2007 Saab 9-5 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2007 Saab 9-5, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags1270.6%
- Driver assistance15.9%
- Electrical15.9%
- Engine15.9%
- Steering15.9%
- Transmission15.9%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
My vehicle was on recall for Takata air bags. My vehicle was then installed with a new set of Takata airbags. Are not these airbags just as unsafe? Have not there been cases of the same issues happening to these airbags? Is my 2017 front passenger Airbag going to explode like a grenade and kill me? These are all questions I have, but I am told these airbags are safe. Yet I have seen lawsuits where someone died in another vehicle make but with 2017 Takata airbags as the cause of death and or injury. Should not my car have been replaced with non Takata brand airbags? Are any Takata airbags safe when compared to other brands?
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
WE PURCHASED A 2007 SAAB 9-5 FROM CAPPELINO SAAB ON JULY 27, 2009. THE SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE FACT THAT THE BRAKE FOOT PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND I HAVE TO MOVE IT TO THE BRAKE IT GETS STUCK BECAUSE THE SPACE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND THE WALL TO THE RIGHT OF THE GAS PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE. THIS IS A REAL DANGER! WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET IT CORRECTED ? A DEATH OR 2, OR 400? I ALSO HAVE A 2001 SAAB 9-5 AND THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST. HOW CAN A CAR PRODUCER BE ALLOWED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS CARS LIKE THIS? THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
DIRECT IGNITION CASSETTE FAILURE AT 62,000 MILES.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-5. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,800. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
STEERING COLUMN LOWER U-JOINT BECAME LOOSE CAUSING VAGUE STEERING. U-JOINT IS NOT CORRECTLY SIZED TO TAKE LOADS OF STEERING INPUT AND OVER TIME BECOMES LOOSE AND NOISY. THIS LOOSENESS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO OVERCOMPENSATE WHEN DRIVING. FIRST NOTIFIED IN JUNE, 2014. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
PURCHASED A 2007 SAAB 9-5 WAGON IN FEB 2010 WITH 14,000 MILES STILL UNDER BOTH BUMPER TO BUMPER ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND PRE-CERTIFIED WARRANTY. 5 WEEKS LATER IN MARCH 2010, CAR STALLED ON I-95 WHILE TRAVELING 70-75 MILES PER HOUR IN SOUTH CAROLINE AT LEAST 4 TIMES WITH 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA NOT AT HOME IN NYC AREA WHERE I AM SURE WE WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. SAAB TOWED THE CAR AND SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CAR STILL DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS SMOOTHLY. AND, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THE POWERTRAIN/THROTTLE BODY HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE SAAB CARS. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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