2007 Saab 9-5 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (12) · Vehicle Speed Control (1) · Steering (1)
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Safety recalls (1)
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2016-02-03 · campaign 16V063000 · 113,716 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Saab 9-3 vehicles manufactured May 31, 2002, to February 15, 2011, 2006-2009 Saab 9-5 vehicles manufactured June 7, 2005, to May 28, 2009, and 2008-2009 Saturn Astra vehicles manufactured April 11, 2007, to July 24, 2008. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator on Saab 9-3 and 9-5 vehicles and will replace the driver's frontal airbag module on Saturn Astra vehicles, free of charge. The recall began on March 1, 2017. Owners may contact Saab customer service at 1-800-955-9007 or Saturn customer service at 1-800-553-6000. GM's number for this recall is 28810.
Service bulletins (173)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-07 · PIC5650M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. technician may find diagnostic trouble codes b3055, b3060, b3935, c0750, c0755, c0760, c0765, and/o
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Engine 2024-09-27 · 04-06-04-051J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline detergent additive.
Showing the 6 most recent of 173 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2023-04-13 · Air Bags“my vehicle was on recall for takata air bags. my vehicle was then installed with a new set of takata airbags. are not these airbags just as unsafe? have not there been cases of the same issues happening to these airbags? is my 2017 front passenger airbag going to explode like a grenade and kill me? these are all questions i have, but i am told thes…”
2017-02-06 · Air Bags“tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2007 saab 9-5. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v063000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact …”
2017-01-14 · Air Bags“takata recall. 2/3/17 will mark 1 yr since notification of recall. gm site says working quickly to obtain replacement parts. use of adverb quickly is inappropriate. i need to know risk factor as my wife and i have a loaded pistol pointed at our heads every time we drive this vehicle. should we disable the srs system? what is the geographical d…”
2017-01-12 · Air Bags“2007 saab 9-5. consumer writes in regards to defect with driver side airbag. recall # 16v063000. *ld…”
2017-01-03 · Air Bags“takata recall. it has now been 11 months since this recall was initiated and still no parts available. feb 03,2016 manufacturer recall number15041 nhtsa recall number16v063 recall statusrecall incomplete, remedy not yet available…”
2016-11-25 · Air Bags · 120,000 mi“takata recall - i received the attached letter in may, 2016. the vehicle is unsafe to drive. however, gm tells me it's ok to drive. that's not acceptable. attached is an e-mail string of my correspondence with gm. i can't drive the car, it's in storage; and i can't sell it without full disclosure, which makes it worthless. and it's been s…”
2016-10-24 · Air Bags“takata recall i received a letter from gm informing me of the takata airbag recall for my car in february this year (2016). it has been more than 8 months since the recall was issued but my car's airbag systems has not yet been repaired. there has been no further communication from gm about the recall. please help with resolving this matter. thank…”
2016-10-21 · Air Bags“summary: in some vehicles, the driver airbag inflator may experience an alteration over time, which could lead to overaggressive combustion in the event of an air bag deployment. this condition could create excessive internal pressure when the air bag is deployed, which could result in the body of the inflator rupturing upon deployment. safety r…”
2016-09-19 · Air Bags“tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2007 saab 9-5. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v063000 (air bags). the manufacturer indicated that the contact would have to wait to receive the second recall notice to determine if the parts were available. the contact had been waiting for months to receive the recall repair and w…”
2016-08-22 · Air Bags · 87,000 mi“takata recall: gm/saab sent me notification at the beginning of may that my vehicle was subject to a recall because of saftey concerns around my airbags. however, the manufacturer has yet to offer a solution - they note that parts are not available. no date is given for a remedy. i feel like i've been driving a defective, potentially dangerous veh…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.