Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 2001

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001163842 Incident Date: Dec, 19 2001
Consumer's City: IMPERIAL BEACH Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH675217 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 02 2002 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 06 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Consumer was attemting to pull into a parking space while lightly touching brake pedal when vehicle suddenly accelerated, running over an enbankment and hitting the side of a building. brake pedal was to the floor, but the vehicle would not stop. consumer sustained injuries to neck and back areas of the body, and damage to vehicle was estimated over three thousand dollars. dealer has yet to be contacted. *ak the consumer stated that the dealer has the vehicle to try to determine cause of problem. *yh