5.0

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
20,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2005 Saab 9-3:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

problem #1

Aug 132006

9-3 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 20,000 miles
The plastic around the tongue of the drivers seat belt has a vertical crack presenting a potential point of failure in an accident whereby the webbing would be pushed through the plastic surrounding the tongue and causing the occupant to be unrestrained.

- South Bend, IN, USA