Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 11:44:32 -0400 From: Fred W <malt_houndnospamo.com> Subject: Re: The 2003 SAAB 9-3..a bad year?
Richard Sauer wrote: > So far (knock on wood) I'm delighted with my 2000 9-5 (v6). My > sister-in-law drives a 95 Buick Le Sabre which is dying, so she is looking > to replace it with something. I'm not sure having another SAAB in the > driveway is a good idea , but she likes my 9-5 and I notice a number of used > 9-3's for sale. Oddly most of them are 2003's...Looking at Consumer reports > I see a lot of black dots for that year (but then the 2000 9-5 didn't win > any prizes for reliability either) So was this a particularly troublesome > year for the 9-3?? > > Rich > > Reliability issues I have had with my (2) MY2003 9-3 Sport Sedans: '03 9-3 Vector (now ~45k miles) Missing pixels in Infotainment display Lumbar support adjustment in Drivers seat Heated seat not switching on/off '03 9-3 Arc (now ~80k miles) Check Engine light caused by bad gas cap (recall) All of these horrible problems were covered under the 4year 50k mile warranty. My dealer even gives me a new SAAB 9-3 to drive while it is in the shop. -- -Fred W
