1.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
111,180 miles

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problem #1

Feb 192008

9-3 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 111,180 miles
The serpentine belt on my Saab 9-3, model year 2000 has failed 3 times on me. The last time the serpentine belt disintegrated into tiny pieces while the car was driven and almost led to an accident. This happened less than 6 months and 5,000 miles after the belt was replaced. According to the repair facility the disintegration was due to the idler pulley seizure and they claim it happens frequently on such cars.

- Beaverton, OR, USA

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