Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001083104 Incident Date: Oct, 09 2001
Consumer's City: SHERMAN Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:torque converter
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6857V7 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 04 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Crank seal leak is a fire risk. oil drips along oil pan and onto y section of exhaust where it burns. this is a common problem with subarus with 50k miles. although torque converter bind is not directly a safety issue, it is too common among subarus with > 50k miles.