SAAB Complaints

TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED IN MAY THAT THE AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE I AM STILL WAITING

TAKATA RECALL. RECALL WAS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY 2016, SIX MONTHS AGO, AND PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO HAVE IT FIXED.

TAKATA RECALL DEALER SAYS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE TAKATA DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG

TAKATA RECALL--IT'S BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, BUT I'VE RECEIVED NO FURTHER WORD. SAAB'S ARE NO LONGER BEING MANUFACTURED AND SOLD AS NEW CARS, AND THEREFORE I EXPECT I'M AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST. BUT I JUST PUT A GREAT DEAL OF MAINTENANCE INTO THE CAR, IT HAS 60,000 MILES AND I'M NOT IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR. HOWEVER, I'M TERRIFIED TO TAKE A PASSENGER OR DRIVE THE CAR MYSELF. WHEN I WANT TO KNOW WILL MY CINCINNATI OR COLUMBUS, OH DEALER HAVE A NEW AIRBAG TO INSTALL.

TAKATA RECALL. WHEN DO I GET MY AIRBAGS REPLACED? I HEARD FROM GM IN MARCH BUT THIS IS THE END OF AUGUST!!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS INFORMED BY GM/SAAB PHONE REPRESENTATIVE (800-955-9007) STEPHANIE LONG THAT BECAUSE IT IS GM'S POSITION THAT THE CAR IS SAFE (AND BY IMPLICATION THE RECALL IS A MISTAKE), GM WILL NOT PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. GM IS OBVIOUSLY PLAYING THE ODDS BY DECIDING THAT ONE OR TWO FUTURE DEATH CLAIMS WILL BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN PROVIDING REPLACEMENT VEHICLES.

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE IN MARCH 2016 ABOUT RECALL. AUGUST 2016 AND STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE! BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE OF IT'S SAFETY RECORD FOR MY 20-YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AT COLLEGE. SCARED EVERY TIME SHE GETS IN IT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN WHERE THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SO LONG?? GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET THIS ISSUE ON THE FAST TRACK TO BE FIXED ASAP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKE ASSIST POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VACUUM ASSIST PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V236000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

TAKATA RECALL: GM/SAAB SENT ME NOTIFICATION AT THE BEGINNING OF MAY THAT MY VEHICLE WAS SUBJECT TO A RECALL BECAUSE OF SAFTEY CONCERNS AROUND MY AIRBAGS. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO OFFER A SOLUTION - THEY NOTE THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. NO DATE IS GIVEN FOR A REMEDY. I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN DRIVING A DEFECTIVE, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS WITHOUT A SENSE OF WHEN THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED.