Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / SVX / 1992

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 996076355 Incident Date: May, 31 1996
Consumer's City: CAMBRIDGE Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: SVX Model Year: 1992
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Wheels:hubcap/cover
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JF1CX3532NH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 05 1998 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1993
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have owned this car for almost six years. from the begining, i have had problems with the automobile. within the first year, a rear strut assembly failed and was replaced. next by transmission failed. at the time of repair, i discovered that recall work that was claimed to be done was actually falsified. following this, my transmission failed again and was replaced with a remanufactured transmission. at about 43000 miles, my rear right hub bearing was replaced under warranty. six months, later, my left hub bearing was replaced. since then, i have replaced the rear right bearing an additional 3 times and the left an additional 2 within a span of 3 years. the dealer claims that it is perfectly normal for the bearings to wear out afer about one year. this sounds like an engineering flaw. lastly, my transmission has produced a buckling feel when i make sharp turns. this problem has worsened, and i fear that i will have spent some more money to get this fixed soon. i feel that subaru is aware of the many problems of the svx, but has not taken action to fix them and is endangering the safety of svx owners.