NHTSA Complaint #10465194 — 2007 SAAB 9-7X

WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS NEAR LOCKED (VIRTUALLY FULLY ENGAGED IN A TIGHT RADIUS TURN) THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEELS BEGIN TO SLIP, APPEAR AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS ON GRAVEL AND WHEEL HOP AND "CROW HOPPING" OCCURS AND THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO MAKE THE VEHICLE GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD UNDER POWER. MY WIFE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS CONDITION SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THERE ARE TSB'S FROM GM ON THE CONDITION. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND MADE A TIGHT RADIUS TURN THE OTHER DAY AND WAS NEARLY BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I PULLED INTO THE RIGHT AWAY THE VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER BE POWERED TO MOVE FORWARD DUE TO THE CONDITION. AS THE WHEEL IS STRAIGHTEN THE ABILITY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE RETURNS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION BUT WELL DOCUMENTED BY MANY DRIVERS ON THE WEB. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. THE DEALERS SEEM TO BE WELL AWARE OF THE CONDITION BUT APPARENTLY CANNOT "DUPLICATE THE CONDITION" OR SO THEY SAY. I AM FIGHTING WITH GM (AS I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM GM) TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS. *TR