Three problems related to front suspension have been reported for the 2005 SAAB 9-3. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 SAAB 9-3 based on all problems reported for the 2005 9-3.
As I was pulling out of my garage, I heard a loud popping sound. When I got out of the car to inspect what happened, I noticed a broken strut coil on the passenger side. I am reporting this because when I visited several online forums, it seams that this is a common problem for Saabs, and it could be dangerous if it occurs at highway speeds. The car had to be towed to a repair shop and is currently awaiting repair. The damaged part is available. Automobile is a 2005 SAAB 9-3 convertible arc.
2005 SAAB 9-3 driver's side front strut spring just broke. No warning, drove yesterday and car was fine, went to back out of garage and a terrible grinding, scraping noise occurred. Discovered the spring broke and rubbing against tire. Luckily this did not occur while driving at normal speeds. Seems like it could have caused tire blow out and possibly an accident.
2005 SAAB 9-3 arc, front right spring broke and destroyed front right tires. Approximately 38k mile on vehicle.