Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 998084341 Incident Date: Aug, 09 1998
Consumer's City: MINNETONKA Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6857T7 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 26 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When the rear clutch pack fails the rear of car binds and on slippery roads the car's back end will lock up upon letting off the gas. the rear end swings around and causes the car to spin out of control. original repair was done at 35000 miles the same piece has failed again at 67000 miles. each transmission has started to bind at virtually the same mileage. subaru refuses to admit there is an issue. subaru claims tire rotation can cause the problem. i have had all service work performed by subaru per their service guidelines.