2009 SAAB 9-7X

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROLS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL DID NOT WORK, INCLUDING THE DOOR LOCK AND SEAT HEATER. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED CAPPALINO BUICK GMC AT 716-650-4471 (LOCATED AT 5411 TRANSIT RD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

MY HEADLAMPS ARE NOT WORKING, MY FOG LIGHTS AND SIDE MARKERS WORK, BUT NOT HE HEADLAMPS.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE HEADLAMPS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

Mileage: 100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. WITHOUT WARNING, THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS RANDOMLY FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE HIGH BEAMS EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO MENTIONED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER CONCERNING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V322000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. STARTED WORKING AGAIN AFTER SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM AND THEN BACK TO LOW BEAM

Mileage: 96,000

MY LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT ON MY SAAB 9-7X TURNS OFF WHEN DRIVING 30MIN. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT SOMETIMES I WOULD DRIVE IT FOR 1HR OR LONGER THEN IT TURNS OFF. BUT LATELY HEADLAMPS THAT DO NOT ILLUMINATE AFTER 30 MIN OF DRIVING. I'VE REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHT AND ISSUE STILL EXIST. I HAVE AN IDENTICAL ISSUE BUT CALLED SAAB CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT RECALL 14V755000 IS ONLY FOR 05-08.

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AT FIRST IS SLOW TO GO DOWN AND EVEN MORE SLOWLY TO GO UP. BUT NOW THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY OR BECOME INOPERATIVE. CURRENTLY I DON'T EVEN USE THE POWER WINDOW BECAUSE I'M WORRIED THAT IT MAY NOT EVEN CLOSE OR WORK AT ALL. I FOUND A RECALL BUT SAAB CUSTOMER SERVICE SAY IT'S ONLY FOR 05-08 SAAB 9-7. I BELIEVE BASE ON THE REPORTS THAT I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS RECALL NUMBER: 14V404000.

AT FIRST MY HEAD LIGHTS WERE CUTTING OFF AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF TIME, THIS HAPPENED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR AND I WOULD HAVE TO TURN ON MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, WAIT FOR THE HEAD LIGHT TO KICK BACK IN AND TURN OFF THE BRIGHT LIGHTS. FOR THE LAST 5 MONTHS I HAVE HAD NO HEAD LIGHTS AT ALL. I HAVE BRIGHT LIGHTS, THE ORANGE RUNNING LIGHTS, INDICATOR LIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS. I HAVE REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS AND THEY WORKED FOR 2 MINUTES AND STOPPED WORKING AGAIN.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

MY WIFE AND I WERE ON THE DRIVE THRU LINE AT WENDYS, IT WAS RAINING OUT AND I CRACKED THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FOR A LITLE AIR. A MINUTE LATER WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WE WERENT SURE WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM UNTIL MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW/LOCK/AND HEATED SEAT SWITCH STARTED TO EMIT SMOKE. OF COURSE WE WERE IN A STATE OF PANIC, WE QUICKLY EXITED THE LINE AND PULLED OVER I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO DO OTHER THAN PULL UP THE SWITCH HOUSING FROM THE DOOR PANEL. AFTER DOING SO THE SMOKE WAS EVIDENT AND THE WIRES AND ACTUAL PLASTIC HOUSING CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. AFTER INSPECTING THE ENTIRE SWITCH HOUSING IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE WIRES OVERHEATED AND SHORT CIRCUITED I WOULD IMAGINE DUE TO THE LITTLE BIT OF RAIN WATER THAT LEAKED INTO IT. THE MANAGER OF THE WENDYS CAME OUT TO CHECK ON US AS HE SAW AND HEARD OUR PANIC. I CALLED GM/SAAB THIS MORNING AND THE REP MADE ME OUT TO BE A LIAR, SHE COULDNT BELIEVE THAT A FIRE ACTUALLY OCCURED. I TOLD HER I HAVE THE SWITCH HOUSIN

Mileage: 150,000

LOW BEAMS WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON AUTO WILL NOT COME BACK ON EVEN WHEN CHANGED TO MANUEL ON THIS HAS HAPPENED IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF WEATHER, RAINY, DRY, NIGHT, DAY. IT IS A HAZZARD YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT HAPPENED JUST THIS PAST WEEKEND IN A DOWNPOUR AT AFTERNOON TRAFFIC HOUR. QUITE STRESSFULL ! WE HAVE READ OF THIS PROBLEM AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE. I DID READ AN EARLIER COMPLAINT OF THIS SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 86,000

LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ILLUMINATE, BOTH IN AUTO AS WELL AS MANUAL MODE. LIGHTS FAIL TO ILLUMINATE ON START-UP AS WELL AS SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE STATED IN THE RECALL FOR 2006-2008 SAAB 9-7X, BUT INEXPLICABLY THE 2009 MODEL IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. THIS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION IS HAZARDOUS AND POSES A THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROAD IS COMPLETELY AND UNEXPECTEDLY IMPAIRED WHEN THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION AS WELL AS LOWERED VISIBILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,300.

Mileage: 46,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS BRIGHTER THAN THE LEFT ONE, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ON, THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WOULD POINT DOWNWARD, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE THE VEHICLE AND FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE ONCOMING VEHICLES. FURTHERMORE, WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ILLUMINATED, THE LIGHT WOULD MOVE TOO FAR UP IN THE AIR MAKING IT HARD FOR THE CONTACT TO SEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE LIGHT AND CHANGE THE LIGHT BULBS BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DEALER ALSO REFERENCED OTHER MODELS FROM THE SAME YEAR BUT DID NOT FIND SIMILAR FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,500. UPDATED 05/19/10 *BF UPDATED 09/30/10

Mileage: 15

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