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Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2014-06-12 14V318000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR 28,789 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-08-06 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 The contact owns a 2006 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and shut off, the contact attemp…
2021-09-26 AIR BAGS No 0 Warning message that airbag is not working. Loud hissing sound immediately in front of dashboard, as if air is escaping…
2020-01-16 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 ECU ISSUES, LOSS POWER WHEN DRIVING.
2019-11-30 AIR BAGS No 0 I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A DEALERSHIP TO FIX MY RECALL BUT GENERAL MOTORS STATED THEY DO NOT FIX IT. I AM RECEIVING C…
2019-06-06 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 WHEN I USED MY CRUISE CONTROL SOMETIMES IT ENGAGES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE. IT DID THIS FOR OVER A MONTH. WHEN I FIRST BOUG…
2019-03-28 STEERING No 0 TAKATA RECALL. THE STEERING PUMP IS LEAKING AND I TOOK MY CAR TO GM AND THEY REFUSED TO WORK ON MY 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE S…
2019-01-08 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN DRIVE THERE IS INTERNAL FUEL ISSUE CAUSING ENGINE TO MISFIRE AND POTENTIAL DAMAGE
2018-10-17 SEAT BELTS No 0 HELLO, I HAVE BEEN RENTING THIS CAR OUT FOR AWHILE....I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RENT IT OUT BECAUSE OF THE RECALL, HOWEVER,…
2018-06-06 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE…
2018-04-02 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA INFLATOR -- TOOK CAR IN TO DEALER TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED BUT DEALER SAID THAT THIS CAR HAS A DIFFERENT MODE…
2018-03-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS…
2018-01-09 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL, I TOOK MY 06 SAAB 93 AERO INTO BELLEVUE WASHINGTON CADILLAC DEALERSHIP TO GET MY AIR BAG RECALL FIXED, A…
2018-01-01 AIR BAGS No 0 2006 SAAB 93 BASE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS…
2017-12-18 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL - I CONTACTED ALBERIC COLON AUTO SALES AT 787 793 2222 IN PUERTO RICO AS MENTIONED IN THE LETTER SENT TO…
2017-12-14 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL CONTACTED THREE CADILLAC DEALERS BEFORE FINDING ONE THAT WOULD HANDLE THE RECALL. CONTACTED BUSH AUTO…
2017-12-02 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TAKATA RECALL, AFTER GETTING A NOTICE I LOOKED ONLINE CALLED EVERY SINGLE DEALER IN MY AREA THEY ALL SAID THEY DON'T WO…
2017-11-01 AIR BAGS No 0 I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE THE GM AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY 2006 SAAB 9-3 SERVICED BY ALL PASO ROBLES AND SAN LUIS OBISPO CHEVROLE…
2017-10-20 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DURING ROUTINE TRIPS THROUGH STREETS W…
2017-10-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TAKATA RECALL MY CAR HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE MOTOR TRANSMISSION AND TAIL LIGHTS MY TAIL LIGHT AINT WORKING ALL T…
2017-09-06 AIR BAGS No 0 I CALLED TO GET A RECALL REPLACED AND NEVER GOT A CALL BACK.
2017-08-15 SEAT BELTS No 0 HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING GM RECALL #15027, NHTSA #14V318 FIXED. SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT ON AUGUST 15, 2017 WITH AUTHORI…
2017-06-26 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED BY LETTER IN MARCH OF 2016 THAT MY SAAB WAS PART OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL AND THAT …
2017-04-14 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM - MY FUEL SENSOR GRADUALLY STOPPED WORKING AND NOW MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. RECENTLY M…
2017-04-03 AIR BAGS Yes 0 I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN ELK GROVE, GMC AND ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THEY STATE THEY DO NOT SERVICE SAAB VEH…
2017-03-31 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 BOTH FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED AND SAAB TOLD ME THAT GM WOULD NOT REPAY ME FOR THE REPAIRS THROUGH SPECIAL …
2017-03-22 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063…
2017-03-07 TIRES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3 EQUIPPED WITH REPLACEMENT MICHELIN TIRES, TIRE LINE: PRIMACY MXM4, TIRE SIZE: 215/…
2017-02-03 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS);…
2017-02-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 SUNROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD AND SPONTANEOUSLY.....TEMPERATURE WAS 60 DEGREES, DRIVING ON FREEWAY, GOING STRAIGHT, IT WAS I…
2017-01-23 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL THIS RECALL HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A LETTER TO FIX MY AIRBAG. SH…
2017-01-20 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED WITHOUT A RESOLUTION. THIS IS TOO LONG FOR A POTENTI…
2017-01-02 AIR BAGS No 0 MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER BECAUSE MANUFACTU…
2017-01-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. MY CAR IS A 2006. I CAN NOT TRADE OR SALE MY CAR IN THE CONDITION OF THE RECALL ON…
2016-12-19 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063…
2016-11-15 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHOOK DURING ACCELERATION…
2016-10-27 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS);…
2016-10-25 AIR BAGS No 0 WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SAAB APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO AND THE DEALERSHIP (A REGISTERED SAAB SERVICE CENTER) SAYS THAT…
2016-10-11 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL: THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER.
2016-10-10 AIR BAGS No 0 THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS. BUT THEY'RE STILL HASN'T BEEN A FIX. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR WHEN …
2016-09-13 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL I'M COMPLAINING THAT I HAVE AN OLDER CAR, 2006, AND HAVEN'T HEARD FROM GM REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF THE A…
2016-09-08 AIR BAGS No 0 IT IS KNOWN THAT THE INFLATOR MAY EXPLODE IN THE DRIVERS AIRBAG, BUT WHAT OF THE OTHER (7?) AIRBAGS? AREN'T THEY INFLA…
2016-07-28 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. GM ISSUED A TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL ON FEB 03, 2016. TO THIS DATE, A REMEDY FOR THE RECALL HAS NOT BEE…
2016-07-01 AIR BAGS No 0 2006 SAAB 9-3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD
2016-06-06 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063…
2016-06-01 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS) …
2016-05-11 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS);…
2016-05-11 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063…
2016-05-11 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063…
2016-05-02 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS);…
2016-05-02 AIR BAGS No 0 2006 SAAB 9-3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL N…