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Complaint 1038020

2009 SAAB 9-3 • ENGINE • incident Jan 15, 2014

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1038020
Make
SAAB
Model
9-3
Model Year
2009
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Jan 15, 2014
Date Received
Feb 11, 2014
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

MY SAAB HAS WORN INTAKE VALVE SEATS WHICH WAS CONFIRMED WITH A COMPRESSION TEST. BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, MY CAR IS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING COLD. ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE SAAB BLOGS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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