Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Saab 9-7X submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
A HEADLIGHT RECALL EXISTS FOR THIS MODEL BUT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT CONFIRM. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FAILING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE VIN ON THIS VEHICLE.
ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN BE DRIVERS SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE AS IT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME DURING A NIGHT DRIVE. BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THEY WILL USUALLY COME BACK ON. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN OTHER THAN THEY JUST TURN OFF. SAAB STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLES LIGHTING.
LOW BEAMS FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. THEY DO THIS ON SMOOTH AND BUMPY ROADS, AND WHILE SITTING AT STOP LIGHTS. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE GOES OUT. SOME TIMES IT IS THE RIGHT ONE, AND SOMETIMES THE LEFT, BUT SO FAR IT HAS ONLY BEEN ONE AT A TIME FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF MAKES THEM BOTH COME ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD. THEN ON GOES OUT AGAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING, THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO WORK. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITH A REPLACEMENT PART UNTIL THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO REMEDY THE FAILURE AND WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY WHEN THE NEW PART FOR THE RECALL WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. MA 10/22/2015 UPDATED 12/05/2017*CN
WE HAVE HEADLIGHTS THAT RANDOMLY GO OUT SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR. IT WAS SERVICED TWICE FOR DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR MODULE. I EXPRESSED CONCERN BOTH TIMES ABOUT THE LIGHTS. RECEIVED LETTER IN JAN./15 FOR HEADLIGHT MODULAR RECALL - BUT NO PARTS AVAILABLE AT THAT TIME. NOW NOTIFIED THAT MY CAR IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. WELL THE LIGHTS STILL GO OUT PERIODICALLY AND WE HAVE TO DRIVE WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ON. THANK GOD NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED. *TR
AS MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN ELON NORTH CAROLINA, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE HIGH BEAMS TO WORK. SHE TOOK THE CAR THE FOLLOWING DAY TO A GARAGE. THEY CONFIRMED THE LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. MEANING - THEY WOULD TURN OFF FOR NO REASON. WE CALLED SAAB, AT THE 800 NUMBER TO BE TOLD THAT WE HAD XENON LAMPS SO IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM. I EXPLAINED THE ISSUE WAS IDENTICAL TO WHAT HAD BEEN REPORTED ON OTHER MODELS. THE REPLY = GM HAD NOT TOLD US WE HAVE TO RECALL THOSE YET. SHE GAVE ME THE NAME OF A DEALER 30 MINUTES AWAY AND TOLD ME WE WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGES. OK THAT IS FINE- BUT I HAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVING THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. READ THE POSTS ON THE INTERNET - IT IS ALL OVER IT FOR THE SAME ISSUE. SOMETHING IS WRONG AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF IT. MY DAUGHTER WAS LUCKY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE LIGHTING ISSUES IN ALL OF THE 9-7X. THANK YOU. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-7X. WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
VEHICLE POWER WINDOWS, SEATS, SEAT HEAT STOPPED WORKING. WINDOWS HAVE GONE UP/DOWN UNCONTROLLED WHEN KEYS ARE NOT EVEN IN THE VEHICLE WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS. GM SAYS THAT THIS CONDITION IS A FIRE HAZARD AND DO NOT PARK IN A GARAGE, BUT ARE DRAGGING THEIR COLLECTIVE FEET IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM!!!! THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO PUT MY FAMILY INTO, I JUST WANT IT FIXED NOW!!!!! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-7X. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS RECURRING FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS BEEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING FAILURES REPAIRED: LICENSE PLATE TRIMMING, FUEL SENDING UNIT, WATER PUMP, STABILITRAK SENSOR, STEERING SENSOR, BRAKE LIGHTS, FRONT STRUTS, FRONT MOUNTS, FRONT BEARINGS, UPPER CONTROL ARMS, SERPENTINE BELT, CUP HOLDER, MANUFACTURER EMBLEM, AND THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT HIS PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SPEAKER DOES NOT WORK DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO JERKS INTO SECOND GEAR DURING COLD WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.
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