2007 SAAB 9-3 Complaints

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING RUSTED AND BROKEN CAUSING LOUD CLUNKING WHEN DRIVING. I AM LOOKING FOR AN EXPLANATION ON WHY SAFETY RECALL 15917 ONLY INCLUDES THE YEARS 2003-2006 WHEN CLEARLY THE ISSUE FROM READING ONLINE SURPASSES THOSE YEARS BY FAR.

AT START UP, THE CAR LOSES BRAKING POWER. TO STOP THE CAR YOU HAVE TO PUSH EXTREMELY HARD ON THE BRAKES. AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN 20 TO 30 FEET THE BRAKE POWER COMES BACK TO NORMAL.

UNABLE TO HAVE MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER15027 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER14V318 COMPLETED. THIS RECALL IS OVER 2 YEARS OLD. SERVICE CENTER CONTINUES TO TELL BE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE ARE MULTIPLE ISSUES, AS FOLLOWS, BUT OUR CONCERN IS THAT OUR SON HAS TRIED REPEATEDLY TO GET SUPPORT BY CALLING THE NUMBERS ON THE POST CARDS. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY SERVICE AS A RESULT OF THE CALLS AND CONVERSATIONS. HE LIVES ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI, WEST OF OAHU. #1: WE MUST SHIP THE CAR AT OUR EXPENSE IF WE EXPECT IT TO GET SERVICED. GM AND SAAB WILL NOT PAY FOR THAT SHIPPING OVER OR BACK. THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR, AND REGARDLESS OF THE RECALL MANDATE, THEY STILL SEND OUT BOGUS INFORMATION.(EXAMPLE: BAY AREA SAAB IS NO LONGER A SAAB DEALER IN SAN FRANCISCO ' BUT IF THEY WERE OUR SON WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE TRANSPORTATION OVER AND BACK TO THE MAINLAND.) #2: I HAVE ALSO CALLED, AND FINALLY GOT GOOD ADVICE FROM THE GM 800 NUMBER REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE WHO REFERRED ME TO A POINT OF CONTACT ON OAHU. THERE CURRENTLY IS NO SAAB DEALERSHIP IN HAWAII, BUT WE HAVE USED THE FORMER SAAB DEALERSHIP (A FORMER OWNER, HAS MAINTAINED THE PHONE NUMBER: 808-735-2488) FOR PARTS IN PAST YEARS. FORTUNATELY FOR SAAB OWNERS, THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS DONE ALL WITHIN HER POWER TO HELP OAHU OWNERS GET THE RECALL BUT IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE FOR HER AS WELL TO MAKE ALL THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS. SHE IS A 'POSTER ADULT' FOR RESPONSIBILITY IN SMALL BUSINESS. SHE AND I HAVE EXCHANGED PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SHE TOO IS TRYING TO GET GM/SAAB TO EITHER PAY FOR OFF-OAHU SAAB OWNERS TO SHIP THEIR CARS OVER AND BACK TO THE SERVICE PROVIDER HAS ARRANGED FOR ON OAHU, OR TO PAY TO HAVE QUALIFIED TECHS TRAVEL TO OUT ISLANDS TO SERVICE THE CARS. SO FAR ' NO ACTION TBMK. AND SHE IS AWAITING MONTHS FOR PAYMENT FOR THE PARTS AND SERVICE PROVIDED TO OAHU OWNERS ALREADY. WE ARE REQUESTING A CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY VIA CONGRESSWOMAN TULSI GABBARD AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS REQUEST TO INFORM NTHSB THAT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THE RECALL IS FAILING.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ROMEO CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE RECALL BEING A PRECAUTION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

PURCHASED SAAB 9-3 2007 BRAND NEW. NEARLY IMMEDIATELY THE HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING OUT. I FOUND MYSELF REPLACING THEM OFTEN AND TWICE WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE WHEN I HADN'T REALIZED AND HAD JUST REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. ALSO GOT ONE KEY AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE A/C WASN'T WORKING WELL SO FINALLY TOOK IT TO THE SAAB DEALER IN SANTA FE, NM IN 2008 WITH COMPLAINTS. THEY WERE TO GET ME A SECOND KEY, FIX THE A/C, CHECK THE LEATHER ON FRONT SEAT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ELECTRICAL AND HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. THE ELECTRIC PANEL, INDICATING PROBLEMS, WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY TOOK MY ONE KEY AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD BE IN TOUCH AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF A RENTAL, I CONTACTED AND NO ONE ANSWERED. I DROVE OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO CARS. A WOMAN SITTING INSIDE AT A SIMPLE DESK IN EMPTY GM/SAAB SHOWROOM. SHE SAID THEY WERE ALL SHOCKED, HAD NO WARNING AS EMPLOYEES AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS GONE NO RECORDS ON MY CAR. NO OTHER DEALER PICKING IT UP AS THEY DIDN'T HAVE SAAB SPECIALIST. LONG STORY SHORT, I NEVER GOT HELP FROM ANYONE, NEVER GOT THE REPAIRS, NEVER GOT THE PROMISED SECOND KEY AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT EVER SINCE. IT ENRAGES ME. ALL UNDER WARRANTY! NO COMPLAINTS OR LETTERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. I WAS SHOCKED THEY GOT AWAY WITH IT. OH AND THE ELECTRIC PANEL COVER WAS GONE AS WELL. LOST. HOW THEY GOT AWAY WITH ALL THIS IS UNKNOWN. THE LEATHER ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED CRACKING AND PEELING THE FIRST YEAR! I PUT EXPENSIVE LEATHER CONDITIONERS ON AS WELL. NOTHING. I AM STILL FURIOUS AND STILL HAVE THE CAR. NO CORPORATE OFFICES WOULD HELP EITHER. I FINALLY GAVE UP. .

TAKATA RECALL: WHY DOES THE AIRBAG RECALL NOT INCLUDE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FOR MY CAR? THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED YESTERDAY IN MY CAR PURSUANT TO THE RECALL, BUT NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. DOESN'T THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PRESENT A DANGER TO THE PASSENGER IF IT SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYS?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.