general problems of the 2004 SAAB 9-3

Takata recall? my car keeps giving me the following alert: airbag malfunction. How can I verify it is part of the recall?.

This is a serious issue known to NHTSA and gm under pe 08051. It needs to be addressed and a recall issued. Backing out of garage I heard a pop from right front area of car when put in reverse. Drove about 200 feet before I smelled burning rubber. Car became very difficult to steer. I had car towed to independent service garage. It is determined that the right front spring broke and became entangled in front suspension, steering and tire. Had I been going at a speed greater than 20 miles per hour I would have not been able to steer the car to a safe stop. Both gm and NHTSA know of the breaking front spring in salted road areas including missouri. This vehicle has only 55000 miles and is stored in a garage at home and work. Please put out a recall issue immediately, this is a very serious issue. Also a front seat belt recall went out last summer. I have contacted the manufacturer several times, the replacement seat belt is always several month out. Mine has become knotted and does not lay flat across my body but is more like a rolled rope. Gm needs to address this issue and get the parts out ASAP as well. Again gm needs to recall the known issue on the front springs on 2003 - 2006 SAAB 9-3's and fulfill their current recall on the damaged recalled seat belt.

I took my vehicle in for a blower motor malfunction and a brake job to my regular mechanic who works on all my vehicles. While they had the vehicle up on the lift, he noticed that the right front spring had broken and gouged the tire leaving the tire damaged and the car inoperable. When they called the dealership to order a new spring from SAAB, the parts department said that b/c of mileage and age it would be covered under a service bulletin. Yeah! so, I called dealership and inquired about having the vehicle towed (100 miles) and the SAAB dealership do the work. Mileage on 9-3, 94,484 good! 6 months past the "time" limit! bad! needless to say, after $700 later I have replaced both front springs as well as the $175 damaged tire. The spring could have caused serious damage to the car, occupants as well as others if I was driving while the damaged tire gave out, due to the spring breaking! the vehicle drove perfectly & I was not aware of the broken spring! this is not my only vehicle and I honestly feel that SAAB should honor the mileage before the "time" b/c the amount of the vehicle being driven is what seems to be the cause of the failure of the springs.

The left front strut spring snapped and the right front strut spring is moving (circular back and forth motion).

Heard strange noises in front end while turning. Had mechanic check it out and found right front spring broken. I understand there is a recall. Concerned with how to get this handled before it breaks entirely and causes an accident.

Front right tire started smoking, followed quickly by blowout. After removing tire, discovered the spring part of the suspension had fractured into 2 pieces, one piece loose and unattached, the other still intact with the car. The piece still attached to the car was out of place and in the way of the tire which caused it to rub up against the tire and caused it to blow out after cutting through the entire circumference of the tire.

Coil springs broken, campaign 15917, inspect and replace broken coil springs.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated while driving at various speeds and going turbulent road conditions and making turns. The vehicle will creaking noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. The contact also mention when starting the vehicle the contact will also hear a clicking noise. The vehicle was not taken for a diagnostic test. The dealer was no longer in business. The manufacturer was also no longer in business. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000. Az.

In Feb 2010 I received a letter from SAAB saying that the front springs of my car could fail due to corrosion. They said could cause the height of the vehicle to decrease by an inch or two. What they neglected to say was that the broken spring can hit the tire and cause the tire to fail, which is what has happened to me and may other SAAB owners. Their letter should have mentioned this since tire failure caused my car to break down in the middle of a busy road which had no shoulder and I had no warning that this could happen.