Seat Belt Problems of SAAB 9-3

SAAB 9-3 owners have reported 166 seat belt related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 6 most common seat belt problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seat belt (146 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat belt retractor (13 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Seat Belt problems of SAAB 9-3

The Seat Belt problem

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

The Front Seat Belt Retractor problem

The contact owns a 1999 SAAB 9-3 convertible. The contact stated that the driver side seat belt failed to retract. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 10/29/cn   Read details...

The Front Seat Belt problem

The contact owns a 2004 SAAB 93. While driving 55 mph she heard something snap and noticed that the drivers side seat belt was loose and had broken. She was unable to secure or tighten it. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they stated that they needed to order a seat belt mechanism to repair   Read details...

The Front Seat Belt Buckle Assembly problem

The plastic around the tongue of the drivers seat belt has a vertical crack presenting a potential point of failure in an accident whereby the webbing would be pushed through the plastic surrounding the tongue and causing the occupant to be unrestrained.   Read details...

The Rear Seat Belt Buckle problem

The driver of the 1999 SAAB 9-3 was driving in the left lane on MA rte. 128 south. Her son was in a child carseat tightly belted into the driver's side passenger seat, the seat directly behind the driver. The switch on the belt buckle was set to the "child seat" setting.   Read details...




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