SAAB Complaints

MY FAMILY AND I WERE OUT ON A SATURDAY EVENING ON 6/11/16. WE STOPPED TO GRAB A SLICE OF PIZZA FROM ONE OF OUR FAMOUS DOWNTOWN PIZZA PLACES. AS WE SAT IN THE CAR EATING OUR PIZZA, WE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE VENTS AND DASH BOARD. WE IMMEDIATELY JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR. WELL, AFTER SMOKE, WE SAW FIRE. THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. THE HOOD, DASHBOARD, FRONT AND BACK SEATS MELTED LIKE A PIECE OF PAPER. MY WIFE AND YOUNG SON WERE IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A CITY STREET WHEN SMOKE/FIRE STARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

I WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO OF RECALL REPORT RECEIPT DATE: FEB 03, 2016 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS . I WAS ADVISED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. IT IS NOW JUNE 22 AND STILL NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH A LETHAL SAFETY DEFECT. WHEN WILL GM HAVE THE PARTS NECESSARY FOR REPAIR.?I HAVE CALLED THE SAAB CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER BUT "ALL AGENTS ARE BUSY" AND I CANT REACH ANYONE DESPITE WAITING FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL- I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM IN THE MAIL IN MAY 2016 REGARDING A RECALL FOR MY AIRBAG. I CALLED THE NUMBER THEY HAD REFERENCED TWICE TO FIND OUT ABOUT USING A RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART. I WAS TOLD THAT GM WAS NOT PROVIDING RENTAL CARS FOR THOSE CONSUMERS WHO WERE EFFECTED. SEEMS ODD TO ME THAT THEY SEND A LETTER STATING THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THAT THE INFLATOR COULD RUPTURE RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH, YET DO NOT OFFER A SOLUTION. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS HAVE OFFERED THEIR CUSTOMERS A RENTAL VEHICLE. WHY NOT GM? I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY DECISION IF I WANTED TO CONTINUE DRIVING MY VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY I NEED TO DRIVE IF I WANT TO CONTINUE MY JOB! THERE WAS NO TIMEFRAME AS TO WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE, SO I GUESS I JUST HAVE TO CROSS MY FINGERS EVERY TIME I GET IN MY CAR AND HOPE THAT NOTHING HAPPENS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. 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. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ UPDATED 08/22/16.*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIME FRAME THAT THE PARTS MAY BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS UNABLE TO REACH A LIVE PERSON. THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK BACK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNS TO THE OFF POSITION SUDDENLY. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THERE ARE ANY VIBRATIONS IN THE CAR SUCH AS WHEN I REACH INTO AND SHUT THE CENTER COUNSEL, SHUT THE GLOVEBOX, WHEN ANYTHING EVEN LIGHTLY GRAZES THE KEY FOB, WHEN A BALLOON POPPED IN MY CAR AND EVEN WHEN I SNEEZE IN THE CAR! WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR COMPLETELY LOOSES POWER SUCH AS LIGHTS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR), POWER STEERING, SPEED AND BASICALLY ALL CONTROLS OF THE CAR ARE LOST. THE CAR IGNITION HAS MOVED TO OFF AT MANY SPEEDS INCLUDING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, 50 MPH, 35 MPH, 25 MPH AND EVEN WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! I CAN'T DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE I AM DEATHLY SCARED MY CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. IF THAT WAS TO HAPPEN I WOULD BE DEAD IN A SECOND! THIS FAULTY IGNITION COULD CAUSE GREAT HARM TO NOT ONLY MYSELF YET TO INNOCENT PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. THIS IS THE SECOND IGNITION SWITCH I HAVE PUT IN MY SAAB AND IT HAS 94.5K MILES ON IT. SAAB'S ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR ELECTRICAL IGNITION ISSUES AND I BEG THE GOVERNMENT TO PLEASE STEP IN AND DEMAND A RECALL. BEST REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2004 SAAB 9-3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

THE STOCK INTAKE VALVES ARE BAD, NOTICED PROBLEM AT 75,000 MILES AND BOUGHT THE CAR AT 74,000. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR INCLUDING ENGINE FAILURE. OVER A 3,000$ FIX.