Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / IMPREZA / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004014000 Incident Date: Nov, 13 2004
Consumer's City: GYPSY Consumer's State: WV
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: IMPREZA Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:rear
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 30 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 22 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Rear struts stick and will not rebound after a compression stroke. causes rear to sag and handling feels very loose. very noisy. subaru of america know about the problem, which is either a design or manufacture flaw, and does nothing to issue a recall. there are hundred if not thousand of documented cased on the internet of this problem. i have had three rear struts replaced, so far...and once car is out of warranty, repair costs are $500 per strut labor included to replace.