Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 02/16/2013 | 38500 | ||
| Driving on turnpike and car hesitated very badly at 1/2 throttle in 3rd-5th gear at 50-70mph. car stuttered so badly i backed off then engine malfunction light comes on for 10 secs, goes off and car then in a driving very poor - almost like its in limp mode. i belive it was limp home mode. car felt like it was running on 3 cylinders with a hose blown off (not that i know what a hose is !!). i basically couldn't accelerate without the car feeling like it was going to fall apart. you could feel the car vibrating. i drove home very steady at 50 mph, being passed by all other vehicles. there are many problems with this model saab turbox 9-3 2.8l v6 and faulty ignition coils. i know of scores of others having the same issue, with only 600 of this model produced. https://www.facebook.com/notes/saab-turbo-x/defect-of-ignition-coil/104750332952290 | |||
| 12/01/2008 | 7000 | 1 | |
| 2008 saab 93 2.0t sedan stalled (no sputter or buck, but just a loss of power) while driving. resulted in a collision. initial dealership mechanics have no findings - they will have a field engineer investigate tomorrow. *tr | |||