SAAB Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE SEAT BELT VIOLENTLY SEIZED ACROSS THE CONTACT'S CHEST CAUSING HER TO LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 163,000.

THERE'S A RECALL ON LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I CALLED SAAB DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I WAS PULLED OVER BY STATE TROOPER BC LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND ISSUED A WARNING. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NO PART AVAILABLE YET. I ASKED WHEN THERE MIGHT BE A PART AVAILABLE AND THEY SAID THEY'VE BEEN WAITING SENSE LAST JUNE OF 2014 AND STILL NO PART AVAILABLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE BC I DRIVE HOME EVERY NIGHT AND NO WARNING WHEN LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

NOTICED A BRITTLE BREAKING SOUND AND ASSUMED IT WAS MY FRONT BRAKES. HAD NEW BRAKES PUT ON THE CAR BUT STILL HAD RUBBING AND ROTATIONAL TICKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND THEY TOLD ME THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BOTH BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACED WITH THE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED REPAIR WHICH WAS AUTHORIZED FOR 2003-2006 MODEL YEAR 9-3 SAAB. AND THAT MY 2008 SAAB (CURRENT VEHICLE) WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS DEFECT REPAIR ORDER FROM GM. THIS INCIDENTALLY NOW HAS HAPPENED ON BOTH OF MY LAST TWO SAABS, THE 2004 9-3 I HAD BEFORE THIS CURRENT 2008 9-3 MODEL SAAB. I AM AMAZED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND NOT BE COVERED BY ANY RECALL BEYOND THE 2006 MODEL YEAR AS DESCRIBED TO ME. ADDITIONALLY IT IS EXTREMELY COINCIDENTAL THAT THESE LAST TWO SAAB I'VE OWNED HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOW I HAVE TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF THE OVER $600 REPAIR AND PARTS FOR THIS CURRENT VEHICLE WHEN THE 2004 MODEL WAS COVERED.

CAR WILL NOT START ON COLD DAYS. FOUND CYLINDERS 1 AND OR WITH LOW COMPRESSION.INTAKE VALVES NEED REPLACEMENT.

I FIRST NOTICED A DIFFERENCE IN HOW MY CAR WORKED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. I PURCHASED IT CERTIFIED PRE-OWED FROM A CERTIFIED SAAB DEALER AT THE TIME. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE "COLD-STARTS" I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND MAYBE NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. I ALWAYS USE PREMIUM GASOLINE AND GET THE VEHICLE SERVICED REGULARLY BY THE DEALER. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN THE BEGINNING OF 2014, THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE'S FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM THAT I WAS HAVING. HE SAYS THE ISSUE IS WITH THE COMPRESSION VALVE. HE TOLD ME THAT I WAS "UNLUCKY" THAT I PURCHASED THIS CAR BECAUSE SAAB MANUFACTURED 2007-2009 9-3 MODEL ENGINES WHERE THE VALVES WERE MADE OF WEAKER METALS THAT WHEN SURROUNDING METALS. AS THE EDGES OF THE VALVES IMPACT THE ENGINE WALLS, THEIR ORIGINAL CONVEX DESIGNED BECAME CONCAVE, THUS CAUSING A LOSS IN PRESSURE AND COMBUSTION. (I'M NOT AN ENGINE SAVVY GUY, SO PLEASE EXCUSE MY LACT OF TERMINOLOGY). SO, HE QUOTED ME ABOUT $3,000 FOR A VALVE REPLACEMENT. THAT'S REDICULOUSNESS! HOW CAN GM PRODUCE A VEHICLE WHOSE VALVES WILL DETERIORATE AFTER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR? THIS HAS LED TO NOT ONLY COLD STARTS BUT ALSO DECREASED RESPONSIVENESS ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING, I WOULD APPLY THE ACCELERATOR AND MY CAR SHAKES FOR A FEW SECONDS. WHEN GIVING A RIDE TO OTHERS THEY LOOK AT ME LIKE, "THAT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN." MY CAR HASN'T STALLED OR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, BUT I'M GUESSING IF I DON'T GET THIS FIXED SOON IT MAY HAPPEN. THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I'M SURE GM IS AWARE OF; ACCORDINGLY, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE TO THE MANUFACTURER TO BE REFERRED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET THROUGH TO SCHEDULE A RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO SECURE THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FOR IT TO RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTING. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED, THE SEAT BELT BECAME EXTREMELY TIGHT UPON RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V226000 (SEAT BELTS). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 7/9/15*CN

SINCE 18000 MILES THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN DISPLAYING "SYSTEM FAILURE..TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM". IT HAS BEEN RE CALIBRATED SEVERAL TIMES. TODAY AT 47000 MILES THE AUTHORIZED SAAB REPAIR FACILITY HAS DECLARED THAT THE MONITORS ARE THE OLD STYLE, WHICH HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS AND HAS BEEN SINCE RE-ENGINEERED. LAST WEEK, THE AUTHORIZED SAAB REPAIR FACILITY MAINTAINED THAT A RECALIBRATION WAS NECESSARY... COST $105 . THE FIX ON THIS IS $550 +. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! THERE IS NEVER A WAY OF KNOWING IF THERE IS A PROBLEM SINCE THE MESSAGE COMES ON AND OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING!!!!. IN ADDITION THE ALARMS AND FLASHING LIGHTS ARE A MAJOR DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER! SHOULDN'T THESE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS BE RECALLED? *TR

GM SENT ME A RECALL NOTICE DATED 08/2014 REGARDING FAULTY SEAT BELTS IN 2004 SAAB CONVERTIBLES. GM SAFETY RECALL #14222/ SAAB SAFETY RECALL #15027. IT HAS BEEN 8 MONTHS AND NO FURTHER WORD FROM GM ABOUT THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE I MAY BE DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. ANY UPDATES THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR