| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003205688 | Incident Date: Mar, 19 2003 |
| Consumer's City: SEATTLE | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: OUTBACK | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH665XY6 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 22 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Clutch and flywheel caught fire while driving on the freeway. car has 36000 miles on it and is serviced by the dealer regularly. dealer charged me $1200 to replace the clutch and said that it was my fault, that i must "rife the clutch" or habitually overload the vehicle, neither of which is true. i suspect the clutch was flawed to begin with. *jb |
