Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004281929 Incident Date: May, 14 2004
Consumer's City: BERKELEY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6854W7 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 28 2004 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 19 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When driving at low speeds, the vehicle surged forward. this caused the consumer to lose control of the vehicle and hit a light pole head on. upon impact, both frontal air bags did not deploy. the consumer had the vehicle towed to the insurance company's designated repair facility. *ak this was quickly followed by 2-3 more accelerations in which the vehicle gained speed each time. the vehicle felt as if it were being shifted into the next gear. *sc *jb