NHTSA Complaint #10874062 — 2007 SAAB 9-3

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10874062
Vehicle	2007 SAAB 9-3
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 14, 2016
Date Filed	June 13, 2016
Mileage	84,500 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

NEEDS VALVE JOB ($3K) DUE TO IMPROPERLY HARDENED VALVES. VERY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. ROUGH RUNNING WHEN COLD. COMPRESSION TEST VERIFIES THIS CONDITION: VERY POOR WHEN COLD, BUT FINE WHEN WARM. IF LEFT ON-FIXED, WILL CAUSE PERMANENT MISFIRING.

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