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2007 Saab 9-3 electrical system problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2007 Saab 9-38% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Electrical System complaints
8%
share of all complaints
50,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Purchased saab 9-3 2007 brand new. Nearly immediately the headlights kept going out. I found myself replacing them often and twice was pulled over by police when I hadn't realized and had just replaced the passenger side headlight. Also got one key at the time of purchase. The a/c wasn't working…

    filed May 24, 2017

  • While driving the ignition switch turns to the off position suddenly. This happens when there are any vibrations in the car such as when I reach into and shut the center counsel, shut the glovebox, when anything even lightly grazes the key fob, when a balloon popped in my car and even when I sneeze…

    filed Jun 17, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to…

    General Communication · Service Campaign · issued Aug 26, 2024
All 2007 Saab 9-3 TSBs →

Electrical System problems in other 9-3 years

YearReportsShare
2010 9-313%
2009 9-312%
2008 9-3116%
2006 9-3137%
2005 9-399%
2004 9-3136%
2003 9-34622%
2002 9-31438%
2001 9-32339%
2000 9-32346%
1999 9-32234%
9-3 electrical system problems by year →

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.