Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 07/13/2012 | 58000 | 1 | |
| Had been having problems with a very rough idle. then when putting car into reverse from a cold start the brakes would be inoperable (brake would not press down). throwing car into a different gear was only way to stop car. very scary when parked on an incline one morning and reversed into traffic but couldn't stop. took to service repair to find the brake booster needed replaced. said this was unacceptable failure in car of this age/mileage who has very regular service record. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/26/2009 | 33200 | 1 | |
| Hard shifting, slipping of transmission when accelerating. 2006 aero v6, when cold the shifting of the automatic transmission is very stiff resulting in noises and bumps when up or down shifting in the 'auto' mode. shifting into higher gearing at highway speeds are slow and often up and down as the transmission tries to find the correct gear range. this occurs (looking for gears) when warm. also when warm going down hill the shifting bumps very hard to lower gears causing car to slow down dramatically. when cold, transmission sometimes will not shift up when accelerating while making a turn from a stop. *tr | |||
| 05/15/2008 | 27000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2006 saab 9-3 aero sport combi. two weeks ago, after the vehicle had been parked for 24 hours, i started the vehicle and placed the gear shift in reverse. the vehicle started rolling out of the drive way. the brake pedal was rock hard at the top of the stroke. it took me nearly 75 feet to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was traveling at 2-3 mph. the vehicle is currently at the dealership because the brake booster is back ordered. this is the third time the vehicle has been in the shop for this complaint. each time the aux. brake booster was replaced. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 05/01/2006 | 2600 | 3 | 03/10/2006 |
| I purchased my 2006 saab 9-3 aero sport sedan on march 10, 2006. by april 1, 2006, i was experiencing difficulty starting the vehicle, i.e. it would sputter, misfire, skip and idle at more than 1,770 rpm. eventually the engine would even out and i would be able to pull out of the driveway. on the morning of may 1, 2006, the car continued this starting behavior, resulting in the check engine light coming on. i immediately drove the car to my saab dealer. they kept it for 21 days and still did not fix it, even though the dealer replaced every fuel injector on the car. on may 29, 2006, i took it back to the dealer for resolution and was told on june 6, 2006, that there was a service bulletin coming out about the pcm, after they had kept if for week without even trying to fix it. evidently, the pcm either needs to be replaced or reprogrammed. *nm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION - FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/07/2007 | 12000 | 1 | 12/16/2006 |
| The shift nob flew off - exposing only a small metal bar to hold on to and shift- this happened while in traffic and made it impossible to shift until pulling over and re-attaching the nob. *tr | |||