SAAB Complaints

SLOWLY APPROACHING STOPLIGHT, AND DRIVERS SIDE, SIDE AIRBAG GOES OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DRIVER WAS STRUCK IN SIDE OF HEAD, AND UPPER BODY, SOME HEARING LOSS SUFFERED ALSO.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER FOLDING THE SEAT BACK THE SEAT BELT BECAME LOCKED IN PLACE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 9-5 SAAB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN SHE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED AND THE DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES TO HER FACE AND MOUTH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE WAY THE SHE CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 07/18/11 *BF UPDATED 3/6/12 *CN

AFTER STARTING CAR AND ADJUSTING SEAT I BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH DID NOT SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED AS I WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO MOVE TO ANOTHER PARKING SPOT AND AS I TURNED THE CORNER GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT WORK; I ACCELERATED AGAIN TO TEST THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THEY DID NOT WORK; I AGAIN ACCELERATED TO TEST THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THEY STILL DID NOT WORK. I CAUTIOUSLY MOVED MY CAR TO ANOTHER PARKING SPOT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH DID NOT WORK AND SUBSEQUENTLY OVER SHOT THE PARKING SPACE.

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

WAS DRIVING 2004 SAAB 9-3 VEHICLE WHEN THE STRUT SPRING BROKE, AND STARTED DIGGING INTO THE TIRE CREATING A LOT OF SMOKE FROM BURNT RUBBER. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION IT APPEARS THAT THE STRUT STRINGS HAD BROKE ON BOTH SIDES, ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING CAME OFF OF ITS 'MOUNT' AND DUG ITS WAY INTO THE TIRE. NOTHING WAS HIT TO CAUSE THIS REACTION. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE A MORE COMMON, THAN NOT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF 9-3. SAAB HAS AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND THESE SPRINGS SHOULD BE RECALLED. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE TIRE BEFORE I STOPPED. IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TRAVELING ANY FASTER, I BELIEVE THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DECIDED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY DUE TO THE MILEAGE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 05/18/11 *BF UPDATED 2/9/12 *CN