| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 992034712 | Incident Date: Dec, 31 1991 |
| Consumer's City: MANASSAS | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: LOYALE | Model Year: 1991 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JF2AN52BOMD | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 27 2000 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1990 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Exhaust failure details: very soon after we purchased this vehicle, we discovered that whenever we took a cloverleaf-type offramp which required a quick decceleration and then a quick acceleration, a thick black cloud of smoke would come out of the exhaust pipe. the only way i found to correct this problem was to put the car into neutral, if distance allowed, and allow the car to decompress before accelerating. a very little percentage of my driving involves this type of offramp, and estimates i requested for this repair ranged close to $1000.00. my husband once heard a man call into an auto-repair radio station interview with the identical problem in his subaru loyale wagon. my axle problem has been a real nuisance. i never do any off-road driving, only regular city driving, and i have had to replace the axle three times, and have now been told that the axle needs to be replaced again, and the car is not safe to drive. i think this is an unreasonable occurrence for regular city driving after only 140,000 miles. *ak |
