2006 Saab 9-3 Complaint Log

THE COOLANT SYSTEM TANK RUPTURED SPRAYING ENGINE COOLANT OVER TURBO AND ENGINE. THE COOLANT TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES IN THE PAST 9 MONTHS. IT IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING A NEW COOLANT TANK. *TR

ON A COLD START, THE BRAKES FAIL. *TR

THE COOLANT RESERVOIR HAS CRACKED THREE TIMES IN 16 MONTHS ON MY BRAND NEW SAAB 9-3 AERO 2006. IT ONLY HAS APRX. 12K MILES. SAAB REPLACES IT FOR FREE, BUT OFFERS NOT FURTHER EXPLANATION EVEN UPON REQUEST BY OWNER. THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL AND THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH CAR ACCORDING TO SERVICE DEPT. ON THE FIRST AND MOST RECENT INCIDENT, OF THREE INCIDENTS, THERE WAS COMBUSTION OF THE COOLANT RESERVOIR, AND RESULTING SMOKE. THE VEHICLE IS UP TO DATE ON INSURANCE, SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND LEASE PAYMENTS. I HAVE THIS DOCUMENTED ON SAAB SERVICE DEPT. SERVICE RECORDS. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY, DAILY. *TR

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. ON THREE OCCASIONS, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. ON THE THIRD OCCASION, SHE ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER PE08005 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATE 04-02-08 *BF THE DEALER REPLACED THE MAST CYLINDERE. UPDATED

WHEN A BUMP IS HIT WHILE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, BRAKES MAKE A METAL-ON-METAL GRINDING SOUND. WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED AFTER BRAKING (PULLING INTO OR OUT OF PARKING SPACE) METALLIC CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD. BRAKES WORK BETTER AFTER CAR IS WARMED UP. *TR

MY 2006 SAAB 9-3 AERO HAS A SERIES OF UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING MOTIONS. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKING SENSOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED - HOWEVER BRAKE PRESSURE AND CONTROL ARE UNPREDICTABLE. LETTING UP ON THE BRAKE SLOWLY RESULTS IN A LOSS OF ALL BRAKE PRESSURE IN A NON-PROGRESSIVE FASHION. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES THAT ONLY BY PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE STOP THAT THE CAR CAN BE HELD IN PLACE WHEN IDLING. *TR

THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS THAT I OWNED THE CAR. THIS CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES TO BE PARTIALLY ENGAGED ALL THE TIME WHEN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN. IT WAS SO BAD THAT YOU COULD HEAR AND SMELL THE BRAKES SCRAPING. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS ALL RIGHT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THEM APPROX. 6 MONTHS TO GET THE CORRECT PARTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. ALL THE TIME THE BRAKES WERE RUBBING WHICH CAUSED THEM PREMATURELY WEAR OUT. I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE HAD REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT IN 15K MILES. ONE OF TWO THINGS HAS HAPPENED. THE ABS CAUSED THE PADS TO WEAR OUT OR THEY HAD BAD BRAKE PADS TO BEGIN WITH.(NOTE: MY OTHER SAAB HAS 30K MILES ON IT AND STILL HAS IT'S ORIGINAL REAR BRAKES). *TR

THE SHIFT NOB FLEW OFF - EXPOSING ONLY A SMALL METAL BAR TO HOLD ON TO AND SHIFT- THIS HAPPENED WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT UNTIL PULLING OVER AND RE-ATTACHING THE NOB. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 SAAB 9-3 AERO, MANUAL TRANSMISSION, APPROXIMATELY 26,500 MILES. SINCE AS EARLY AS OCTOBER, 2007 THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OCCASIONALLY GOES BLANK WHILE THE CAR IS OPERATING. THIS OCCURS IN ALL MANNER OF DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT IS AS IF THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. HOWEVER, THE CAR CONTINUES TO RUN. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO, WINDOWS AND AIR CONDITIONING SHUT OFF OR DO NOT OPERATE. ON OCCASION, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN LEFT IN THE SUN, IT WILL NOT START AND THE KEY FOB WILL NOT OPERATE THE DOORS. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE REPLACED A STEERING CIM (?) AND, AFTER THE LATEST INCIDENT, ON JUNE 2, 2009, THE IGNITION SWITCH. NONETHELESS, ON JUNE 7, 2009, THE CONDITION OCCURRED AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE AT 4 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND ONLY WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2007. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V236000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,000.

IN AUGUST 2007, WE HAD TO HAVE OUR 2006 SAAB 9-3 SPORTCOMBI TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AS THE COOLANT EXPANSION TANK RUPTURED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL THE COOLANT HAD LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE. THE COOLANT EXPANSION TANK WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. IN OCTOBER 2008, WE AGAIN EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLANT EXPANSION TANK LEAKING AND AGAIN HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT A COST OF $389.32 PLUS THE COST OF A RENTAL CAR, AS THE PARTS WERE NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED BY SAAB REGARDING THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE TURBO V-6 ENGINE, AS THE TURBOCHARGER IS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO THE EXPANSION TANK. I DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS REASONABLE TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE COOLANT EXPANSION TANK TWICE WITHIN A 14 MONTH PERIOD ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. I FILED A CLAIM WITH SAAB CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY RESPONDED THAT SINCE IT HAD BEEN MORE THAN ONE YEAR SINCE THE PARTS HAD BEEN REPLACED, AND THE CAR WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY ACTION. ALSO, THE ORIGINAL REPAIRS WERE MADE AT A DEALERSHIP THAT HAS SINCE CLOSED AND CONSOLIDATED AT A SECOND DEALERSHIP THAT IS SOME DISTANCE AWAY (IN SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA). THE DEALERSHIP IN SAN FRANCISCO SAYS THAT THE REPAIRS IN SAAB'S SYSTEM INDICATE THAT ONLY THE COOLANT EXPANSION TANK CAP WAS REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, WHICH DOES NOT AGREE WITH THE INVOICE THAT I HAVE. IN SUMMARY, I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A FAULTY DESIGN INVOLVED, AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS, NOT US. I AM CONCERNED REGARDING THE RELIABILITY OF THE CAR, AND SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLANT SYSTEM, WE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE VEHICLE HAS FOUR PIRELLI P6 (SIZE P215/55R16-97) SEASON TIRES. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE SIDEWALL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY BURST. SHE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PLACED THE SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED, BUT THE CONTACT HAS DISCOVERED THAT SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WITH THIS BRAND OF TIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,400.

22 JUNE 07 REAR BRAKES REPLACED, NOTICED ON INITIAL DRIVING THAT BRAKE PEDAL WOULD 'BOTTOM OUT' , BRAKES WOULD MAKE METAL ON METAL SOUND, AND VEHICLE SLOW TO STOP. 13 JULY 07 VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER WITH BRAKE COMPLAINT, HAND BRAKE ADJUSTED. 17 AUG 07 VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER WITH SAME ABOVE COMPLAINT, VACUUM BOOSTER PIPES AND NON-RETURN VALVE REPLACED 5 SEP 07 VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER WITH SAME COMPLAINT, VACUUM PUMP PIPE ASSEMBLY REPLACED AGAIN. 10 SEP 07 VEHICLE RETURNED TO DEALER WITH SAME COMPLAINT, NO PROBLEM FOUND. AS OF THIS DATE BRAKES CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION ON INITIAL STARTUP, ONCE BRAKES HAVE BEEN USED FOR SEVERAL STOPS THEY APPEAR TO START WORKING MORE CORRECTLY. *JB

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.

INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKE POWER ASSIST ON COLD START, GIVING VERY HARD PEDAL. RECOVERS WITH SEVERAL PUMPS OF BRAKE PEDAL, OR SEVERAL SECONDS OF IDLE TIME. BEGAN ABOUT MID-JUNE, 2007, AND WAS REPORTED TO DEALER. BEHAVIOR IS NOT CONSISTENT, AND MAY VARY WITH WEATHER CONDITIONS. BARELY AVOIDED A LOW-SPEED ACCIDENT IN A PARKING DECK FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER SPECIFICALLY TO IDENTIFY / REPAIR PROBLEM ON 11-7-07. DEALER RESPONSE HAS BEEN POSITIVE, BUT UNABLE TO LOCATE SPECIFIC PROBLEM. DEALER FOUND THAT OTHER SAAB 9-3 AERO (V6) MODELS EXHIBITED SIMILAR CHARACTERISTIC, INCLUDING BRAND NEW 08. FURTHER PURSUIT WITH SAAB GOT NEGATIVE RESPONSE, AS DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, AND REPORTED THE CAR "NORMAL" IN THAT IT BEHAVED AS OTHER SIMILAR MODELS ON COLD START. I THEN REPORTED TO A SAAB OWNER WEBSITE, AND RESPONSES FROM OTHERS LED TO COVERAGE OF CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE08005. *TR

LOSS OF BRAKE POWER ASSIST AFTER A COLD START UP. THE VEHICLE IS VERY HARD TO STOP, REQUIRING HIGH PEDAL PRESSURE, UNTIL THE CAR HAS WARMED UP FOR ~30 SECONDS. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THE CAR HAS BEEN LEFT WITH 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, TO ALLOW THEM TO OBSERVE AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. I HAVE GIVEN THE DEALERS INFO ABOUT THE CURRENT NHTSA INVESTIGATION (PE08005) PERTAINING TO THIS SAME COMPLAINT FOR THIS MODEL CAR FROM SEVERAL OTHER SOURCES, AND NOTED THAT EARLIER MODELS OF THIS CAR WERE RECALLED FOR A (POSSIBLY) SIMILAR DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A BRAND NEW SAAB. 2006 MODEL BOUGHT IN SEPTEMBER 2006. SINCE I HAVE THE CAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION ED. LIGHT HAS GONE ON THREE TIMES, AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. IF THE AIRBAG WAS NOT WORKING IT CAN COST ME MY LIFE.*AK

1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS MANUAL SHIFT MODEL 2. SHIFT HANDLE AND ASSEMBLY "FLEW OFF" WHILE DRIVING CAUSING IT TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT IN TRAFFIC 3. DEALERSHIP "GLUED" THE SHIFTER BACK ON. *TR

BRAKES HAVE FAILED TO WORK SEVERAL TIMES. THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE LOCKED AND NOT ABLE TO PRESS DOWN. TODAY AFTER ACCELERATING FROM 0 TO ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. I FELT LIKE THE CRUISE CONTROL KICK IN. I TRIED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE TO AVOID HITTING ANY CARS. I NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. I TURNED IT OFF AND THE BRAKES FINALLY STARTED TO WORK. THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND CLAIMS HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF ANY SUCH COMPLAINTS. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT HIS BRAKES FAILED SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN HE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF HIS PARKING SPACE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE BEFORE THE ENGINE HAS BEEN WARMED UP, THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK TO SLOW THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS ROCK HARD. TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK. BRAKE FUNCTION APPEARED TO RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER THE ENGINE WARMED UP. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. AT 15,383, THE CONTACT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE CRASH OCCURRED AT LOW-SPEED APPROXIMATELY 2MPH AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SCRATCHED BUT THERE WAS NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP MULTIPLE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY. CONTACT CLAIMS FAULTY VACUUM CHECK VALVE CAUSED BRAKE BOOSTER TO LEAK AND ELECTRIC VACUUM PUMP TO RUN TOO LONG AND BURN OUT. THE CONTACT PURSUED REMEDY UNDER LEMON LAW AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPURCHASED BY SAAB ON JANUARY 7, 2008.

TL* -THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING HIS 2006 SAAB 93 (6300 FAILURE MILEAGE) APPROXIMATELY ONE (1) MILE AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE, TURING OFF THE POWER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT "EACH TRIP THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRIVEN MORE THEN TEN (10) MILES IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESTART APPROPRIATELY."

CLEAR DAY. HIGHWAY TRAVEL. CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 65-70 MPH. 2006 SAAB 9-3 CONVERTIBLE 3200 MILES. ENTERED CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND ATTEMPTED TO SLOW/BRAKE AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. CAR CONTINUED AT SET SPEED. SEEMS THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE AND THE CAR WAS FIGHTING TO KEEP THE SPEED UP TO CRUISE CONTROL SETTING. TRUCK AHEAD SLOWED AND I DID NOT. MANEUVERED LEFT TO AVOID TRUCK AND MADE CONTACT WITH A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER. CONTINUED TO AFTER CONTACT. HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. PENN DOT CALLED POLICE TO THE CRASH SCENE. CAR WAS TOWED AND THE RETRIEVED BY DEALER. INSURANCE ADJUST, SAAB TECH AND SAAB COLLISION MANAGER PULLED AN ERROR CODE FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC AND VERBALLY STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. LATER AFTER THE ADJUSTER LEFT WAS CONTACT BY A REGIONAL DEPARTMENT STATING THAT THE TECH MIS-INTERPRETED THE CODE. SAAB SALES MANAGER HAS NOT RETURNED 5 MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION OF RELEASING US FROM OUR LEASE. *JB

FEAR OF ACCIDENT COMING FROM BRAKE BOOSTER CONTINUING TO GO BAD IN MY CAR. BRAKE WILL STIFFEN AND NOT STOP CAR - WILL ONLY SLOW DOWN. CAR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT 5 TIMES SINCE NOV. 2006 FOR THIS CONDITION. GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BUT REPLACE THE PART AND IT HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES, REPLACED 2 TIMES AFTER COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY FOUR MONTHS AND APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES, THE COOLANT RESERVOIR CRACKS, WHICH CAUSES LEAKAGE ONTO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, A FIRE ERUPTS UNDER THE HOOD. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2006 SAAB 9-3 AERO SPORT SEDAN ON MARCH 10, 2006. BY APRIL 1, 2006, I WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, I.E. IT WOULD SPUTTER, MISFIRE, SKIP AND IDLE AT MORE THAN 1,770 RPM. EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE WOULD EVEN OUT AND I WOULD BE ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. ON THE MORNING OF MAY 1, 2006, THE CAR CONTINUED THIS STARTING BEHAVIOR, RESULTING IN THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMING ON. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO MY SAAB DEALER. THEY KEPT IT FOR 21 DAYS AND STILL DID NOT FIX IT, EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER REPLACED EVERY FUEL INJECTOR ON THE CAR. ON MAY 29, 2006, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR RESOLUTION AND WAS TOLD ON JUNE 6, 2006, THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN COMING OUT ABOUT THE PCM, AFTER THEY HAD KEPT IF FOR WEEK WITHOUT EVEN TRYING TO FIX IT. EVIDENTLY, THE PCM EITHER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OR REPROGRAMMED. *NM

4061 MILES/17APR2006 COMPLAINT: A/C NOT BLOWING COLD ENGINE FAN RUNS AFTER ENGINE IS SHUT OFF REPAIR: REPLACE TEMP SENSOR, CODE P050C-00, C0547-02. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE OUT OF ALIGNMENT STEERING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, IT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL THE SYSTEM WAS CLEARED. THE DEALER WAS VAGUE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND STATED IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOORS LOCKS AND THE TRUNK RELEASE AS WELL. THE DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK AT WILL AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND TRUNK CAME OPEN ON ONE OCCASION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. *AK UPDATED 08/14/06. *JB

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