2007 SAAB 9-3 Problems & Recalls

I CALLED ELKINS CHEVROLET IN MARLTON NJ AS LISTED ON MY RECALL FORM. I CALLED THEM TWO TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY TOLD ME THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. I THEN RECEIVED A FEW MORE RECALL NOTICES STILL LISTING THEM AS THE SERVICE CENTER. I CALLED AGAIN AN WAS THEN TOLD THE ONLY WORK OF CHEVROLETS. ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER CONTACTING MALCOLM CUNNINGHAM CHEVROLET (2031 GORDON HWY, AUGUSTA, GA), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT SERVICE SAAB VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER ...

I WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY ENGINE IDLING ROUGH WHEN STARTING UP AND WHILE DRIVING COLD. AFTER THE CAR WARMS, THE ISSUE GET A BIT BETTER. BUT WHILE COLD, THE CAR RUNS TERRIBLY ROUGH. AFTER SPENDING OVER $3000 TRYING TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE ISSUE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM, SEVERAL...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION OR NOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V318000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTA...

Mileage: 106,000

FIRST ISSUE WAS FRONT SUSPENSION COILS. REPLACED BOTH. BIGGEST ISSUE WAS ONCE THE WEATHER BECAME VERY COLD, CAR WOULD NOT START. ENDED UP BEING A VICTIM OF THE BAD INTAKE VALVES PROVIDED BY GM. NOW, AFTER A COMPLETE VALVE JOB AND HAVING THE CAR RUN GREAT FROM MARCH 2017 TO DEC 2017..IT APPEARS IT MA...

Mileage: 134,000

FIRST ISSUE WAS FRONT SUSPENSION COILS. REPLACED BOTH. BIGGEST ISSUE WAS ONCE THE WEATHER BECAME VERY COLD, CAR WOULD NOT START. ENDED UP BEING A VICTIM OF THE BAD INTAKE VALVES PROVIDED BY GM. NOW, AFTER A COMPLETE VALVE JOB AND HAVING THE CAR RUN GREAT FROM MARCH 2017 TO DEC 2017..IT APPEARS IT MA...

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED TO RETRACT THE SEAT BELT AFTER COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V318000 (SEAT BELTS). THE VEHICLE WAS N...

Mileage: 161,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE VALVES FAILED PREMATURELY. THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE PERFORMED ROUGHLY EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, THE SPRINGS THAT CONNECTED TO THE FRONT STRUTS HAD PREMATURE RUST AND CORROSION,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE VALVES FAILED PREMATURELY. THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE PERFORMED ROUGHLY EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, THE SPRINGS THAT CONNECTED TO THE FRONT STRUTS HAD PREMATURE RUST AND CORROSION,...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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. TWO DEALERS ...

TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT I COULD GO ONLINE FOR A $25 MASTERCARD REWARD CARD AFTER I COMPLETED REPAIRS ON THE SAAB. I COMPLETED THE REPAIRS. TRIED TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE BUT IT WAS NOT A WORKING WEBSITE. UNABLE TO APPLY FOR THE REWARD CARD.

AIRBAG RECALL THERE WAS ONLY ONE STORE LISTED ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR THE RECALL, I CALLED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT DO SAAB CARS

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING RUSTED AND BROKEN CAUSING LOUD CLUNKING WHEN DRIVING. I AM LOOKING FOR AN EXPLANATION ON WHY SAFETY RECALL 15917 ONLY INCLUDES THE YEARS 2003-2006 WHEN CLEARLY THE ISSUE FROM READING ONLINE SURPASSES THOSE YEARS BY FAR.

Mileage: 100,400

AT START UP, THE CAR LOSES BRAKING POWER. TO STOP THE CAR YOU HAVE TO PUSH EXTREMELY HARD ON THE BRAKES. AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN 20 TO 30 FEET THE BRAKE POWER COMES BACK TO NORMAL.

UNABLE TO HAVE MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER15027 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER14V318 COMPLETED. THIS RECALL IS OVER 2 YEARS OLD. SERVICE CENTER CONTINUES TO TELL BE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE ARE MULTIPLE ISSUES, AS FOLLOWS, BUT OUR CONCERN IS THAT OUR SON HAS TRIED REPEATEDLY TO GET SUPPORT BY CALLING THE NUMBERS ON THE POST CARDS. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY SERVICE AS A RESULT OF THE CALLS AND CONVERSATIONS. HE LIVES ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI, WEST OF OAHU. #1: WE MUST SHIP T...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ROMEO CHEV...

PURCHASED SAAB 9-3 2007 BRAND NEW. NEARLY IMMEDIATELY THE HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING OUT. I FOUND MYSELF REPLACING THEM OFTEN AND TWICE WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE WHEN I HADN'T REALIZED AND HAD JUST REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. ALSO GOT ONE KEY AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE A/C WASN'T WORKING WEL...

PURCHASED SAAB 9-3 2007 BRAND NEW. NEARLY IMMEDIATELY THE HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING OUT. I FOUND MYSELF REPLACING THEM OFTEN AND TWICE WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE WHEN I HADN'T REALIZED AND HAD JUST REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. ALSO GOT ONE KEY AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE A/C WASN'T WORKING WEL...

PURCHASED SAAB 9-3 2007 BRAND NEW. NEARLY IMMEDIATELY THE HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING OUT. I FOUND MYSELF REPLACING THEM OFTEN AND TWICE WAS PULLED OVER BY POLICE WHEN I HADN'T REALIZED AND HAD JUST REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. ALSO GOT ONE KEY AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THE A/C WASN'T WORKING WEL...

TAKATA RECALL: WHY DOES THE AIRBAG RECALL NOT INCLUDE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FOR MY CAR? THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED YESTERDAY IN MY CAR PURSUANT TO THE RECALL, BUT NOT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. DOESN'T THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG PRESENT A DANGER TO THE PASSENGER IF IT SPONTANEOUSLY DEP...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT GIVE ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 MANUFACT...

THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER ELEMENT GETS EXTREMELY HOT AND HAS BURNT THROUGH THE LEATHER. THE LAST TIME I USED SEAT HEATER I WAS BURNT ON THE BACK SIDE OF MY LEG AND THERE WAS BLISTERING.

Mileage: 140,500

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP TODAY AND TOLD THEM THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON, PARTICULARLY ON COLD STARTS. I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT IT USUALLY IDLES ROUGHLY ON FIRST STARTING UP, THEN RUNS NORMALLY AFTER A WHILE. THEY RAN TESTS ON IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAS WHAT IS COMMONLY KNOWN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). 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 ...

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THIS RECALL, BUT A REMEDY REMAINS OUTSTANDING AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE ON THE REASON FOR THE DELAY AND BECAUSE OF THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THIS RECALL, WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST IMMEDIATE FIX UPON REVIEW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPA...

IN MARCH 2017 I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. HAVE FOLLOWED UP SEVERAL TIMES (WITH BOTH SAAB AND GM) AND AM STILL TOLD THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND STAYS IN FLORIDA AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WARMER CLIMATES ARE THE HIGHEST RISK AREAS FOR INJURY BY DEFECTIVE...

"TAKATA RECALL" CAMPAIGN ID # 16V063 GM RECALL 28810/SAAB SAFETY RECALL 15041 THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED FEB 3RD OF 2016. A NOW A YEAR LATER THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE FOR MY VEHICLE. THAT'S NOT A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO GET RESOLVED!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTUR...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 MANUFACTU...

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A NOTICE OVER ONE YEAR AGO (OCTOBER 2015) THAT THE DRIVER AIRBAG IN MY SAAB 9-3 2007 HAD BEEN RECALLED. AS OF TODAY, JANUARY 18, 2017, THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT IT IS TAKING THIS LONG TO BE FIXED AND I HAVE CONCERNS THAT THE MANUFACTURER...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAIL...

TAKATA RECALL - I WOULD LIKE MY AIR BAG TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED A FIRST NOTICE.

INTERMITTENT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. COMES ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN GOES OFF. CANNOT LINK IT TO ANY VEHICLE ACTIVITY.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 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 MANUFAC...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V630000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFA...

UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, SOMETIMES IT RUNS VERY ROUGH AND THEN STALLS. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE RESULT IN STALLS OR, FINALLY, RESULT IN THE ENGINE RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND THEN GRADUALLY SMOOTHER.

Mileage: 64,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFA...

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE A 2007 SAAB 9-3 WITH A RECALL FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. I CALLED GM SAAB AND THE DEALER AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AT THIS TIME TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS IS FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SO EVERY TIME I AM DRIVING I COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE THE AIRBAG KILL M...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 MANUFACTU...

2007 SAAB 9-3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD

I HAVE A TAKEDA AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE FROM FEB 2016 AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT WILL BE REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE AIRBAGS AND I AM DRIVING AROUND IN A POTENTIALLY DEADLY CAR!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 MANUFACTU...

TAKATA RECALL THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED IN A TIMELY MANNER. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT IS. RECALL WAS MAY 11 2016. THE DEADLY AIRBAG WAS PLACED IN THE CAR INITIALLY DURING MANUFACTURE.

THE DOCUMENT STATES THAT THE PARTS TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. THIS IS FROM MARCH 2016. HOW LONG AM I SUPPOSED TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS A POTENTIALLY LETHAL DEFECT AND HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. THE MILLIONS OF OTHER RECALLS APPEAR TO HAVE SOLUTION AND THOSE OWNERS ARE STILL...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). 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 ...

TAKATA RECALL. WE RECEIVED A WRITTEN LETTER ADVISING US THAT OUR CAR IS PART OF THE SAFETY RECALL BACK IN MARCH 2016. ONLINE, THE RECALL DATE STATES FEBRUARY 3, 2016. WE HAVE CHECKED AND IT THE RESPONSE IS STILL " INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE". THIS IS NOT BEING HANDLED IN A TIMELY FASHI...

GOT THE AIR BAG RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2016 IT'S OCTOBER 2016 AND THERE'S NO REPLACEMENT YET. CALLED SAAB AUTHORIZE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 A...

TAKATA RECALL RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. THERE IS NO REMEDY YET AVAILABLE AND I HAVE A 2007 VEHICLE WHICH SHOULD BE SERVICED SOON

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 A...

TAKATA RECALL MAY 11 2016 RECALL AND THERE IS STILL NO ETA OR REMEDY AVAILABLE FROM GM, IS THIS CONSIDERED TIMELY?

TAKATA RECALL MAY 11 2016 RECALL AND THERE IS STILL NO ETA OR REMEDY AVAILABLE FROM GM, IS THIS CONSIDERED TIMELY?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 A...

TAKATA RECALL I WANT THE AIRBAGS FIXED. THIS IS TAKING WAY TOO LONG.

TAKATA RECALL DEALER SAYS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE TAKATA DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 MANUFACT...

TAKATA RECALL MULTIPLE CALLS TO THE DEALER HAVE NO EFFECT. CAN NOT PURCHASE A AIR BAG ON MY OWN. SERVICE REFUSES TO DISCONNECT THE AIRBAG. WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR. IT IS A CONVERTIBLE WHICH STAYS MOIST INSIDE.

Mileage: 60,000

FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING

Mileage: 139,000

TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE MARCH 2016 TO HAVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE ADDRESSED. IT IS NOW AUGUST 2016.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE M...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0630000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 NOTIFIED OF THE...

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...

Mileage: 80,000

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...

Mileage: 80,000

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...

Mileage: 80,000

NEEDS VALVE JOB ($3K) DUE TO IMPROPERLY HARDENED VALVES. VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. ROUGH RUNNING WHEN COLD. COMPRESSION TEST VERIFIES THIS CONDITION: VERY POOR WHEN COLD, BUT FINE WHEN WARM. IF LEFT ON-FIXED, WILL CAUSE PERMANENT MISFIRING.

Mileage: 84,500

2007 SAAB 9-3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO CURRENT RESOLUTION TO REPAIR AIR BAG RECALL 15041. *SMD

TAKATA RECALL.

Mileage: 26,000

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT MY 2007 SAAB 93 IS SUBJECT TO THE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL SEVERAL WEEKS AGO BUT WAS TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT IN THE MEANTIME. IS THE CAR NOT SAFE TO DRIVE? WOULD IT BE BETTER TO DE...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ES...

TAKATA RECALL-I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT MY CAR WAS SUBJECT TO THE RECALL, BUT WAS TOLD THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO IN THE MEANTIME?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 MANUFACT...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 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 A...

IT APPEARS I TOO HAVE BEEN STRUCK WITH THE MISFORTUNE OF HAVING WHAT I HAVE TERMED " MORNING SICKNESS" IN COOLER WEATHER. I CURRENTLY HAVE ONE - HUNDRED AND FORTY- EIGHT THOUSAND MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I JUST HAD IT DIAGNOSED LOW COMPRESSION IN TWO OF THE CYLINDER'S, ONE CYLINDER HAS 150 PSI?, TH...

Mileage: 125,000

TAKATA RECALL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3 THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. T...

ENGINE VERY ROUGH WHEN STARTING AFTER COLD NIGHT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET FOR THESE CAR MODELS AND YEARS, AND THE OFFICIAL REASON IS IMPROPERLY HARDENED (DEFECTIVE) INTAKE VALVES. EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL NOT RUN. REPAIR IS ABOUT $2500.

Mileage: 75,000

THE REAR CENTER 3-POINT SEATBELT LOCKS WITHOUT ANY OCCUPANT AND THEN FAILS TO RELEASE. IF I DO NOT UNBOLT THE SEAT BELT FROM THE FLOOR, THE RETRACTOR CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN AND BEGINS TO CRUSH THE SEATBACK CUSHIONING. I HAVE NOT HAD MORE THAN A FEW PASSENGERS USE THE CENTER SEAT, BUT THE BELT RETRACT...

Mileage: 42,000

THIS IS FOR A 2007 SAAB 9-3 SEDAN (NON-CONVERTIBLE). THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT TO RETRACT PROPERLY AND FULLY. THE AUTOMATIC TENSIONING SYSTEM CABLE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEATBELT RETRACTOR COULD HAVE BROKEN. IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT BELT THAT HAS NOT RETRA...

Mileage: 86,992

NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING WAS CORRODED AND BROKEN. THE CORROSION OCCURRED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPRING AND THE BROKEN PIECE WAS STICKING OUT OF THE STRUT ASSRMBLY AND W...

Mileage: 75,000

THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND STRUT BEARINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE BOTH COIL SPRINGS CRACKED/BROKE. THERE IS A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH OTHER SAAB MODEL YEARS RECALL 15917 AND THIS SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER MODEL YEAR 2007 AS WELL SINCE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING.

Mileage: 119,852

I WAS NOTIFIED OVER A YEAR AGO OF A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. GM STILL HASN'T NOTIFIED ME WHEN TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE. IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR. UPDATED 09/17/15*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PU...

Mileage: 60,000

WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SAAB - SUSPENSION SPRINGS BREAKING. THEY WARRANTY IT FOR '03 TO '06 CARS ONLY. MINE IS AN '07. MY FRONT RIGHT SPRING BROKE. DEALERS SAY THEY SEE A TON OF THEM IN '07'S AND SEE THE POSTS ONLINE FROM '07 OWNERS WITH BROKEN SPRINGS. SAAB/GM NEEDS TO GET BEHIND THIS A...

Mileage: 67,000

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 ...

Mileage: 55,000

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 ...

Mileage: 55,000

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 MANUFACT...

Mileage: 106,000

THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTI OCCASIONS. USUALLY IN COLD WEATHER THE CAR USUALLY WHILE BRAKING WILL REPORT A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, AND STABILITY CONTROL. SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING, AND MESSAGE APPEARS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONCE YOU STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR, AND THEN RE...

Mileage: 120,000

THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTI OCCASIONS. USUALLY IN COLD WEATHER THE CAR USUALLY WHILE BRAKING WILL REPORT A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, AND STABILITY CONTROL. SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING, AND MESSAGE APPEARS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONCE YOU STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR, AND THEN RE...

Mileage: 120,000

THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTI OCCASIONS. USUALLY IN COLD WEATHER THE CAR USUALLY WHILE BRAKING WILL REPORT A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, AND STABILITY CONTROL. SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING, AND MESSAGE APPEARS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONCE YOU STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR, AND THEN RE...

Mileage: 120,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THROUGH TOWN AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT GOT SO HOT IT BURNED MY UPPER LEFT THIGH AND I WAS TRYING TO PULL MY LEG OUT OF THE WAY AND ALMOST CRASHED, AND WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR I SAW THAT IT HAD ALSO BURNT THE LEATHER SEAT LEAVING ABOUT A FOUR AND A HALF INCH BURN MAR...

Mileage: 73,708

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR THROUGH TOWN AND THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT GOT SO HOT IT BURNED MY UPPER LEFT THIGH AND I WAS TRYING TO PULL MY LEG OUT OF THE WAY AND ALMOST CRASHED, AND WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR I SAW THAT IT HAD ALSO BURNT THE LEATHER SEAT LEAVING ABOUT A FOUR AND A HALF INCH BURN MAR...

Mileage: 73,708

AFTER EXPERIENCING RATTLES IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR, I BROUGHT MY 2007 SAAB 9-3 IN TO A MECHANIC TO FIND BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS CORRODED AND CRACKED. HAD I NOT HAD THIS REPAIR DONE THE BROKEN COIL SPRINGS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS WAS A $900 REPAIR. ANOTHER FRIEND WITH A 2007 SAAB 9-...

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 WH...

Mileage: 99,500

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 WH...

Mileage: 99,500

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 WH...

Mileage: 99,500

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND SELECTING REVERSE OR DRIVE, AS THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE, TO DEPRESS AND THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS AT ALL. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL SELECTING NEUTRAL AND USING THE EMERG...

Mileage: 50,700

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN AN"EXPLOSION"! THOUGHT I HAD GOTTEN SHOT AT! I WAS NOT GOIN UNDER A BRIDGE OR FOLLOWING ANY TRUCKS, ETC. IT HAPPENED OUT OF NOWHERE! GLASS SHATTERED ALL OVER ME AND MY PASSENGER! *TR

Mileage: 87,600

2007 SAAB HAS ISSUE WITH DRIVER STEERING LOCK AND DRIVER AIR BAG FAILURE. WHEN I DRIVER ON HIGHWAY I GET NOTICE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. I HAVE NOT HAVE THE WHEEL LOCK YET WHILE I AM DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BUT I DID COMPLETE STOP SEVERAL TIME WHEN NOTICE ON DASH BOARD LIGHT UP WHERE THE STEERING LOCKS UP AF...

Mileage: 75,000

2007 SAAB HAS ISSUE WITH DRIVER STEERING LOCK AND DRIVER AIR BAG FAILURE. WHEN I DRIVER ON HIGHWAY I GET NOTICE STEERING WHEEL LOCK. I HAVE NOT HAVE THE WHEEL LOCK YET WHILE I AM DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BUT I DID COMPLETE STOP SEVERAL TIME WHEN NOTICE ON DASH BOARD LIGHT UP WHERE THE STEERING LOCKS UP AF...

Mileage: 75,000

A NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH PORTION OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR CENTER AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING HAD CORRODED AND SPLIT. CURRENTLY WORKING WITH DEALER TO VERIFY IF REPAIR COSTS CAN BE CO...

Mileage: 91,000

2007 SAAB 9-3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS PREVIOUS COMPLAINT IN ARTEMIS WITH A DIFFERENT VEHICLE AND ODI NUMBER. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED, AFTER BEING AT THE DEALER FOR A WEEK. *JB

DIFFICULT OR NO START WHEN COLD, ROUGH IDLE, LOW COMPRESSION #4 CYLINDER. *TR

HAD CYLINDER COMPRESSION TEST PERFORMED, MAJOR VARIANCE IN CYLINDER PSIS AND ENGINE RUNNING ERRATICALLY. PULLED THE HEAD AND DISCOVERED INTAKE & EXHAUST VALVES BOTH EXCESSIVELY WORN AND A FEW BENT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON MANY 9-3S DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. MY ISSUES SURFACED SURPRISINGLY LATE, M...

Mileage: 123,000

INTAKE VALVE FAILURE ON 2.0 TURBO. CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL DUE TO DEFECTIVE VALVES. WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET LINKED TO IMPROPERLY HARDENED INTAKE VALVES. THE CAR FAILED TO START AND A CYLINDER COMPRESSION CHECK INDICATED THAT COMPRESSION WAS LOST ON ALL FOUR CYLINDERS. $2,600 R...

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE VEHICLE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THE SPRINGS, BEARINGS AND FRONT END SUSPENSION WAS REPAIRED. ...

Mileage: 53,804

MY 2007 SAAB 9-3, HAS INCIDENTS OF NOT STARTING WHEN I INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. I GET AN THAT INDICATES "STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTION. PULL OVER SAFELY". THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR. I NOTICE THAT WHILE...

Mileage: 78,000

MY 2007 SAAB 9-3, HAS INCIDENTS OF NOT STARTING WHEN I INSERT THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION. I GET AN THAT INDICATES "STEERING WHEEL LOCK MALFUNCTION. PULL OVER SAFELY". THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 65 MILES PER HOUR. I NOTICE THAT WHILE...

Mileage: 78,000

I WAS DRIVING MY GAS GAGE NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN,& ONLY COMES UP WHEN I ACTUALLY START THE VEHICLE. THANKS LET ME KNOW PLEASE WHO WILL FIX THIS, IF THERE'S A RECALL I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THERE'S NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME HOFFMAN SAAB HARTFORD ,CT. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

I WAS DRIVING MY GAS GAGE NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN,& ONLY COMES UP WHEN I ACTUALLY START THE VEHICLE. THANKS LET ME KNOW PLEASE WHO WILL FIX THIS, IF THERE'S A RECALL I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THERE'S NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME HOFFMAN SAAB HARTFORD ,CT. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN ON TOP OF THE STRUT ON THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO TH...

Mileage: 103,000

DURING COLDER STARTS, THE ENGINE WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER THAN IT SHOULD TO START. EITHER IT WILL TRY AND CRANK UNTIL IT DOES OR IT WILL CRANK AND STALL. USUALLY A FEW TRIES AND IT WILL CLEAR UP ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARM. I THINK THIS MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH THE INTAKE VALVES BEING WARN OUT PREMATURELY. MA...

Mileage: 90,000

DURING COLDER STARTS, THE ENGINE WILL TAKE MUCH LONGER THAN IT SHOULD TO START. EITHER IT WILL TRY AND CRANK UNTIL IT DOES OR IT WILL CRANK AND STALL. USUALLY A FEW TRIES AND IT WILL CLEAR UP ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARM. I THINK THIS MIGHT HAVE TO DO WITH THE INTAKE VALVES BEING WARN OUT PREMATURELY. MA...

Mileage: 90,000

UPON START, ROUGH IDLE AND MISFIRES. OCCASIONAL STALLING. DEFECT TRACED TO METALLURGICAL ISSUES IN THE INTAKE VALVES OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING AN IMPROPER SEAL WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

UPON START, ROUGH IDLE AND MISFIRES. OCCASIONAL STALLING. DEFECT TRACED TO METALLURGICAL ISSUES IN THE INTAKE VALVES OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING AN IMPROPER SEAL WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

BEGAN HAVING ISSUES STARTING, AND MISFIRES, AND FINALLY ENGINE LOST COMPRESSION BUT STILL ABLE TO START WHEN WEATHER WAS WARM. NOV -DEC 2011 NO START OR HARD START IN WEATHER BELOW 35F,LOCAL SERVICE SHOP SAID NEEDED NEW ENGINE, NO COMPRESSION WHEN SAT FOR LONG PERIODS OR EXTERIOR TEMP BELOW 35F APP...

Mileage: 90,000

BEGAN HAVING ISSUES STARTING, AND MISFIRES, AND FINALLY ENGINE LOST COMPRESSION BUT STILL ABLE TO START WHEN WEATHER WAS WARM. NOV -DEC 2011 NO START OR HARD START IN WEATHER BELOW 35F,LOCAL SERVICE SHOP SAID NEEDED NEW ENGINE, NO COMPRESSION WHEN SAT FOR LONG PERIODS OR EXTERIOR TEMP BELOW 35F APP...

Mileage: 90,000

IN COLD WEATHER (SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING AT THE TIME) VEHICLE STARTED BUT IDLED VERY ROUGHLY. DROVE DOWN STREET AND WHILE COASTING ENGINE WAS IDLING AND SPUTTERED AND STALLED WITHIN 1 MINUTE OF INITIAL START. LOSS OF BRAKE ASSIST, POWER STEERING, POWER TO ACCELERATE WITH TRAFFIC. PULLED OFF TO S...

Mileage: 61,510

DRIVER STARTED HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE. UPON GETTING BRAKE WORK DONE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. DRIVER CONTACTED THE MAZDA/SAAB DEALERSHIP OF BEDFORD, OHIO AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED IN A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE COIL SPR...

Mileage: 58,000

I OWN SEVERAL SAAB 9-3S AND ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THIS VEHICLE, AS WELL AS ANOTHER, BOTH WITH THE 6 CYLINDER, EXPERIENCE INSTANCES IN WHICH THE BRAKE PEDAL IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS RESULTING IN PROBLEMS SLOWING OR STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE CONDITION OCCURS PRIMARILY WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD...

Mileage: 49,538

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE...

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. CORRESPONDS WITH EXISTING SAAB TSB FOR 9-3'S THROUGH 2006. MY 2007 IS IDENTICAL VEHICLE AND EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME PART AS EARLIER VEHICLES, BUT CURRENT CAMPAIGN DOES NOT COVER THIS YEAR. IT CAUSED A DRIVABILITY ISSUE. PLEASE REVIEW FOR ACTION, THIS IS AN ACCIDENT...

Mileage: 69,500

SEAT BELT REFUSES TO RETRACT. THE SEAT BELT IS NOW COMPLETELY UNWOUND AND DOES NOT RETRACT. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. CORRESPONDS WITH EXISTING SAAB TSB FOR 9-3'S THROUGH 2006. MY 2007 IS IDENTICAL VEHICLE AND EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME PART AS EARLIER VEHICLES, BUT CURRENT CAMPAIGN DOES NOT COVER THIS YEAR? THIS MAKES NO SENSE. PLEASE EXPAND TO INCLUDE ALL MODEL YEARS ORIGINALLY EQUIPPE...

Mileage: 89,393

ON AUGUST 27, 2012, WHILE SHOPPING IN THE MALL, I CAME OUT SIDE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUTTING A FIRE OUT THAT LOOKS TO HAVE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS IN THE STORE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE CARE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. THE FIRE MARSHALL REPORT SI...

Mileage: 33,000

ON AUGUST 27, 2012, WHILE SHOPPING IN THE MALL, I CAME OUT SIDE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUTTING A FIRE OUT THAT LOOKS TO HAVE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS IN THE STORE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE CARE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. THE FIRE MARSHALL REPORT SI...

Mileage: 33,000

ON AUGUST 27, 2012, WHILE SHOPPING IN THE MALL, I CAME OUT SIDE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUTTING A FIRE OUT THAT LOOKS TO HAVE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS IN THE STORE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THE CARE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IT SEEMED TO BE FINE. THE FIRE MARSHALL REPORT SI...

Mileage: 33,000

FRONT COIL SPRING ON CAR HAS RUSTED THROUGH WHICH IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 2003-2006 SAABS, AND GM HAS PROVIDED A EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, FOR 2007 THEY HAVE NOT. (I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WHERE THE SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN.) WHILE I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, WHEN THE SPRING BROKE, ...

Mileage: 98,100

AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE STATION THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MANY SAABS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO SEEN MANY POSTS ONLINE WITH SAME ISSUE. WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT IS ALWAYS A MODULE ISSUE. TO REPLACE NEW COULD COSTS THOUSANDS. THEY HAVE HAD ALL THEY HAVE REPLACED REBU...

THE SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKE. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING MY SAAB 9-3 2007 I STARTED HEARING SOME RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL. WHEN I REACHED MY GARAGE I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FRONT WHEEL AND NOTICED ABOUT 6 INCHES OF THE BOTTOM SPRING COIL WAS BROKEN OFF FROM THE ...

Mileage: 49,408

WHILE DRIVING MY SAAB 9-3 2007 I STARTED HEARING SOME RATTLING NOISE FROM THE FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING UNUSUAL. WHEN I REACHED MY GARAGE I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FRONT WHEEL AND NOTICED ABOUT 6 INCHES OF THE BOTTOM SPRING COIL WAS BROKEN OFF FROM THE ...

Mileage: 49,408

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 SAAB 93 AERO. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING FAULTY WITH THE WIRING OF MY SEAT WARMER. IT HAD GAVE ME A SLIGHT BURN ON MY LEFT BOTTOM/LEG AREA. GOOD THING I TURNED IT OFF IN TIME BECAUSE I ALSO STARTED SMELLING AS IF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAD BEEN STARTING. IT SMELT OF BURNED LEAT...

Mileage: 49,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 SAAB 93 AERO. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING FAULTY WITH THE WIRING OF MY SEAT WARMER. IT HAD GAVE ME A SLIGHT BURN ON MY LEFT BOTTOM/LEG AREA. GOOD THING I TURNED IT OFF IN TIME BECAUSE I ALSO STARTED SMELLING AS IF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAD BEEN STARTING. IT SMELT OF BURNED LEAT...

Mileage: 49,000

FRONT SUSPENSION SPRINGS BROKE (METAL FATIGUE). *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE CAR FAILED TO BRAKE RIGHT AFTER STARTING IT UP. THE CAR WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, THE GEAR SELECT LEVER WAS MOVED TO THE DRIVE POSITION, AFTER MOVING FORWARD OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO STOP. WE ALMOST RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. *KB

Mileage: 64,440

OWNER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT WORK AND WHEN OWNER GOT OUT, OWNER NOTICED A WEIRD ELECTRICAL TYPE SMELL. OWNER WENT INSIDE TO WORK. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER, SOMEONE CAME IN AND SAID THAT THE SAAB WAS SMOKING. OWNER WENT OUTSIDE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM AROUND THE HOOD AND ALSO SAW SOME EMBERS DR...

OWNER DROVE SAAB TO MALL AND PARKED IT. APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MINUTES LATER, CAME BACK OUT TO CAR AND OBSERVED THAT FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD EXTINGUISHED A FIRE IN THE SAAB. FIRE ORIGINATED IN RIGHT REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. VEHICLE HAS 2.0 LITER TURBOCHARGED 4-CYLINDER E...

2007 SAAB 9-3 THE VEHICLE STALLS DURING HOT AND COLD WEATHER. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE RUNS "ROUGH" THE VEHICLE HAS THEN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. SAAB USA HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I ADVISED THEM I WANT THE...

Mileage: 39,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LITTLE RATTLING AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO GAVE HIM AN ESTIMATE OF $697 TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRINGS. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ...

Mileage: 51,700

2007 SAAB 9-3 FRONT SPRING BROKE AND WAS STICKING OUT NEAR THE TIRE. COULD HAVE PUNCTURED THE TIRE AND CAUSED SEVERE ACCIDENT. I REMOVED THE PIECE OF 7" SPRING STEEL AND AM DEALING WITH SAAB/GM. THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS MODELS, HOWEVER HASN'T BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AT THIS POINT FOR THE ...

Mileage: 100,680

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3 SPORT COMBI WAGON. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH UPHILL WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE CEASED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AS SOON AS IT HIT 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION YET THE FAILURE WAS UNAB...

Mileage: 27,000

2007 SAAB AERO CONVERTIBLE - BRAKE LOSS. UPON STARTUP CAR INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ITS BRAKING FUNCTION. IT ACTUALLY FIRST HAPPENED TO THE SAAB TECH. THEY ORDER NEW VACUUM HOSES AND REPLACED THEM. THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE SINCE RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND FLUSHED THE BRAKE SYSTEM ' ...

Mileage: 30,000

2007 SAAB 9-3 AERO EQUIPPED WITH 2.8L V6 TURBO ENGINE (CONVERTIBLE) - ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE - (ODOMETER - 23,200 MILES) UPON STARTING, ENGINE RAN A LITTLE ROUGH, PROCEEDED TO SAAB DEALER FOR SERVICE - NO SERVICE LIGHTS ON DASH - EVENTUALLY LOST POWER BRAKES - ENGINE STALLED AND BURST INTO FLAMES -...

Mileage: 23,200

2007 SAAB 9-3 AERO EQUIPPED WITH 2.8L V6 TURBO ENGINE (CONVERTIBLE) - ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE - (ODOMETER - 23,200 MILES) UPON STARTING, ENGINE RAN A LITTLE ROUGH, PROCEEDED TO SAAB DEALER FOR SERVICE - NO SERVICE LIGHTS ON DASH - EVENTUALLY LOST POWER BRAKES - ENGINE STALLED AND BURST INTO FLAMES -...

Mileage: 23,200

MY 2007 SAAB 9-3 AERO SEDAN HAD A BROKEN FRONT SPRING. THE VEHICLE HAS 28,00 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

2007 SAAB 9-3 WAS BEING DRIVEN AT NORMAL SPEEDS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. DRIVER NOTICED SHUDDER IN STEERING WHEEL TWICE, THEN AT THE RIGHT NEXT TURN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL TURN 90 DEGREES OUTWARD FROM FORWARD DIRECTION AND THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE. AXLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE DRIVESHAFT. CAR TAK...

Mileage: 32,000

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER I START THE CAR. AT LOW SPEED, I HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION TO STOP THE CAR. BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I HAVE A 2007 SAAB 9-3. IT HAS A PLASTIC COVER/PROTECTOR UNDER THE DASH OVER THE PEDALS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY FEET CONSTANTLY GET CAUGHT BY THIS PROTECTOR WHICH LIMITS MY ABILITY TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL, ESPECIALLY THE BRAKE AS MY FOOT MAY GET CAUGHT. SIMILARLY I HAVE ENCOUNTERED ISSUES WHERE I CANN...

AFTER READING ABOUT THE RECENT TOYOTA FLOORMAT RECALL I HAVE DECIDED TO REPORT A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 SAAB 9-3. MY DRIVER SIDE FLOORMAT DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE AND HAS REPEATEDLY GOTTEN CAUGHT AS I PUSH THE CLUTCH IN. THE RESULT IS THAT THE CLUTCH WILL NOT LET OUT WITH OUT ME MANUALLY REMOV...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2007 SAAB 9-3. HE HAS TO REPEATEDLY APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. THE POWER ASSIST UNIT WAS REPLACED UNDER THE WARRANTY. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE POWER ASSIST REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

LOW BEAM HEAD LAMP FAILURE IN 2007, SAAB 9-3 2.0T SPORT SEDAN. IN 42K MILES I HAVE REPLACED THE HEAD LAMPS 4 TIMES. IT USUALLY OCCURS ONLY ON THE LEFT HEAD LAMP. THIS PAST SATURDAY, OCT 3, 2009, I LOST THE LEFT ONE IN THE MORNING AND THE RIGHT ONE IN THE EVENING. I HAD NO LOW BEAMS AND HAD TO DRIVE ...

Mileage: 42,000

ON COLD ENGINE STARTS (STARTING THE CAR AFTER IT BEING AT REST FOR A FEW HOURS), THE POWER BRAKING DOES NOT WORK FOR THE FIRST 1-3 MINUTES THAT THE CAR IS ON. HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY. FIRST NOTICED MONTHS AGO. APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR. VEHICLE IS A 2007 SAAB 9-3 AERO. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

2007 SAAB 9-3, WOULDN'T START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE ERROR MESSAGE RECEIVED WHEN INSERTING THE KEY WAS "LOCK MALFUNCTION. PULL OVER SAFELY". THIS MESSAGE AND THE INCIDENT IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH MY 2005 SAAB 9-3, WHICH HAD TO BE TOWED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BE...

Mileage: 14,500

2007-SAAB 9-3 AERO V-6 ENGINE. ON 7-4-09 AND 7-6-09 STARTED CAR AND BACKED OUT OF GARAGE AND HAD NO BRAKES. USED E-BRAKE TO PREVENT CAR FROM GOING INTO STREET. BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK FINE AFTER THAT. HOWEVER, BASED ON PAST COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON THIS WEB SITE I FEEL THAT IT IS TIME TO ADDRESS...

Mileage: 51,000

MANY 2003-2005 SAAB 9-3'S ARE UNEXPECTEDLY FACING THEIR FACTORY SPRINGS BREAKING WHILE DRIVING. THIS FORUM THREAD SPECIFICALLY SHOWS ABOUT 10-15 PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY ENCOUNTERED THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM HTTP://SAABCENTRAL.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=155844 . IT IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE THAT STOCK...

MY BRAKES FAIL TO WORK AFTER STARTING MY CAR BUT ON FEB 23RD. I WAS ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. I TRIED TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO PRESS ON. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN A BIT BUT ONCE I TOOK FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL...

Mileage: 25,380

AIR BAG FAILURE 2007 SAAB AERO CONVERTIBLE I WAS IN A 4 CAR PILE UP IN WHICH I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. AIR BAG SENSORS WERE HIT BUT AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. I WAS SEATBELTED BUT DID HIT THE STEERING WHEEL FACE FIRST AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE FROM THE S...

Mileage: 61,125

MY WIFE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN OUR 2007 SAAB 9-3 2.0 T CONVERTIBLE. WE WERE HEADING EASTBOUND ON SR610 IN STAFFORD, VA AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS HEADING WESTBOUND. THE OTHER DRIVER MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF US FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND WE STRUCK ...

Mileage: 19

MY WIFE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN OUR 2007 SAAB 9-3 2.0 T CONVERTIBLE. WE WERE HEADING EASTBOUND ON SR610 IN STAFFORD, VA AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS HEADING WESTBOUND. THE OTHER DRIVER MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF US FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND WE STRUCK ...

Mileage: 19

MY WIFE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN OUR 2007 SAAB 9-3 2.0 T CONVERTIBLE. WE WERE HEADING EASTBOUND ON SR610 IN STAFFORD, VA AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS HEADING WESTBOUND. THE OTHER DRIVER MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF US FAILING TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY AND WE STRUCK ...

Mileage: 19

2007 SAAB 9-3 4 DOOR DOES NOT ALLOW AN INFANT CAR SEAT TO BE INSTALLED. THE BACKSEAT IS TOO SHORT TO ALLOW THE INFANT CAR SEAT TO BE INSTALLED . I HAVE CONTACTED BABY SEAT COMPANIES AND THE ARE ALL THE SIMILAR LENGTH, MY CONCERN IS HOW CAN A NEW FAMILY CAR KNOWN FOR SAFETY BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD ...

2007 SAAB 9-3 4 DOOR DOES NOT ALLOW AN INFANT CAR SEAT TO BE INSTALLED. THE BACKSEAT IS TOO SHORT TO ALLOW THE INFANT CAR SEAT TO BE INSTALLED . I HAVE CONTACTED BABY SEAT COMPANIES AND THE ARE ALL THE SIMILAR LENGTH, MY CONCERN IS HOW CAN A NEW FAMILY CAR KNOWN FOR SAFETY BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD ...

2007 SAAB 9-3 4 DOOR DOES NOT ALLOW AN INFANT CAR SEAT TO BE INSTALLED. THE BACKSEAT IS TOO SHORT TO ALLOW THE INFANT CAR SEAT TO BE INSTALLED . I HAVE CONTACTED BABY SEAT COMPANIES AND THE ARE ALL THE SIMILAR LENGTH, MY CONCERN IS HOW CAN A NEW FAMILY CAR KNOWN FOR SAFETY BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD ...

I HAVE A SAAB 93 AERO AND THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE CAR. *TR

2007 SAAB 9-3 WENT ON FIRE WITH DRIVER IN IT. CAR WAS SERVICED AT MASSEY SAAB, ORLANDO, FLON JUNE 3RD, 2008 (40,000 MILE SERVICE, ELECTRICAL REPAIRS, DETAIL, WHEEL ALIGNMENT). VEHICLE WAS IN MCDONALD'S DRIVE-THROUGH IN ORLANDO FL ON JUNCTION OF 535 N AND HOTEL PLAZA BLVD. ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. ...

Mileage: 38,700

2007, 2.0T SAAB 93 ENGINE STALLING START ENGINE, HOT OR COLD, PLACE GEAR SELECTOR IN FORWARD OR REVERSE, THE ENGINE WILL STALL OUT, BUT WILL IMMEDIATELY RE-START. CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER TWICE FOR RE-PROGRAMMING OF ECM, BUT ENGINE STILL STALLS. *TR

2 BLOWOUT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR W/I 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. TIRE DAMAGE WAS EXACTLY THE SAME BOTH TIMES. INSIDE ABOUT 1 INCH ABOVE THE RIM THERE WAS ABOUT A 2 INCH GASH. RIM WAS DAMAGED EACH TIME.*CN

Mileage: 7,180

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB AERO. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE ON A HILL. THE CONTACT WAS ONLY ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AFTER PLACING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS T...

Mileage: 10,395

THE BRAKES ON MY 2007 SAAB 9-3 AERO SPORT COMBI FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE ONLY TO HAVE NO BRAKE PRESSURE AT ALL. WITH THE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THE CAR FAILED TO STOP AND I WAS FORCED TO USE T...

Mileage: 7,500

THE BRAKES ON MY 2007 SAAB 9-3 AERO SPORT COMBI FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE ONLY TO HAVE NO BRAKE PRESSURE AT ALL. WITH THE PEDAL PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THE CAR FAILED TO STOP AND I WAS FORCED TO USE T...

Mileage: 7,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT HAS GROOVES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO ANCHOR DOWN ONTO THE FLOOR. HOWEVER, THE GROOVES WILL NOT LATCH AND CAUSES THE FLOOR MAT TO GET STUCK UNDERNEATH BOTH PEDALS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,650, AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS U...