2007 SAAB 9-5 Complaints

I WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO OF RECALL REPORT RECEIPT DATE: FEB 03, 2016 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS . I WAS ADVISED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. IT IS NOW JUNE 22 AND STILL NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH A LETHAL SAFETY DEFECT. WHEN WILL GM HAVE THE PARTS NECESSARY FOR REPAIR.?I HAVE CALLED THE SAAB CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER BUT "ALL AGENTS ARE BUSY" AND I CANT REACH ANYONE DESPITE WAITING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

STEERING COLUMN LOWER U-JOINT BECAME LOOSE CAUSING VAGUE STEERING. U-JOINT IS NOT CORRECTLY SIZED TO TAKE LOADS OF STEERING INPUT AND OVER TIME BECOMES LOOSE AND NOISY. THIS LOOSENESS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO OVERCOMPENSATE WHEN DRIVING. FIRST NOTIFIED IN JUNE, 2014. *TR

PURCHASED A 2007 SAAB 9-5 WAGON IN FEB 2010 WITH 14,000 MILES STILL UNDER BOTH BUMPER TO BUMPER ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND PRE-CERTIFIED WARRANTY. 5 WEEKS LATER IN MARCH 2010, CAR STALLED ON I-95 WHILE TRAVELING 70-75 MILES PER HOUR IN SOUTH CAROLINE AT LEAST 4 TIMES WITH 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA NOT AT HOME IN NYC AREA WHERE I AM SURE WE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. SAAB TOWED THE CAR AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CAR STILL DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS SMOOTHLY. AND, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THE POWERTRAIN/THROTTLE BODY HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE SAAB CARS. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2007 SAAB 9-5 FROM CAPPELINO SAAB ON JULY 27, 2009. THE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE FACT THAT THE BRAKE FOOT PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND I HAVE TO MOVE IT TO THE BRAKE IT GETS STUCK BECAUSE THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND THE WALL TO THE RIGHT OF THE GAS PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE. THIS IS A REAL DANGER! WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET IT CORRECTED ? A DEATH OR 2, OR 400? I ALSO HAVE A 2001 SAAB 9-5 AND THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST. HOW CAN A CAR PRODUCER BE ALLOWED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS CARS LIKE THIS? THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-5. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,800. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR