Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 1999

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003220476 Incident Date: Jun, 13 2003
Consumer's City: PARSIPPANY Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6855X6 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 10 2003 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle has a manual transmission. when driving in 5th gear, transmission will "drop" out of gear without warning. *ak the 5th gear was repaired on the and there was a packing nut that was supposed to be peened on the gear shaft to keep it from backing off. the manufacturer did not properly peen the transmission. the vehicle needed a new 5th slider nut, retightened, and peened correctly. also in cruise control when the vehicle dropped out of the 5th gear, it caused the engine to race. (outback) *scc *jb