MY CAR BUT ON FEB 23RD. I WAS ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I TRIED TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO PRESS ON. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN A BIT BUT ONCE I TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR WOULD SPEED UP AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON THE 24TH OF FEB. AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND MAYBE MY FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. MY CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE TROUBLE BRAKING. *TR

AIR BAG FAILURE 2007 SAAB AERO CONVERTIBLE I WAS IN A 4 CAR PILE UP IN WHICH I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. AIR BAG SENSORS WERE HIT BUT AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS SEATBELTED BUT DID HIT THE STEERING WHEEL FACE FIRST AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE FROM THE SCENE. I DID SUFFER A CONCUSSION AND FACIAL BRUISING AND A FULL SET OF CUTS IN MY MOUTH. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN OUR 2007 SAAB 9-3 2.0 T CONVERTIBLE. WE WERE HEADING EASTBOUND ON SR610 IN STAFFORD, VA AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS HEADING WESTBOUND. THE OTHER DRIVER MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF US FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND WE STRUCK HIS CAR IN THE RIDE SIDE (T-BONE). HIS CAR WAS TOTALED AND WE HAD SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE AND OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH MY WIFE AND I ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM OUR INJURIES AND UNDER CURRENT MEDICAL CARE. I CONTACTED MY SAAB DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT GM/SAAB TO INVESTIGATE THE ACCIDENT TO DETERMINE IF THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. GM/SAAB SENT AN INSPECTOR AND I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE PROVIDED A REPORT REGARDING THEIR FINDINGS. THE INSPECTOR COMPLETED THE INVESTIGATION AND I WAS CONTACTED BY GM/SAAB. I WAS PROVIDED CONTRADICTORY INFORMATION BY THE GM/SAAB REPRESENTATIVE AND THEIR SUPERVISOR. WHEN I REQUESTED A COPY OF THE REPORTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS ON THREE OCCASIONS, I WAS DENIED. THEY STATED THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND IT RESPONDED IN THE ACCIDENT THE WAY AND MANNER IN WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED. I STATED TO THEM IF THAT IS IN FACT TRUE, GM/SAAB SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM PROVIDING ME A COPY OF THE REPORTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND A LETTER ATTESTING TO THE FACT IF WAS SAFE DRIVE; HOWEVER, THEY REPEATEDLY DENIED MY REQUEST. IN THE NEXT WEEK, I WILL BE GETTING BACK MY DAMAGED, BUT REPAIRED SAAB AND HAVE NO IDEA IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE LET A LONE SELL IF I CHOOSE NOT TO KEEP IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED OVER GM/SAAB'S LACK OF COOPERATION AND FAILURE TO PROVIDE NECESSARY INFORMATION AS TO THE ROADWORTHINESS OF MY VEHICLE. THEIR FAILURE TO COOPERATE ON THIS ENDEAVOR LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THEY CARE COVERING SOMETHING UP AND ARE CONCERNED OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION. MY POSITION IS THAT I WANT TO ENSURE THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND IF NOT, WAS THERE A FAILURE ON GM/SAAB'S PART AND WHAT ARE THEY WILLING TO DO TO CORRECT THE MATTER AT HAND. *TR