Complaint 1146017

Complaint Summary

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Owner Narrative

CAR BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH UPON COLD START UP, BUT WOULD RUN BETTER AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I HAD THE PLUGS REPLACED AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. PROBLEM BECAME MORE PRONOUNCED AS WEATHER GOT COLDER. SAAB TECHNICIAN SUSPECTED AN INTAKE VALVE PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN VERY COMMON IN THESE CARS. A COLD COMPRESSION CHECK CONFIRMED THAT VALVES IN THREE OF THE FOUR CYLINDERS WERE BAD. I WAS QUOTED ~$2,500 FOR THE REPAIR!!!! TECHNICIAN SAID THAT GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL THE VEHICLES TO REPAIR. THEY ARE ONLY REPAIRING THOSE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

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