Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / SVX / 1992

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002235465 Incident Date: Mar, 13 2002
Consumer's City: WINTER GARDEN Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: SVX Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JF1CX343XNH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 02 2003 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle began to rev while the brake was depressed. the consumer then activated the emergency brake. *mr there was a significant down grade. when the first incident occurred the consumers son had taken his foot off the accelerator and coasted before applying the brakes. when the vehicle was started the vehicle was backed up, and idled normally. the subaru dealer could not find a problem. on the second incident the motor started to rev and was very loud and noisy. the consumer checked the dash and there were no indications of a problem. the vehicle shot out of control from the parked angle space into the lane for traffic. the consumer was told that the revving was due to carbon build up. the rack and pinion was replaced because of a leak. *scc *jb