2009 SAAB 9-3 Complaints

SINCE 18000 MILES THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN DISPLAYING "SYSTEM FAILURE..TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM". IT HAS BEEN RE CALIBRATED SEVERAL TIMES. TODAY AT 47000 MILES THE AUTHORIZED SAAB REPAIR FACILITY HAS DECLARED THAT THE MONITORS ARE THE OLD STYLE, WHICH HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS AND HAS BEEN SINCE RE-ENGINEERED. LAST WEEK, THE AUTHORIZED SAAB REPAIR FACILITY MAINTAINED THAT A RECALIBRATION WAS NECESSARY... COST $105 . THE FIX ON THIS IS $550 +. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! THERE IS NEVER A WAY OF KNOWING IF THERE IS A PROBLEM SINCE THE MESSAGE COMES ON AND OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING!!!!. IN ADDITION THE ALARMS AND FLASHING LIGHTS ARE A MAJOR DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER! SHOULDN'T THESE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS BE RECALLED? *TR

WHILE DRIVING I RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT SAID STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTION COME TO A SAFE STOP. IT LASTED ABOUT 3 TO 4 SECONDS AND THEN WENT OFF. THE STEERING WAS NOT AFFECTED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AT A LOWER SPEED, SAME MESSAGE AND AGAIN IT ONLY LASTED A FEW SECONDS. IT OCCURRED THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. AT NO TIME WAS THE STEERING AFFECTED. *TR

MY HOOD RELEASE( WHAT I PULL TO POP THE HOOD INSIDE OF THE CAR) BROKE 14 MONTHS AGO AND I HAD THE OLD SAAB DEALER FIX IT. YOU WOULD PULL IT AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE HOOD WOULD REMAIN IN THE COMPLETELY SHUT POSITION. ON 3-14-15 I WAS DRIVING 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WERE NO CARS CLOSE BY. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND CLEARLY THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE HOOD RELEASE MECHANISM. THE HOOD IS UNSALVAGEBLE AS IT IS SO BENT. *TR

CAR BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH UPON COLD START UP, BUT WOULD RUN BETTER AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I HAD THE PLUGS REPLACED AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. PROBLEM BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED AS WEATHER GOT COLDER. SAAB TECHNICIAN SUSPECTED AN INTAKE VALVE PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN VERY COMMON IN THESE CARS. A COLD COMPRESSION CHECK CONFIRMED THAT VALVES IN THREE OF THE FOUR CYLINDERS WERE BAD. I WAS QUOTED ~$2,500 FOR THE REPAIR!!!! TECHNICIAN SAID THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL THE VEHICLES TO REPAIR. THEY ARE ONLY REPAIRING THOSE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO RETRACT. THE DRIVER SIDE HAS SOME RETRACTION LEFT AND PASSENGER SIDE HAS NONE LEFT. I FOUND THE RECALL NOTICE FROM JUNE 2014 HOWEVER IT ONLY MENTIONS THE CONVERTIBLE MODEL WHILE MY VEHICLE IS THE STATION WAGON. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER OTHER MODELS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING SOUND NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SELF-DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

DURING ROUTINE UNDER HOOD INSPECTION, BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR CAP WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE SPLIT INTO MULTIPLE PIECES. THIS DAMAGE, APPARENTLY HEAT RELATED, COMPROMISED THE ABILITY OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKING, CRASH, AND BODILY INJURY. VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE PENDING RECEIPT OF REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND HAD TO WAIT FOR THE VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE INTAKE VALVE IN THE FIRST CYLINDER HAS TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2500. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR ALL SAABS (2009-2011). THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN RELEASED FOR HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT VEHICLE WORKMANSHIP IS THE PROBLEM AND THE COST OF REPAIR IS BEING PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT I AM PURCHASING A QUALITY VEHICLE FROM GM, I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS KNOWN ISSUE IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL SAABS MANUFACTURED BY GM. THE 2009-2011 SAABS ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I WANT TO VOICE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE WORKMANSHIP PRODUCED BY GM. AFTER THE TAX DOLLAR BAILOUT, COSTUMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT, AT THE VERY LEAST, A QUALITY PRODUCT. *TR

MY SAAB HAS WORN INTAKE VALVE SEATS WHICH WAS CONFIRMED WITH A COMPRESSION TEST. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, MY CAR IS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING COLD. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE SAAB BLOGS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR