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2009 Saab 9-3 Wagon Recalls & Reliability

These scores and this review are from when the car was new.

Scorecard

Overall: 2009 Saab 9-3 Wagon U.S. News Best Cars 7.3
Critics' Rating: 7.6
Performance: 7.3
Interior: 8.0
Safety: 8.3
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Pros & Cons

  • Comfortable seating
  • Includes traditional Saab elements, such as "night panel" lighting
  • New and highly competent all-wheel drive system
  • Cheaper interior finish than expected

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Review Last Updated: 11/30/09

Recalls

There has been 1 safety recall issued from NHTSA.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMPRecall Date: 02/23/2011
  • Consequence: A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE IN USE.
  • NHTSA Campaign ID: 11E009000
  • Potential Number of Units Affected: 4,887
  • Summary: TI AUTOMOTIVE IS RECALLING CERTAIN FUEL PUMPS, PART NUMBERS TU456 AND TU303, SOLD UNDER VARIOUS BRAND NAMES AS AFTERMARKET AND REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP MAY SEIZE, STOPPING THE FUEL FLOW TO THE ENGINE CREATING A STALLING CONDITION.
  • Remedy: TI AUTOMOTIVE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND WILL REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP WITH A NEW OR REWORKED FUEL PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TI AUTOMOTIVE AT 1-989-673-5536.
  • Notes: THIS RECALL ONLY PERTAINS TO AFTERMARKET AND REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMPS AND HAS NO RELATION TO ANY ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL MOTORS. OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .

Reliability

Our reliability score is based on the J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) rating or, if unavailable, the J.D. Power Predicted Reliability rating.

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Warranty

The 9-3 SportCombi comes with a four-year/50,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty. Saab also supports the 9-3 SportCombi with a five-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty.

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