Saab 9-3 tire blowout problems

Filed Mar 8, 2017 · Tires · 94,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 saab 9-3 equipped with replacement michelin tires, tire line: primacy mxm4, tire size: 215/55r16, and dot number: b9vm87dx2716. The contact stated that while her son was driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle was shaking and he could not control the vehicle. As a result, he pulled over to the side of the road where he noticed that rear driver side tire was flat. Roadside assistance was called and able to change the tire. The contact stated that issued occurred on a front tire several months prior but was unaware if it was on the driver's side or passenger side tire. The vehicle was taken to the sears store where tires where purchased and they diagnosed the issue as the stem valve. The tire was replaced. The contact mentioned that several months later the issue recurred but was unaware if the tire was on driver's or passenger front, the vehicle was taken to an independent tire shop where the diagnoses was the stem valve was cracked and it was replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 94,000 and tire failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Jul 27, 2015 · Tires · 95,000 miles · IN

Tire has bulge in sidewall. Owner noticed it and was able to prevent a blow out. This is not an impact related damage.

Filed May 18, 2014 · Tires · 40,000 miles · CT · 1 injury

Michelin pilot sport a/s 3 dot: b9n) 11rx 3213 these tires have to be defected!!!! With no warning, the pilot sport a/s 3 tire just blew! Bam car pulled hard to the side of the flat tire and driver steered over to the shoulder of i95 the tire's threads completely separated from both the inner & outer walls of the tire. The rim was still holding onto a thin strip of the circumference of the tire- where the rim and tire connect. A week prior to the incidence the car had the 40k service including tires rotation. Nitrogen air was at the correct inflation level as well. And the day prior to the blow out. New breaks were installed and all the tires and alignment were checked again-- with no problems to be found. Just pulling out of a service station that inspected the tires to note only minor wear. Low miles on the tires and not hitting anything to cause a flat= something wrong not right with the construction of this tire. Tires were: 6 months old, from costco, with about 5,000 miles tops. The dot code states that it was a 2013 tire. Those little tire nubs haven't even had a chance to wear down yet. Please look into theses tires!! I go to costco tomorrow for a replacement. I am afraid that these are defected tires and I have 3 more on the car. I will keep the shredded tire in case it is needed for investigation purposes.

Filed Jan 29, 2014 · Suspension · 140,000 miles · WI

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 saab 9-3. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the front passenger's side tire blew. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic, who replaced the damaged tire and also advised that the failure was caused by fractured coil springs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 140,000.

Filed Mar 25, 2012 · Suspension · 145,000 miles · MN

Front right tire started smoking, followed quickly by blowout. After removing tire, discovered the spring part of the suspension had fractured into 2 pieces, one piece loose and unattached, the other still intact with the car. The piece still attached to the car was out of place and in the way of the tire which caused it to rub up against the tire and caused it to blow out after cutting through the entire circumference of the tire.

Filed Feb 24, 2012 · Suspension · 77,000 miles · MI

A few weeks ago, I began to notice a clunking sound near front driver's side tire when going over bumps in the road. Upon investigation this week, I could see that the coil spring was broken right through the metal. I had never hears of anything like that. Mileage is approximately 77,000. Drove it to the mechanic, who confirmed that there is a broken spring. They informed me that, although the part is not expensive, there are none available, that this is a known defect, and the part is on a national backorder! I never rec'd any sort of notification from saab about this. The mechanic also said that I was incredibly lucky that the break didn't happen on the freeway, that it could have taken out the brand new front tire. I have a young daughter and I volunteer to drive other school kids on a weekly basis--this could have been catastrophic. Until a new spring is found, I was told not to drive the car, that it could blow out the tire at any time. There is no eta on the new part. Even though saab is bankrupt, there's a local dealer still in business, so I'm the wait list for the part with them as well. In the meantime, I'm stuck.

Filed Jan 9, 2012 · Suspension · 55,400 miles · OH

Broken front coil springs caused the vehicle to be unsafe to operate. Both left and right springs are broken with spring material extending towards the tire. Will require tow for service. Tire failure is likely if driven.

Filed May 4, 2011 · Suspension · 124,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 saab 9-3. While driving approximately 55 MPH the front passenger side tire blew out. The contact was able to pull off to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technicians stated the front passenger side coil spring needed to be replaced. The contact decided to replace both front driver and passenger side coil springs. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer issued an extended warranty for the failure but the vehicle was not covered under the warranty due to the mileage. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000. Updated 05/18/11 *bf updated 2/9/12

Filed Apr 5, 2011 · Suspension · 53,000 miles · NY

Since I bought my car (new) in june '05 I have complained of a "crunching noise" in the front suspension every time the weather turned cold. I was told the problems varied from ball bearings to the sway bar, to just dirt build up. Each time the dealer made some "repair" to get me out the door. The problem continued. Now, april '11 I have a broken spring in the front passenger side. I have been told that I have to pay the dealer to diagnose the problem before they will consider fixing it under any special circumstance free of charge. I have sourced some parts for it and am considering having it fixed by myself, rather than go to the dealer who brushed me off for 5 years. Thankfully I was just pulling out of my parking spot when I heard the grinding noise from the front passenger side and I was not traveling at a high rate of speed when this happened. The spring broke downward and was very near the tire. There could have been a serious tire blowout on the highway had I not been so lucky.

Filed Mar 6, 2011 · Suspension · 55,662 miles · NH

2005 saab 9-3 driver's side front strut spring just broke. No warning, drove yesterday and car was fine, went to back out of garage and a terrible grinding, scraping noise occurred. Discovered the spring broke and rubbing against tire. Luckily this did not occur while driving at normal speeds. Seems like it could have caused tire blow out and possibly an accident.