10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 1
Average Mileage:
51,362 miles

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problem #4

Mar 232018

9-3

  • 100,050 miles
Concern 1 as a female it is a safety issue to be stranded in my vehicle, recently what I thought was a battery issue turned out to be a key fob issue. I have been stranded with a well cared for vehicle that has keys that start and get to destination, but have gotten back in my vehicle and the car does not recognize the fob. Concern 2 I have noticed that the cruise control is automatically coming on, and I have to manually turn it off, there have been times when I was not aware until until I took foot off accelerator and the car still traveled at the cruise speed, tapping the brake did not disengage the cruise setting.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

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problem #3

Oct 152014

9-3

  • 80,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Saab 9-3. while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to accelerate without warning. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the intake valve needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

- Twinsburg, OH, USA

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problem #2

Feb 042013

9-3

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Saab 9-3. the contact stated that while driving at 60-70 mph, the cruise control activated independently. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal was applied to deactivate the cruise control. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Airmont , NY, USA

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problem #1

Dec 312010

9-3

  • 25,400 miles
At 65 mph, the gear shift knob, shift cover and assembly separated from the car - the base-metal stick shift was all that remained, and thus the safety latch that prevents car from being shifted into reverse, instead of a forward moving gear, normally attached to the exterior, was now missing. Alas, safely shifting into any of its 6 gears, was not an option... it's odd, but per its original manufacturing specs, the entire transmission system in the 9-3, has zero locking mechanism to keep the knob and cosmetic housing from separating. Numerous other reports have been reported to dealerships and across the internet. GM still covers 9-3, 2008, under its warranty policies.

- Vail, CO, USA

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