Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2000 Saab 9-3

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
50
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
57
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

50 filed
4
Crashes
1
Fires
9
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
    12
  • AIR Bags
    10
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    9
  • Electrical System
    9
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    8
  • Seat Belts
    3
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND Associated Pulleys
    2
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
05V399000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE2005-09-14

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH B205/B235 4-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINES AND B308 6-CYLINDER GASOLINE ENGINES MAY EXPERIENCE OVERHEATING AND BURNOUT OF THE ISOLATED GATED BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR (IGBT) WITHIN THE IGNITION DISCHARGE MODULE (IDM) DUE TO INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ELECTRICAL LOADS.

RiskOVERHEATING OF THE IGBT OCCURS MOST OFTEN AT ENGINE START-UP, BUT IT MAY ALSO OCCUR WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. ENGINE STALLING MAY OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT TO SEE WHAT VERSION IDM IS IN THE VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE IDM IF IT IS A VERSION BUILT PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF QP3. AN INTERIM LETTER WILL BE MAILED TO OWNERS IN OCTOBER 2005, INFORMING THEM OF THE CONDITION. PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AND OWNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES IN TO THE DEALERS TO HAVE THE IDM REPLACED BY LETTER DATED MARCH 13, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.

01V168000·AIR BAGS2001-05-18

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE AIR BAG ALERT LABELS MAY NOT BE PERMANENTLY AFFIXED AS REQUIRED BY THIS STANDARD.

RiskTHESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS.

FixDEALERS WILL CLEAN THE SUNVISOR SURFACE AND APPLY A NEW AIR BAG ALERT LABEL ON BOTH SUNVISORS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 30, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SAAB AT 1-800-955-9007.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
PE05017·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE2005-04-07 → 2005-09-23

ENGINE STALL/ ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall05V399000

PE05017·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2005-04-07 → 2005-09-23

ENGINE STALL/ ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall05V399000

PE05017·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2005-04-07 → 2005-09-23

ENGINE STALL/ ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall05V399000

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