SAAB Complaints

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUT ON SEAT BELT, THE RETRACTOR FAILED AND THE SEAT BELT IS EXTENDED TO IT'S LARGEST CAPACITY AND WILL NOT RETRACT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE REPAIRED AT A REPAIR SHOP FOR SWEDISH CARS AND WAS TOLD THAT FIXING IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. I WAS TOLD THAT RECALL APPLIED TO ONLY SEDANS. I WAS QUOTED A COST OF OVER $800 TO FIX THE PART. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE 2004 SAABS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

DRIVING SLOWLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, I NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE WITH FREEWAY TRAFFIC. THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE WAS DROPPING QUICKER THAN NORMAL, AND THE GASOLINE FUMES BECAME APPARENT AFTER CRACKING A WINDOW. THE ENGINE STALLED FOR THE THIRD AND LAST TIME AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY. UPON INSPECTION, I COULD SEE THAT THE FUEL 'LINE OUT' FROM THE PUMP UNDER THE BACK SEAT HAD COME OUT, FORCING FUEL OUT ONTO THE ROAD, JUST IN FRONT OF MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT BACK IN AS THE RETAINING CLIP WAS NOT BROKEN. WITH AIR IN THE LINE, IT TOOK A WHILE TO START UP AND GET TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. DOUBLE ZIP-TIES WHEN I GOT HOME. CALLED MY SAAB GUY WHO SAID THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL, AND I NEED TO GET THEIR LATE FIX BRACKET. IT WILL NEVER COME OUT AGAIN OF ITS OWN ACCORD, AND I'M THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T HAVE TO GET IT TOWED - THIS TIME.

DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AFTER LEAVING WORK, I NOTICED NO LOSS OF POWER UNTIL I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE WITH FREEWAY TRAFFIC. SOON ENOUGH, THOUGH I DID NOTICE THAT THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE WAS DROPPING QUICKER THAN NORMAL, AND THE GASOLINE FUMES BECAME APPARENT AFTER CRACKING THE WINDOWS. THE ENGINE STALLED FOR THE THIRD AND LAST TIME JUST AS I ESCAPED OFF THE FREEWAY. UPON INSPECTION, I COULD SEE THAT THE FUEL LINE OUT FROM THE PUMP UNDER THE BACK SEAT HAD COME OUT, FORCING ALL (OF THAT OH-SO-PRECIOUS) FUEL OUT ONTO THE ROAD, JUST IN FRONT OF MY RIGHT REAR WHEEL. I PUSHED IT BACK IN (FUEL TANK 'ROADS?), AS THE RETAINING CLIP WAS NOT BROKEN. NOW WITH SOME AIR IN THE LINE, IT TOOK A WHILE TO SUCK ENOUGH FUMES TO START UP AND GET TO A NEARBY GAS STATION. SMOOTH AS SILK AFTER A DOSE OF FUEL. DOUBLE ZIP-TIES WHEN I GOT HOME. CALLED MY SAAB GUY WHO SAID THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL, AND I NEED TO GET THEIR 'AFTER FIX' BRACKET. IT WILL NEVER COME OUT AGAIN, AND I'M GRATEFUL I DIDN'T HAVE TO GET TOWED THIS TIME.

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.

THE SIDE SEAM OF THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT TORE WITH OUT WARNING. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IS LOCATED HERE AND MAY BECOME EXPOSED IN A DANGEROUS MANOR. CAR HAS ONLY 39,000 MILES IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED. DRIVER IS NOT OVERWEIGHT/FAT. THIS IS UNSAFE. I HAVE OWNED MANY OTHER CARS AND SEATS SHOULD NOT TEAR WHERE AIR BAG IS LOCATED. THIS IS DEFECT. GM WILL NOT REPAIR, "CAR OUT OF WARRANTY". INDEPENDENT SHOP WILL NOT STITCH "LIABILITY CONCERN DUE TO AIRBAG". HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9-3. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER HAD BEEN EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

THE CAR FAILED TO BRAKE RIGHT AFTER STARTING IT UP. THE CAR WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, THE GEAR SELECT LEVER WAS MOVED TO THE DRIVE POSITION, AFTER MOVING FORWARD OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO STOP. WE ALMOST RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. *KB

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

THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED A PROBLEM I WAS AT THE GAS STATION. MY FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS CLOSE TO EMPTY AND NEEDED GAS. THE VEHICLE HAS A 22-GAL TANK, BUT THE PUMP STOPPED AT 10 GALLONS. IT WOULD NOT TAKE ANY MORE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS ODD. I HAD NEVER HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY TAKE 10-12 GALLONS OF GAS. MY HUSBAND THINKS THERE IS MORE GAS IN THE TANK, BUT I'M NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES. I RESET THE TRIP METER TO ZERO EACH TIME I GET GAS. MY VEHICLE GETS APPROX. 18 MPG. I USED TO FILL UP AT ABOUT 330 MILES ON THE TRIP METER. ONE DAY, UPON GETTING IN THE VEHICLE, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 216 MILES. THE GAS HAND CAME UP TO HALF A TANK AND THEN QUICKLY BEGAN TO DROP TO EMPTY. THE MILES RANGE (HOW MANY MILES YOU NEED UNTIL YOU GET GAS) JUST STARTS QUICKLY TICKING DOWN THE MILES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. NOW WHEN I GET NEAR 216 MILES DRIVEN I GET GAS. THERE IS NO STALLING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I HAVE NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. I GET GAS IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE GAUGE STARTS DROPPING AND THE MILES RANGE STARTS TICKING DOWN. I MAKE SURE I HIT THE TRIP METER SO I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. IT SOUNDS LIKE A GAS SENSOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WILL TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP NEXT WEEK TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG. I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. CAN YOU HELP? THIS PROBLEM STARTED AROUND JUNE 10, 2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE AIR CONDITIONAER, HEADLIGHTS AND THE MOTOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR ALL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A BURN OUT OCCURRED IN THE ELECTRICAL SOCKETS FOR EACH COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,440.