Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-14 | 05V399000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | 103,202 | — | Details |
| 2001-05-18 | 01V168000 |
AIR BAGS | 43,073 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The driver's side, side air bag deployed spontaneously. There was no apparent reason or cause, ie no side impact of any… |
| 2020-07-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | IN NEUTRAL PARKED IN TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT / INTERSECTION WAITING FOR GREEN, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IN MY SEAT DEPLOY… |
| 2018-09-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | I GOT INTO MY PARKED VEHICLE AS NORMAL, CLOSED THE DOOR AND FASTENED MY SEATBELT. I THEN DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND… |
| 2017-08-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED AND WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING THE DRIVER'S SEAT AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. |
| 2016-09-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAAB SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY… |
| 2015-10-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | I WAS RETURNING FROM THREE DAYS OF AIR TRAVEL AND REACHED MY CAR WHICH WAS PARKED IN A SECURE CORPORATE AIRPORT PARKING… |
| 2014-10-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | SIDE AIRBAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE (LOCATED IN OUTSIDE EDGE OF DRIVER'S SEAT) DEPLOYED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND RUNNING. … |
| 2014-02-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WAS NOT RETRACTING PROPERLY WHICH … |
| 2013-09-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSING, THE VEHICLE HES… |
| 2013-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY NEIGHBORHOOD STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH WHEN MY PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY … |
| 2012-08-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE WHEN I HEARD BOOM AND SEEN SMOKE AND I REALISE THE SIDE AIRBAG OPEN. I DID NOT COME IN CONTA… |
| 2011-02-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | GAS STARTED LEAKING AT A STEADY STREAM FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO T… |
| 2011-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS HE WAS TAKING THE VEHICL… |
| 2009-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAAB 9-3. IN 2006, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V399… |
| 2009-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SAAB 2000 9-3 TURBO CONTINUED TO BE PLAGUED WITH NO START PROBLEMS (RECALLED ITEM REPAIRED BY SAAB DEALERSHIP. OIL SLU… |
| 2009-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS STARTING FOR MANY YEARS AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO VARIOUS SAAB SERVICE CENTERS WITHOUT MUCH LUCK.… |
| 2008-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2000 9-3 HAD THE IGNITION MODULE RECALL DONE A FEW YEARS AGO. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE MOTOR STOPPED. LOST ALL ELECT… |
| 2008-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED 2.0L 2000 SAAB 9-3 A YEAR AGO. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS HAD PROBLEMS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS SIMI… |
| 2008-03-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR STOPPED ON MASS TURNPIKE AROUND MIDNIGHT. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST SAAB DEALER. THEIR DIAGNOSIS WAS TH… |
| 2008-02-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THE SERPENTINE BELT ON MY SAAB 9-3, MODEL YEAR 2000 HAS FAILED 3 TIMES ON ME. THE LAST TIME THE SERPENTINE BELT DISINT… |
| 2007-08-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | 2000 SAAB 9-3 WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE. CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS REPLACE… |
| 2007-06-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAAB 9-3. AT 68,359 MILES, THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT DUE TO A BLOWN PISTON. THE MANUFACTURER … |
| 2007-05-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2000 SAAB 9-3 FUEL LINE DISCONNECTED AT THE TANK ON THE PRESSURIZED SIDE OF THE FUEL PUMP DUE TO A BROKEN PLASTIC TAB W… |
| 2006-08-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER'S 2002 SAAB 9-3'S ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. *KB THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE… |
| 2006-07-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED PARTS FOR A RECALL WERE PURCHASED AT AN AFTERMARKET PARTS STORE. THE NHTSA RECALL WAS # 05V39… |
| 2006-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAAB 9-3. THE IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED IN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. TWO MONTHS LATER, HE … |
| 2006-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED… |
| 2006-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS SPORADICALLY BEFORE START UP AND WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING AT… |
| 2006-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION CASSETTE FAILURE. *NM |
| 2005-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | CONSUMER 2000 9-3 SAAB ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TS ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE IGNITION … |
| 2005-07-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASING MY 2000 SAAB 9-3 [XXX] IN 2003, I HAVE SPENT $9,000 IN VEHICLE REPAIRS WHICH HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BECOME … |
| 2005-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER (INVESTIGATION #) : PE05017. (1) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED ON AND OFF. I HAD A TE… |
| 2005-07-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFF… |
| 2005-06-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET WHEN MY CAR STALLED, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS… |
| 2005-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING DOWN THE GSP DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR (5PM OR SO) IN THE LEFT LANE ON THE EXPRESS SIDE. PICKUP TRUCK AP… |
| 2005-01-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE IN ENGINE. TOLD BY WARRANTY COMPANY WARRANTY VOIDED DUE TO SLUDGE IN ENGINE. … |
| 2004-08-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *JB |
| 2004-08-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL WHILE DRIVING. STOPPED THE VEHICLE, EXAMINED FUEL RAIL, AND NOTICED ONE OF THE CLIPS BROKE. AS … |
| 2004-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DI CASSETTE FAILURE I WAS DRIVING IN THE I80 DURING RUSH HOUR (5:30 PM NEAR SAN FRANCISCO-RICHMOND) AT ABOUT 50 MILES … |
| 2004-06-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | MY SON AND HIS GIRLFRIEND WERE IN A SERIOUS ROLL OVER CAR ACCIDENT IN HER 2000 SAAB HATCHBACK. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. N… |
| 2004-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | I WAS CASUALLY DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUTOFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO RESTART THE … |
| 2003-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I AM THE CURRENT OWNER OF A SAAB 9-3SE. THIS VEHICLE WAS LEASED NEW 2-28-2000 AND THEN PURCHASED 2-27-03. THE ORIGINAL … |
| 2003-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | FAILED DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE LEAVES MOTORIST STRANDED. THERE HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS THAT THE ENGINE WILL STOP WITH NO… |
| 2003-09-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TIRE RIM'S DENTED IN NORMAL USE & TIRES BLEW. TIRES & RIMS EACH $250 FOR TOTAL OF $2000 TURBO FAILED; INSTALLED NEW TU… |
| 2003-08-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEADLIGHTS DIM, INHIBITING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CAUSE OF PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE DE… |
| 2002-12-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 SAAB 9-3 AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON THE H-3 ENROUTE TO KANEOHE, HI. ON THE DOWN HILL SIDE… |
| 2000-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | Yes | 1 | THE IGNITION SWITCH IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE OF THE VEHICLE. A CHILD, KNEELING IN THE PASENGER SEAT (NO ONE ELS… |
| 1901-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | 2000 SAAB 9-3 STALLS WHILE IN MOTION DUE TO IGNITION DISCHARGE MODULE (IDM). *TS THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DE… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 2 | WHEN CHILD PUT KEY IN IGNITION WITHOUT DEPRESSING CLUTCH, VEHICLE STARTED UP, ROLLING BACKWARD .*AK *JB |
| — | PARKING BRAKE | Yes | 0 | DRIVER BRIEFLY FORGOT THAT THE CAR HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE CONSUMER TURNED THE KEY ON AND THE VEHICLE WENT BACKW… |