| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003261025 | Incident Date: Jan, 22 2003 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: LEGACY | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BK435XW7 | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 22 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 16 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dealer wrote: "noise from valve train...advised owner these are solid lifters and are noisy when cold, also characteristic of this engine is 'cam walk' which also will be noisy for a few minutes when cold then goes away." that wa at 48.5 k miles, now at 53000 miles, noise is much louder when cold, and still perceptable when warm. bought car used form dealer--resale value is now much lower due to noise. their explanation is nonsensical. obviously dubaru does not want to deal with this issue--i wrote to subaru usa and they refered me back to dealer.*ak |
