2006 SAAB 9-3 2.0 T from North America - Comments

2006 SAAB 93 2.0T - 20000miles.

"Gear box malfunction" message came on. I took the car to the dealer, paid $105 for the diagnostics. They said it just needs software updates. They did that, I took the car from there. Went with it 2 miles, the same message came on. Took the car back to the dealer. Now they say is the transmission and the estimate for replacing it is $ 3300 (even though, when I called the same dealer they told me the transmission is $1565 and labor is $1005)...weirdddd. Ohh... and when I asked the service guy from the dealer how about the warranty on the new transmission, he told me laughing: 12000 miles. at the question: " Does that mean that the new one will break at 13000 miles?", the dealer guy just answered "Maybe".

Anyways, I never thought a transmission can go down at 20000 miles.

One thing is for sure: I'll never buy another SAAB in my life. Not only the car broke, but both the dealer and the central Saab don't want to talk about the problem (they say they do not know the cause...weird...specially because I paid for a diagnostics)

So, do you still want to buy a SAAB?

Never thought can be this unreliable.

Your warranty will cover that sir. I work for a Saab dealer in the UK. I am also disgusted to hear of the way you where treated at your local dealership. In the UK, we have excellent customer service, just as people deserve.

I am also very surprised to hear of the faults you car has incurred. Very rare and unusual I have to say, I hope they get rectified as swiftly and as cheaply (free) as possible.

Regards.

Daniel

Bell and Colvill

England.

I highly doubt that is a real review.

At 20,000 miles it is covered under warranty. Especially for a 2006 model. Warranty is 50K/5 miles. For 2007, it is 100K mile powertrain.

In the US you also get 3 years/36,000 mi. free maintenance.

I have a 2006 9-3 SAAB, and although I love the performance of the car (I.E., handling, power, etc), I have certainly had my problems and I am wondering if I should purchase an extended warranty. I have 47,000 miles on my car and so far I have had minimal problems, but the service at the dealership is poor!

The problems first:

1) The "hanging cup holder" broke twice (I am not sure if the engineering staff thought this design all the way through).

2) Both lights have failed.

3) The fuel line stopped working!

This last problem was the most frustrating, because I had taken the car to the dealer because it would not start, but was hesitating when turning over the key in the ignition. To make a long story short, the car eventually started and when I took it to the dealer to have the problem diagnosed, the dealer told me "he could find nothing wrong." So we took the car home. 1 week later the car had to be towed because the same problem occurred only this time, the car did not start. Fortunately, the fuel line was under warranty...

So, I am wondering if anyone could respond to whether or not I should purchase an extended warranty.

I asked the service manager about my car's problems and I got the response that it was due to my poor luck that resulted in me getting a lemon. He reassured me that 98% of the other SAABs were "just fine."