2004 Saab 9-3 seat belts problems
Owners reported seat belts problems in 80 complaints for the 2004 Saab 9-3, 34% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 80 34% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 66 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seat belts problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 14 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 66 seat belts complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the seat belts complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 saab 9-3. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 04v226000 (seat belts:front:retractor) and immediately scheduled an appointment to have the vehicle repaired. During the repair, the dealer broke the eight pillar plastic cabs, in which they never repaired. One year later, he noticed that the seat belts would not retract properly. The contacted returned to the dealer, but they would not repair the vehicle again according to the recall.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 saab 9-3. When the contact attempted to buckle her front seat belt, she noticed that the retractor failed. This prevented the belt webbing from retracting. The dealer stated that her VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign id number 04v226000 (seat belts:front:retractor). It would cost approximately $497 to replace the seat belt retractor assembly. The contact is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. The manufacturer did not assist. The failure and current mileages were 47,000.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Saab 9-3
- Suspension 57 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints