Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / WRX / 2003

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006088366 Incident Date: Dec, 10 2006
Consumer's City: WHITTIER Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: WRX Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:windshield wiper/washer:linkages
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 10 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 09 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When using windshield wipers in the rain, driver side windshield wiper arm slides past area of windshield and gets stuck on side pillar. this has happened five times on the same trip while driving at speeds over 50 m.p.h. on freeway. windshield wipers then become inoperable until wiper arm is freed from side pillar. freeing wiper arm required driving to nearest freeway exit in the rain with inoperable windshield wipers. checked tightness of wiper arm and was found to be tight and secure. however, wiper arm was found to have a lot of "play" in it. *jb