SAAB Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SAAB 95. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS REFLECTING ON THE WINDSHIELD HAD A DOUBLING AFFECT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER PER THE MANUFACTURER TO ADJUST THE SEAT, WHICH THE CONTACT STATED DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THERE WERE THREE AREAS OF THE WINDSHIELD AFFECTED BY THE DOUBLING AFFECT AND AS AN ONCOMING VEHICLE APPROACHED, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER ADJUSTING THE SEAT. THE CONTACT WOULD SUSTAIN HEADACHES WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY BEING OPERATED IN THE DAYLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO FILED A COMPLAINT BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 400.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP BUT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS LATER NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V015000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL NOTIFICATION UNTIL APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AFTER THE MANUFACTURER'S REPORT DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 850 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,700.

LOW OF VEHICLE POWER BRAKE ASSIST. AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS, WHEN THE CAR WAS FIRST STARTED THE POWER BRAKE ASSIST WOULD NOT WORK OR WOULD WORK AT A REDUCED RATE. THERE WERE NOT CHECK ENGINE OR BRAKE LIGHTS TO NOTIFY US OF A FAILURE. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. IT TOOK NEARLY 20 FT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. HAD THIS OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT OR IN ANOTHER LOCATION WERE A PERSON OR VEHICLE WAS CLOSE BY AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THE VACUUM PUMP WAS REPLACED I BELIEVE THE PART # IS 12822387. HAD A NOTIFICATION BEEN GIVEN THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE SUCH AS A CHECK ENGINE OR BRAKE LIGHT, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN AS BIG OF AN ISSUE. *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR (NEW) IN JUNE '05 I HAVE COMPLAINED OF A "CRUNCHING NOISE" IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION EVERY TIME THE WEATHER TURNED COLD. I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEMS VARIED FROM BALL BEARINGS TO THE SWAY BAR, TO JUST DIRT BUILD UP. EACH TIME THE DEALER MADE SOME "REPAIR" TO GET ME OUT THE DOOR. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. NOW, APRIL '11 I HAVE A BROKEN SPRING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY WILL CONSIDER FIXING IT UNDER ANY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE SOURCED SOME PARTS FOR IT AND AM CONSIDERING HAVING IT FIXED BY MYSELF, RATHER THAN GO TO THE DEALER WHO BRUSHED ME OFF FOR 5 YEARS. THANKFULLY I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT WHEN I HEARD THE GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND I WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE SPRING BROKE DOWNWARD AND WAS VERY NEAR THE TIRE. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS TIRE BLOWOUT ON THE HIGHWAY HAD I NOT BEEN SO LUCKY. *TR

2007 SAAB 9-3 FRONT SPRING BROKE AND WAS STICKING OUT NEAR THE TIRE. COULD HAVE PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND CAUSED SEVERE ACCIDENT. I REMOVED THE PIECE OF 7" SPRING STEEL AND AM DEALING WITH SAAB/GM. THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS MODELS, HOWEVER HASN'T BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AT THIS POINT FOR THE LATTER YEARS. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 SAAB 9-3; THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEATBELT RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE RETRACTORS FOR THE REMAINING THREE OUTER SEATBELTS DO NOT FUNCTION WELL, EVEN THOUGH THEY TECHNICALLY RECEIVE LESS USE THAN THE DRIVER'S. I HAVE TO HELP TAKE UP THE SLACK IN THE BELTS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE SNUG FOR BACKSEAT PASSENGERS (IN BOOSTER SEATS), MUCH AS I HAD TO DO WITH THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT BEFORE THE RECALL. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE, I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO INSPECT WHAT HAPPENED, I NOTICED A BROKEN STRUT COIL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE WHEN I VISITED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS, IT SEAMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR SAABS, AND IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF IT OCCURS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IS CURRENTLY AWAITING REPAIR. THE DAMAGED PART IS AVAILABLE. AUTOMOBILE IS A 2005 SAAB 9-3 CONVERTIBLE ARC. *TR

2004 SAAB 9-3 CONVERTIBLE. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES WITH FUEL TANK AND SENSOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE GREENBOX MALFUNCTION LIGHT DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT HAVING THE LATEST SOFTWARE. SO, THE DEALER HAD TO PERFORM THE SPS OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TO UPDATE TO THE NEWEST SOFTWARE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE HE RAN THE VEHICLE ON LOW FUEL, IT SHORTED OUT THE FUEL SENSOR. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN HE FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. *JB

VEHICLE WAS STALLING DURING ACCELERATION , THEN FUEL PUMP HAD COMPLETE MALFUNCTION .... AFTER REPLACEMENT, ENGINE HAS ALWAYS RUN POORLY AND ALMOST ALWAYS STALLS DURING ACCELERATION. REPLACED IGNITION COIL , AND IT DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM . I HAVE TALKED TO 4 OTHER SAAB 9-3 OWNERS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND 2004 AND EVERY ONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.

2003 SAAB / 9-5 -- 6-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINE -- MILEAGE: 80,956 -- MANUFACTURER: SAAB CARS USA, INC. --MY SAAB SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING HAD A LOSS OF POWER, ROUGH OPERATION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SMOKE. THE SUDDEN STOP ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND OUT THIS IS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION MODULE. I HAVE REPLACED THE PART AND WITH LABOR THE COST WAS $441. MY RESEARCH HAS UNCOVERED A RECALL IN VIN NUMBERS UP TO 7727. MY VIN NUMBER ENDS LESS THAN 1000 LATER. THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY AS IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL. (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE05017) I HAVE RETAINED THE PART AND THE SHOP VERIFIED THAT IT IS THE ORIGINAL PART. I BELIEVE THAT THIS AND THE OTHER OF THE TWO PARTS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. SAAB HAS DECLINED AND SUGGESTED MY ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO CONTACT HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.. *TR