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2006 Saab 9-3 air bags problems

Owners reported air bags problems in 87 complaints for the 2006 Saab 9-3, 38% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
87 38% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
5 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I would like to report that on tuesday, january 29, 2013, I was in an accident which destroyed the front end of my car. The car was subsequently declared a total loss by my insurance company. In spite of the significant impact, my airbags did not deploy. To confirm that this was a malfunction with the car, the car's information screen denoted an airbag malfunction. I have photos of the message on the information screen if needed.

Reported at 84,000 miles, January 2013 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saab 9-3. While driving at approximately 15 MPH while the brake pedal was depressed, the seat belt violently seized across the contact's chest causing her to lose consciousness. As a result, the contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 163,000.

Reported at 163,000 miles, May 2015 Crash

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