2004 Saab 9-3 Problems

Retractor won't pull driver side seat belt back in

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TAKATA RECALL? MY CAR KEEPS GIVING ME THE FOLLOWING ALERT: AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. HOW CAN I VERIFY IT IS PART OF THE RECALL?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SPRINGS AND FRONT STRUTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRACTURE HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE ON EACH SIDE. A MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPRINGS PREMATURELY FRACTURED AND THE FRONT STRUTS AND SPRINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TAKATA RECALL - GM DEALERS ADVISE MY CAR NOT AFFECTED BUT ON RECALL WEBSITES MY 2004 SAAB 9-3 AERO IS SHOWN TO HAVE A TAKATA AIR BAG.

AIR BAG MALFUNCTION LIGHT

Constant random recurrence of error codes P2122 and P2138 (either together or on their own) which results in the car switching to low power mode, with very low acceleration which makes it very dangerous to merge into traffic, pull out of stops, red lights, etc. Technically supposed to require changing the throttle pedal sensor, but changing it does not solve the issue, which is electrical. This is a known issue for GM cars.

WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR ENGINE STALLS. NO WARNING AT ALL!! ONCE IT STOPS, IGNITION KEY WON'T WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO RESTART THE CAR IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THIS IS ALL DONE IN THE EMERGENCY SHOULDERS, BREAKDOWN LANES, ITS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY EXIT RAMPS. LUCKILY EACH TIME THERE WAS A PLACE TO PULL OVER. WE COULD GET KILLED. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES . SOMETIMES IT STALLS 2-3 TIMES A DAY. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AND HOW CAN I SELL IT KNOWING THAT SOMETHING BAD COULD HAPPEN TO THE NEW OWNER.

WHILE DRIVING, WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR ENGINE STALLS. NO WARNING AT ALL!! ONCE IT STOPS, IGNITION KEY WON'T WORK. THE ONLY WAY TO RESTART THE CAR IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THIS IS ALL DONE IN THE EMERGENCY SHOULDERS, BREAKDOWN LANES, ITS ALSO HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY EXIT RAMPS. LUCKILY EACH TIME THERE WAS A PLACE TO PULL OVER. WE COULD GET KILLED. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES . SOMETIMES IT STALLS 2-3 TIMES A DAY. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, AND HOW CAN I SELL IT KNOWING THAT SOMETHING BAD COULD HAPPEN TO THE NEW OWNER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THERE WAS A ODOR OF BURNING OIL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL FILTER HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FILLED GAS TANK AND GAUGE READ FULL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, GAUGE READ EMPTY. BEGAN OCCURRING WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER, BUT NOW READS EMPTY IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING. ONCE 1/8 TO 1/4 OF THE TANK IS USED, GAUGE READS ACCURATELY. *TR

TAKATA RECALL? MY CAR KEEPS GIVING ME THE FOLLOWING ALERT: AIRBAG MALFUNCTION. HOW CAN I VERIFY IT IS PART OF THE RECALL?

SAAB WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES CUSTOMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE WHOLE COST OF REPAIRS*CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE BOOSTER VALVE CAN FAIL PREMATURELY. THE BRAKES WORKED ONLY WITH EXTREME HARD PRESSURE. GOODYEAR INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PART THAT WAS BEING REPLACED ON THE BRAKES WAS RECALLED. THE MANUFACTURER ONLY REIMBURSED THE CONSUMER $46.00 FOR THE ACTUAL PART. *JB

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE SO DIM THAT THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN AT NIGHT. HIGH BEAM WORK GREAT.

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT. TOOK IT TO A SAAB DEALER, WAS TOLD THAT THE WIRING THAT TURNS OF THE HEADLIGHTS WERE BURNT AND READY TO CATCH FIRE. WAS TOLD THIS WOULD COST ABOUT $1000. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS NOT ONLY COMMON, BUT EVERY SAAB 9-3 HAS THIS PROBLEM. IF THIS IS SUCH A BAD THING, THEN WHY ARE THERE NO RECALLS AND THIS A CONCERN? *TR

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR DOESN'T ALWAYS LOCK OR UNLOCK USING THE KEYFOB. IT SOMETIMES CLICKS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO LOCK/UNLOCK, BUT IS ALWAYS .5-1 SECOND SLOWER THAN THE OTHER DOORS. *TR IT DOES NOT HAVE A KEY SLOT TO UNLOCK THE DOOR VIA A KEY. THE DOOR CAN BE LOCKED/UNLOCKED USING THE PUSH/PULL ROD ON THE INTERIOR - UNTIL THE ACTUATOR FULLY FREEZES, THEN IT CAN'T BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED AT ALL.

MY 2004 SAAB 9-3 ARC HAD A DANGEROUS SEAT HEATER ISSUE. I WAS NEARLY BURNED WHEN THE SEAT HEATER WENT CRAZY. SO, HOT I COULDN'T TOUCH THE SEAT. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR AND GET OUT. THIS IS DANGEROUS!!! *TR

I HAVE A 9-3 SAAB EVERYTIME I STOP AND TURN CAR OFF WHEN I GET BACK IN A PUT KEY IN I GET A STEERING WHEEL LOCK CONTACT SAAB DEALER IT WON'T EVEN LET ME TURN THE KEY I HAVE THE CAR FOR ABOUT YEARS AND NOW IT'S DOING THIS I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND RECONNECT FOR THE COMPUTER RESET AND RESTART ME CAR CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS THANK YOU ..... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 SAAB 9-3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN JAMMED AND RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED AWAY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FIELD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TIRE HAS BULGE IN SIDEWALL. OWNER NOTICED IT AND WAS ABLE TO PREVENT A BLOW OUT. THIS IS NOT AN IMPACT RELATED DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 SAAB 9-3 CONVERTIBLE WITH PIRELLI P6 TIRES, LINE SIZE 215/55/16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FRACTURE CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS NOR WERE THE TIRES REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED MILEAGE ON THE FAILED TIRE WAS 13,400. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2004 9-3 CONVERTIBLE, AERO. HAD DEVELOPED A SOUND FROM THE FAN BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX. USUALLY BEGINS TO GET LOUDER WHEN A/C IS ON. TAKEN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I INFORMED IT WAS NORMAL "WEAR & TEAR." COST TO FIX WAS ESTIMATED AT 500.00. THIS IS MY THIRD SAAB CONVERTIBLE AND IT'S ONLY PROBLEM AFTER 100, 000 MILES. *TR

THE KEYLESS ENTRY AND ALARM SYSTEM HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING. THEY STARTED SLOWING DOWN IN WORKING, BUT THEN THE KEYLESS ENTRY MODULE (THE ACTUAL KEY) JUST STOPPED. I CHANGED THE BATTERY ON THE KEY, YET IT STILL DOES NOT WORK. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SO LONG. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SAAB CONVERTIBLE 93. THE CONTACT STATED HE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FORM THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 11, 2013 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN HE TURNED THE IGINATION ON AT THE DEALER AND IT REMAINED ON. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT WAS AN IGINATION MALFUNCTION, AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,775.LJ

CAR INSTRUMENTATION PANEL TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CAR "ACTS" AS IF IT WAS OFF WITH THE RED CIRCULAR ALARM FLASHING, CONSOLE LIGHTS OFF, CLOCK OFF, YET I AM DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND THE BRAKES, STEERING ARE PERFORMING AS IF I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (AS I AM). STOPPED FOR DINNER CAME OUT AND CAR DID NOT TURN ON, LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT NOTHING ELSE - COULD NOT OPEN TRUNK FROM THE KEY FOB THING OR FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SWITCH. CALLED AAA THEY COULD NOT TURN THE CAR ON AND THE CAR BATTERY WAS CHARGED. KEY IN IGNITION AND BRAKE DEPRESSED DID NOT RELEASE CAR SHIFTER TO NEUTRAL. THIS WENT ON FOR AN HOUR. FINALLY I NEED TO GET INTO TRUNK AND FOUND A PLASTIC CAP BEHIND THE REAR SEAT HEAD REST AND DEPRESSED A SWITCH THAT OWNED THE TRUNK ALTHOUGH IT WAS TO PULL DOWN THE REAR SEAT... WE JOKED THAT NOW THE CAR WOULD TURN ON AND IT DID WHEN BY HAPPENSTANCE THE HIGH BEAMS WERE DEPRESSED. GOT IN THE CAR AND DROVE IT HOME BUT AGAIN THE CAR STILL DRIVING NORMALLY LOST THE CONSOLE LIGHTS AND FUNCTIONALITY SO I FLASHED THE HIGH BEAM AND ALL CAME BACK EXCEPT FOR CLOCK, OH, DID I MENTION NOW I HAVE A "GEAR BOX MALFUNCTION" DISPLAYED AS AN ERROR CODE. OH, I REPORTED THAT I REPLACE HEADLIGHTS ALMOST EVERY 2-3 MONTHS. MY INTERIOR CABIN FAN ISN'T WORKING AND THAT WAS AFTER IT WORKED EVEN WITH THE CAR TURNED OFF. *TR

CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED - HAVE HAD NUMEROUS "NEAR MISSES" OF BEING REAR-ENDED WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO STREET BECAUSE OF THE DELAY IN ACCELERATION. *NM

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UP TO 80 MPH BEFORE THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REACH DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND LIFT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BY HAND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CARPET CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK. *AK THE CONSUMER DID NOT AGREE WITH THE DEALERS EVALUATION. THE CONSUMER LIFTED THE ACCELERATOR OFF OF THE FLOOR AND INDICATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO REMOVE THE CARPET FIRST IF IT WAS IN THE WAY. ONLY THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. *JB *NM

2004 SAAB 9-3 CONVERTIBLE. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES WITH FUEL TANK AND SENSOR *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE GREENBOX MALFUNCTION LIGHT DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT HAVING THE LATEST SOFTWARE. SO, THE DEALER HAD TO PERFORM THE SPS OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TO UPDATE TO THE NEWEST SOFTWARE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE HE RAN THE VEHICLE ON LOW FUEL, IT SHORTED OUT THE FUEL SENSOR. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN HE FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. *JB

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO I HAD PLACED MY 2004 9-3 SAAB IN PARK AND LEFT THE CAR RUNNING TO GET OUT AND TURN OFF MY SPRINKLERS. WHILE OUT OF THE CAR THE VEHICLE ROLLED UP THE DRIVEWAY AND HEADED TO WARDS MY GARAGE NARROWLY MISSING MY HOUSE. I RAN AFTER THE CAR AND JUMPED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT JUST AS THE CAR MADE CONTACT WITH THE GARAGE DOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON THE BRAKE AND STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT KNOCKED DOWN THE WHOLE GARAGE. I CONTACTED SAAB IMMEDIATELY AND THEY HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY THEIR MECHANICS WHO SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. I KNOW THAT I HAD PUT THE CAR IN PARK BEFORE EXITING. THE CAR ALSO WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE AND INSTEAD OF ROLLING BACKWARDS HAD IT NOT BEEN IN PARK IT ACTUALLY ROLLED UP THE DRIVEWAY AS IF IT WENT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE UNTIL I HEARD THAT GM HAS OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. SINCE THEY ARE TRYING TO SELL SAAB I AM SURE THEY ARE TRYING TO HIDE THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY ALSO EXIST IN THE SAABS AS WELL. *TR

DURING THE TIME FRAME THAT I FIRST RECEIVED THE NOTICE OF THE RECALL OF THE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FOR MY VEHICLE THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS (LEFT-SIDE PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER) ON MY VEHICLE HAD FAILED TO RETRACT PROPERLY. WHEN I INITIALLY TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS I INQUIRED AS TO THE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE REAR SEAT BELTS AT THAT TIME HOWEVER, I SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR SAAB WEBSITE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL SEATBELT RECALLS. AS OF DATE I HAVE NOT LOCATED ANY ADDITIONAL RECALL NOTICES FROM SAAB REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS ON THE 2004 9-3 AERO. FOR SAFETY REASONS I NO LONGER USE THE LEST SIDE PASSENGER SEAT IN MY VEHICLE AS NOW THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AT ALL. *TR

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR DOESN'T ALWAYS LOCK OR UNLOCK USING THE KEYFOB. IT SOMETIMES CLICKS LIKE IT'S TRYING TO LOCK/UNLOCK, BUT IS ALWAYS .5-1 SECOND SLOWER THAN THE OTHER DOORS. *TR IT DOES NOT HAVE A KEY SLOT TO UNLOCK THE DOOR VIA A KEY. THE DOOR CAN BE LOCKED/UNLOCKED USING THE PUSH/PULL ROD ON THE INTERIOR - UNTIL THE ACTUATOR FULLY FREEZES, THEN IT CAN'T BE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED AT ALL.

I HAVE A 2004 SAAB 9-3. TODAY, I EXITED MY CAR AND WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR, THE ADHESIVE HOLDING THE GLASS TO MY SIDE VIEW MIRROR FAILED(THE MIRROR/GLASS FELL TO THE GROUND). THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS CONCERN BECAUSE I USE MY MIRRORS ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING SAFE LANE CHANGES. I NOW HAVE A DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR(GLASS) THAT IS NO LONGER THERE. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE CERTAIN MEDICAL ISSUES THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO COMPLETELY TURN THEIR NECK/TORSO TO THE LEFT TO VIEW ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE TRYING TO MERGE. IF A PERSON WITH SAID PROBLEM LOST THE ABILITY TO VIEW THEIR MIRROR THEY WILL BE FORCED TO BLINDLY MERGE INTO LANES THAT THEY CANNOT BE SURE ARE CLEAR AND SAFE. FURTHERMORE, I LOOKED INTO REPLACING THE MENTIONED MIRROR AND CAME UPON THIS WEBSITE. (HTTPS://WWW.INTERNETGLASSNETWORK.COM/SSL/SAAB/9_3.HTM) YOU CAN CLEARLY READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR