2009 Saab 9-7X Exterior lighting Problems

MY HEADLAMPS ARE NOT WORKING, MY FOG LIGHTS AND SIDE MARKERS WORK, BUT NOT HE HEADLAMPS.

NHTSA ID

11080110

Incident

Nov 10, 2017

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE HEADLAMPS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

NHTSA ID

11013420

Incident

Apr 3, 2017

Mileage

62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

NHTSA ID

10876063

Incident

Dec 1, 2014

Mileage

100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. WITHOUT WARNING, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS RANDOMLY FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE HIGH BEAMS EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO MENTIONED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V322000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10852506

Incident

Jan 8, 2016

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. STARTED WORKING AGAIN AFTER SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM AND THEN BACK TO LOW BEAM

NHTSA ID

10811065

Incident

Nov 7, 2015

Mileage

96,000 mi

MY LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT ON MY SAAB 9-7X TURNS OFF WHEN DRIVING 30MIN. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT SOMETIMES I WOULD DRIVE IT FOR 1HR OR LONGER THEN IT TURNS OFF. BUT LATELY HEADLAMPS THAT DO NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER 30 MIN OF DRIVING. I'VE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT AND ISSUE STILL EXIST. I HAVE AN IDENTICAL ISSUE BUT CALLED SAAB CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT RECALL 14V755000 IS ONLY FOR 05-08.

NHTSA ID

10810091

Incident

Nov 30, 2015

AT FIRST MY HEAD LIGHTS WERE CUTTING OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF TIME, THIS HAPPENED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR AND I WOULD HAVE TO TURN ON MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, WAIT FOR THE HEAD LIGHT TO KICK BACK IN AND TURN OFF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS. FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS I HAVE HAD NO HEAD LIGHTS AT ALL. I HAVE BRIGHT LIGHTS, THE ORANGE RUNNING LIGHTS, INDICATOR LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS AND THEY WORKED FOR 2 MINUTES AND STOPPED WORKING AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

10807403

Incident

Jan 1, 2013

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

NHTSA ID

10773830

Incident

Aug 22, 2015

Mileage

62,000 mi

LOW BEAMS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON AUTO WILL NOT COME BACK ON EVEN WHEN CHANGED TO MANUEL ON THIS HAS HAPPENED IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEATHER, RAINY, DRY, NIGHT, DAY. IT IS A HAZZARD YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT HAPPENED JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND IN A DOWNPOUR AT AFTERNOON TRAFFIC HOUR. QUITE STRESSFULL ! WE HAVE READ OF THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE. I DID READ AN EARLIER COMPLAINT OF THIS SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10749867

Incident

Aug 14, 2015

Mileage

86,000 mi

LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ILLUMINATE, BOTH IN AUTO AS WELL AS MANUAL MODE. LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE ON START-UP AS WELL AS SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE STATED IN THE RECALL FOR 2006-2008 SAAB 9-7X, BUT INEXPLICABLY THE 2009 MODEL IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. THIS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION IS HAZARDOUS AND POSES A THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD IS COMPLETELY AND UNEXPECTEDLY IMPAIRED WHEN THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD.

NHTSA ID

10723440

Incident

Mar 1, 2014

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

NHTSA ID

10721912

Incident

May 28, 2014

Mileage

95,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS BRIGHTER THAN THE LEFT ONE, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WOULD POINT DOWNWARD, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE THE VEHICLE AND FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE ONCOMING VEHICLES. FURTHERMORE, WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ILLUMINATED, THE LIGHT WOULD MOVE TOO FAR UP IN THE AIR MAKING IT HARD FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE LIGHT AND CHANGE THE LIGHT BULBS BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER ALSO REFERENCED OTHER MODELS FROM THE SAME YEAR BUT DID NOT FIND SIMILAR FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,500. UPDATED 05/19/10 *BF UPDATED 09/30/10

NHTSA ID

10323383

Incident

Dec 12, 2009

Mileage

15 mi