Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 2004

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004015875 Incident Date: Dec, 16 2004
Consumer's City: COHOCTON Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3GH675X47 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 12 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Nov, 21 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While applying the brake pedal vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. driver continued to apply the brake pedal and the vehicle failed to stop completely. this caused the vehicle to collided into the vehicle in front. vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, but mechanic could not duplicate the problem. however, the problem recurred. *ak second failure occurred while braking for a stop sign. the vehicle continued to accelerate an ran into the back of a pickup truck. there was no damage to pickup except that the vehicle's hood was caught in a trailer hitch on the pickup. *bf *nm