SAAB Complaints

THE VEHICLE STARTS TO JUMP AND STOP AND SHAKE ON TURNS AND WHILE BACKING UP. IF TURNING INTO A SIDE STREET THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE A CRASH I HOPE MY FAMILY DOES NOT HAVE. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN AND TALKED ABOUT ON LINE BY PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE. THE REPAIRS ARE EXPENSIVE. THIS DEFECT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURE BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR WORSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE SET ON AUTOMATIC MODE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WENT OUT AND I TRIED TO TURN THEM TO THE REGULAR ON POSITION AND THEY DID NOT COME ON EITHER SO I TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS TO MAKE IT HOME THAT WAS PRETTY SCARY SINCE THE IT HAS BEING DOING IT INTERMITTENT EVERY TIME SO I CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT FOR THE FEAR OF GETTING PULLED OVER OR WRECKING I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO I DID GO ON THE INTERNET AND READ WHERE THERE IS A RECALL ABOUT THE SAAB. 97X 2006-2008 I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD BE ON THE 2005 MODEL ALSO I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE HEATED SEATS WERE ACTIVATED AND SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILS TO RETRACT. THE DRIVER SIDE HAS SOME RETRACTION LEFT AND PASSENGER SIDE HAS NONE LEFT. I FOUND THE RECALL NOTICE FROM JUNE 2014 HOWEVER IT ONLY MENTIONS THE CONVERTIBLE MODEL WHILE MY VEHICLE IS THE STATION WAGON. THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER OTHER MODELS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE AT APPROX. 70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE, MY PASSENGER BUMPED THE IGNITION KEY, LOCATED BETWEEN THE GEAR SHIFTER AND CENTER CONSOLE. MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HWY, AND IT HAPPENED OTHER TIMES, TOO. I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR MODULE, WHICH HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS AFTER GETTING ONLY SLIGHTLY WET. I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY THE SAME PROBLEM, AND EVERY DOOR IS LIKELY AFFECTED. SINCE THE DRIVER SIDE IS USED MOST FREQUENTLY, THE PROBLEM JUST BECOMES OBVIOUS ON THAT ONE. THE IGNITION IS SUBJECT TO THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING AFTER LEAVING THE SUNROOF OPEN MISTAKENLY. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START FOR 24 HRS, AND THE TURN SIGNAL HAS SINCE HAD PROBLEMS WITH FLASHING TOO QUICKLY. THE DESIGN OBVIOUSLY LACKS BASIC ATTEMPTS TO KEEP WATER AWAY FROM ITS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. I HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH A SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY GOING ON AND OFF. IT WAS TAKEN BACK FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS EITHER NEVER RESOLVED, OR CONTINUES TO RECUR. I DON''T KNOW WHETHER STABILITRAK IS OR WAS FUNCTIONING AT ANY POINT, OR IF IT'S JUST THE LIGHT. AROUND THE SAME TIME, THE CRUISE CONTROL STARTED TO ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. IN ADDITION, THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP WHILE TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. ALTHOUGH IT HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY, I WOULD HAVE DIED OR BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF I HADN'T DOWNSHIFTED AND PULLED MY E-BRAKE IN ORDER TO FINALLY GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. YET, THE 9-7X WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL GM ISSUED FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER VEHICLES. THERE IS SERIOUSLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

SAME AS PROBLEM BELOW: SINCE I NEED THE CAR BADLY, I'VE INSTRUCTED MY MECHANIC TO START WORKING ON THE FIX. OVER TIME THE VALVES IN THE 2.0T ENGINE WILL WEAR CAUSING DRAMATIC LOSS IN COMPRESSION. PROBLEM STARTS WITH ROUGH IDLING AND TROUBLE TURNING OVER AT COLD START BUT ESCALATES TO A POINT WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT START WHAT SO EVER. IT APPEARS THAT WHEN MANUFACTURING THE ENGINE GM PUT VALVES MADE OF A SOFTER THAN USUAL METAL. THESE VALVES GET ESSENTIALLY HAMMERED AGAINST THE CYLINDER HEAD TO A POINT WHERE THE EDGES BECOME SO THIN THEY ARE RAZOR SHARP. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS SENT OUT TO DEALERS FROM SPNA (SAAB PARTS NORTH AMERICA), WHICH MEANS THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. A SAAB MECHANIC WARNED ME THAT THE PROBLEM COULD GET WORSE AT ANY TIME REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE AND THAT SOONER OF LATER MY CAR WOULD NOT START. TO FIX THIS ISSUE ALL 16 VALVES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS INVOLVES SERIOUS TIME AND EFFORT AND I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF UP TO $3,000 FOR A REPAIR. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS PROBLEM EFFECTS EVERY SAAB 9-3 WITH THE 2.0T FROM 2007 TO 2011. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THESE FAULTY PARTS AND ISSUE A RECALL. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEATBELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE THE SEATBELT BUT THE FAILURE WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V318000 (SEATBELTS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AFTER FUELING UP MY TANK MY GAS LIGHT STAYED ON ALONG WITH MY ENGINE LIGHT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET IT SCANNED AND IT ENDED UP BEING MY FUEL SENSOR. THE NEEDLE FLOATS BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY AS I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE A FAMILY OF 8 AND 5 OF US ABLE TO DRIVE. I WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE TO WORK PROPERLY SO ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS DO NOT BECOME STRANDED BECAUSE OF THIS WELL KNOW FAULTY FUEL SENSOR. (WHICH SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING FLAW) I WORK WITH OTHERS THAT HAD THE SAME ISSUE BUT WITH RELATED VEHICLES ALL WITH THE GMT360 PLATFORM AND HAD THEIR SENSORS REPLACED WHICH GENERAL MOTORS COVERED BUT I AM WONDERING WHY THE '06 SAAB 97X DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL NEW HEADLIGHTS, I REMOVED THE NEGATIVE ON THE BATTERY. AFTER PUTTING THE NEGATIVE BACK ON TO THE BATTERY, THE SYSTEM HAS RESET AND HAS NOT REBOOTED SINCE THEN. THE CAR IS IN MINIMAL DRIVING CONDITION, PERFORMANCE HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DROPPED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE ENGINE KNOCKS AND SHAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS, THERE IS NO MORE TURBO BOOST AND WHILE FLOORING THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR IS HESITANT TO INCREASE SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SAAB 9-3. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNS ON THE LEFT ARM, BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.