Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 07/11/2009 | 40000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 saab 9-3. while driving approximately 50 mph, the power steering failed. immediately, the brake and accelerator pedals failed to respond and the engine stalled without warning. the engine failed to restart after several attempts. roadside assistance was called to the scene and the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for inspection. the technician stated that the failure was related to the idling within the computerized system. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer on two separate occasions for identical failures. the technician stated that the failures were related to the temperature sensor, which was replaced. the failure continued and the vehicle is currently being repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 40,000 and current mileage was 40,550. | |||
| 03/16/2008 | 36000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 saab 9-3. while driving 20 mph, the steering wheel locked and the vehicle stalled. no warning lights were illuminated prior to the failure. the contact crashed into a ten foot barrier. gm sent an engineer to gather evidence and survey the damage. one occupant was injured and a police report was filed. gm stated that they will take apart the vehicle to find out why it stalled and crashed. the failure mileage was 36,000. | |||
| 06/19/2007 | 32000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 saab 9-3. the contact stated that the air bag light remained illuminated. the air bag light switch was replaced by a saab dealer. in addition, the steering wheel lock failed. the dealer informed the contact not to drive the vehicle. the ignition was replaced. there had been no further occurrences. the failure mileage was 32,000. | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 10/20/2005 | 313 | 1 | 09/23/2005 |
| Dt: the consumer owns a 2006 saab 9-3. while the consumers wife was driving the vehicle when the lever that holds the steering wheel in place fell off. as a result the steering wheel moved in a back and forth motion. the steering wheel also up and down in direction. there was no prior warning that anything was wrong with the steering wheel. the vehicle was currently at the service dealer being repaired. the dealer reinstalled the lever, and stated that the factory may have installed the lever incorrectly. the manufacturer had not been contacted. *ak (11/17/05) *sc | |||