| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999088490 | Incident Date: Aug, 07 1999 |
| Consumer's City: GLENMONT | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: OUTBACK | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BG6853X7 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 12 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: When driving down hill, if you touch the brakes to slow the transmission abruptly downshifts causing the car to jolt sharply and startle the driver. the transmission will not upshift until throttle is applied for a moment which causes you to shoot up on the car ahead. not applying throttle results in a lot of engine breaking and high rpm's. i feel this is very distracting and potentially dangerous if it happens on a slippery surface because the abrupt and unanticipated braking cvould cause a loss of control and/or skid. the dealer says there is no fix - it's designed that way. they also told me they had received other complaints. |
