| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006087095 | Incident Date: Oct, 31 2006 |
| Consumer's City: UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: LEGACY | Model Year: 2000 |
| 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#: 4S3BH6755Y7 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 29 2006 | 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: Summary the transmission failed with 45,926 miles. it was a catastrophic failure caused by a manufacturing defect in the differential assembly rack and pinion. the gears have microscopic cracks and the teeth broke off at 30-35 mph. the cracks are visible to the naked eye. the transmission shop that repaired the vehicle, said it was the second subaru that had a similar failure. i have asked subaru to review the case. subaru indicated the failure was due to preventive maintenance issues not a product defect and refused to absorb any of the repair costs of $1695. i have the parts that failed and i will re-contact subaru, request that a zone rep look at the failed components, and review the case again. *nm |
