Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 06/16/2010 | 32124 | ||
| When accelerating up to highway speeds engine will slip, studder, and misfire reducing power and causing unsafe and unpredictable merging maneuvers. have had 3 or more visits to dealer concerning this with repairs that never fully resolving issue of bad ignition coils or engine resolve. vehicle is 2008 saab 9-3 turbo x, a limited run of 600. | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 42000 | ||
| My saab is a 2008 9-3 aero with a 6 speed automatic transmission. ever since i bought it in october 2010, when i try to accelerate while already at speed (i.e., passing maneuver) the engine/transmission sputters and does not immediately accelerate. the stuttering makes passing in traffic a risky/dangerous move. i have made several trips to the dealer for investigation and am repeatedly told that this is the normal behavior for the automatic transmission. (i have never had an automatic transmission car act like this.) nearly two years later, i still have the same thing occurring. | |||
| 06/16/2010 | 32124 | ||
| When accelerating up to highway speeds engine will slip, studder, and misfire reducing power and causing unsafe and unpredictable merging maneuvers. have had 3 or more visits to dealer concerning this with repairs that never fully resolving issue of bad ignition coils or engine resolve. vehicle is 2008 saab 9-3 turbo x, a limited run of 600. | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 42000 | ||
| My saab is a 2008 9-3 aero with a 6 speed automatic transmission. ever since i bought it in october 2010, when i try to accelerate while already at speed (i.e., passing maneuver) the engine/transmission sputters and does not immediately accelerate. the stuttering makes passing in traffic a risky/dangerous move. i have made several trips to the dealer for investigation and am repeatedly told that this is the normal behavior for the automatic transmission. (i have never had an automatic transmission car act like this.) nearly two years later, i still have the same thing occurring. | |||
| 06/16/2010 | 32124 | ||
| When accelerating up to highway speeds engine will slip, studder, and misfire reducing power and causing unsafe and unpredictable merging maneuvers. have had 3 or more visits to dealer concerning this with repairs that never fully resolving issue of bad ignition coils or engine resolve. vehicle is 2008 saab 9-3 turbo x, a limited run of 600. | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 42000 | ||
| My saab is a 2008 9-3 aero with a 6 speed automatic transmission. ever since i bought it in october 2010, when i try to accelerate while already at speed (i.e., passing maneuver) the engine/transmission sputters and does not immediately accelerate. the stuttering makes passing in traffic a risky/dangerous move. i have made several trips to the dealer for investigation and am repeatedly told that this is the normal behavior for the automatic transmission. (i have never had an automatic transmission car act like this.) nearly two years later, i still have the same thing occurring. | |||
| 06/16/2010 | 32124 | ||
| When accelerating up to highway speeds engine will slip, studder, and misfire reducing power and causing unsafe and unpredictable merging maneuvers. have had 3 or more visits to dealer concerning this with repairs that never fully resolving issue of bad ignition coils or engine resolve. vehicle is 2008 saab 9-3 turbo x, a limited run of 600. | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 42000 | ||
| My saab is a 2008 9-3 aero with a 6 speed automatic transmission. ever since i bought it in october 2010, when i try to accelerate while already at speed (i.e., passing maneuver) the engine/transmission sputters and does not immediately accelerate. the stuttering makes passing in traffic a risky/dangerous move. i have made several trips to the dealer for investigation and am repeatedly told that this is the normal behavior for the automatic transmission. (i have never had an automatic transmission car act like this.) nearly two years later, i still have the same thing occurring. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/10/2010 | 22000 | ||
| Saab 9-3, 2008, clutch failed at 22,000 miles. saab said it was not warrantied and it was due to driver. we paid $1,300 for the repair. clutch failed again at 33,000 miles. this time saab paid for the repair and dealer said it was due to faulty parts in the entire clutch system. we want reimbursement for the first clutch repair. | |||