Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000042891 Incident Date: Jun, 30 2000
Consumer's City: CORTLAND Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6850V7 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 02 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 29 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Local subaru dealer has sold these parts several times recently. it appears to be a known problem. when this fails the pully system of the engine falls apart, literally, resulting in the loss of electrical power, power steering, brake warning... this would have been dangerous had we not been on a back road with no traffic. *ak