The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News - 3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine) | 12/12 Make Amazon Pay Saabnet!
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 16:05:22 -0400
From: Nick Monyatovsky <monnopsamnet>
Subject: Re: Saab Complaint


On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 20:42:09 GMT, Milt Brewster wrote: > >Less than 11,000 miles on a 2000 9-3 coupe. > >SECOND catastrophic freeway blowout in six months. Both quick >and dangerous. > >NEW Michelin tires have/had 11,000 miles on them. The first >blowout occurred at only 5500 miles. The Dealer has refused to >deal with the issue. > >No car, no matter how intelligently designed and built, is worth >this. I paid extra for a Saab, precisely so I would not face >problems like this. > >Today I would trade this Saab straight across for a comparable >Honda Civic that would have gotten me to my appointment on time. > >So would you. > > >milton brewster I concur and confirm what Milton has seen. I leased a new SAAB 9-3 two year ago, and the tires failed on me 5 times (!) in the first year. The dealer refused to pay for any replacements, as tires are "wearable items" and are not covered by warranty. Those were Michelin tires. This was ridiculous. My average mileage is only 3,000 miles per year. I have already returned that car and have no intention of getting a new SAAB again. None of the older SAABs I had (1980, and 1994) ever had this problem: I never had to change the tires on them except for when they wear out. I thought about changing to another brand/model, but with the car beeing leased, they would have changed me the cost of a new Michelin anyway at the end if I did not have the matching tire set on it. I doubt that Michelin produces defective tires in such amounts that I would hit 5 of them (all bought separately) within one year. I tend to think that there is something in the SAAB's wheel construction that makes the tires pop so quickly. I also use Michelin tires on SUBARU, and in three years had only one failure (puncture, the tire itself was quite intact).

Return to Main Index
StateOfNine.com
SaabClub.com
Jak Stoll Performance
M Car Covers
Ad Available

The content on this site may not be republished without permission. Copyright © 1988-2024 - The Saab Network - saabnet.com.
For usage guidelines, see the Mission & Privacy Notice.
[Contact | Site Map | Saabnet.com on Facebook | Saabnet.com on Twitter | Shop Amazon via TSN | Site Donations]