Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 2004

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019925 Incident Date: May, 06 2005
Consumer's City: EAST HAMPTON 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: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH625547 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 12 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 16 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: 04/30/05 problem began. at low speeds, the brakes were not responding and caused extended stopping distance and the steering felt out of control. an accident occurred on 05/07/05. at 35 mph coming around a curve on a rainy day, the consumer tried to slow down, but brakes locked, and the consumer slid with no steering ability. the consumer couldn't keep the car on the road. she went off the road and head on collision with a tree occurred. total loss of vehicle. slight injuries to driver, no other cars involved. *jb