Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 2006

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006076957 Incident Date: Aug, 27 2006
Consumer's City: BLUEFIELD Consumer's State: WV
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BL626X66 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 27 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 14 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds downhill with the cruise control activated, the vehicle accelerated without warning. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who determined that was the way the cruise control was designed to function. the dealer instructed the contact to disengage the cruise control while descending downhill. the manufacturer was alerted. updated 9/13/2006 - the cruise control was set at 58 mph but while driving downhill the vehicle accelerated to 77 mph *nm