2006 SAAB 9-3 Complaints

I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN ELK GROVE, GMC AND ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THEY STATE THEY DO NOT SERVICE SAAB VEHICLES. I TOLD THEM THAT GMC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT AND THEY STATED THERE IS ONLY ONE LOCATION THAT WE COULD TAKE IT TO IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BY FRESNO IF I WANT TO GET IT FIXED. WHICH IT WILL BE AN UNDUE HARDSHIP. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT OUR CAR WAS SPILLING GAS DUE TO AN ORIGINAL FAULTY UNIT. THEY STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT HOWEVER, IT SOMEHOW DOESN'T SHOW ON MY VIN. SEVERAL TIMES WE RAN OUT OF GAS AND OUR KIDS GOT GASOLINE ON THEIR CLOTHES. WE CALLED 4 DEALERSHIPS AND ALL OF THEM STATE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. WHEN I OPEN THE HOOD I SEE GMC BRAND ALL OVER THE CAR. I BELIEVE GMC IS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND NOT ACCOMMODATING ME. I TOLD THEM I CANNOT DRIVE 300 MILES, I HAVE TO HAVE SOMEONE TAKE IT BECAUSE I HAD A STROKE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE GMC BUT THEY ARE NOT. IF THEY ARE USING THAT AS AN EXCUSE THEN THIS RECALL COMMITTEE SHOULD INVESTIGATE INTO THIS AND SANCTION THEM. AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE OF SAFETY RECALL IS NOT AVAILABLE TO GET IT DONE, I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE WITH MY KIDS. 2 OF MY KIDS ARE SPECIAL NEEDS KIDS. AT THIS POINT, I WOULD LIKE GMC TO REIMBURSE ME THE FULL CURRENT VALUE OF THE VEHICLE FOR THEIR FAILURE TO DO THE NEEDED RECALL REPAIRS. IF GMC MADE A FAULTY BUSINESS CHOICE WHEN THEY TOOK OVER THE SAAB'S THE CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT SUFFER. GMC CONSTANTLY MAKES ME FEEL THAT EVEN THOUGH70% OF THE VEHICLE IS GMC I DON'T HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS GMC CUSTOMERS. CURRENTLY, THE BLUE BOOK VALUE IS $6500. I'M STOPPING PAYING REGISTRATION IN HOPES TO GET THIS VEHICLE EITHER TRADED IN FOR ANOTHER ONE BY GMC OR REFUNDED. SINCE A RECALL IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE AN UNDUE HARDSHIP UPON, GMC IS DEVISING AND SCHEMING AND CHANGING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO DISCOURAGE CUSTOMERS TO GETTING SERVICE RECALLS TO SAABS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE RECALL COMPLETED DUE TO THE DISTANCE NEEDED TO TRAVEL IN ORDER TO GET THE RECALL COMPLETED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NEAREST SAAB SERVICE CENTER WAS APPROXIMATELY 170 MILES AWAY. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON GETTING OTHER DEALERS TO PARTICIPATE IN COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

BOTH FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED AND SAAB TOLD ME THAT GM WOULD NOT REPAY ME FOR THE REPAIRS THROUGH SPECIAL COVERAGE #15917.

FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - MY FUEL SENSOR GRADUALLY STOPPED WORKING AND NOW MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. RECENTLY MY CAR IS HESITATING WHEN I ACCELERATE IN ALL 5 GEARS AND I WAS TOLD IT MAY BE THE FUEL PUMP OR FUEL LINE. LAST WEEK I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS GIVEN A NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL FOR THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. WHEN RESEARCHING THE RECALL BY THE VIN# IT IS NOT LISTED BUT IF I SEARCH BY MAKE AND MODEL IT IS LISTED. NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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 REFERRED THE CONTACT TO SEVERAL DEALERS, BUT THEY STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3 EQUIPPED WITH REPLACEMENT MICHELIN TIRES, TIRE LINE: PRIMACY MXM4, TIRE SIZE: 215/55R16, AND DOT NUMBER: B9VM87DX2716. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE HE NOTICED THAT REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED AND ABLE TO CHANGE THE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ISSUED OCCURRED ON A FRONT TIRE SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR BUT WAS UNAWARE IF IT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SEARS STORE WHERE TIRES WHERE PURCHASED AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS THE STEM VALVE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE ISSUE RECURRED BUT WAS UNAWARE IF THE TIRE WAS ON DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER FRONT, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP WHERE THE DIAGNOSES WAS THE STEM VALVE WAS CRACKED AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OVER A YEAR AGO TO REPLACE MY AIR BAGS AND PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. HOW MUCH LONGER DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 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 DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHOOK DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11E009000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP HAD NOT RETURNED THE CONTACT'S CORRESPONDENCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER DOES BUSINESS IN THE USA.