2006 SAAB 9-7X Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE POWER SWITCH DOOR MODULE WAS NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY AND CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000. *TR

HAVE 2006 SAAB 97X....FUEL GAUGE GIVES FALSE READING CAUSING ONE TO RUN OUT OF GAS......FUEL GAUGE WILL GO FROM FULL TO EMPTY TO A THIRD FULL TO OUT OF GAS BACK TO FULL....VERY FRUSTRATING. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL SO WOULD COST OUT OF POCKET AROUND 500 DOLLARS TO FIX....NOT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!OR SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN CLARK COUNTY INDIANA IN 2011 THE MONTH OF MAY. THE ORIGINAL BILL OF SALE WAS IN THE CAR FROM 2006 WHERE IT WAS SOLD FROM A SAAB DEALERSHIP IN FISHERVILLE INDIANA. MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR AS OF SEPTEMBER 2012 STARTED MAKING A BURNING SMELL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN NOTHING ON MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WORKS WINDOW SWITCH MIRROR CONTROL AND THE HEATER BUTTON ON THE DOOR WILL NO LONGER WORK. I KEEP GETTING A SMOKE SMELL OFF AND ON SINCE LAST MONTH!! *TR

ENGINE LIGHT WITH APPARENT CYLINDER MISFIRES ON CYLINDERS 1, 4, 6 OR 7 - BELIEVED TO BE POSSIBLE AFM LIFTER CONCERN. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO RIP ENTIRE ENGINE APART AND CLAIMS 28-30 HOURS OF LABOR AT APPROXIMATELY $3500. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE PARTS (QUOTED $7500 TOTAL). THEY ALLEGE CAMSHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. GM WILLING TO EXTEND 15% DISCOUNT BUT HAS ESSENTIALLY DECLINED THAT VEHICLE HAS A MECHANICAL AND/OR DEFECTIVE PART. LIFTER APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE HAS 60K MILES. *TR

AFTER I HAD JUST FILLED UP THE GAS LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT TO EMPTY. IT BOUNCED AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND THEN STAYED ON EMPTY. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A GM DEFECT. I TRAVEL 5 DAYS A WEEK FOR WORK, AND I'M CONCERNED THIS COULD CAUSE MY VEHICLE TO STALL, AS I'VE HEARD HAPPENING TO OTHERS. I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO REFUEL EVERY 300 MILES. THIS IS A GM DEFECT, THEREFORE, GM SHOULD BE FIXING THIS PROBLEM! *KB

UPON STARTING ENGINE, FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED EMPTY, ALERT SOUNDED AND LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DROVE TO GAS STATION AND ONLY PUT 1 GALLON OF GAS BEFORE IT WAS FULL. GAUGE REMAINED ON EMPTY BUT NOW FLUCTUATES THE FUEL LEVEL RANDOMLY. *KB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THEN I NOTICED MY FUEL GAUGE WENT UP TO FULL THEN WENT DOWN TO EMPTY AND STAYED THERE. I DECIDED TO STOP AND GET GAS AND FILLED UP MY TANK, ONCE I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN THE FUEL GAUGE STILL READ EMPTY. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME THE GAUGE SLOWLY STARTED TO MOVE TO FULL BUT LATER WENT BACK TO EMPTY ONCE I ARRIVED HOME. THE PAST 2 WEEKS AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE GAUGE HAS BEEN STAYING ON EMPTY EVEN WITH A FULL TANK. IM AFRAID OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WHILE DRIVING OUT IN THE COUNTRY OR ON THE HIGHWAY AND GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE A FAMILY AND FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY WHEN WE ARE OUT DRIVING AND NOT SURE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN OUR VEHICLE. *KB

THE FUEL PUMP IS FAULTY. I WAS TOLD FROM MY SAAB MECHANIC THAT HE HAD SEEN 3 OTHER MODELS JUST AS MINE, WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY NOT A RE-CALL ON THE PART. I CAN NOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY VEHICLE, AND NEED TO MAKE SURE I GAS UP EVER 300 MILES. I WAS TOLD THIS PROBLEM WILL KEEP RE-OCCURRING SO I HAVE NOT BOTHERED TO HAVE IT FIXED, AS I CAN'T JUST THROW MONEY AWAY. I FEEL THAT A RE-CALL SHOULD HAPPEN. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE READING HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY TO FULL. I HAVE PUT A FULL TANK OF GAS IN IT AND IT READS EMPTY. THIS BEGAN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND HAS NOT STOPPED. IT HAS CAUSED MY ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AS WELL. I WENT TO HAVE IT TESTED AT A SHOP AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL SENDER. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I ASK HOW WILL I BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS INCONVENIENCE? *TR

2006 - SAAB 97X - IN SEPTEMBER, 2010 FUEL GAUGE INDICATED LOW LEVEL FUEL AND COMPUTER SHOWED 60 MILES TO EMPTY. ON THE WAY TO THE GAS STATION CAR JUST SHUT DOWN. CALLED FOR SERVICE AND HAD FUEL PUT IN THE CAR. STILL DID NOT START. FINALLY, WAS PUSHED OFF THE ROAD BY LOCAL POLICE. CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO SAAB DEALER. SAAB DEALER CLAIMS I RAN OUT OF GAS. NOW HAVE ISSUES WITH FUEL GAUGE WHEN FILLING UP. AFTER REFUELING, NEEDLE ON GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY AND 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' AND 'LOW LEVEL FUEL LIGHT' COMES ON. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE, FUEL NEEDLE WILL GO BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY TO FULL. IT WILL EVENTUALLY SETTLE DOWN AND 'LOW LEVEL FUEL LIGHT' AND 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' TURN OFF. NOT SURE IF FUEL LEVEL IS ACCURATE. I HAVE TO KEEP RESETTING TRIP ODOMETER TO ESTIMATE WHERE MY FUEL LEVEL IS. I'VE CALLED THE SAAB DEALER ASKING ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON THIS. THEY SAID NO BUT BRING IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. I UNDERSTAND IT'S A MINIMUM $800. FIX ? PLEASE HELP ! *TR