2003 Saab 9-3 fuel system, gasoline problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 2003 Saab 9-3 — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The vehicle will become almost immobile in first and second gear (manual transmission). Once in third gear, performance is back to normal. If driver is not aware of situation (cruise light off is only indication if cruise control system is turned on), driver can easily get into bad situation as car…”
filed Aug 14, 2013
“Vehicle was stalling during acceleration , then fuel pump had complete malfunction .... After replacement, engine has always run poorly and almost always stalls during acceleration. Replaced ignition coil , and it didn't fix problem . I have talked to 4 other saab 9-3 owners for this model year and…”
filed Mar 16, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE FUEL PUMP RETAINING TABS HOLDING THE FUEL LINES WERE…Campaign 07V087000 · Mar 7, 2007
Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other 9-3 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 9-3 | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 9-3 | 2 | 1% |
| 2006 9-3 | 4 | 2% |
| 2005 9-3 | 4 | 4% |
| 2004 9-3 | 6 | 3% |
| 2002 9-3 | 4 | 11% |
| 2001 9-3 | 13 | 22% |
| 2000 9-3 | 2 | 4% |
| 1999 9-3 | 1 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Saab 9-3
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.