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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007112971 | Incident Date: Jul, 01 2007 |
| Consumer's City: DERBY | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| Model Name: 9-3 | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: YS3DF58KX22 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 23 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2002 saab 9-3. while driving 30 mph, the vehicle began to hesitate as if the emergency brake was engaged. the contact also heard a grinding noise coming from the vehicle. she was unable to drive more than 20 mph. when the mechanic attempted to test drive the vehicle, it failed to shift into gear. the mechanic stated that the gears inside the transmission exploded into little pieces. for three weeks, the mechanic attempted to repair the transmission, however, the transmission was diagnosed and repaired by another transmission specialist. the contact is requesting that saab pay the cost to repair the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were 60,000. updated 02-01-08. *kb the consumer stated the transmission light illuminated once again and is presently in the shop. updated 02/01/08 *tr |
