SAAB Complaints

I HAD JUST PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A STREET, GOING STRAIGHT, AT ABOUT 20 MPH, WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. ABOUT A MINUTE LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, HITTING ME. I PULLED OVER. THE CAR HAD NOT HIT ANYTHING PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT. THE RESULT IS THAT THE WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED, THE INTERIOR OVERHEAD LIGHT DISLODGED AND I WAS DISORIENTED.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. STARTED WORKING AGAIN AFTER SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM AND THEN BACK TO LOW BEAM

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AT FIRST IS SLOW TO GO DOWN AND EVEN MORE SLOWLY TO GO UP. BUT NOW THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY OR BECOME INOPERATIVE. CURRENTLY I DON'T EVEN USE THE POWER WINDOW BECAUSE I'M WORRIED THAT IT MAY NOT EVEN CLOSE OR WORK AT ALL. I FOUND A RECALL BUT SAAB CUSTOMER SERVICE SAY IT'S ONLY FOR 05-08 SAAB 9-7. I BELIEVE BASE ON THE REPORTS THAT I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS RECALL NUMBER: 14V404000.

MY LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT ON MY SAAB 9-7X TURNS OFF WHEN DRIVING 30MIN. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT SOMETIMES I WOULD DRIVE IT FOR 1HR OR LONGER THEN IT TURNS OFF. BUT LATELY HEADLAMPS THAT DO NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER 30 MIN OF DRIVING. I'VE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT AND ISSUE STILL EXIST. I HAVE AN IDENTICAL ISSUE BUT CALLED SAAB CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT RECALL 14V755000 IS ONLY FOR 05-08.

I HAVE A 9-3 SAAB EVERYTIME I STOP AND TURN CAR OFF WHEN I GET BACK IN A PUT KEY IN I GET A STEERING WHEEL LOCK CONTACT SAAB DEALER IT WON'T EVEN LET ME TURN THE KEY I HAVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT YEARS AND NOW IT'S DOING THIS I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT FOR THE COMPUTER RESET AND RESTART ME CAR CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS THANK YOU ..... *TR

SEATBELT RETRACTOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE COMPLETELY UNSPOOLED AND WILL NOT RETRACT UNDER NORMAL USE EFFECTING DRIVER'S SAFETY IN EVENT OF A CRASH. WHILE CONVERTIBLE AND PASSEGER SIDE RETRACTORS SEEM TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WE ARE TOLD OUR CAR IS NOT COVERED AND IT IS $550 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE WHEN SO MANY SAABS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN IT UNSPOOLED AND WOULDN'T RETRACT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IN OPERATING THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS DETERMINED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY EXISTS IN MY 2005 SAAB 9-2X. I WAS SENT A NOTICE STATING THAT, " IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG, THE INFLATOR COULD RUPTURE WITH METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." IT'S NOW DECEMBER AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A NOTICE TO HAVE THE PART REPAIRED. WILL GM/SAAB REPLACE THE AIR BAG ? IF NOT, CAN THEY PAY THE REMAINING BALANCE ON THE VEHICLE AND TAKE IT?

THE CYLINDER VALVES ARE ALL HAVING TO BE REPLACED THOUGH THE CAR ONLY HAS 77K MILES. I HAVE NOW RESEARCHED AND LEARNED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM ON THE 2007,2008, AND 2009 SAABS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RECALL THE CARS. THE RESULTING PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR WILL NOT START WHEN COLD AND THE COMPRESSION DURING A COLD START IS HALF OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE. THE VALVES ARE FAULTY AND THE REPAIR IS $4000 AT MY LOCAL DEALER, WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO WORK ON SAAB. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND IS NOT BEING RECOGNIZED AS SUCH.

AT FIRST MY HEAD LIGHTS WERE CUTTING OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF TIME, THIS HAPPENED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR AND I WOULD HAVE TO TURN ON MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, WAIT FOR THE HEAD LIGHT TO KICK BACK IN AND TURN OFF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS. FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS I HAVE HAD NO HEAD LIGHTS AT ALL. I HAVE BRIGHT LIGHTS, THE ORANGE RUNNING LIGHTS, INDICATOR LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS AND THEY WORKED FOR 2 MINUTES AND STOPPED WORKING AGAIN.