Two problems related to manual transmission have been reported for the 2002 SAAB 9-3. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 SAAB 9-3 based on all problems reported for the 2002 9-3.
On August 13, 2006, my wife was driving our 2002 SAAB 9-3 convertible when the engine caught fire. She was able to get out of the car safely, but the car was destroyed. Investigations by International motors (falls church, va) after the event showed that the transmission had disintegrated and transmission fluid has sprayed throughout the engine compartment causing the fire.
This is the second SAAB, 1993 with a manual transmission that will require replacing that I have owned.
| Automatic Transmission problems | |
| Manual Transmission problems | |
| Noises During Shifting problems | |
| Transmission Failure problems |