Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 1998

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000052243 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: CONCORD Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6851W7 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 1998 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: There have been three episodes in which the engine suddenly and dramatically revved and car surged, once while stopped at a stop light, twice when taking foot off accelerator approaching a curve. i had to turn car off, and in several instances, when it was restarted the rpm went up to over 7000.