Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 08/27/2012 | 33000 | ||
| On august 27, 2012, while shopping in the mall, i came out side to the fire department putting a fire out that looks to have occurred while i was in the store. i don't understand how the care caught fire while it was parked. when i got out of the car it seemed to be fine. the fire marshall report side that it was an electrical fire that started because a defect from the manufacturer. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 06/01/2011 | |||
| Owner drove saab to mall and parked it. approximately 20-30 minutes later, came back out to car and observed that fire department had extinguished a fire in the saab. fire originated in right rear of engine compartment. cause undetermined at this time. vehicle has 2.0 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. | |||
| 03/25/2010 | |||
| Owner parked the vehicle at work and when owner got out, owner noticed a weird electrical type smell. owner went inside to work. approximately 5 minutes later, someone came in and said that the saab was smoking. owner went outside and saw smoke coming from around the hood and also saw some embers dripping underneath the saab. someone else called the fire department. by the time the fire department arrived, there was fire appearing up through the hood and cowl area. vehicle has 2.0 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | |||
| Owner drove saab to mall and parked it. approximately 20-30 minutes later, came back out to car and observed that fire department had extinguished a fire in the saab. fire originated in right rear of engine compartment. cause undetermined at this time. vehicle has 2.0 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. | |||
| 03/25/2010 | |||
| Owner parked the vehicle at work and when owner got out, owner noticed a weird electrical type smell. owner went inside to work. approximately 5 minutes later, someone came in and said that the saab was smoking. owner went outside and saw smoke coming from around the hood and also saw some embers dripping underneath the saab. someone else called the fire department. by the time the fire department arrived, there was fire appearing up through the hood and cowl area. vehicle has 2.0 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | |||
| Owner drove saab to mall and parked it. approximately 20-30 minutes later, came back out to car and observed that fire department had extinguished a fire in the saab. fire originated in right rear of engine compartment. cause undetermined at this time. vehicle has 2.0 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. | |||
| 03/25/2010 | |||
| Owner parked the vehicle at work and when owner got out, owner noticed a weird electrical type smell. owner went inside to work. approximately 5 minutes later, someone came in and said that the saab was smoking. owner went outside and saw smoke coming from around the hood and also saw some embers dripping underneath the saab. someone else called the fire department. by the time the fire department arrived, there was fire appearing up through the hood and cowl area. vehicle has 2.0 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. | |||
| 06/01/2011 | |||
| Owner drove saab to mall and parked it. approximately 20-30 minutes later, came back out to car and observed that fire department had extinguished a fire in the saab. fire originated in right rear of engine compartment. cause undetermined at this time. vehicle has 2.0 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. | |||
| 03/25/2010 | |||
| Owner parked the vehicle at work and when owner got out, owner noticed a weird electrical type smell. owner went inside to work. approximately 5 minutes later, someone came in and said that the saab was smoking. owner went outside and saw smoke coming from around the hood and also saw some embers dripping underneath the saab. someone else called the fire department. by the time the fire department arrived, there was fire appearing up through the hood and cowl area. vehicle has 2.0 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine. | |||
| 06/16/2008 | 38700 | 1 | |
| 2007 saab 9-3 went on fire with driver in it. car was serviced at massey saab, orlando, flon june 3rd, 2008 (40,000 mile service, electrical repairs, detail, wheel alignment). vehicle was in mcdonald's drive-through in orlando fl on junction of 535 n and hotel plaza blvd. engine caught on fire. manger of mcdonald's (frederico) and i (driver) pushed car away from building and other people. flames entered cabin while i was in the vehicle steering it. i jumped out just in time, and the whole car went up in flames. there have been records of other saab's having similar fire problems in the past. i would like to have this investigated so other's are not injured in an occurrence like this. i am lucky to be alive. the fire department arrived and extinguished the flames, and informed me how lucky i was that i jumped out, and not brought the car home and parked it in my garage. otherwise the whole neighborhood would have been affected. i do not have the full vin b/c the car is completely totaled in fire. the last six numbers are 013430. the vehicle belongs to a fleet company wheels inc. i work for a pharmaceutical company, and this was my company car. wheels/roche should have all details on the vehicle when you are investigating. information for orange county fire rescue 407-836-9000 run# 47137; mcdonald's phone #: 407-827-1030. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 06/01/2010 | 39000 | ||
| 2007 saab 9-3 the vehicle stalls during hot and cold weather. sometimes the vehicle runs rough the vehicle has then stalled in the middle of an intersection. the vehicle has been to the dealer six times for this problem. saab usa has been made aware of this problem and i advised them i want them to buy the vehicle back. the vehicle is still under it's factory warranty. | |||
| 01/05/2008 | 4 | ||
| 2007, 2.0t saab 93 engine stalling start engine, hot or cold, place gear selector in forward or reverse, the engine will stall out, but will immediately re-start. car has been back to dealer twice for re-programming of ecm, but engine still stalls. *tr | |||