Saab 9-3SS Aero - Warning for potential buyers!

What a waste of money! Great dealer service, awful car.

I love(d) this car. It looks great, drives well and it's seriously quick... when it works.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• saab
• 9-3
• 9-3SS
• aero
• bsr
• problems

[racer17551]

should have bought a 9-5. 9-3s are pretty much vectras.

[visionit2007]

@racer17551 Yup!

Everything that falls off has GM written on it somewhere :)

[arturowill1]

Damn your car is like that because of you my friend, you better take of your car... I have a 03' SAAB 9-3 Vector! it has 75k and is the best investment I've ever made I always take care of my care with oils and basic stuff, I so proud of my car its frikin good looking and powerful, exppend some bucks and get ur SAAB like is supposed to!

[visionit2007]

@arturowill1 3" Powerflow turbo-back exhaust 200 CELL CAT EBC Ceramic brakes front & rear BSR Stage 3 remap BSR intake KONI FSD dampers 35mm LoSpring suspension HKS SSQV3 blow off valve Bristol clutch & pressure plate £3k and counting. ... and it's valeted twice a month at a cost of £75 a time. Trust me, there's no expense spared with this car.

[visionit2007]

The car is serviced more frequently than the service book suggests... the check engine light is always lit when the ignition is on!

[superbird426]

never had a problem to my 9-3 -06 buy your self a fucki´n modeo you pussie

[visionit2007]

@superbird426 35 years old, foul-mouthed and illiterate... what a proud moment this must be for you. If you've nothing useful to say, keep your trap shut.

[aser6785]

RIP SAAB 2011 =(

[mica122213]

i have 2004 saab 9-3 2.0 Arc and have replaced the water pump, springs, sway bar bushings still make noise when cold. The antilock brake module i replaced twice. the fuel tank level sensor, the fuel pressure sensor and now the oil level sensor is leaking they want 700 to fix cause you have to drop the pan to replace it. the headlights blow out all the time. the emblems fell off. both mirrors fell off at 155 dollars each. the glass falls right out. what else? got 185000miles on it tho. lol

[msadler100]

u must have been gutted, i would have been spending as much as u have on this. maybe u just had a dodgy one. they should have replaced the car. i have a 2003 2.2tid linear and it has done 210,000 miles and still going. i will be getting the 1.9 vetor as a replacement. i love these cars, and dont want a bmw, mercedes or audi. u still got it or you got a new car?

[swedeej114]

Maybe the day they made your 9-3 the assembly workers decided to take lsd.

[kamilpolniak]

i had to get half that stuff fixed!! the fan, the belt retracter, struts, shift knob. but atleast it was covered by warranty!! glad i bought extended warranty!! 

[nuclhead]

don't know what you've been doing with yours, i've had mine for some years now and it has done over 300.000 km (if you want imperial do the math or join the rest of the world).

it's 8 years old now and i have to say it works like new. nothing broken nothing replaced it's even got the original turbo. and it doesn't squeak.. apparently that ISN'T a problem on all saabs then is it now...

[DarkPrince013]

Trust me, it can't be any worse than my truck... 83 Ford F150 4.9l inline 6. 405,693 miles on it and still running on 5 cylinders.

[vtr0104]

I bought one of these used ('03 2.0T model, all stock) with 86 and a half thousand miles on it. Owner was selling it to replace it with a large SUV. He never had any issues with it, only went to the dealer's because a lost key, oil and filter changes and replacement brake pads. Only put gas in it and water for the wipers. He took his family on trips through Europe and nothing ever happened. I was expecting the car to be all rattly due to the age, but nothing whatsoever. No regrets buying it.