Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / OUTBACK / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005046780 Incident Date: Oct, 18 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: OUTBACK Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:driveline:constant velocity joint
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BH6864Y7 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 16 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 19 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Driver side front cv joint boot tore for no apparent reason, 62,289 miles. neighbor who is a former subaru mechanic said should not happen unless i ran over something and punctured boot, i did not. subaru would not replace under warranty out of warranty at 36k. a possible fire hazard due to cv grease leaking onto exhaust system as well as a potential mechanical failure if problem is not caught in time. *jb