general problems of the 2004 SAAB 9-3 - part 1

Retractor won't pull driver side seat belt back in.

Called devoe automotive in naples to have recalled seatbelt fixed, it just failed to retract. I sent a picture of the VIN. And was told they could not find it and could not help us with out a letter with our VIN on it saying the broken seatbelt was recalled, just because it will not retract that didn't mean it was a recall issue. I astked how I would get a letter but received no guidance. I was also told SAAB is out of business and they will help known customers and since we were in tampa they couldn't help it was so far for us to travel. I stated they are one of five dealership who was listed to fix this recall. Also told them tampa repair man was sick with carona virus and that's why I called them. She told me anyone can fix a broken seatbelt, but that's not true and we can't find anyone to help us. Basically because we were not a local known customer this dealership would not support us unless I proved they had too.

Tl the contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated that the driver's side seat belt failed to retract without warning. The vehicle was taken to autonation Chevrolet west amarillo (7300 I-40 frontage rd, west amarillo, TX 79106, 806-553-5673) and was informed that the repairs were not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v318000 (seat belts). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 164,000.

I have a recall on the driver's side seatbelt. It was broken and is unspooled.

Front driver seat belt retractor has failed when I went to fasten my seat belt.

I recieved a letter recall 15027 dated December 2018. I had to have my seatbelt repaired in June 2016. The cost of the repair was $401 and was repaired by bicklers repair. I am requesting reembursement for the repair in 2016. It is still not functioning correctly so I currently have it in for repairs at rimrock pontiac in billings.

SAAB recall. I received both seat belt retractor and airbag inflate defect safety recall notice. However, in my car the seat belt retractor malfunction is in the driver side. I have called the SAAB official service center and the dealer for both problems several days up today and I have not had an answer or solution to those problems. Besides, I have tried to repair the seat belt, but I can't find the part. As you can see in the attached photos to drive with a seat belt in that conditions is extremely dangerous. However, I feel that I am not safe driving my car, and that the hazard has increased with this car's airbag malfunction. I am a 79 years old man who has this car as the only mean of transportation that I have.

Seatbelt retractor on driver's side completely unspooled and will not retract under normal use effecting driver's safety in event of a crash. While convertible and passeger side retractors seem to be covered under warranty we are told our car is not covered and it is $550 to repair the problem. This doesn't make sense when so many Saabs have this problem. The car was parked when it unspooled and wouldn't retract. This is a major safety issue in operating the vehicle.

I do have a 2004 SAAB 9-3 arc convertible. There is a seat belt recall. I brought the car to my GMC tustin dealer 3 weeks ago. However, they cannot fix the problem because the part is not available. Since it is a seat belt issue, I do not like to drive the car because of safety issue. By law, how fast does the manufacturer have to replace the part?.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated while driving approximately 5 mph, the seat belt retractor became inoperable without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the seat belt retractor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The technician informed the contact that the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number:14v318000 (seat belts) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000. Ss.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 SAAB 93. The contact stated that the seat belt retractor seized. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 162,000. Ddr.

I just called the gm SAAB customer assistance center to ask about the recent driver's side front seat belt recall. I had paid for that last year an am requesting to be reimbursed but was told I will have to wait until the next notice comes out saying that they actually have the parts. In the notice I read that they indicated the passenger side seat belt will not be covered however if an issue arises it will be covered. When I asked if someone could be killed since this seat belt might not function properly I was told yes. When I asked why it was not then part of the recall I was told because they do not have parts. This is absolutely outrageous that lives are being put at risk simply because the particular supplier of these parts to gm is out of them. I had no problem getting the part when I had to pay for it. There is no excuse for taking a risk like this with peoples lives and the danger of having someone use the passenger seat was not mentioned in the recall notice and only acknowledged when I asked. I am a trained ems provider and find this completely unacceptable.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated that the drivers side seatbelt failed and would not retract. The contact attempted to report the failure to the manufacturer to be referred to an authorized dealer but was unable to get through to schedule a recall repair. The contact tried to schedule the recall repair for months before the failure progressed but was unable to schedule the recall repair within a reasonable timeframe. The manufacturer was contacted and was unable to be reached for months so the contact was unable to confirm a date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not able to secure the drivers side seatbelt for it to retract. Dyd.

Driver's side seat belt retractor failed. Have investigated recalls and found that three previous recalls do not cover this VIN number. Have been unable to find a replacement part; have contacted a dealership 2+ hours away that will replace the entire seat at a cost of $650. This seems to be the only alternative, and have only owned the car 8 months. Gm should recall all affected vehicles, and/or expand the June 2014 recall to cover additional vehicles.

Gm sent me a recall notice dated 08/2014 regarding faulty seat belts in 2004 SAAB convertibles. Gm safety recall #14222/ SAAB safety recall #15027. It has been 8 months and no further word from gm about the repair. I believe I may be driving an unsafe vehicle. Any updates thanks, archie brown.

SAAB aero 9-3 with only 73k driver seat belt worked fine on Saturday the next day I noticed it was not retracted so pulled on it and it unravelled in my lap. Call gm Monday after researching recalls online. My VIN is not covered?. . . If it is a known problem and the buyer experiences the issue -wouldn't you think that gm would repair it???.

Upon coming to a stop at a stop sign the front drivers side seatbelt came unravelled from the seat back and will not retract. I looked up the vehicle for recalls and found their is a VIN specific recall on this make/model/year but my vehicle was not included in the VIN specific. My concern is that this issue has been known to gm and SAAB since 2010 and not only was I not notified so I have been driving in a potentially. Unsafe vehicle but now I am being told my VIN is not included in the recall.

Driver's seat belt will not retract. After googling I read that there are 2 recalls on the SAAB 9-3 2004 driver side seat belt retractors not working. Today I was told by the dealer currently servicing SAAB's (jim ellis Mazda) that this VIN is not included. If that is true, the recall needs to be extended to other VIN's since this one failed too. Please help!!!!!!.

The contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated that the driver's side seat belt failed to retract or latch. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 84,000 and the current mileage was 84,200.

I got in my vehicle, went to put on my seat-belt, and the entire belt pulled out of the unit. It will not retract at all anymore. Upon researching online, I found that there was an open recall on my year/model vehicle with respect to the broken belt retractors. I contacted gm and was told that my VIN number falls outside of the recall range. It seems that if I have the same year/model vehicle being recalled and the same issue as the vehicles being recalled, gm should expand the VIN's that are being covered to fix this very important safety mechanism failure.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3 convertible. The contact was inquiring about a recall NHTSA campaign number: 10v043000 (seat belts) and stated that the VIN was not included. The contact also mentioned that he's experienced the problem that was listed in the recall. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 112,000. Jr.

Passengers side seat belt doesn't work. L there was a recall by NHTSA however I have never been contacted regarding getting the seat belt fixed. This is a very big safety issue. I cannot have anybody drive with me.

Seat belt has released into my lap as I came to a stop and will not retract. Very dangerous issue!!! I'm glad I wasn't in an accident because the seat belt is worthless. This is a recall item on 2004 SAAB's but the recall doesn't reach to my VIN #.

The contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated that the driver's side seat belt webbing failed to retract whenever it was engaged. The contact mentioned that NHTSA recall campaign number 10v043000 (seat belts) was associated with the failure. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 83,000. . . . Updated 03-12-14 the consumer paid for the repairs out of pocket. Updated 03/20/14.

Drivers side seat belt failed on a non accident related incident. Was repaired approximately 2-3 years ago, however the passenger side seat belt has sinced failed. I tried to get this fixed via the dealer ship, however the dealership was adamant about not paying for the repair. As I pointed out to the dealership, this was a safety failure and possible lawsuit if the passerger was killed in a car accident. Massachusetts requires seat belt usage. I contacted the ag for massachusetts, but they could not help me. The passenger side seat belt is unrepaired at this time.

The contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated whenever engaging the front driver's seat belt the webbing failed to retract. Nhtsa recall campaign number 10v043000 (seat belt) was associated with the failure; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 112,000.

I drive a 2004 9-3 arc convertible. I pulled the driver side seatbelt to clip in and the retractor failed to retract. The driver side seat belt is now non-functional as it is completely extended. This is the same problem described in NHTSA recall campaign#10v043000 for SAAB 9-3 2004 sedans. The dealership said that it only covers sedans and not convertibles, however this is the exact same problem.

The contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated the front driver's side seat belt retractor became fractured. There were two recalls under NHTSA campaign number: 10v043000 (seat belts) and NHTSA campaign number: 04v226000 (seat belts) that could have been related to the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and stated the contact's VIN was not included in either recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

I got into my car and the drivers side seat belt would not go tight and kept coming out until it is now all the way out. I called SAAB USA about a recall I found for 2004 SAAB seat belts. I was told that is only for sedans and did not cover my car since it's not a sedan. This makes no sense and of course is very dangerous. I will be following up with the local dealer, SAAB USA and NHTSA as this is clearly a major safety issue.

The contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated that the front driver's side seat belt webbing failed to retract. There were two recalls associated with the failure under NHTSA campaign id numbers 10v043000 (seat belts) and 04v226000 (seat belts) however, the VIN was not included in either recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 119,000.

The contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated that the front driver's side seat belt would not retract. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that there was a recall for the failure under NHTSA campaign number: 10v043000 (seat belts). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

The contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated that after entering the vehicle, the driver's side seat belt failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

I got in the car to leave for work and when I put my seat belt on it came completely out and now won't retract. I found out there is a gm recall for this issue but all the gm service centers near me refuse to work on SAAB vehicles. The nearest SAAB service center I can find is approximately 110 miles from my home and I don't feel safe driving that distance with a malfunctioning seat belt.

I was getting out of my driver side seat belt and it unwound all the way out and now will not retract at all. I found on line that there was a recall for this exact thing on my year and make of car but my VIN# seems to not be included. Recall #42582- seat belts: front retractor. This is a $550 dealer service charge and I can not afford to fix this myself. How could this be? exact problem exact year make and model??.

The contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3 convertible aero. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the driver's seat belt retractor failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was advised that the driver's side retractor needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v043000 (seat belts). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000 and the current mileage was 138,000.