Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 2002

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004003362 Incident Date: Dec, 02 2004
Consumer's City: WOODBURY Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH665326 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 19 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dangerous hesitation in first and second gears especially. at stop light, upon attempting to accelerate, car bogged down, rpms dipped and nearly stalled before car finally accelerated with a violent jerk forward and back. has happened on numerous occasions. very dangerous-nearly been in three accidents already. so far the dealer has bled the clutch, adjusted the clutch, replaced the clutch, replaced knock sensor, replaced coolant temp sensor and replaced front oxygen sensor and problem still as bad as ever if not worse. *jb