NHTSA Complaint #10172203 — 2003 SAAB 9-3 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10172203
Vehicle	2003 SAAB 9-3
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	October 19, 2006
Date Filed	October 30, 2006
Mileage	53,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TX

Consumer Description

ABRUPTLY, AT 53,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY, EXCEPT TO CITE VARIOUS "CODES." DEALER SAID THEY DO NOT CHECK THOSE CODES AT THE 45,000 MILE INTERVAL. SAAB REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, EVEN AFTER A POLITE APPEAL. APPARENTLY, SAAB DOESN'T VALUE ME AS A CUSTOMER, AND REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE ANY BLAME. ESTIMATED DEALER COST, INCLUDING TAX, IS ABOUT $7,500. I HAVE ALWAYS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED MY SAAB. A TRANSMISSION THAT FAILS AT 53,000 MILES (ON THE HIGHWAY, CREATING A SAFETY ISSUE) ON ITS OWN, WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING, IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. I AM A 4 TIME SAAB OWNER -- WON'T BE BUYING A SAAB AGAIN, FOR SURE, ALTHOUGH BEFORE THIS INCIDENT I WAS PLANNING TO BUY AN 9-7 IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. IF IT WASN'T SUCH A HASSLE, I WOULD FILE A LAWSUIT -- AMONG OTHER THINGS, I AM SURE THAT THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AT 50,000 MILES, JUST AS IT OBVIOUSLY WAS AT 53,000. *JB

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