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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003217173 | Incident Date: Feb, 03 2003 |
| Consumer's City: BALLSTON LAKE | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: LEGACY | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BD6753W6 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 10 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 30 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: At the beginning of february, 2003, blown engine in a 1998 subaru legacy 2.5 gt. dealer stated that the problem was due to cold weather in the northeast, and that there were 4 other subaru's with blown engines in his lot awaiting repair. i had the engine replaced with a 1999 subaru at a trusted mechanic's (at a cost of $4000), and today the alternator on this 1999 engine died ( this had been a recall on the '98 subaru's). *jb |
