Ownership Cost for 2008 Saab 9-3 (2.0T SportCombi)
Estimated: $42070 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2424
$1163
$1018
$921
$824
$6350
Insurance
$1682
$1741
$1802
$1865
$1930
$9020
Fuel
$1857
$1913
$1980
$2059
$2152
$9961
Maintenance
$2763
$1920
$1105
$1075
$2291
$9154
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$761
$761
$761
$761
$761
$1127
Total Ownership Costs
$10464
$7963
$7312
$7408
$8923
$42070
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Displacement CC: 2000
Displacement CI: 122.0474881894
Displacement L: 2
Doors: 5
Make: SAAB
Manufacturer: SAAB CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Manufacturer Id: 1137
Model: 9-3
Model Year: 2008
Other Engine Info: 9-3 High Output
Plant City: Trollhattan
Plant Company Name: Saab
Plant Country: Sweden
Plant State: Trollhättan Municipality
Series: Linear
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Automatic
Turbo: Yes
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS WAS TOO LOW WHICH CAUSED DIFFICULTY IN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *LA THERE WAS NOISE IN THE REAR WHILE BACKING AND TURNING (THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM), THE ONSTAR FEATURE WOULD NOT WORK AND WAS INTERMITTENT, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT HAD COME ON AND WOULD GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY (UNABLE TO DUPLICATE), NEED SERVICE SOON LIGHT WOULD COME ON (UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED), THE SQUEAL IN THE REAR, COULD HAVE ALSO BEEN LINKED TO SALT AND SAND IN THE ROTORS, THE TRUNK WOULD NOT STAY OPEN, THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, AND THE PADS HAD RUST ON THEM. *SC *JB
2008
POWER TRAIN
THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER WHEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE FROM A COLD START. IF THE TEMPERATURES WOULD LOWER CLOSE TO FREEZING THE CAR WILL JUST CRANK AND NEVER TURN OVER. IF I WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED, ONCE IT WARMED UP, IT RAN JUST FINE. READING ONLINE, IT SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 & 2008 SAAB 9-3'S. IT'S A FAULTY INTAKE VALVE AND BEGINS HAPPENING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 60,000 TO 80,000 MILES. I BELIEVE SAAB SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS AS IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF 2007 & 2008 SAAB 9-3'S. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. THE COST TO GET IT FIXED IS OVER $2000. *TR