2005 Saab 9-2X Suspension Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Saab 9-2X. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 11V464000 (Suspension) and 15V323000 (Air Bags); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer and Chevrolet 112 (631) 317-2348) were contacted but referred the contact to Subaru for recall repair assistance. The Subaru manufacturer and GM manufacturer were notified of the issue, but no assistance was provided. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2005 Saab 9-2x. The contact stated while attempting to park the vehicle, the control arm fractured. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer and was told rubber bushings and rubber control arm links could be worn. The control could just break apart from rust. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired in 2012 under NHTSA campaign number: 11V464000 (Suspension) however, the failure still occurred. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure but offered no additional assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000. The consumer is still waiting to have the vehicle repaired. The consumer stated after arguing with GM, the appoint was set for July 16, 2021.The consumer stated it was determined to be damage a broken control arm, broken sway bar link, broken sway bar and axle being pulled from the differential. There was a temporary control arm replaced in order for the vehicle to move, but the repairs have not been made for this vehicle. The vehicle will need an alignment and parts replaced upon inspection to see if there is more damage. than initial inspection showed.

IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE IN THE SAAB 9-2X COMMUNITY THAT THE REAR STRUT TOWERS RUST OUT AND FALL APART. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS IT IS SO COMMON WHETHER IN A RUST PRONE STATE OR NOT.

MY STRUT TOWERS HAVE BEGUN TO RUST, AND IF I DON'T REPAIR AND WELD IT SOON, MY REAR STRUTS MIGHT RIP THROUGH THE TOWERS. THE REAR STRUT TOWERS OF SAAB 92X RUST OUT OVER TIME DUE TO MOISTURE GETTING THROUGH THE TOWERS AND GETTING TRAPPED UNDER SOUND DEADENING MATERIAL. THIS CAUSES VIRTUALLY EVERY NON-FAIRWEATHER 92X TO UNDERGO A RUSTED STRUT TOWER ON THE FRAME. THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM, THE FIRST RECOMMENDED STEP WHEN BUYING USED IS TO CHECK THESE FRAMES AS THE REAR STRUTS CAN RIP THROUGH WHEN THEY ARE RUSTED AND CAUSE A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT. THE ONLY PROPER FIX IS WELDING.

STRUT TOWERS CORROSION

CAR HAS HAD THE RECALL ACTIONS PERFORMED ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. THE PASSENGER CONTROL ARM FAILED IN THE SAME PLACE ADDRESSED BY THE RECALL, DESPITE HAVING THE 'FIX'. IT FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A PUBLIC ROAD, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND DAMAGE OF MULTIPLE OTHER COMPONENTS.

VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WHEN RIGHT-FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED. VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER DRIVE-ABLE AS ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE AND RUBBING AGAINST CAR BODY. LUCKILY, CAR WAS ONLY MOVING AT LOW SPEED AT THAT MOMENT AND WAS STOPPED WITHOUT INJURY TO DRIVER OR DAMAGE TO OTHER CARS OR PROPERTY. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED (TAKEN TO NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER). CHEVY SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSESSED ISSUE, STATING THAT RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM CORRODED AND BROKE. OTHER SUSPENSION COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED, AS WELL, AS A RESULT OF CONTROL ARM COLLAPSE. CAR WAS SUBJECT TO SAAB RECALL NO. 15031 (11281). THIS IS ALSO NHTSA RECALL NO. 11V-464, DATED APRIL 2012. RECALL CONCERNS CORROSION OF CONTROL ARMS. THIS VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR THE RECALL IN SEPTEMBER 2012, WITH CONTROL ARMS BEING INSPECTED AND UNDER-COATED. (SERVICE RECEIPT AVAILABLE IF NEEDED FOR INVESTIGATION.) CHEVY AND SAAB WOULD NOT PROVIDE REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT AS RECALL WAS OFFICIALLY CLOSED OUT. CONCERN IS THAT MANY SAAB AND SUBARU CARS ARE STILL ON THE ROAD WITH POTENTIAL FOR A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM FAILED, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE CONTROL ARMS WERE SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN 2012 (WHICH WAS PERFORMED BY A SAAB DEALERSHIP AT 99,992 MILES). AFTER THE FAILURE, A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE CONTROL ARMS WERE NOT REPLACED, BUT RATHER A CLEAR RUST PROOFING AGENT WAS APPLIED BY A SUBCONTRACTOR.

METAL PLATE REAR STRUT TOWERS RUSTING OUT. CONSTANTLY, PRESENTS POTENTIAL FOR SUSPENSION TO FAIL AND REAR RUNNING GEAR TO PUNCTURE THE BODY

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL RECENTLY FROM GM THAT SAID I NEEDED TO MAKE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT TO GET THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACED. IT SAID TO GO TO MY.GM.COM/RECALLS AND ENTER MY VIN. I DID THAT AND IT SHOWED TWO RECALLS: ONE FOR THE AIRBAG AND AN OLDER RECALL FOR THE CONTROL ARMS. I CALLED OURISMAN GMC IN ALEXANDRIA (HTTP://WWW.CHEVROLETOFALEXANDRIA.COM/) AND SPOKE WITH VON, WHO SAID HE WAS A SERVICE MANAGER. HE SAID THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS. I TOLD HIM I HAD GOTTEN A CARD AND THAT MY.GM.COM/RECALLS SAID I HAD A RECALL. HE SAID THAT THE FIX HAD NOT BEEN FIGURED OUT AND THAT'S WHY I WAS NOT SHOWING UP IN THEIR DATABASE. THIS IS NONSENSE - OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR HAVE HAD THIS FIX DONE. HE REFUSED TO LOOK IN MY.GM.COM/RECALLS AND KEPT REPEATING THAT HE COULD ONLY USE HIS SYSTEM. I THEN CALLED ROUTE 1 BUICK GMC (HTTP://WWW.ROUTE1BUICKGMC.COM/) AND SPOKE WITH A SERVICE PERSON NAMED DIANA. SHE GAVE ME THE SAME STORY BUT WAS AT LEAST MORE POLITE ABOUT IT. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING FOR 18 MONTHS AND THE SUSPENSION RECALL HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING FOR FIVE YEARS. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HELP ME. I COULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT TOMORROW AND BE KILLED BY MY CAR'S AIRBAG. NEITHER PERSON WAS INTERESTED IN RESEARCHING OR ATTEMPTING TO FIGURE OUT WHY THERE WAS A MISMATCH. THIS IS NOTHING SHORT OF NEGLIGENCE. I GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL AND IT IS ALSO REFLECTED ON SAFERCAR.GOV.

GEORGE'S IMPORTS IN KANSAS CITY, MO STATES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TOOL REQUIRED TO TEST FOR CORROSION ON MY TRANSVERSE LINKS, AND THEREFORE, CANNOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR.

HI, I HAD RECALL 15031 PERFORMED ON MY CAR IN MAY OF 2012. THE RECALL IS FOR THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM, WHICH DUE TO CORROSION FROM ROAD SALT CAN SHEAR DURING DRIVING AND CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. SINCE MY CAR WAS SOLD UNDER THE SAAB BRAND, THIS RECALL WAS PERFORMED BY GM AS SAAB HAD GONE BANKRUPT BEFORE THE RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. MY ISSUE CONCERN IS THIS: DESPITE 7 YEARS IN THE NORTH EAST PRIOR, THE MECHANIC DEEMED MY CONTROL ARMS GOOD ENOUGH, AND SPRAYED THE CONTROL ARMS WITH RUST PROOFING RATHER THAN REPLACING. IF YOU KNOW ABOUT CORROSION/ RUST, YOU KNOW IT CANNOT BE STOPPED BY COVERING IT UP. ONCE IT HAS STARTED IT'LL RUST THE METAL DESPITE BEING COVERED UP. ALSO I HAVE NOTICED WHEN CHANGING FROM SUMMER TO WINTER TIRES, THAT THE RUST PROOFING SPRAYED ON IS FLAKING OFF. I AM CONCERNED IN THE COMING YEARS AN UNSAFE CONDITION WILL ARISE THAT THE SAME AS IT HAD WHEN SUBARU/ GM ISSUED THE RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-2X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING A TIRE, HE NOTICED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-2X. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION) AND 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-2X. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM) AND MADE AN ATTEMPT TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO LOCATING AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO COULD PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER MAKING REPAIRS UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CONTACT HAD NOT ENCOUNTERED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-2X. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION) AND 15V323000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SAAB 9-2X. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION) AND 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.