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Saab 9-3 problems reported in North Carolina

32 of the 1,689 complaints filed about the Saab 9-3 came from North Carolina, most often about the engine & cooling.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

32

Complaints from North Carolina

2

Crashes

0

Fires

2006

Worst model year

What failed

By model year

1999 9-3 3 9.4%
2000 9-3 1 3.1%
2001 9-3 1 3.1%
2002 9-3 1 3.1%
2003 9-3 5 15.6%
2004 9-3 4 12.5%
2005 9-3 2 6.3%
2006 9-3 7 21.9%
2007 9-3 4 12.5%
2008 9-3 3 9.4%
2009 9-3 1 3.1%

Cities reporting most

Charlotte 7 31.8%
Leland 2 9.1%
Durham 2 9.1%
Concord 2 9.1%
Raleigh 2 9.1%
Glade Valley 1 4.5%
Indian Trial 1 4.5%
Wendell 1 4.5%
Mooresville 1 4.5%
Newport 1 4.5%
Mount Airy 1 4.5%
Taylorsville 1 4.5%

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