| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006070599 | Incident Date: Jul, 05 2006 |
| Consumer's City: SYRACUSE | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: LEGACY | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BD4352X7 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 06 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 19 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The speedometer on my 1999 subaru legacy l sedan stops working at random intervals. my mechanic tells me that this is connected to the also faulty transmission and is not just a minor speed sensor problem. subaru denies any knowledge of these problems but i have researched and found many, many 1999 subaru owners with the exact same problems. the 1999's had a new transmission that is very flawed and was changed again before the 2000 release because of so many problems. this is the second 1999 subaru legacy i have bought in the past 3 months with this very same problem (i assumed the first was a fluke and the dealer took the car back). the car has 96,000 miles and should not need a complete transmission overhaul at this point. i believe that subaru is very aware of these faults but doesn't want to face the repercussions of a campaign or recall. i implore you to look into this. these faulty transmissions and their associated failures(speedometer, etc) are a danger to all owners. it is irresponsible of subaru to release an entire model year that has so many expensive problems to fix. *nm |
