Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003203151 Incident Date: Mar, 02 2003
Consumer's City: SHOREVIEW Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6855X6 Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 02 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 21 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Clutch chirps like a bird when out, is silent when fully depressed. diagnosis: bad throw out bearing. this is the third clutch in this car for this same problem. the first at approximately 18,000 miles; the second at approximately 43,000, and now again just 1500 miles later! clutch actually disengaged permanently on the shop floor while the dealer was examining the car -- he was poking around the bearing and it "fell out" of alignment, completely preventing the clutch from working. this could've happened to me on the road, while driving.*jb