# 2008 Saab 9-3 - Problems after new cats

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-saab-9-3-problems-after-new-cats/158285>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** saab\
**Created:** [February 10, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-saab-9-3-problems-after-new-cats/158285 "2020-02-10T19:51:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Elizabeth531](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/51bf81/32.png) [@Elizabeth531](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Elizabeth531)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-saab-9-3-problems-after-new-cats/158285/1 "2020-02-10T19:51:55Z")

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My car won’t accelerate I have just gotten the catalytic converters done and yet going up hills it slows down tremendously

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-saab-9-3-problems-after-new-cats/158285/2 "2020-02-10T21:18:07Z")

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Did it drive fine before the new cats? If so, your mechanic needs to figure out what’s wrong. Any warning light on?