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Complaint 1430803

2009 SAAB 9-3 • ENGINE • incident Dec 31, 2013

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1430803
Make
SAAB
Model
9-3
Model Year
2009
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Dec 31, 2013
Date Received
Dec 6, 2017
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

THE INTAKE VALVES ARE WORN ON THE ENGINE THIS STARTED AROUND 80,000 MILES AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THE CAR WILL NOT START ON VERY COLD DAYS. IF IT DOES, IT IDLES VERY ROUGH AND HARD. DATE BELOW IS AN ESTIMATE OF WHEN THIS STARTED.

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

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