2004 Saab 9-3 air bags problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2004 Saab 9-3 — 10% of all complaints for this model year.
20
Air Bags complaints
10%
share of all complaints
—
median reported incident mileage
5 / 0
crash / fire reports
What owners report
“Takata recall - gm dealers advise my car not affected but on recall websites my 2004 saab 9-3 aero is shown to have a takata air bag.”
filed Mar 27, 2018
“Takata recall? My car keeps giving me the following alert: airbag malfunction. How can I verify it is part of the recall?”
filed Aug 4, 2016
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other 9-3 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 9-3 | 25 | 83% |
| 2010 9-3 | 22 | 73% |
| 2009 9-3 | 17 | 40% |
| 2008 9-3 | 71 | 39% |
| 2007 9-3 | 65 | 42% |
| 2006 9-3 | 87 | 49% |
| 2005 9-3 | 12 | 13% |
| 2003 9-3 | 15 | 7% |
| 2002 9-3 | 2 | 5% |
| 2001 9-3 | 4 | 7% |
| 2000 9-3 | 10 | 20% |
| 1999 9-3 | 17 | 27% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Saab 9-3
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.