Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 11/17/2009 | |||
| Vehicle owner pulled into a parking space and stopped, saw smoke coming from under the hood. owner reported that the smoke became black and a fire erupted. fire origin in right rear of engine compartment, cause undetermined. vehicle has 2.0 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. | |||
| 09/24/2007 | 70000 | 8 | 03/27/2004 |
| Cabin fan runs although key is no in ignition and unit is on off position. the situation also happens when unit is in off position and car is being driven. *tr | |||
| 03/15/2005 | 15123 | 1 | |
| Owner was driving at approximately 65 mph the check engine light came on and the vehicle stalled. vehicle b rear ended owner's vehicle while being driven at 70 mph. upon impact, the frontal air bags failed to deploy. owner sustained injuries, was taken to the emergency room and released. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 03/15/2007 | 55000 | 8 | 03/30/2004 |
| Cooling system .. although the car does not over heat the antifreeze is spilling out. this has been happening for a few months and i always considered this to be a problem of other cars since my car is relatively new. the other day the car indicated that the coolant was low. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 10/22/2006 | 33000 | 3 | 03/15/2004 |
| While driving vehicle at normal speed the engine shuts off. this is the third time vehicle has quit while driving. previous 2 times dealership has checked vehicle and found no problems. *nm | |||
| 07/31/2006 | 2000 | 10 | 08/01/2004 |
| 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 | |||
| 02/17/2004 | 120 | 30 | 02/09/2004 |
| Engine may stall when cold and car is traveling 30-45mph. nearly lost control of vehicle on 2 occasions due to loss of steering and ran onto shoulder/lawn of homeowner. we have had the vehicle in 4 times for repairs or modifications in attempts to fix this but saab will not even admit there is an issue that needs fixing. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 07/20/2005 | 20664 | 1 | 04/24/2004 |
| 1) spark plug blew out of cylinder head due to spark plug threads missing. dealer used insert to replace threads. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 04/01/2004 | 4661 | 1 | 10/01/2003 |
| The heating system, upon each initial start up, blew a foul-smelling gas into the passenger compartment. (nar) *ph *cb | |||