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2010 Saab 9-5 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 3, 2016
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2010 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

  • Airbags150.0%
  • Visibility150.0%

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.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

S10 DIRECT REPLY- LETTER ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT OBAMA REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH A TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD 2010 SAAB 9-5. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB UPDATED 06/08/16.*JB

NHTSA ID 10862875 · filed May 3, 2016

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SAAB 95. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS REFLECTING ON THE WINDSHIELD HAD A DOUBLING AFFECT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER PER THE MANUFACTURER TO ADJUST THE SEAT, WHICH THE CONTACT STATED DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THERE WERE THREE AREAS OF THE WINDSHIELD AFFECTED BY THE DOUBLING AFFECT AND AS AN ONCOMING VEHICLE APPROACHED, THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER ADJUSTING THE SEAT. THE CONTACT WOULD SUSTAIN HEADACHES WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY BEING OPERATED IN THE DAYLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO FILED A COMPLAINT BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 400.

NHTSA ID 10396004 · filed Apr 15, 2011

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

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