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Vibration in 1999 9-3 and SAAB quality issues
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Posted by Clovis (more from Clovis) on Thu, 15 Mar 2001 00:37:38 Share Post by Email
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My 1999 Base 9-3 with automatic and 19,000 miles has been experiencing a shimmy/vibration between 45 and 48 miles per hour. It only vibrates under acceleration, not when coasting.

I took it to the dealer and they are quite concerned about this issue. I am using a loaner 2001 9-5 base while they look into repairs. To me, it seems like a transmission issue. The dealer has not offered an explanation yet.

This is my third SAAB in 15 years (other makes interspersed) and the amount of quality control problems I have had are concerning, to say the least. I have experienced the following issues:

Vibration as described above
Climate temperature knob snapping, which seems like a design flaw
No backing at dead pedal leading to carpet needing replacement due to sill issues and excessive carpet wear
An abundance of rattles
Clicking which sounds like a CV joint problem
Rear washer spray element not working
Dead battery after 17 months (and a low amp alternator, to boot)

Most of these are minor but annoying problems, and seem silly for a $28,000 car marketed as a fine european driving machine.

Thank god SAAB offers loaners. But this quality seems like a serious issue when many other makes offer very well produced machines. My past vehicle, a Nissan Maxima, may have not been quite as 'exotic' or utilitarian, but it was fast, handled reasonably, and was very well detailed and built. Never had a quality control problem during ownership. Other vehicles I have owned, including Honda and Acura were as solid as the Maxima.

I can only hope that SAAB will improve quality and deal with design flaws prior to the final production process, not after vehicles have been put in the hands of customers.

Clovis

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