Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Saab 9-3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Saab 9-3. The contact stated that the front passenger's side seat belt failed to latch. The ve… |
| 2020-04-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT HAPPENED TO ME TWICE.. WHILE DRIVING THE GAS GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY AND WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS IL JUST REV THERE… |
| 2019-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALTORNATOR KEEP MALFUNCTIONING HAPPEND MULTIPLE TIME |
| 2019-08-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE.… |
| 2019-04-16 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | NHTSA 14V318000 WAS A RECALL FOR SEAT BELTS THAT FAILS TO RETRACT. WHEN I GET INTO MY CAR AND PULL IT OUT TO FASTEN IT … |
| 2018-05-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY CAR WON'T START AND NO MECHANIC CAN FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHY DUE TO THERE NOT BEING ANY SAAB DEALERS NEAR THE AREA I'M… |
| 2018-01-02 | SEATS | No | 0 | POWER SEAT TRACKS ON BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SLIDE BACK AND FORTH SUCH THAT WHEN STOPPING QUICKLY THE SEAT SLIDES FOR… |
| 2017-12-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT-BELT HAS STOPPED RETRACTING. THE ITEM HAS A RECALL BUT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE |
| 2017-07-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HORN DOES NOT BLOW, PLEASE WAIT LIGHT STAYS ON. AND BURNS THE BATTERY OUT OVER A DAY OR SO WHILE CAR IS STATIONARY HAV… |
| 2017-02-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FREQUENTLY THE CAR STALLS SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC, LOOSES POWER I CAN'T ACCELERATE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS POTENTIAL TO GET … |
| 2016-09-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT WITHOU… |
| 2016-07-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063… |
| 2016-06-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PER GM, THE 2005 SAAB 9-3 WAS DELETED FROM THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. I WANT THE DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG SERIAL NUMBE… |
| 2016-06-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHAT ARE THE SERIAL NUMBERS FOR THE TAKATA RECALL AIRBAGS? |
| 2016-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL WHY AREN'T PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. HOW LONG CAN I EXPECT TO WAIT FOR A SOLUTION TO THIS SER… |
| 2016-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V63000 (AIR BAGS); … |
| 2016-03-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS);… |
| 2016-03-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FROM SAAB ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE INFLATOR OF THE AIRBAG RUPTURING AND METAL FRAGMENTS … |
| 2016-03-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL CANT TRUST MY CAR IF I HAVE TAKATA AIRBAGS |
| 2016-03-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TAKATA RECALL DRIVER IN FRONT WAS IN MOTION AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AT THE YELLOW SIGNAL LIGHT. I WAS NOT ABLE TO S… |
| 2016-02-03 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AT 30 MPH I HEAR A BANG! I START TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY… |
| 2016-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER STRUT WAS BENT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT … |
| 2015-12-28 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | RECALL 14222/15027. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL NOTICE TO REPLACE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT MECHANISM. UPON MAKING SERVICE AP… |
| 2015-09-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT BELT INTERNAL CABLE BROKE. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE IS A RECALL. BUT, THE PARTS ARE … |
| 2015-08-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE AS AN ABNOR… |
| 2015-07-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE RETRACTOR FOR THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IN MY 2005 SAAB 9-3 AERO CONVERTIBLE BROKE. THIS DEFECT IS ALREADY SUBJECT … |
| 2014-12-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MUCH LIKE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V318000 (GM RECALL NUMBER 14222), THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. THIS O… |
| 2014-11-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | JUST PUT 2005 SAAB 9-3 INTO SHOP FOR NEW BREAKS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. PART… |
| 2014-08-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V318000 (SEAT BELTS) EXCEEDED A … |
| 2014-06-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V3… |
| 2014-05-19 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON … |
| 2014-04-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND AS I PULLED THE BELT OVER MY SHOULDER THE RETRACTING MECHANISM SNAPPED. THE BELT WAS… |
| 2014-04-04 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT … |
| 2013-11-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. *TR |
| 2013-08-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | NUMEROUS SAAB OWNERS INCLUDING MYSELF HAVE DEFECTIVE SEAT BELTS FOR THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGERS SEATS. THESE SEAT B… |
| 2013-07-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR STALLED. WILL NOT START....I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP. I CALLED AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED THE FUEL … |
| 2013-03-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED DURING A RIGHT TURN AT SLOW SPEED. *TR |
| 2013-03-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED A SAAB AND I NOTICED I HAVE THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ISSUE SOMEONE ELSE COMPLAINED ABOUT. THE SEAT BE… |
| 2012-08-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. IT IS VERY WEAK AND DOESN'T MAKE THE SEAT BELT TIGHT TO MY CHEST. EVERYON… |
| 2012-05-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WENT TO PUT NEW TIRES ON THE CAR BECAUSE OF A FLAT TIRE AND THE SERVICE GARAGE INDICATED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE … |
| 2012-04-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE. SERVICE STATION HAD TO REMOVE FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES TO REPLACE "BROKEN" FRONT COIL SPRINGS-… |
| 2012-03-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION … |
| 2012-03-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE FRONT-RIGHT COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN (WHEN TURNING 180 DEGREE, AT 3 OR 5 MPH); *TR |
| 2012-03-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOIS… |
| 2012-02-21 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | A FEW WEEKS AGO, I BEGAN TO NOTICE A CLUNKING SOUND NEAR FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. UP… |
| 2012-01-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | COIL BROKE , AND COULD HAVE DESTROYED THE TIRE AT HIGH SPEEDS WOULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. *TT |
| 2012-01-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A SPRING. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER,… |
| 2011-07-30 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO MY RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY 2005 SAAB 9-3 AT AROUND 75,000 MILES. I WAS PULLING … |
| 2011-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE … |
| 2011-06-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IN APRIL 2011, WHEN I STARTED MY CAR MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD VERY LITTLE POWER ON ACCELERATION UNTIL MY CAR HIT… |