2007 Saab 9-3 air bags problems

“I CALLED ELKINS CHEVROLET IN MARLTON NJ AS LISTED ON MY RECALL FORM. I CALLED THEM TWO TIMES. THE FIRST TIME THEY TOLD ME THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. I THEN RECEIVED A FEW MORE RECALL NOTICES STILL LISTING THEM AS THE SERVICE CENTER. I CALLED AGAIN AN WAS THEN TOLD THE ONLY WORK OF CHEVROLETS. BOTH TURNED OUT TO BE BOLD FACED LIES!”

“TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER CONTACTING MALCOLM CUNNINGHAM CHEVROLET (2031 GORDON HWY, AUGUSTA, GA), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT SERVICE SAAB VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.”

“TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TWO DEALERS WERE CONTACTED (SEWELL CADILLAC OF DALLAS, DALLAS, TX, 214-350-2000) AND (RAMEY CHEVROLET IN SHERMAN, TX, 903-893-4341) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.”

“TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT I COULD GO ONLINE FOR A $25 MASTERCARD REWARD CARD AFTER I COMPLETED REPAIRS ON THE SAAB. I COMPLETED THE REPAIRS. TRIED TO ACCESS THE WEBSITE BUT IT WAS NOT A WORKING WEBSITE. UNABLE TO APPLY FOR THE REWARD CARD.”

“THERE ARE MULTIPLE ISSUES, AS FOLLOWS, BUT OUR CONCERN IS THAT OUR SON HAS TRIED REPEATEDLY TO GET SUPPORT BY CALLING THE NUMBERS ON THE POST CARDS. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY SERVICE AS A RESULT OF THE CALLS AND CONVERSATIONS. HE LIVES ON THE ISLAND OF KAUAI, WEST OF OAHU. #1: WE MUST SHIP THE CAR AT OUR EXPENSE IF WE EXPECT IT TO GET SERVICED. GM AND SAAB WILL NOT PAY FOR THAT SHIPPING OVER OR BACK. THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR, AND REGARDLESS OF THE RECALL MANDATE, THEY STILL SEND OUT BOGUS INFORMATION.(EXAMPLE: BAY AREA SAAB IS NO LONGER A SAAB DEALER IN SAN FRANCISCO ' BUT IF THEY WERE OUR SON WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE TRANSPORTATION OVER AND BACK TO THE MAINLAND.) #2: I HAVE ALSO CALLED, AND FINALLY GOT GOOD ADVICE FROM THE GM 800 NUMBER REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE WHO REFERRED ME TO A POINT OF CONTACT ON OAHU. THERE CURRENTLY IS NO SAAB DEALERSHIP IN HAWAII, BUT WE HAVE USED THE FORMER SAAB DEALERSHIP (A FORMER OWNER, HAS MAINTAINED THE PHONE NUMBER: 808-735-2488) FOR PARTS IN PAST YEARS. FORTUNATELY FOR SAAB OWNERS, THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS DONE ALL WITHIN HER POWER TO HELP OAHU OWNERS GET THE RECALL BUT IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE FOR HER AS WELL TO MAKE…”

“TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V063000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ROMEO CHEVROLET WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE RECALL BEING A PRECAUTION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.”