2006 SAAB 9-7X Complaints

DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE ON 2006 SAAB 9-7X (BASICALLY SAME AS GMC ENVOY) RESULTED IN CAR STALLING WHILE FUEL GAUGE STILL SHOWED GAS WAS ABOVE THE RESERVE LIMIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE, CAUSING INACCURATE READINGS OF FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE11014 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

2006 SAAB 9-7X: WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED WITH GAS, THE FUEL GAUGE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL READS EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. WILL BE UNCERTAIN AS TO HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES, THE GAUGE WILL SWING BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY AND MAY BEGIN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO CLEAR INDICATION OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE LOCAL SAAB DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE CAUSE IS A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND IS COMMON WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL VEHICLE. ONLY RECOURSE IS TO UTILIZE THE ODOMETER AND REFILL EVERY 250 MILES TRAVELED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND PROVIDING AN EMPTY READING AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FULL; YET, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY. UPON THE MANUFACTURERS ADVICE, THE CONTACT SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF DUE TO LOW FUEL WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,100.

FUEL GAUGE IN 2006 SAAB 9 7 X STOPPED WORKING AND READS EMPTY UPON STARTUP AND WITH FUEL IN TANK. *TR

AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK THE GAUGE IS STILL READING EMPTY. WHILE DRIVING THE GAUGE JUMPED UP TO FULL THEN DROPPED BACK TO EMPTY. *TR

HEARD A NOISE FROM THE REAR OF MY 2006 SAAB 9-7X SUV AT ONE POINT. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO SPORADICALLY COME ON AND GO OFF. DUE TO INACCURATE READINGS, I HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL TWICE EVEN THOUGH THE INFORMATION CENTER STILL SHOWS I HAVE ADEQUATE LEVELS OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. APPEARS TO ALSO BE IMPACTING THE CONSISTENCY OF ACCELERATION AND MAINTAINING SPEED ASSOCIATED WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED AS WELL. SUPPOSEDLY THE REPAIR COST IS MORE THAN $350. BASED ON A SEARCH OF SIMILAR VEHICLES (CHASSIS AND VINTAGE) ON THE INTERNET AND NEWSPAPER REPORTS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A SOMEWHAT COMMON PROBLEM, POSSIBLY CONNECTED TO THE USE OF FUEL CONTAINING ETHANOL. SIMILAR VEHICLES INCLUDE THE GMC ENVOY, CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND BUICK RAINIER. I CAN SEND YOU RELATED INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET IF NECESSARY. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SAAB 97-X. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY FUEL GAUGE. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES AND NOW HAVE TO MONITOR MY FUEL THROUGH MY CONSUMPTION READING TO KNOW HOW MUCH I HAVE. I HAVE ALMOST STALLED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE FREEWAY. I AM NOW SEEING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I AM LUCKY I AM OBSERVANT ENOUGH AS A DRIVER TO NOT HAVE BEEN INJURED IN A CRASH. THE LOCAL SAAB DEALER WANTED OVER $600 TO DROP MY FUEL TANK AND "INVESTIGATE" THE PROBLEM. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM!!! *TR

SAAB 97X SUV... FUEL GAUGE GIVING FALSE READINGS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH GM UNITS OF SIMILAR VINTAGE. MY GAS GAUGE STARTED GIVING ME OCCASIONAL FALSE READINGS A FEW THOUSAND MILES AGO. THEY BECOME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT. CURRENTLY, THE GAS GAUGE ONLY READS EMPTY. WHILE I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW MANY MILES I CAN TRAVEL BEFORE THE NEED TO FILL UP, I FEAR MY WIFE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO KEEP TRACK AS EASILY. I'M JUST AFRAID THAT THE CAR WILL BE REAR-ENDED IF IT STALLS OUT FROM A FALSE READING, AND THE GAS TANK ACTUALLY IS EMPTY. *TR