| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002102152 | Incident Date: Aug, 01 2002 |
| Consumer's City: NEWTON | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: LEGACY | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BD675XX6 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 05 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The speedometer on my vehicle became inconsistent. sometimes it wouldn't work as soon as i started the car, other times it would stop working at any random time while driving anywhere. eventually, when it stopped working, the odometers would stop as well. when i went to my subaru dealer to replace the component. they told me there was a national back order and i would have to wait indefinitely for the part to come in. they also told me that they had been replacing a lot of speedometer heads on my make and year of car. i think it is unusual for a speedometer to break down after less than three years and under 65,000 miles of initial service. i have never heard of that happening on such a young car, and if it is happening on many cars of the same make and year, i think that an original part must have been defective for this car. i think that a broken speedometer is hazardous to driving on the road and therefore this should be investigated. i really don't want to worry about having to replace my speedometer every three years of my car's life. dt |
