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2006 SAAB 9-2X — AIR BAGS

firecrash1 injured · 1158764 · 2015-02-19

Vehicle

Make
SAAB
Model
9-2X
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
AIR BAGS
Miles at failure
51,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THIS IS FOR TWO EVENTS: 1) I PURCHASED VEH NEW IN 2006. IN 2012 I HAD JUST SERVICED W/OIL CHANGE, CHECK UP AT 51000 MI. ONE MORNING, ENGINE MADE A SOUND LIKE PEBBLES HITTING IT, BEGAN TO SMOKE LIKE ON FIRE, ALL LIGHTS CAME ON, ENGINE CEASED. I HAD TO TOW THE VEH AND TO PURCHASE REBUILT ENGINE AS WAS TOLD ENGINE DESTROYED. GM WOULD NOT HONOR DEALER WARRANTY. SAAB WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY. NO LOCAL DEALER WOULD REPLACE/REPAIR ENGINE. I TRIED JERRY SEINER, KEN GARF, MARK MILLER IN UT AND KACHINA AND LEGENDS IN AZ; NO ONE WOULD HONOR WARRANTY WHEN VEHICLE WAS JUST IN SHOP FOR FULL CHECKUP AND OIL CHANGE AND DEEMED ROAD WORTHY. MY VEH HAD ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT DEALER AND GARAGED. ALL MAINTENANCE DONE TIMELY.NO ONE WOULD REPLACE ENGINE. RIDICULOUS TO CEASE AT 51,000 MI. 2) ON 10/13/2014 I HAVE 72,000 MI ON VEH AND WAS REAR-ENDED WHILE STOPPED AT LITE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I SLID INTO STEERING WHEEL SUSTAINING INJURY. AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED WITH THE IMPACT (HIT BY VEH GOING APPROX 45 MPH). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10689383
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