SAAB Complaints

2003 9-5 AERO SPORT SUSPENSION FAILED RESULTING IN TIRE BLOW OUTS AND EXCESSIVE WEAR TO FRONT AND REAR TIRES. CONSUMER HAD SHOCKS AND SPRINGS REPLACED. *TS *NM

THE ENGINE IN MY 2005 SAAB 9'3 LINEAR HAS FAILED MANY TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST 4000 MILES. THE SAAB DEALERSHIP ON EACH OF THE THREE OCCASIONS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS CONCERN TO ME AND TO THE OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME, I HOPE THAT SAAB RECALLS THIS MODEL! *JB

RE: SAAB 900 1997. UPON TURNING THE IGNITION KEY IN AN ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEAT BELTS TENSIONED. THE WINDSHIELD WAS BROKEN AND THE RADIO POPPED OUT OF THE DASH. THIS IS EVENT IS VERY MUCH ALIKE TO DEFECTS DESCRIBED IN RECALLS OF SAAB 900 1995 AND 1998 MODEL YEARS. I HAVE ALREADY FILED A REPORT AT SAAB. SAAB HAS INFORMED ME THAT AT THIS TIME THEY HAVE NO INTENTION OF ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A YIELD ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING 30MPH. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE; HOWEVER INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE HEAD, UPPER BACK AND KNEE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE BACK AND HEAD INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED DUE TO THE HEAD REST BEING TOO HARD. NO POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE CRASH SCENE.

MY 1999 SAAB 9-5 SE TURBO V-6 HAS NOW HAD BOTH DIRECT IGNITION MODULES FAIL. THE FIRST ONE FAILED AS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT CITY SPEEDS, THE CAR STALLED ONCE WAS RESTARTED AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE OTHER IGNITION MODULE. *NM

I OWN A 2001 SAAB 95 SE V6. WAS DRIVING DOWN THE NJ TPK AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND HAD A SMALL ELECTRICAL LIKE FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED FROM THE NJ TURNPIKE OFF AND THEN AGAIN TO MY PLACE IN BENSALEM PA. TOTAL COST $77 + 66. FOUND OUT THAT THE DI CASSETTE BURNED OUT, COST ME APPROX $600 TO FIX. A DAY LATER THE CAT CONVERTER FAILS (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN). THIS IS CERTAINLY DUE TO DI CASSETTE BURNING OUT. VERY FRUSTRATING FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 60K MILES ON IT. *NM

ON THURSDAY JAN 26 2006 AT APROX 12 PM I PARKED PUT CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND WENT INTO THE BANK IN CANTON, GEORGA. ON RETURNING I GOT INTO CAR, PUT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION ,AND AS I TURNED THE KEY TO START THE CAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, DESTROYING THE DASHBOARD/DAMAGING THE WINDSHIELD AND BLOWING OUT THE RADIO AND VARIOUS CONTROL KNOBS.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AT NO SPECIFIC SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, THE DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL DETERMINED THE IDM COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE LIGHT WARNING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/13/06.*JB

NOTE: THIS IS THE EXACT PART AND SYMPTOM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V399000 FOR 2000-2003 YEARS. 1) I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL, AND THE CAR STOPPED DRIVING. 2) ONCE IT CAME TO A STOP, I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR. ) THE IGNITION WAS REPLACED, AND THE SERVICE CENTER CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE SAME PART THAT IS COVERED IN THE 2000-2003 RECALL. *AK

WHEN I BOUGHT CAR I COMPLAINED THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE SALES PERSON TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT, AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY. AND THEY SAID THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE OF AN EVAPORATIVE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR A MONTH AND THEY SAY THEY CAN'T FIX IT. *AK