Saab Changes Warranty for 2009

With the 2007 model year vehicles, GM introduced the 5-year / 100,000-mile powertrain warranty and brought Saab closer to copying the warranty coverage of all the GM makes.

It looks like that is changing for the 2009 model year.

For 2009, Saab is going back to future by rolling back to some of the same warranty coverage that was offered prior to 2007.

A separate powertrain warranty will not be offered but powertrain components will be included as part of the 4-year/50,000-mile bumper to bumper warranty. Roadside assistance and courtesy transportation will also be covered for the same period.

In 2007 and 2008, Saabs were covered by a 5-year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty. Included in that is roadside assistance and courtesy transportation.

This announcement comes on the same day that General Motor’s CEO Rick Wagoner said it has no plans on selling Saab and would begin manufacturing Saabs in the United States. Saab has some new products coming online in late 2009 and it appears one of those new products will be produced at a plant in the U.S.

7/28/08: To clarify, not only will the powertrain coverage drop from 5/100 to 4/50 but so will roadside assistance and courtesy transportation

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Gregg Tompkins has been working in the automotive industry for 21 years focusing on warranty administration. He is bringing his knowledge and insight of warranty to the public through this blog.