Complaint 1008017
2009 SAAB 9-3 • SERVICE BRAKES • incident Oct 16, 2012
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1008017
- Make
- SAAB
- Model
- 9-3
- Model Year
- 2009
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES
- Incident Date
- Oct 16, 2012
- Date Received
- Sep 8, 2013
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SERVICE BRAKES
Owner Narrative
UPON STARTING AFTER SITTING, THE BRAKES HAVE A GREATLY INCREASED PEDAL EFFORT AND A CORRESPONDINGLY GREATLY REDUCED BRAKING EFFECT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE RELATIVELY HIGH IDLE FOR THIS MODEL OF ENGINE, (V-6), AT START UP COMBINES TO CREATES A SITUATION WHERE THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN DRIVING AWAY FROM FIRST START-UP.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.