Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005016054 Incident Date: Jan, 21 2005
Consumer's City: HARPERS FERRY Consumer's State: WV
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH806447 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 12 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 07 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Upon starting the vehicle and shifting in drive or reverse, the vehicle will accelerate erratically with force. this has also occurred with normal driving. the vehicle has been to the dealer on several separate occasions, but the problem recurred. on each occasion the following repairs were made; electrical grease was applied on the tcs contact. 3 days later the problem recurred. dealer adjusted the accelerator throttle, and 3 days later engine light illuminated while driving. dealer replaced the ecm control module, and the next day vehicle stalled again while coming to a stop. dealer was unable to correct the problem, which has been passed on to the manufacturer, and no response was received at this time.*ak