Saab · 9-3 · 2007
3
Recalls
155
Complaints
-
Not Rated
The 2007 Saab 9-3 has 3 recalls and 155 owner-reported complaints on file with NHTSA. Most reported issue: air bags (64 reports).
Source: NHTSA Public Records · Updated Apr 22, 2026
This page combines three types of NHTSA data: recall campaigns (official manufacturer or government actions), owner complaints (unverified consumer reports), and crash test ratings (where available). A vehicle with many complaints is not necessarily less reliable — complaint volume correlates with sales volume and vehicle age. Recalls indicate identified defects, not overall quality. To compare this model year with others, use the year navigation in the sidebar or return to the model overview page.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Saab 9-3 vehicles manufactured May 31, 2002, to February 15, 2011, 2006-2009 Saab 9-5 vehicles manufactured June 7, 2005, to May 28, 2009, and 2008-2009 Saturn Astra vehicles manufactured April 11, 2007, to July 24, 2008. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
Remedy Status
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator on Saab 9-3 and 9-5 vehicles and will replace the driver's frontal airbag module on Saturn Astra vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on March 1, 2017. Owners may contact Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007 or Saturn customer service at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 28810.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2004-2011 Saab 9-3 Convertible vehicles manufactured July 30, 2003, to February 15, 2011. In the affected vehicles, the driver's side front seat belt retractor may break, causing the seat belt webbing not to retract.
Remedy Status
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's seat belt retractor, free of charge. The recall began on October 6, 2015. Owners may contact Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007. GM's number for this recall is 14222. Note: Special Coverage 10086 will replace the passenger side seat belt retractor if it fails, free of charge, for the life of the vehicle.
TI AUTOMOTIVE IS RECALLING CERTAIN FUEL PUMPS, PART NUMBERS TU456 AND TU303, SOLD UNDER VARIOUS BRAND NAMES AS AFTERMARKET AND REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MAY SEIZE, STOPPING THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE CREATING A STALLING CONDITION.
Remedy Status
TI AUTOMOTIVE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND WILL REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP WITH A NEW OR REWORKED FUEL PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 22, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TI AUTOMOTIVE AT 1-866-867-3759 OR LOG ON TO WWW.RECALLRESPONSE.COM.
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. BOTH TURNED OUT TO BE BOLD FACED LIES!
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 WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
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 ENGINE PARTS, AND HOURS OF LABOR AND WASTED TIME, THE SAAB DEALER NARROWS IT DOWN TO A COMPRESSION ISSUE INVOLVING ONE OF THE INTAKE VALVES, WHICH IT SEEMS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE 2007 MODEL 9-3S. THEY ESTIMATE AN ADDITIONAL $2,500 OF WORK TO FIX IT! I'VE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINS ON THIS ISSUE. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON ISSUE, GM SHOULD RECALL THESE FAULTY PARTS AND REPLACE THEM.
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 NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. DELAWARE CADILLAC (1606 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, WILMINGTON, DE 19806, (302) 656-3100) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.
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 MAY HAVE A CRACKED BLOCK. CAR NEVER OVERHEATED. FLUIDS WERE ALWAYS MAINTAINED. LOOKED INTO THAT AND APPARENTLY THERE WERE SOME CASTING ISSUES AS WELL. THANKS GM.
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.
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.
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 THE CAR AT OUR EXPENSE IF WE EXPECT IT TO GET SERVICED. GM AND SAAB WILL NOT PAY FOR THAT SHIPPING OVER OR BACK. THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR, AND REGARDLESS OF THE RECALL MANDATE, THEY STILL SEND OUT BOGUS INFORMATION.(EXAMPLE: BAY AREA SAAB IS NO LONGER A SAAB DEALER IN SAN FRANCISCO ' BUT IF THEY WERE OUR SON WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE TRANSPORTATION OVER AND BACK TO THE MAINLAND.) #2: I HAVE ALSO CALLED, AND FINALLY GOT GOOD ADVICE FROM THE GM 800 NUMBER REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE WHO REFERRED ME TO A POINT OF CONTACT ON OAHU. THERE CURRENTLY IS NO SAAB DEALERSHIP IN HAWAII, BUT WE HAVE USED THE FORMER SAAB DEALERSHIP (A FORMER OWNER, HAS MAINTAINED THE PHONE NUMBER: 808-735-2488) FOR PARTS IN PAST YEARS. FORTUNATELY FOR SAAB OWNERS, THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS DONE ALL WITHIN HER POWER TO HELP OAHU OWNERS GET THE RECALL BUT IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE FOR HER AS WELL TO MAKE ALL THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS. SHE IS A 'POSTER ADULT' FOR RESPONSIBILITY IN SMALL BUSINESS. SHE AND I HAVE EXCHANGED PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT SHE TOO IS TRYING TO GET GM/SAAB TO EITHER PAY FOR OFF-OAHU SAAB OWNERS TO SHIP THEIR CARS OVER AND BACK TO THE SERVICE PROVIDER HAS ARRANGED FOR ON OAHU, OR TO PAY TO HAVE QUALIFIED TECHS TRAVEL TO OUT ISLANDS TO SERVICE THE CARS. SO FAR ' NO ACTION TBMK. AND SHE IS AWAITING MONTHS FOR PAYMENT FOR THE PARTS AND SERVICE PROVIDED TO OAHU OWNERS ALREADY. WE ARE REQUESTING A CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY VIA CONGRESSWOMAN TULSI GABBARD AT THE SAME TIME AS THIS REQUEST TO INFORM NTHSB THAT FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THE RECALL IS FAILING.
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 DEPLOYS?
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 AS THE 'INTAKE VALVE PROBLEM COMMON ON 07-11 SAAB 9-3'S' THEY HAVE GIVEN ME AN ESTIMATE OF $2400 TO REPLACE THE INTAKE VALVES. FROM RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT OWNERS HAVE BEEN HAVING FOR YEARS NOW. THE CAR HAS 93,000 MILES ON IT, AND IS A 2007 9-3 2.0T SEDAN.
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.
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 AIR BAGS WHEN INFLATED. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TIME TO HANDLE THE RECALL AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL DANGER AND WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE FROM NHTSA. THANK YOU
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 WILL NOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
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.
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 ME. IN SOME CARS IT IS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AND YOU COULD JUST HAVE THE PASSENGER SIT IN THE BACK BUT MINE IS FOR THE DRIVER SIDE. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME HELP IN THIS SITUATION BECAUSE THEY WON'T REPAIR IT AND THEY WON'T TAKE THE CAR IF I TRADE IT IN FOR A NEW CAR. ALL I HAVE IS A DANGEROUS AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE EVERY TIME I DRIVE.
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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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 WAITING. THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE NOT EVEN HAD THE TIME TO MANUFACTURE A SOLUTION FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL. HOW LONG IS AN ACCEPTABLE TIME TO PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE EVERY DAY I COMMUTE TO WORK. I AM NOT EVEN ABLE TO DRIVE MY 10 WEEK OLD SON ANYWHERE IN THIS VEHICLE. WHAT ARE OUR OPTIONS? IF I WAIT TO FILE THIS UNTIL I HAVE AN ACCIDENT THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE I WILL BE DEAD AND UNABLE TO FILE IT.
2007 SAAB 9-3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD
Showing 1–20 of 25 complaints
The 2007 Saab 9-3 has 3 recalls recorded by NHTSA.
NHTSA has received 155 owner-reported complaints for the 2007 Saab 9-3.
NHTSA has not published a safety rating for the 2007 Saab 9-3.
The most commonly reported complaint categories for the 2007 Saab 9-3 are air bags (64 reports), suspension (22 reports), engine (11 reports).
Yes. NHTSA has 3 recalls on record for the 2007 Saab 9-3. Scroll up to review the published recall summaries, consequences, and remedies. To check for unrepaired recalls on your specific vehicle, use your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Look up recalls and complaints for any year, make, and model.
This page summarizes publicly available data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaint counts reflect reports submitted to NHTSA by vehicle owners and do not by themselves prove defect severity or vehicle safety. Safety ratings may not be available for all vehicle-years. This site is not affiliated with NHTSA or any vehicle manufacturer. For official information, visit the official NHTSA page for this vehicle.