SAAB Complaints

DRIVING LIGHTS WILL GO OUT AT UNKNOWING TIMES. RECEIVED 1ST LETTER FROM GM A SAFETY RECALL STATING THAT MY SAAB HAD A DEFECT RELATING TO HEAD LAMPS AND RUNNING LAMPS COULD FAIL. SET UP APPOINTMENT WITH GM REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE PROBLEM RESOLVED. THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL . RECEIVED 2ND LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT MY SAAB IS NOT INCLUDED ON RECALL, AS RECALLS WERE SENT OUT TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. LETTER I RECEIVED FROM GM STATES MY VEHICLE HAS HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE [HID] HEADLAMPS. THEN WHY DO MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT ANY TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR NIGHT DRIVING. ANY HELP WITH THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

SIMILAR TO NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10667221 EVENT , WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS BLINKED OUT. IN MY SITUATION, I WAS ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF, AND THEN BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT STOPPED FOR THE WINTER. IT HA RETURNED. I CAN NOT GO A MILE WITHOUT THE LIGHTS GOING OUT.... I ALSO LOOKED AT THE NET AND DISCOVERED THE RECALL FOR 2006, BUT NOT 2005..... I ALSO AGREE THIS RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE 2005 MY. *TR

MY HOOD RELEASE( WHAT I PULL TO POP THE HOOD INSIDE OF THE CAR) BROKE 14 MONTHS AGO AND I HAD THE OLD SAAB DEALER FIX IT. YOU WOULD PULL IT AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE HOOD WOULD REMAIN IN THE COMPLETELY SHUT POSITION. ON 3-14-15 I WAS DRIVING 40 MILES PER HOUR AND THE HOOD FLEW UP AND SMASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WERE NO CARS CLOSE BY. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY I HATE TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND CLEARLY THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE HOOD RELEASE MECHANISM. THE HOOD IS UNSALVAGEBLE AS IT IS SO BENT. *TR

MAR 5, 2015 - BACKING UP IN DRIVEWAY EARLY MORNING, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. TRIED HIGH BEAMS, THEY DIDN'T WORK EITHER. RUNNING LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS ARE ON, JUST NO LOW/HIGH BEAMS. CANNOT LEAVE FOR WORK IN MORNING UNTIL IT GETS LIGHT, CANNOT STAY OUT IN EVENING BECAUSE CAR HAS NO LIGHTS. LOCAL DEALERS SAY SAAB 2008 9-7X NOT IN RECALL, BUT NHTSA SITE SAYS OTHERWISE, AND SAAB CUST SERVICE CONFIRMS. CANNOT GET LOCAL DEALER TO FIX UNLESS I PAY FIRST, AND NO FIX GUARANTEED DUE TO SAAB NOT HAVING RESOLVED ISSUE YET. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FIX THIS CAR IF IT'S MANUFACTURERS POOR DESIGN. *TR

PLEASE REFER TO COMPLAINT NUMBER 10691989 WHICH PERTAINS TO DRIVER SIDE BROKEN SUSPENSION COIL SPRING. THIS COMPLAINT (WHICH I'M SUBMITTING NOW) PERTAINS TO PASSENGER SIDE (RIGHT) SUSPENSION COIL SPRING. THE TOP OF THE COIL SPRING WAS HEAVILY RUSTED APPROX. 1-2 INCHES FROM THE TOP OF THE SPRING AND WAS AT RISK OF BREAKING/SNAPPING. BROKEN SPRING COULD HAVE SLICED THE FRONT TIRE OPEN AND CAUSED A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT. *TR

DRIVER SIDE (LEFT) SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKE. IT HAS RUSTED THROUGH APPROX. 2 INCHES FROM THE TOP. IT BROKE GOING THROUGH MODERATELY UNEVEN ROADS, WITHOUT HITTING ANY MAJOR POTHOLES. BROKEN SPRING COULD HAVE SLICED THE FRONT TIRE OPEN AND CAUSED A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT. WAS BARELY HOLDING TOGETHER AT THE TIME OF REPLACEMENT. FOUND OUT WHEN STARTED TO HEAR CLUNKING SOUNDS, BUT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEED WITH WORSE CONSEQUENCES. *TR

ON THE 2007-2011 SAAB 9-39-3 THERE IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE INTAKE VALVE SEALS GOING BAD CAUSING A ROUGH IDLE AND/OR MISFIRE ON COLD STARTS. MINE EXHIBITS THIS BEHAVIOR BUT IS NOT STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS NOT JUST WEAR AND TEAR IT IS A BAD PART OR BAD DESIGN THAT IS BASICALLY DESIGNED TO FAIL. TO FIX THIS IT COSTS $1500+ AND GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FLAW IN THE VEHICLE REGARDLESS OF THE 5 YEAR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES THERE IS STRONG CABIN SMELL RAW GASOLINE FUMES. IT ONLY GOES AWAY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING. POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. PLEASE HELP. *TR

THE COMPRESSOR AND/OR SUSPENSION AIR BAGS FOR THE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM BEGAN TO PERIODICALLY FAIL TO RAISE THE REAR PORTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FELL BELOW 35 DEGREES WHICH MADE ME SUSPECT WHETHER THE SYSTEM WAS BUILT TO WITHSTAND COLD TEMPERATURES OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE COMPRESSOR AND/OR SUSPENSION AIR BAGS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ENGAGING CONSISTENTLY. I HAVE HEARD THIS PROBLEM FROM ENVOY AND TRAILBLAZER OWNERS AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING AND METAL GRINDING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.