2006 Saab 9-7X

59 complaints on file, page 1 of 3.

1. Filed Jul 20, 2020Failure Feb 1, 2020105,000 milesST. Paul, MNVisibility

   TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR WOULD MOVE INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT DRIVER'S SEAT ALSO ADJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V404000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED SCHMELZ COUNTRYSIDE VOLKSWAGEN (1180 MN-36, MAPLEWOOD, MN 55109) WHO CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THE DEALER INFORMATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

   NHTSA complaint 11340402
2. Filed Apr 29, 2019Failure Aug 15, 201895,250 milesBridgeport, CTElectrical system

   MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL KEPT GETTING STUCK , THE DRIVER WINDOW NOR ANY PANELS ON MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WORKS.

   NHTSA complaint 11204467
3. Filed Mar 4, 2019Failure Mar 25, 2017124,000 milesSmithfield, RIElectrical system, Electronic stability control (esc), Exterior lighting

   TAKATA RECALL I BOUGHT A 2006 SAAB 97X N I HAVE PROBLEMS W MY HID LOW BEAMS THE LEFT SIDE JUST WONT LIGHT UP N WEN IM DRIVIN SOMTIMES MY DRIVIN LIGHTS GO ON N OFF WHILE IM ON THE HIGHWAY ! IVE HAD THE BULBS CHANGED TWICE N STILL THE PASSENGER LOW BEAM WONT LIGHT UP !!!

   NHTSA complaint 11184163
4. Filed Nov 28, 2018Failure May 1, 201491,000 milesDetroit, MIExterior lighting

   TAKATA RECALL THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON ONE GO OUT TO THE OTHER GO OUT AND THEY COME BACK ON THEN THEY GO OUT AGAIN ALL THROUGH WHILE I'M DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT STAY ON COME ON AND OFF

   NHTSA complaint 11154638
5. Filed Sep 20, 2018Failure Sep 19, 2018120,000 milesLancaster, PAElectrical system, DoorFire

   TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, ENTERED THE HOUSE, RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE BURNING ODOR INTENSIFIED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL HAD MELTED AND THE LOCKING MECHANISMS NO LONGER WORKED PROPERLY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. KELLY CADILLAC (1986 STATE RD, LANCASTER, PA 17601, (717) 898-4000) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

   NHTSA complaint 11130365
6. Filed Jun 15, 2017Failure Jun 12, 2017136,000 milesCharlotte, NCElectrical system, VisibilityFire

   TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE SWEDISH GARAGE FOR AIR BAG REPLACEMENTS, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO START INDEPENDENTLY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR PANEL EMITTED SMOKE. THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY AND THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH WERE REMOVED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPERABLE AFTERWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLVO SAAB OF CHARLOTTE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH, BATTERY, AND STARTER MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V404000 (VISIBILITY) AND WAS INFORMED THAT AFTER THE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 136,000.

   NHTSA complaint 10995297
7. Filed Aug 1, 2016Failure Jul 1, 201655,000 milesCoram, NYFuel/propulsion system

   TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO DISPLAY THE PROPER FUEL LEVEL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

   NHTSA complaint 10891990
8. Filed May 23, 2016Failure May 16, 201595,000 milesArlington, TXAir bags, Electrical system, Headlights, Latch

   TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INADVERTANTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNAVAILABLE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND THE FUSE AND HEAD LAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO UNLATCH, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BE LOCKED OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT THE LATCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

   NHTSA complaint 10870445
9. Filed May 10, 2016Failure May 6, 2016100,000 milesEast Bend, NCAir bags, Wheels

   TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE WHEELS SEIZED AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AIRBAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE'S REAR AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V404000 (VISIBILITY) WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

   NHTSA complaint 10864177
10. Filed May 4, 2016Failure Jan 5, 201595,000 milesBolingbrook, ILExterior lighting

    AT LEAST TWICE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE HEADLAMPS AND RUNNING LIGHTS TO FAIL ON DARK UNLIT ROADS, A VERY DANGEROUS EVENT. THE FIRST EVENT OCCURRED IN THE WINTER OF 2014 THE SECOND IN THE WINTER OF 2015. GM RECALL IS 14291. NHTSA # 15V519000. I SPOKE WITH SAAB CUSTOMER SERVICE AND A SAAB CERTIFIED SERVICE CENTER. BOTH SAY MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE HEADLAMP FAILURE DOESN'T OCCUR ON VEHICLES WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLAMPS WHICH MY VEHICLE HAS. YET I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS FRIGHTENING AND DEADLY FAILURE TWICE NOW. MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. IN THOSE FAILURE SITUATIONS THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN DARKNESS ON A RURAL UNLIT ROAD, IT WAS WINTER AND VERY COLD (~0 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT)

    NHTSA complaint 10863096
11. Filed Jan 4, 2016Failure Jan 4, 201698,000 milesMinneapolis, MNElectrical systemFire

    1. VEHICLE STALLS/LOSES POWER WHILE IN MOTION AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. PROBLEM CAN'T BE IDENTIFIED BY 3 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. ONE MECHANIC SAID REPLACE FUSE BOX AND HOPE IT SOLVES THE ISSUE. 2. VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL SURGES CAUSES A MULTITUDE OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES. SO FAR: FIRE IN FUSE BOX BURNING OUT THE LOW-BEAM RELAY, AUDIO INTERFERENCE THROUGH THE SPEAKERS (CRACKLING) WHEN TURN SIGNALS, OR RADIO ARE PLAYING, REMOTE ACCESS FAILS INTERMITTENTLY, REPLACED 2 BOSCH BATTERIES, BAD ALTERNATOR, 3 AIR-RIDE SUSPENSION COMPRESSORS, REPLACE TURN SIGNAL, BRAKE, AND HEAD LIGHTS ANNUALLY, LOW TO NO POWER WHILE IDLING, AND ELECTRONICS NOT WORKING INTERMITTENTLY (POWER SEATS, HEATED SEATS, AIR COMPRESSOR, POWER WINDOWS). ONE MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE ARE FAINT PLUMES OF SMOKE COMING OFF OF THE FUSE BOX.

    NHTSA complaint 10817632
12. Filed Dec 30, 2015Failure Dec 23, 2015159,000 milesDunmore, PAExterior lighting

    FILED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFORE (03/2015) AND HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND SOMETIMES GO COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE WHEN THIS ISSUE WAS FIRST KNOWN, AFTER THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY OTHER PAPERWORK CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. THE SAAB NORTH AMERICA OFFICE AND THE LOCAL DEALER KEEP ON TELLING ME THAT ME VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE HID HEADLIGHTS (THIS IS STAMPED ON THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING AND WHEN I SEARCHED THE VIN IT DOES SHOW IT WAS INSTALLED ON THIS MODEL). I HAVE TRIED TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT DRIVERS MODULE (HDM) BUT STILL THE SAME PROBLEM, THOUGHT MAYBE BECAUSE I PURCHASED AN OEM PRODUCT IT COULD BE ALSO BE BAD. PURCHASED AN AFTERMARKET HDM AND STILL THE SAME, I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO GO WITH THIS, I WAS EMPLOYED BY DOD AS A FLEET MANAGER SO I AM NOT STUPID WHEN IT COMES TO A VEHICLE WITH ISSUES. THINK THAT GM IS JUST TRYING TO GET OVER AND DO NOT WANT TO ACCEPT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *JS

    NHTSA complaint 10817138
13. Filed Dec 26, 2015Failure Feb 11, 200920,000 milesColumbia, SCElectrical system, Electronic stability control (esc), Exterior lighting

    HID HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN TURN OFF. NO RHYME OR REASON; COLD WEATHER AND HOT WEATHER. HEADLIGHTS WILL EVENTUALLY FLICKER AND TURN OFF. I CAN MANUALLY FLIP THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND THEY WILL COME BACK ON. ONCE THEY COME BACK ON, THEY CAN STAY ON FOR ANOTHER FEW SECONDS OR MINUTES, BUT THEY WILL EVENTUALLY FLICKER AND TURN OFF AGAIN. MOST TIMES IT'S JUST ONE HEADLIGHT AT A TIME BECAUSE I DON'T GIVE IT ENOUGH TIME BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON BEFORE THE SECOND ONE GOES OUT. BOTH HAVE GONE OUT BEFORE AT THE SAME TIME. IN MY 12 MILE ROUTE TO WORK IN THE MORNING, I MAY HAVE TO TURN MY HEADLIGHTS ON AGAIN ABOUT 25 TIMES AT ITS WORST. SOMETIMES THEY WILL STAY ON AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T EVEN FLICKER AT ALL. NO RHYME OR REASON. IT'S DANGEROUS FOR THE OBVIOUS REASON BUT ALSO PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE FLASHING YOUR LIGHTS AT THEM. CAN CAUSE ROAD RAGE IN PEOPLE'SO WHAT'S WORSE? DRIVING DANGEROUSLY WITH NO HEADLIGHTS OR SOMEONE GETTING ANGRY B/C YOU KEEP FLASHING YOUR HEADLIGHTS AT THEM? DANGEROUS NO MATTER HOW YOU LOOK AT IT. ALSO POLICE MAY THINK YOU ARE TRYING TO WARN PEOPLE ABOUT THEM BY FLASHING MY HEADLIGHTS! AS FAR AS I CAN TELL RIGHT NOW, IT'S JUST THE LOW BEAM HIDS, NOT THE HIGH BEAMS AND NOT THE YELLOW DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. VOLTAGE HAS BEEN TESTED AND THEY SAY IT'S FINE AT 14 VOLTS FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE FLICKERING/TURNED OFF WHILE BEING TESTED. SHOP WANTS ME TO REPLACE HID HEADLIGHTS ALTOGETHER WHICH IS OVER $300 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2009. IS GETTING WORSE AS MILEAGE GOES UP IT SEEMS. 87,000 MILES AS OF 12/23/2015. PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEB.2009 WITH 20,000 MILES. LIGHTS WILL FLICKER IN IDLE OR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO LOUD BUZZING FROM BACK SPEAKERS AT TIMES AND STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN WILL GO OFF RANDOMLY.

    NHTSA complaint 10816298
14. Filed Mar 26, 2015Failure Nov 5, 2014148,732 milesDunmore, PAExterior lighting

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER THEN SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,732.

    NHTSA complaint 10701981
15. Filed Feb 19, 2015Failure Mar 25, 2014120,000 milesMonroe, CTElectronic stability control (esc), Engine, Vehicle speed control

    IN MARCH 2014, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING BELL SOUNDED, AND AN ENGINE LIGHT (WITH DOWN ARROW) ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAYED "STABILITRAK OFF", AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED FROM 45MPH TO 15MPH. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS 25MPH, AND THERE WASN'T EVEN ENOUGH POWER TO CLIMB A SMALL HILL. AFTER DEPLOYING THE HAZARD INDICATOR, AND PULLING OVER, THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. UPON WAITING 2-3 MINUTES AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR. SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED AT LEAST 3 DOZEN TIMES, AND IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. THIS FAULT CAN EASILY HAVE CATASTROPHIC RESULTS. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10689402
16. Filed Feb 9, 2015Failure Feb 4, 201455,000 milesEllijay, GAExterior lighting

    NIGHT DRIVING HEAD LIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT AND MY COME BACK ON SUDDENLY. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10682363
17. Filed Jan 29, 2015Failure Jan 28, 2015105,000 milesColumbia, MDExterior lighting

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND THE HIGH BEAMS WERE REQUIRED TO BE ACTIVATED IN ORDER TO VIEW THE ROADS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT DRIVER MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

    NHTSA complaint 10679676
18. Filed Jan 12, 2015Failure Dec 17, 2013124,399 milesDunmore, PAElectrical system, Exterior lighting

    HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO GO COMPLETELY OFF BUT THEY DID NOT. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND WITH DEALER FOR THIS INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. SINCE THEN, THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 145,746 MILES AND THERE ARE MORE INSTANCES OF THESE HAPPENINGS. ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DUE TO INTERFERENCE COMING THROUGH THE STEREO SYSTEM AND CREATES A HUMMING/BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE BACK SPEAKERS. HAD A CERTIFIED SAAB TECHNICIAN TROUBLESHOOT THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE GROUND SYSTEM (ELECTRICAL) IN THE REAR SPEAKERS/EQUALIZER. I AM PRESUMING THAT THIS MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (TO INCLUDE THE HEADLIGHTS, EQUALIZERS, SPEAKERS) OF THIS VEHICLE. JUST HAD A RECALL TAKEN CARE OF TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR POWER WINDOW MODULE. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10671715
19. Filed Dec 19, 2014Failure Dec 10, 201479,780 milesAkron, OHPower train

    THE VEHICLE STARTS TO JUMP AND STOP AND SHAKE ON TURNS AND WHILE BACKING UP. IF TURNING INTO A SIDE STREET THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE A CRASH I HOPE MY FAMILY DOES NOT HAVE. THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN AND TALKED ABOUT ON LINE BY PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS VEHICLE. THE REPAIRS ARE EXPENSIVE. THIS DEFECT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURE BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR WORSE. *TR

    NHTSA complaint 10667233
20. Filed Dec 15, 2014Failure Oct 6, 201485,000 milesOlivebranch, MSSeat heater/cooler, Service brakes

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE HEATED SEATS WERE ACTIVATED AND SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

    NHTSA complaint 10664334