Instrument Panel Problems of SAAB 9-3

SAAB 9-3 owners have reported 3 problems related to instrument panel (under the electrical system category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of SAAB 9-3 based on all problems reported for the 9-3.

1 Instrument Panel problem of the 2004 SAAB 9-3

Failure Date: 07/01/2010

The contact owns a 2004 SAAB 9-3. While driving approximately 45 mph the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, the failure occurred intermittently. The fuel gauge on the instrument panel was also functioning erratically while driving. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

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2 Instrument Panel problem of the 2001 SAAB 9-3

Failure Date: 07/08/2007

The contact owns a 2001 SAAB 9-3. While driving at any speed, the instrument panel stopped functioning and the brake pedal had to be applied with more pressure than normal to stop the vehicle. The failure occurs every time the vehicle is driven. The contact did not notice any differences in the vehicle prior to the failure. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 70,000 and failure mileage was 60,000.

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3 Instrument Panel problem of the 2003 SAAB 9-3

Failure Date: 11/12/2006

Under normal driving conditions while driving approximately 45 mph, the gas gauge read just over 1 bar of fuel remaining when a traction control system failure and gearbox malfunction message appeared in the display screen. Immediately following, the engine shut off and all control of the vehicle failed. No one was injured at the time due to the late hour and there being no other traffic near by but had there been traffic an accident would have most likely resulted from the failures.

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