Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 2005

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005037206 Incident Date: Jul, 15 2005
Consumer's City: GRAND JUNCTION Consumer's State: CO
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Interior lighting
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BL676154 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 05 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 29 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: With approximately 2,000 miles on my brand new subaru legacy gt i was driving 80 miles to my home. the lights on my dash were flickering and the cruise control worked, then stopped working when i would try to decrease or increase my speed. once i got into the canyon about 20 miles from home (a curvy road next to the colorado river) all my interior and exterior lights went off suddenly. i maneuvered my way to the side of the road, shut the car off then turned it back on. thankfully, the lights came back on. i took the car into the subaru dealership and they didn't find anything. they said they couldn't fix it until the problem was duplicated. my main concern with this statement is that if i crash my car and injure myself or kill myself because the lights went out, it will be fairly difficult for anyone to "duplicate" the problem. second issue happened about a month later when the cruise control light began flashing and the check engine light came on. i took it to the subaru dealership and they discovered a valve body problem. meanwhile a day later i was driving and the car would barely move. it felt as if it were stuck in 3rd gear. i took it back in and drove a rental car until the part came in. i have the car back now with the 2nd and 3rd problem fixed, but with still no resolution to the fact that my lights could again shut off while i am driving at night. *jb