NHTSA vehicle safety data

2007 Saab 9-7X Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

The 2007 Saab 9-7X has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns and 48 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Saab dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2007 Saab 9-7X, plus NCAP crash-test ratings. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2007 Saab 9-7X owner complaints

Owners have filed 48 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Saab 9-7X, describing incidents dated November 1, 2007 to June 4, 2020.

Most-cited components

Electrical System 14 complaints
Fuel/Propulsion System 14 complaints
Visibility/Wiper 10 complaints
Exterior Lighting 9 complaints
Suspension 6 complaints
Power Train 4 complaints

Of the 48 complaints on file, 5 report a fire (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #11327320 · Filed June 4, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING HER VEHICLE, A FLAME EMITTED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. THE FLAME THEN DISSIPATED AS WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE FROM THE SAME AND RETRIEVE ASSISTANCE. HER…
ODI #11287252 · Filed December 5, 2019
SIDE AIR BAGS EXPLODED WHEN WE WERE TURNING AND RAN OVER A CURB AT ABOUT TEN MPH SPEED.
ODI #11242046 · Filed August 6, 2019
TAKATA RECALL I WOKE UP TO MY VEHICLE ON FIRE AND IT HAD BEEN OFF FOR OVER 8 HOURS. IT HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ALL NIGHT. WE HEARD A BANG FROM INSIDE THEN OUT NEIGHBOR BANGED ON OUR DOOR A MINUTE LATER SAYING MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. WE CALLED 911 AND THEY HAD TO COME AND PUT IT OUT.

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NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2007 Saab 9-7X in 4 investigations. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Recall Query RQ17-002: Loss of Headlights
Closed March 29, 2021
Engineering Analysis EA12-004: Driver's Master Power Window Switch
Closed June 21, 2013
- Recall 12V-406
- Recall 13V-248
Preliminary Evaluation PE11-014: Fuel level gauge system failure
Closed September 23, 2011
Defect Petition DP10-001: Fuel Level Gauge System Failure
Closed May 23, 2011

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

Headlamps may Fail

NHTSA #15V519000 · Exterior Lighting — Headlights · NHTSA notice

Reported August 14, 2015 · General Motors LLC

Potentially affected: 429,170 vehicles

Repair completion: 51.17% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Manufacturer campaign 14291 · Owners notified May 17, 2016 · Vehicles built December 1, 2005 – September 28, 2007 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2006-2009 Buick LaCrosse, 2006-2007 Buick Rainier, Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT, GMC Envoy XL, 2006-2008 Isuzu Ascender, and Saab 9-7x vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the headlamp driver module (HDM) may overheat and fail, causing the headlamps and daytime running lights to not illuminate.

Safety consequence

Headlamps that do not illuminate reduce the driver's ability to see the roadway and reduce the vehicle's visibility to oncoming vehicles, both of which increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the HDM, free of charge. The recall began on May 17, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Pontiac customer service at 1-800-762-2737. GM's number for this recall is 14291.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Driver's Master Power Window Switch may Short

NHTSA #14V404000 · Visibility — Power Window Devices and Controls · NHTSA notice

Reported July 2, 2014 · General Motors LLC

Potentially affected: 184,611 vehicles

Repair completion: 66.72% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated November 3, 2026)

Manufacturer campaign 14309 · Owners notified October 3, 2014 · Vehicles built May 11, 2006 – May 14, 2007 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door master power window switch module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

Safety consequence

A short in the circuit board could lead to a fire, increasing the risk of personal injury. A fire could occur even while the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the remedy has been made.

Manufacturer remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the part number on the door module, and install a new door module if necessary, free of charge. Parts for the remedy are not currently available. An interim letter was mailed to owners in August 2014. A second owner letter will be mailed when parts are available. Owners may contact GM customer service at 1-800-521-7300 (Buick), 1-800-222-1020 (Chevrolet), 1-800-462-8782 (GMC), 1-800-955-9007 (SAAB), and 1-800-255-6727 (Isuzu). GM's number for this recall is 14309. NOTE: This recall provides a new remedy for all vehicles covered by recall 13V-248. Vehicles whose modules were modified but not replaced as part of the previous recall remedy must have their vehicles remedied again under this campaign.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Driver's Master Power Window Switch

NHTSA #13V248000 · Electrical System · NHTSA notice

Reported June 13, 2013 · General Motors LLC

Potentially affected: 193,652 vehicles

Manufacturer campaign 12180 · Owners notified August 2, 2013 · Vehicles built May 11, 2006 – May 14, 2007 (per NHTSA) · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Defect description

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 SAAB 9-7x; 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier and Isuzu Ascender vehicles. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

Safety consequence

Manufacturer remedy

Owners will be contacted and dealers will test the driver's door module. If the module is functioning properly, a protective coating will be applied. If the module is not functioning properly, it will be replaced. These repairs will be done free of charge. GM will notify Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC owners, Isuzu and Saab will contact their respective owners. The recall began on August 2, 2013. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463, Isuzu owners at 1-800-255-6727, and Saab owners at 1-800-955-9007. GM's campaign number is 12180. This recall is an expansion of recall 12V-406.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Driver's Master Power Window Switch

NHTSA #12V406000 · Electrical System · NHTSA notice

Reported August 16, 2012 · General Motors LLC

Potentially affected: 278,174 vehicles

Manufacturer campaign 12180 · Owners notified February 26, 2013 · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Defect description

General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL and 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, and Isuzu Ascender vehicles, originally sold or currently registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia. Fluid may enter the driver's door module, causing corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or become inoperative. The short may also cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

Safety consequence

Manufacturer remedy

Parts for this recall are expected to available in March 2013. GM will notify Buick, Chevrolet, and GMC owners when parts are available. Buick owners may contact the owner center at 1-800-521-7300, Chevrolet owners at 1-866-694-6546, and GMC owners at 1-866-996-9463. Isuzu owners will be notified by Isuzu Motors when parts are available. Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1-800-255-6727. SAAB owners will be notified by SAAB Cars North America when parts are available and for inquiries, owners may call SAAB customer service at 1-800-955-9007.

Notes

GM's campaign number is 12180.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

2007 Saab 9-7X 4-DR w/SAB

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out of 5

Overall Safety Rating

Not Rated

Frontal Crash

Not Rated

Driver: 3, Passenger: 4

Side Crash

Not Rated

Driver: 5, Passenger: 5

Side Pole

Not Rated

Rollover

19% rollover risk

Safety Technology

Electronic Stability Control

4 investigations

48 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2007 Saab 9-7X.

Electrical System; Visibility/Wiper

ODI #11327320

Fire

Incident: June 4, 2020 · Filed: June 4, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING HER VEHICLE, A FLAME EMITTED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. THE FLAME THEN DISSIPATED AS WHITE SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE FROM THE SAME AND RETRIEVE ASSISTANCE. HER CO-WORKER WERE ABLE TO ASSIST HER IN REMOVING THE DOOR PANEL OFF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE FIRE. THE POLICE NOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT HER VEHICLE HAD BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 228,000. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

Air Bags

ODI #11287252

Incident: May 29, 2019 · Filed: December 5, 2019

SIDE AIR BAGS EXPLODED WHEN WE WERE TURNING AND RAN OVER A CURB AT ABOUT TEN MPH SPEED.

Electrical System; Structure

ODI #11242046

Fire

Incident: August 5, 2019 · Filed: August 6, 2019

TAKATA RECALL I WOKE UP TO MY VEHICLE ON FIRE AND IT HAD BEEN OFF FOR OVER 8 HOURS. IT HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY ALL NIGHT. WE HEARD A BANG FROM INSIDE THEN OUT NEIGHBOR BANGED ON OUR DOOR A MINUTE LATER SAYING MY VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. WE CALLED 911 AND THEY HAD TO COME AND PUT IT OUT.

Exterior Lighting

ODI #11230882

Incident: July 17, 2014 · Filed: July 10, 2019

A HEADLIGHT RECALL EXISTS FOR THIS MODEL BUT MY VIN NUMBER DOES NOT CONFIRM. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE FAILING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE VIN ON THIS VEHICLE.

Exterior Lighting

ODI #11182516

Incident: February 26, 2019 · Filed: February 26, 2019

ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT CAN BE DRIVERS SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE AS IT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME DURING A NIGHT DRIVE. BY TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND BACK ON, THEY WILL USUALLY COME BACK ON. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN OTHER THAN THEY JUST TURN OFF. SAAB STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLES LIGHTING.

Electrical System; Visibility

ODI #11084259

Incident: March 1, 2018 · Filed: April 10, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SAAB 9-7X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE WINDOW SWITCH WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT, RECENTLY, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS OPENED BY DEPRESSING THE SWITCH, BUT FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AT NHTSA.GOV AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) FOR THE SAME FAILURE SHE EXPERIENCED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #11012513

Incident: July 29, 2017 · Filed: August 3, 2017

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY VEHICLE BECAME FAULTY. THE METER WOULD WORK ONLY TILL HALF TANK AND AFTER THAT THE GUAGE WOULD GO STRAIGHT DOWN TO E OR EMPTY. FUEL SENSOR RECALL

Suspension; Electrical System; Visibility/Wiper

ODI #10981160

Incident: March 8, 2017 · Filed: April 27, 2017

NONE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT ELECTRIC IS WORKING, AIR SUSPENSION DIED, NO LOW BEAM

Fuel/Propulsion System

ODI #10971548

Incident: December 1, 2015 · Filed: April 10, 2017

FUEL GAUGE STOPPED REPORTING ACTUAL LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE TANK ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. GUAGE REMAINS POINTED AT 1/4 FULL TANK LEVEL AT ALL TIMES. FORCED TO KEEP TRACK OF FUEL LEVEL BY RESETTING THE MILAGE TRACKER AT EACH TANK FILL-UP. WHEN MILES REACH AROUND 250 ITS TIME TO FIND A GAS STATION TO FILL UP AGAIN. HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS 5-10 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. SEVERAL OF THE SUDDEN "OUT-OF-GAS" EVENTS WERE ALSO FALSE. VEHICLE HAD GAS, BUT ENGINE STALLED AS THOUGH IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. CAR WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF INTERSTATE AND COASTED TO NEARBY GAS STATION.

Electrical System

ODI #10889180

Incident: July 1, 2015 · Filed: July 28, 2016

POWER DOOR LOCKS FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY ALL LOCK/UNLOCK, SOMETIMES NO DOORS LOCK/UNLOCK, SOMETIMES CERTAIN DOORS LOCK/UNLOCK. SOMETIMES THE WINDOWS OPERATE VERY SLOWLY AS WELL. I HAVE ONLY USED THE LOCKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, BUT I HAVE NOTICED THE WINDOW PROBLEM WHEN BOTH MOVING AND STATIONARY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR OVER A YEAR, I CAN'T PINPOINT THE EXACT TIME IT FIRST HAPPENED, BUT IT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE.

Other Saab 9-7X model years

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