2001 SAAB 9-3 Complaints

HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR 40000 SERVICE. COMPLAINED OF STALLING WHEN LIFTING OFF THE GAS. THE VERY NEXT DAY THE CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND UNABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT MY AFTERMARKET BYPASS VALVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THEY ARE REFUSING TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE LOOKS MORE LIKE A HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND NOT AN OVERBOOST PROBLEM. *AK

AT 75 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MY CAR SIMPLY SHUT DOWN, ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO COAST ACROSS THREE LANES OF BUSY TRAFFIC TO GET TO SHOULDER. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL AND SMOKE CAME FROM ENGINE. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE FAILED THE CASSETTE WAS DIAGNOSED. IS STILL IN SHOP 4 DAYS LATER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR 8 MONTHS, HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY BY SAAB THAT IT'S BECAUSE I AM NOT TIGHTENING THE GAS CAP ENOUGH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AS USUAL, BUT I IGNORED IT, AS IT'S ON HALF THE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SEEMED TO KNOW IMMEDIATELY THAT THE CASSETTE WAS BLOWN. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED. VERY DANGEROUS. *LA

FUEL LINE BROKE AND LEAKED GAS UNDER REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED. WARRANTY EXPIRED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TVEHICLE SHUTDOWN, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE SHUT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. TS

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. LOSING ALL POWER, RESULTING IN NO STEERING, BRAKES ETC,. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM BENT, LEADING TO MASSIVE MIS-ALIGNMENT, AND THE RUINING OF 4 TIRES. SAAB CLAIMS IT RESULTED FROM "ENERGY" NOT A DEFECT. THEY SAY I MUST HAVE DRIVEN IT "TOO HARD." I IN FACT BABIED THE CAR, DRIVING MODERATELY, HITTING NO MAJOR BUMPS OR HOLES. STATE FARM CLAIMS IT PROBABLY RESULTED FROM METAL FATIGUE, NOT AN IMPACT. WON'T PAY BECAUSE NOT IMPACT RELATED. I BELIEVE THE ARM WAS DEFECTIVE. ORDINARY DRIVING SHOULD NOT LEAD TO A BENT SUSPENSION.*AK

CAR WAS POURING FUEL (OVER 1/4 TANK) ONTO GROUND AFTER BACKING CAR OUT OF GARAGE. SAAB ROADSIDE TOLD ME TO CONTACT FIRE DEPT. TO CERTIFY THE ABILITY TO TOW THE CAR. FIRE DEPT. STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AFTER ARRIVING ON THE SCENE. SAAB ROADSIDE TOWED THE CAR TO SANTA ANA, CA SAAB DEALER. DEALER WAS VERY NONCHALANT ABOUT THE REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THE FIRE DEPT. HAD TO BE CALLED. DEALER STATED IT WAS A BROKEN BRACKET AT THE GAS TANK. I HAVE CONTACTED SAAB LEGAL DEPT. AND THEY STATE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FROM A LEMON LAW STATUS. AFTER SOME OF THE COMMENTS I HAVE SEEN ON THE NHTSA SITE, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE FUEL LINE ISSUES, AND DON'T WANT TO FACE THEM. DON'T BUY THIS CAR. IT IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN NOTHING, BUT PROBLEMS SINCE DAY ONE. THE RIMS HAVE BENT ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE REAR STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED, BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE ADDED AND THE BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED ALL WITHIN ONE YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE CONCERNIG THE WHEEL RIMS. EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN WE ARE FEARFUL THAT THE WHEEL RIMS ARE GOING TO BEND AGAIN. THIS CAUSES PROBLEMS ON THE WEAR AND TEAR OF THE TIRES AS WELL.ALSO THE FUEL TANK IS LINKING FLUID. THIS VEHCILE IS A LEMON. IT LOOKS GOOD, BUT IT IS NOT SAFE.*AK. THE WHEEL PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE TWO FRONT TIRES TO WEAR OUT.

AT 70MPH IGNITION SWITCH WAS BUMPED, AND VEHICLE CUT OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK