| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005020204 | Incident Date: May, 13 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ACTON | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: OUTBACK | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Parking brake |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH665016 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 15 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While parked in neutral, with the emergency brake on, and no occupants, our standard transmission vehicle rolled backwards out of our driveway, across the street & into the yard across the street. our driveway has only a very slight grade (less than 5%), so i'm alrarmed with the ease with which this happened. there were about 8 children playing around the street & yards. my neighbor & i both confirmed that the emergency brake was in the upright position, which i always engage before exiting the car. we do not know if there is a problem with the emergency brake itself, or if i simply did not pull up enough on the brake; however, if this can happen to a safety hound like me, i'm assuming i'm not the only one & that it's a common enough occurence to warrant some kind of indicator to alert the driver as to whether the parking brake is actually engaged. |
