Vehicle Speed Control Problems of SAAB 9-3

SAAB 9-3 owners have reported 31 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 6 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (18 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's cruise control (8 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of SAAB 9-3


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of SAAB 9-3

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

Ecu issues, loss power when driving.   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

When I used my cruise control sometimes it engages and does not engage. It did this for over a month. When I first bought the car, I did my research on it and it said that it has a steering fluid loss problem, because the quality is poor. I am curious to why there has not been a recall on it yet.   Read details...

The Accelerator Stuck problem

Gas pedal gets stuck when depressed fully during takeover maneuvers or passing. This has happened on three occasions since we purchased the car used exactly two years ago in virginia and after the third time, I decided never to push the pedal all the way in for fear of an accident specially when my   Read details...

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

The contact owns a 2007 SAAB 9-3 sport combi wagon. The contact was driving 25 mph uphill when the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 40 mph. The vehicle ceased unintended acceleration as soon as it hit 40 mph.   Read details...

The Accelerator Pedal problem

The contact owns a 2007 SAAB 9-3. The contact stated that the floor mat has grooves that are supposed to anchor down onto the floor. However, the grooves will not latch and causes the floor mat to get stuck underneath both pedals. The current mileage is 2,650, and the failure mileage was unknown.   Read details...




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