2001 Saab 9-3 defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2001 Saab 9-3. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• FUEL LINE LEAKAGE
  Recall Query RQ05003 · opened Dec 20, 2005 · closed Apr 28, 2006 · led to recall 06V126000

  On november 19, 2004 gm notified odi of a defect condition that could result in fuel leakage at the fuel pump connections in approximately 17,400 model year (my) 2001 and 2002 saab 9-3 passenger vehicles built at the uusikaupunki, finland assembly plant between may 2000 and july 2002 (gm recall no. 14101, nhtsa recall …

• ENGINE STALL/ ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE05017 · opened Apr 7, 2005 · closed Sep 23, 2005 · led to recall 06V410000

  Odi opened pe05-017 based on 35 reports of alleged engine stalling due to the failure of the idm cassette on the subject vehicles.all complainants reported that the engine shut down suddenly without warning and most reported that the vehicle would not restart.in 3 incidents, the complainants reported smoke and/or fire …