2008 SAAB 9-3 Complaints

TAKATA RECALL 7 MONTHS AND COUNTING NO RESPONSE, NO REPAIR. HOW MUCH LONGER AND WILL I HAVE TO WAIT AGAIN FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE REPAIR? WILL I HAVE TO DRIVE MY SAAB TO FLORIDA LIKE I HAD TO DO WITH MY FORD TO GET IT FIXED?

TAKATA RECALL. MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE CURRENT TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE FROM SAAB MONTHS AND MONTHS AGO AND THERE IS STILL NO FIX AVAILABLE. I HAVE A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING PROJECTILE IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I DRIVE AND A REMEDY NEEDS TO COME SOONER THAN LATER. I DRIVE ABOUT 50,000 MILES A YEAR, I AM ALWAYS ON THE ROAD. WHEN I CONTACTED MY SAAB DEALER THEY TOLD ME THEY WON'T PUT ME IN A LOANER, THERE IS NO FIX, AND THEY THINK IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE WE HAVE ONE. BASED ON PREVIOUS RECALLS, I TEND TO BELIEVE THEM. I WOULD LIKE A LOANER CAR UNTIL THIS GETS SORTED OUT. I'M SURE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR MY SAAB ARE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PRIORITY LIST AS ITS A LOW VOLUME MODEL IN THIS GIANT MESS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

IT HAS BEEN 6MO SO FAR SINCE THE RECALL AND STILL NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY FATAL DEFECT.

I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR ON THE LODGE FREEWAY IN METRO DETROIT, I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE AND THERE IS NO EMERGENCY LANE ON THE LEFT, AND MY ENGINE TURNED OFF ON ITSELF (SCARY!). AS WE ARE AWARE, BRAKES PRETTY MUCH STOP WORKING WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND I WAS DRIVING WITH 55 MPH WITH MANY VEHICLES AROUND ME. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT GETTING HIT. WHEN I STOPPED, I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT WOULD START FOR 5 SECONDS AND IT WILL STALL AND I HAD ABOUT 10 GALLONS OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK. I HAD TO GET THE VEHICLES TOWED TO MY HOUSE. NEXT DAY I STARTED READING THE BLOGS ONLINE TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE ENGINE TO STALL LIKE THAT WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS, ESPECIALLY ONE IS GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT TURNED SAME THING HAPPENED TO A LOT OF SAAB OWNERS AS WELL - ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS WHEN THEY WERE DRIVING. I HOOKED UP THE VEHICLES TO A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND IT SHOWED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. IF THERE ARE OTHER SAAB OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO PREVENT ANY INJURIES - HAPPY TO DISCUSS IT WITH ANYBODY.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED IN MAY THAT THE AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE I AM STILL WAITING

TAKATA RECALL. RECALL WAS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY 2016, SIX MONTHS AGO, AND PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO HAVE IT FIXED.

I WAS INFORMED BY GM/SAAB PHONE REPRESENTATIVE (800-955-9007) STEPHANIE LONG THAT BECAUSE IT IS GM'S POSITION THAT THE CAR IS SAFE (AND BY IMPLICATION THE RECALL IS A MISTAKE), GM WILL NOT PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. GM IS OBVIOUSLY PLAYING THE ODDS BY DECIDING THAT ONE OR TWO FUTURE DEATH CLAIMS WILL BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN PROVIDING REPLACEMENT VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKE ASSIST POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM ASSIST PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V236000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SAAB A 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 10/13/16 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO KNOWN REPAIR AND TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL. UPDATED 8/25/2017*JS