Consumer Complaint Detail

SAAB / 9-3 / 2006

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007119396 Incident Date: Jul, 12 2007
Consumer's City: TAMPA Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: 9-3 Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: YS3FH71U966 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 28 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 22 june 07 rear brakes replaced, noticed on initial driving that brake pedal would 'bottom out' , brakes would make metal on metal sound, and vehicle slow to stop. 13 july 07 vehicle returned to dealer with brake complaint, hand brake adjusted. 17 aug 07 vehicle returned to dealer with same above complaint, vacuum booster pipes and non-return valve replaced 5 sep 07 vehicle returned to dealer with same complaint, vacuum pump pipe assembly replaced again. 10 sep 07 vehicle returned to dealer with same complaint, no problem found. as of this date brakes continue to malfunction on initial startup, once brakes have been used for several stops they appear to start working more correctly. *jb