2007 Saab 9-3 Complaint Log

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 THE CAR IS IN GEAR, I CAN DRIVE IT BUT ONCE I PLACE IT IN PARK, THE CAR WILL NOT DRIVE. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT IN ORDER TO MOVE IT. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY IF THIS SHOULD HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE CAR IS A GENERAL MOTORS PRODUCT HOWEVER GM NEGLECTED TO KEEP MY CAR WARRANTY INFORMATION ONCE THEY DISCONTINUED SELLING SAAB. I CAN NO LONGER GET ANY INFORMATION FROM GM ON ANY RECALLS. I PURCHASED MY CAR NEW AND IT HAS 78,000 MILES. *TR

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. MANY OTHER SAAB OWNERS IN THE SAME FEW YEARS AND MILEAGE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

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 AFTER I STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR. I BROUGHT IN THE CAR TO GM DEALER AND ERROR ON SYSTEM COMPUTER AND THEY SAID NO ISSUE. FOR A 2008 AUTOMOTIVE LESS THAN 100,000 MILES TO HAVE AIR BAG FAILURE IS VERY ODD. DEALERS WANT TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG WHICH COST ABOUT $1300. WHICH IS EXPENSIVE FOR 6 TO 7 YEAR OLD CAR TO HAVE TO FIX POSSIBLE GM MANUFACTURE DEFECTS AND THEIR OWN QUALITY CONTROL. *TR

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 26,000.

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 SIDE AND RESTARTED ENGINE. AGAIN ROUGH IDLE. APPLIED GAS PEDAL AND HELD RPMS SLIGHTLY ABOVE IDLE TO WARM ENGINE. AFTER ~5 MINUTES, CAR WAS IDLING NORMALLY. NO FURTHER ISSUES ONCE ENGINE REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. UPON RESEARCH SAAB/GM (SPNA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE) HAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTERS THAT INTAKE VALVES ARE PREMATURELY WEARING CAUSING SEVERE ISSUES IN COLD START SITUATIONS. NOTICE IS DATED 12/17/2013 AND WAS RE-ISSUED TO EXPAND SCOPE OF MODEL YEARS KNOWN TO BE EFFECTED. THIS WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION FOR POTENTIAL RECALL, AS NO VEHICLE SHOULD RESULT IN SUCH SIGNIFICANT DEGRADATION OF A MAJOR ENGINE COMPONENT WITH SUCH LIMITED MILES. REPAIR REQUIRES MAJOR ENGINE WORK TO REPLACE ALL INTAKE VALVES. *TR

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

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

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 SPRINGS AND SCHEDULED THE REPAIR WORK. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE THE DEALERSHIP RECOGNIZED THAT THEY HAD MADE A MISTAKE AND THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS ONLY FOR 2003-2006, AND WOULD NOT HONOR THE REPAIR. IF THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN THE 2007 MODELS, THE WARRANTY EXTENSION SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO THOSE VEHICLES. *TR

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 OR AFTER YOU HAVE ACCELERATED AND THEN ARE REQUIRED TO STOP SUCH AS IN HIGH TRAFFIC CONGESTION. *TR

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 WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

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

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 WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 EQUIPPED WITH THE FAULTY COIL SPRINGS. I WAS LUCKY IN THAT THE FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE DID NOT TEAR THE TIRE AND I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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 EMERGENCY BRAKE. AFTER THE CAR WAS ABLE TO IDLE FOR 15-30 SECONDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL RETURNS TO NORMAL AND FUNCTIONS PROPERLY AGAIN. THIS MOST OFTEN OCCURS IF THE CAR HAS SAT OFF FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS. *TR

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 SIDE THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE THAT STARTED BECAUSE A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

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, IT CAUSED A DRIVABILITY ISSUE. AFTER SEARCHING SAAB FORUMS FOR ANSWERS, IT IS APPARENT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. PLEASE REVIEW FOR POSSIBLE ACTION. THIS SEEMS TO ME A JUST A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. AS THE SUSPENSION LOSES 1-2" IN HEIGHT EFFECTING BRAKING DISTANCE, AND IF ON A ROUGH ROAD WHEN THIS COULD HAPPEN DAMAGE TO CAR AND THE PEOPLE INSIDE. *TR

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 REBUILT AND MANY ISSUES HAVE BEEN SOLVED WITH THIS LESS EXPENSIVE FIX. I WAS ADVISED TO HOLD ONTO THE SERVICE ORDER BY THE GARAGE BECAUSE THEY HAVE DONE ALOT OF THESE AND THEY WILL NOT BE SURPRISED IF A RECALL OCCURS. SINCE SAAB HAS CLAIMED BANKRUPTCY DOES THAT MEAN NOTHING WILL BE RECALLED? I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS THAT WARRANTIES ARE NOT BEING HONORED. BUT AS THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WOULD THIS BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY?THIS CAR CANNOT PASS ANY SAFETY INSPECTION DUE TO THIS ISSUE.IT ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES AND HAS NEVER GIVEN ME ANY TROUBLE. IT JUST SEEMS THAT THIS LOOKS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

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 REST OF THE SPRING. I CONTACTED SAAB EXCHANGE DEALER IN LAKE BLUFF, ILLINOIS AND WAS TOLD THE 2007 SAAB DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS RELATED TO THE SPRINGS AND THE REPLACEMENT COST WOULD BE ABOUT $1250. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY SAAB (GM IN THIS CASE). *KB

THE SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKE. *TR

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 LEATHER AND POSSIBLY OTHER COMPONENTS. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP THERE WHERE UNWILLING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE FOR NO COST BUT IN MY OPINION THAT SHOULD BE THE LEAST OF THERE WORRIES. THIS TO ME IS A LIABILITY ISSUE AND A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. *TR

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 APPROX 94,000 MILE. DEC 2011- CALLED SAAB BUT BANKRUPT SO NO CUSTOMER SERVICE, REACHED OUT TO GM CORPORATE REGARDING WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD NOT HONORING THEM SINCE BANKRUPTCY. JAN 2012 -2ND OPINION BY INDY SAAB FOCUSED SERVICE CENTER. THOUGHT WRONG OIL WAS PUT IN AND WITH PROPER OIL CAR, NEW SPARK PLUGS, FUEL PUMP, ETC STARTED EVEN IN COLD WEATHER, BUT STILL MISFIRED AND ROUGH IDLE AND HAD TO START IN COLD HAD MILD WINTER.JAN 2013- SAME NO START IN COLD AND COMPRESSION TEST AGAIN AND COLD TEST SHOWED NO COMPRESSION IN ALL CYLINDERS. HARD TO START WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP WAS BELOW 30F AND TESTED COMPRESSION AGAIN AND LOSS OF COMPRESSION, AND RAN SEA FOAM THROUGH ENGINE TO REMOVE CARBON BUILDUP UPON SUGGESTION FROM WEBSITE BOARD, OTHERS HAVING ISSUES WITH GM MOTORS! NOT SPECIFIC TO SAAB. STILL RANDOMLY STARTED CAR EVER 6 HOURS WHEN TEMP DROPPED BELOW 28F. MAR 2013- DID ANOTHER TOP ENGINE CLEANING WITH SEA FOAM, MILD WEATHER UNTIL DECEMBER. DEC 4TH 2013-AGAIN HARD START IN COLD WEATHER DID ANOTHER TOP ENGINE CLEANING WITH SEA FOAM.JAN 8, 2014- TEMP OUTSIDE 22F NO START AGAIN AFTER SITTING FOR 6 HOURS, BATTERY DEAD FROM CRANKING, CAR TOWED, AND NO COMPRESSION AGAIN, ANOTHER 2 CYCLES TOP ENGINE CLEANING, CAR STARTED AFTER SITTING IN SHOP OVERNIGHT. JAN 22, 2014- TEMP OUTSIDE 16F, SAT IDLE FOR 8 HOURS, NO START AGAIN, BATTERY DIED FROM CRANKING, CAR TOWED TO SHOP, WAITING ON DIAGNOSIS. FOUND MENTION OF SPNA TECHNICAL BULLETIN DATED 12/17/2013 HARD STARTING COLD W/ ENGINE MISFIRE AND LOW COMPRESSION 9-3 B207 AND IT DESCRIBED MY ISSUE PERFECTLY. REACHING OUT LOCAL SAAB/GM SERVICE CENTER. *TR

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 ENGINE. *TR

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 THE DEALER AND WAS AWAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND WANTED TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR $95 TO INFORM HIM OF WHAT THE FAILURE WAS. A CLAIM#71-944081240 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,700. UPDATED 05/25/11 *BF THE DEALER COVERED THE COST OF THE REPAIR. UPDATED 06/06/11. *JB

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 LATTER YEARS. *TR

FRONT SUSPENSION SPRINGS BROKE (METAL FATIGUE). *TR

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 - ALL HAPPENED WITHIN A ONE-MILE DISTANCE. *TR

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 THEM TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER IT'S FACTORY WARRANTY. *TR

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 UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED AT LEAST TWICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000.

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 DRIPPING UNDERNEATH THE SAAB. SOMEONE ELSE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED, THERE WAS FIRE APPEARING UP THROUGH THE HOOD AND COWL AREA. VEHICLE HAS 2.0 LITER TURBOCHARGED 4-CYLINDER ENGINE. *TR

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

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 TAKEN TO SAAB DEALER, WHO REPORTED A BOLT ON THE STEERING LINKAGE MAY HAVE SHEARED OFF, CAUSING THE FAILURE. *TW

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 CANNOT RELEASE THE BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR FOR THE SAME REASON. THERE IS ALSO A CONNECTOR THERE WHICH LOOKS LIKE THE CONNECTOR TO CONNECT TO THE CAR ECU. THIS CONNECTOR STICKS OUT BELOW OTHER POINTS AND CAUSES THE MOST INTERFERENCE. IT IS THIN SO IT IS ONLY A PROBLEM AT CERTAIN TIMES, BUT WHEN IT GETS IN THE WAY IT CAN SEVERELY IMPEDE MY FOOT. MY SHOES ARE NOT VERY LARGE AT ALL AT A MEN'S SIZE 9, BUT I KEEP HITTING THE COVER AND CONNECTOR ON MY SAAB. I AM POSTING THIS AFTER THE TOYOTA RECALLS, SINCE I FEEL THAT THIS CAN HAVE A SIMILARLY DANGEROUS EFFECT ON MY DRIVING. *TR

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 ' STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER IS NOW GOING TO REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER. BRAKE FAILURE HAS BEEN A LOW SPEEDS AND UPON START UP BUT ALMOST HIT THE WALL OF MY OFFICE BUILDING AND ALMOST HIT WHEN CAR WAS UNABLE TO STOP WHILE LEAVING PARKING LOT. WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS BOARD, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *TR

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 25 MILES HOME, AT NIGHT TIME WITH CONSIDERABLE CITY TRAFFIC, WITH MY HIGH BEAMS. THE DEALER HAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SURGE WHEN STARTING THE CAR THAT CAN BLOW THE FILAMENTS IN THE BULBS BECAUSE THEY COME ON AS DRLS WHEN THE KEY TURNED TO THE ON POSITION. THEIR "FIX" FOR THIS IS TO REPROGRAM THE CAR TO DISABLE THE DRLS AND AUTO TURN ON OF THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

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

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 REMOVING THE FLOORMAT BY HAND. I CAN PUSH THE CLUTCH IN, BUT IT WON'T LET OUT. THIS WOULD BE A SIMPLE FIX IF THEY WOULD CREATE A BETTER FLOOR MAT ANCHOR, BUT THE DEALER SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *TR

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 BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN THE KEY IS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. I KNOW AT LEAST THREE OTHER SAAB OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, ONE WHO JUST PURCHASED HIS 2009 SAAB THIS YEAR. I ACTUALLY FILED A CLAIM WITH SAAB FOR MY 2005 VEHICLE, VIN , FILE NO. 71-557354191 AND BECAUSE THIS WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH MY PRIOR VEHICLE I BELIEVE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN WITH MY 2007 SAAB CAUSING ME CONSIDERABLE INCONVENIENCE AND POSSIBLY PUTTING ME IN DANGER IF IT HAPPENS TO OCCUR IN A AN UNSAFE LOCATION. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT SAAB WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE CHECKED THE RECALL RECORD AND FIND NO EVIDENCE THAT THERE HAS BEEN ANY ATTEMPT BY THE COMPANY TO RECALL OR CORRECT THIS SITUATION. I WILL BE TAKING ACTION UNDER THE SONG-BEVERLY CONSUMER WARRANTY ACT TO RECOVER THE FULL PURCHASE PRICE OF THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE BSED ON THE SERVICE RECORD AND MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEALER THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A REMEDY FOR THIS DEFECT. THE TECHNICIANS DON'T SEEM TO KNOW WHY THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. IT APPEARS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM RELATED TO THE COMPUTER. *TR

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 THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. *TR

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

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 FACTORY SPRINGS ARE BREAKING ON THESE VEHICLES. I SUGGEST THAT YOU PRESSURE SAAB INTO PUTTING OUT A RECALL, AS EVERYONE BROKE THEIR SPRINGS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

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 THE CAR WOULD SPEED UP AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON THE 24TH OF FEB. AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND MAYBE MY FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. MY CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE TROUBLE BRAKING. *TR

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 HIS CAR IN THE RIDE SIDE (T-BONE). HIS CAR WAS TOTALED AND WE HAD SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE AND OUR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH MY WIFE AND I ARE STILL RECOVERING FROM OUR INJURIES AND UNDER CURRENT MEDICAL CARE. I CONTACTED MY SAAB DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT GM/SAAB TO INVESTIGATE THE ACCIDENT TO DETERMINE IF THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. GM/SAAB SENT AN INSPECTOR AND I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE PROVIDED A REPORT REGARDING THEIR FINDINGS. THE INSPECTOR COMPLETED THE INVESTIGATION AND I WAS CONTACTED BY GM/SAAB. I WAS PROVIDED CONTRADICTORY INFORMATION BY THE GM/SAAB REPRESENTATIVE AND THEIR SUPERVISOR. WHEN I REQUESTED A COPY OF THE REPORTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS ON THREE OCCASIONS, I WAS DENIED. THEY STATED THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND IT RESPONDED IN THE ACCIDENT THE WAY AND MANNER IN WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED. I STATED TO THEM IF THAT IS IN FACT TRUE, GM/SAAB SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM PROVIDING ME A COPY OF THE REPORTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND A LETTER ATTESTING TO THE FACT IF WAS SAFE DRIVE; HOWEVER, THEY REPEATEDLY DENIED MY REQUEST. IN THE NEXT WEEK, I WILL BE GETTING BACK MY DAMAGED, BUT REPAIRED SAAB AND HAVE NO IDEA IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE LET A LONE SELL IF I CHOOSE NOT TO KEEP IT. I AM VERY CONCERNED OVER GM/SAAB'S LACK OF COOPERATION AND FAILURE TO PROVIDE NECESSARY INFORMATION AS TO THE ROADWORTHINESS OF MY VEHICLE. THEIR FAILURE TO COOPERATE ON THIS ENDEAVOR LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THEY CARE COVERING SOMETHING UP AND ARE CONCERNED OF POTENTIAL LITIGATION. MY POSITION IS THAT I WANT TO ENSURE THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE AND IF NOT, WAS THERE A FAILURE ON GM/SAAB'S PART AND WHAT ARE THEY WILLING TO DO TO CORRECT THE MATTER AT HAND. *TR

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 SCENE. I DID SUFFER A CONCUSSION AND FACIAL BRUISING AND A FULL SET OF CUTS IN MY MOUTH. *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. MANGER OF MCDONALD'S (FREDERICO) AND I (DRIVER) PUSHED CAR AWAY FROM BUILDING AND OTHER PEOPLE. FLAMES ENTERED CABIN WHILE I WAS IN THE VEHICLE STEERING IT. I JUMPED OUT JUST IN TIME, AND THE WHOLE CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES. THERE HAVE BEEN RECORDS OF OTHER SAAB'S HAVING SIMILAR FIRE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED SO OTHER'S ARE NOT INJURED IN AN OCCURRENCE LIKE THIS. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES, AND INFORMED ME HOW LUCKY I WAS THAT I JUMPED OUT, AND NOT BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE. OTHERWISE THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. I DO NOT HAVE THE FULL VIN B/C THE CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED IN FIRE. THE LAST SIX NUMBERS ARE 013430. THE VEHICLE BELONGS TO A FLEET COMPANY WHEELS INC. I WORK FOR A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, AND THIS WAS MY COMPANY CAR. WHEELS/ROCHE SHOULD HAVE ALL DETAILS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN YOU ARE INVESTIGATING. INFORMATION FOR ORANGE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE 407-836-9000 RUN# 47137; MCDONALD'S PHONE #: 407-827-1030. *TR

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 WELL SO FINALLY TOOK IT TO THE SAAB DEALER IN SANTA FE, NM IN 2008 WITH COMPLAINTS. THEY WERE TO GET ME A SECOND KEY, FIX THE A/C, CHECK THE LEATHER ON FRONT SEAT AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ELECTRICAL AND HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT. THE ELECTRIC PANEL, INDICATING PROBLEMS, WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THEY TOOK MY ONE KEY AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD BE IN TOUCH AS IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF A RENTAL, I CONTACTED AND NO ONE ANSWERED. I DROVE OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO CARS. A WOMAN SITTING INSIDE AT A SIMPLE DESK IN EMPTY GM/SAAB SHOWROOM. SHE SAID THEY WERE ALL SHOCKED, HAD NO WARNING AS EMPLOYEES AND THE DEALERSHIP WAS GONE NO RECORDS ON MY CAR. NO OTHER DEALER PICKING IT UP AS THEY DIDN'T HAVE SAAB SPECIALIST. LONG STORY SHORT, I NEVER GOT HELP FROM ANYONE, NEVER GOT THE REPAIRS, NEVER GOT THE PROMISED SECOND KEY AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT EVER SINCE. IT ENRAGES ME. ALL UNDER WARRANTY! NO COMPLAINTS OR LETTERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. I WAS SHOCKED THEY GOT AWAY WITH IT. OH AND THE ELECTRIC PANEL COVER WAS GONE AS WELL. LOST. HOW THEY GOT AWAY WITH ALL THIS IS UNKNOWN. THE LEATHER ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT STARTED CRACKING AND PEELING THE FIRST YEAR! I PUT EXPENSIVE LEATHER CONDITIONERS ON AS WELL. NOTHING. I AM STILL FURIOUS AND STILL HAVE THE CAR. NO CORPORATE OFFICES WOULD HELP EITHER. I FINALLY GAVE UP. .

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.

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

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

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 AND A 4 DOOR NOT ALLOW ME TO BRING MY INFANT CHILD BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL? WHY HAVE LATCHES AND ALL THE OTHER SAFETY FEATURES IF ONE CAN NOT FIT A INFANT CAR SEAT REAR FACING? IF ONE SPENDS OVER 30,000 FOR A NEW VEHICLE I EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO BRING A NEW BORN CHILD HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL. I CALLED SAAB AND THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME AN ANSWER. THERE SHOULD BE A RE-CALL. *TR