Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999085589 Incident Date: Jun, 20 1999
Consumer's City: BUFFALO Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG4859T6 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 21 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 29 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: First instance was in dec 98, 2nd 6-21-99 cruise control stays on, cannot cancel or turn off, brakes go to the floor with no effect what so ever, have to turn the ignition key off and restart the engine in order to get out of cruise and get the brakes back (this is a little scarry when you have power steering). this was a life and death situation in traffic at highway speed on an approach to a severe turn on a exit ramp. *ak