2006 SAAB 9-3 Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MORE THAN FOUR RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED MICHAEL HOHL MOTOR COMPANY (3700 S CARSON ST, CARSON CITY, NV 89701, (775) 297-4689) AND AN UNKNOWN DEALER. BOTH DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING GM RECALL #15027, NHTSA #14V318 FIXED. SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT ON AUGUST 15, 2017 WITH AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER, CADILLAC OF NORWOOD AND THEY NEVER ORDERED THE PART BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY HAD TO SEE THE CAR FIRST WHICH THEY NEVER TOLD ME. SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN PART WAS IN, WHICH NEVER HAPPENED. CALLED AFTER AND PETE FITZPATRICK WAS DISMISSIVE OF MY COMPLAINT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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. THE DEALER (VICTORY CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 1360 AUTO CENTER DR, PETALUMA, CA 94952) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V318000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (PUTNAM CADILLAC IN BURLINGAME, CA, 650-342-9500) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT SHE COULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER STATE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT PREFERRED THE VEHICLE BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED FLOW SAAB (LOCATED ON 1400 S STRATFORD RD, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27103) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAD TO WAIT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT IN SEPTEMBER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED BY LETTER IN MARCH OF 2016 THAT MY SAAB WAS PART OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL AND THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN AND WHERE TO TAKE MY CAR FOR AIR BAG REPLACEMENT. I WAS ALSO NOTIFIED IN THAT LETTER THAT PARTS WERE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THEY WERE AVAILABLE AND WHAT SERVICE CENTER I WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE CART TO FOR REPAIRS. SOMETIME IN APRIL 2017, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT DORITO BROS SAAB, IN WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA WOULD BE DOING THE AIR BAG REPLACEMENT AND I WOULD LIKELY BE CONTACTED WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH ABOUT SCHEDULING THE REPAIRS. I DID NOT HEAR BACK AND I TRIED TO CONTACT DORITO BROS. SAAB AND IT APPEARS THEY ARE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. I TRIED CALLING THE "TOLL-FREE VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE, (1.888.327.4236 OR 1.800.424.9153) AND HAVE GOT NOTHING BUT A BUSY SIGNAL. WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT GETTING THE AIRBAG REPLACED IN MY 2006 SAAB 93? THE CAR IS OUR MAIN SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE RECALL COMPLETED DUE TO THE DEALERS REFUSAL TO PERFORM THE RECALL ON THEIR MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DON KAY DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WERE INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE TAKEN TO A SAAB APPROVED REPAIR CENTER AND THE CLOSEST ONE WAS 300 MILES AWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO THE NEAREST SERVICE CENTER BEING TWO STATES AWAY. EISINGER MOTORS, THE NEAREST GMC DEALER, WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE NOT PERFORMING ANY SAAB TAKATA AIR BAG REPLACEMENTS, AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO GO TO THE NEAREST SERVICE CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED THE SAME ADVICE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER SENT A POST CARD INDICATING THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AND CONFIRMED THE APPOINTMENT THE DAY BEFORE THE REPAIR DATE. TWENTY MINUTES BEFORE THE REPAIR APPOINTMENT, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER (SCHUMACHER AUTO GROUP, 3001 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33409, (561) 609-3445) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.