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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007102077 | Incident Date: Apr, 06 2007 |
| Consumer's City: UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: LEGACY | Model Year: 2005 |
| 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#: 4S3BP686X56 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 12 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 18 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Last saturday, during a snow storm,the driver's side windshield wiper arm on the 2005 subaru legacy with 11210 miles came loose and stopped functioning. i was unable to drive in the snow storm. the dealer , ganley subaru, explained this was normal. they stated the wiper linkage iwasnot as robust as they used to be, and the wiper were retaining nut was designed to come loose if there was resistance on the wiper. this was to protect the wiper linkage and motor. this was very dangerous. especially on a car with all wheel drive marketed for winter use.*ak |
