Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-12-29 | 99V362000 |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | 424 | — | Details |
| 1999-09-13 | 99V246000 |
SEATS | 5,132 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TODAY, SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE CAR, AN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT IN MOTION, AND TH… |
| 2018-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED … |
| 2018-06-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | JUST AS I PARKED MY CAR, MY SIDE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY CAR DEPLOYED/EXPLODED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE LEF… |
| 2017-06-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | WHILE PARKED, I PUT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND STARTED THE CAR. MY PASSENGER SIDE SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DEPLOYED/EXPLODED… |
| 2017-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CAR WAS SITTING IDLING AT KERBSIDE WHILE DROPPING MY KIDS OFF AT SCHOOL. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN. I WAS TALKIN… |
| 2014-07-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | 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… |
| 2014-07-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT STUCK IN RETRACTED POSITION. UNABLE TO USE STUCK BELT. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AS A RESULT OF THIS. NO SEA… |
| 2014-06-23 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. SINCE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT SEAT BELTS IS DANGERO… |
| 2013-09-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | GOT INTO MY CAR, TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND THEN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR WAS … |
| 2009-09-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR MY 1999 SAAB 9-3, BASE ENGINE, I REPLACED THE DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE, AT 128,800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE PART… |
| 2008-12-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENL… |
| 2008-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START HIS VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE CR… |
| 2007-10-13 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | ENABLED DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER FOR FIRST TIME SINCE LAST WINTER/SPRING. WHILE DRIVING, LEFT SIDE OF MY LOWER BODY STA… |
| 2007-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | PREMATURE DIC FAILURE. CONSISTANTLY BURNS OUT SPARK PLUGS. *TR |
| 2007-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 SAAB 9-3 WITH MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL. THE BLOWER SWITCH WAS ERRATIC FOR A FEW WEEKS (ON/OFF POSITION SHI… |
| 2006-12-21 | SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | THE DRIVER OF THE 1999 SAAB 9-3 WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE ON MA RTE. 128 SOUTH. HER SON WAS IN A CHILD CARSEAT TIGH… |
| 2006-12-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 6, 2006, MY 1999 SAAB 9-3 WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE WHEN I STARTED THE CAR TO W… |
| 2006-09-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES, MY 1999 SAAB 9-3 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND THE ENGINE STOPP… |
| 2006-08-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE KNOBS FOR THE HEAT, AIR, AND WHERE THE HEAT AND AIR GOES BREAKS OFF! I HAVE REPLACED EACH ONE ONCE, AND THE COST WA… |
| 2006-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE FAILED ON MY 1999 SAAB 9-3. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 2000-2002 SAAB 9-3 AND I FEEL THIS RE… |
| 2006-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | THE DIRECT IGNITION FAILED ON MY 1999 SAAB 93. IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CA… |
| 2006-06-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH ON A SNOW COVERED HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED T… |
| 2006-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | 1999 SAAB 9-3 IGNITION CASSETTE FAILURE. *JB |
| 2006-03-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | I BELIEVE MY 1999 SAAB 9-3 SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN RECENT SAAB IGNITION MODULE RECALLS, MY IGNITION MODULE IS NO D… |
| 2006-02-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE (IGNITION DISCHARGE MODULE) FAILED. ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER BEING TURNED OFF. CAR WAS T… |
| 2006-01-26 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | ON THURSDAY JAN 26 2006 AT APROX 12 PM I PARKED PUT CAR IN A PARKING LOT AND WENT INTO THE BANK IN CANTON, GEORGA. ON R… |
| 2005-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE IGNITION CASSETTE WAS REPLACED. … |
| 2005-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NOTE: THIS IS THE EXACT PART AND SYMPTOM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V399000 FOR 2000-2003 YEARS. 1) I W… |
| 2005-10-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN A PARKING LOT. HE TRIED TO RESTART IT TEN MINUTES LATER BUT IT WOULD… |
| 2005-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | IN THE COUPLE OF MONTHS PREVIOUS TO THIS INCIDENT, MY VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE TIMES, STAYED ON F… |
| 2005-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE (AKA DIRECT IGNITION MODULE, IDM, DI, DIC) HAS DIED ON MY 1999 9-3 2 TIMES. I HAVE OWNED THE … |
| 2005-05-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | DASH INFORMATION DISPLAY PIXELS BURN OUT/DISAPPEAR. WHILE ANNOYING FOR TIME AND RADIO DISPLAY, THIS COULD BE A SAFE… |
| 2005-01-30 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE CAR WAS PARKED IN HOME DRIVEWAY. DRIVER SHUT HIS DOOR NORMALLY AND AIRBAG DEPLOY… |
| 2005-01-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DIC (DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE) FAILURE, ALSO KNOWN AS THE IDM CASSETTE OR IGNITION COIL. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COM… |
| 2004-09-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. … |
| 2004-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER WHEN THE FUSE TO THE FUEL PUMP BLOWS. *MR THE MECHANICS SUGGESTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRO… |
| 2004-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG SYSTEM IN 1999 SAAB.*MR THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE AUTOMOTIVE GROUP TRIED FOUR TIMES TO … |
| 2004-02-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG ALARM IS "ON" IN THE CAR, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT WILL BE IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR… |
| 2003-10-03 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WANTED TO ALERT YOU TO A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN THE '99 SAAB 9-3. THEY HAVE A CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM PRO… |
| 2003-09-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAD JUST FILLED THE GAS TANK WITH FUEL AND WAS DRIVING AWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO REASON. THE C… |
| 2003-09-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING DOWN I-70, THE DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE FAILED ON MY 1999 SAAB 9-3. THE ENGINE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY WHIC… |
| 2003-07-26 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | THE CONTROL KNOB FOR THE DEFROSTER/AIR DIRECTION HAS BROKEN 7 TIMES. THE SAAB DEALER, SAAB NASHUA NORTH SAID IT IS A KN… |
| 2003-04-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | CRADLE BOLT HEAD (SAAB PART NUMBER 43-45-674) WAS FOUND UNDER LEFT SIDE OF CAR. IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN FRACTURED. CAU… |
| 2002-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HEATER BOX FROZE UP UPONE TURNING THE CONTROL DIAL TO DEFROST WINDSHIELD...INTERNET DISCUSSION BOARDS SAY SAAB KNOWS OF… |
| 2002-12-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | 99 SAAB 93 - AT 60K MILES..NEEDED TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD...TURN THE VENTILATOR CONTROL AND IT SNAPPED OFF...SAAB TEL… |
| 2001-08-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT, AND CUSTOMER LOST CONTROL. BUT, WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF ROAD. CONTA… |
| 2001-01-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING THE DIAL WHICH CONTROLS THE DIRECTION OF VENTILATION OUTPUT (WINDSHIELD/DASH VENTS/FLOOR VENTS), THE ASSEM… |
| 2000-03-25 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | ON TWO OCCASSIONS, IT WAS NECESSARY TO BRING THE SAAB TO A QUICK STOP ON THE FREEWAY. ON 3/25/00, I NEEDED TO MAKE AN … |
| 2000-03-11 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO FLAT TIRES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT, THE CONSUME… |
| 1999-10-30 | SEATS | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR (99V-246) DEALERSHIPS DO NOT HAVE PARTS OR KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL. *MJS |