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1989 Subaru Justy Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
11
Latest Sep 11, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Feb 1, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Subaru Justy. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–11 of 11

Transmission
Filed Sep 11, 2002

I FEEL THE DIPSTICK PROBLEM CAUSE THIS CAR'S TRANSMISSION TO BECOME DEFECTIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID
767033
Incident
Oct 1, 1998
Transmission
Filed Apr 13, 2000

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRAVELING, ALSO, FAILURE LOCKED GEAR INTO DRIVE, AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT. DEALER/MANUACTURER CONTACTED, AND SAID TAHT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
860316
Incident
Aug 21, 1998
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Mar 24, 1999

WHEN A/C BUTTON IS PRESSED, IT BLOWS OUT WARM AIR RATHER THAN COLD. DEALER CONTACTED APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
836075
Incident
Mar 24, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Apr 9, 1996

FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

NHTSA ID
982508
Incident
Mar 9, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 20, 1995

SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL (95V-103.006). *AK

NHTSA ID
487106
Incident
Oct 20, 1995
Transmission
Filed Aug 18, 1995

VEHICLE VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION LIGHTS COMES ON IN THE DASHBOARD. TT

NHTSA ID
970718
Incident
Aug 18, 1995
Suspension
Filed Aug 4, 1995

FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE, REAR BEARING FROZE THE U-JOINT CAUSING TIRE TO FAIL. TT

NHTSA ID
969851
Incident
Jul 7, 1995
Transmission
Filed Apr 20, 1995

ECIT TRANSMISSION. HEARD LOUD THUMP TRANSMISSION DIED. CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. TT

NHTSA ID
964114
Incident
Nov 20, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Feb 23, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WILL NOT LATCH DUE TO LATCH THAT THE BUCKLE FITS INTO BTROKE AND PIECES OF OPLASTIC FELL INTO THE LATCH. TT

NHTSA ID
960593
Incident
Feb 3, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 21, 1995
Crash reported2 deaths reported

SEAT BELT BUCKLES/LATCH FAILED TO HOLD SECURE DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING DRIVER TO BE THROWN FROM VEHICLE, RESULTING IN TWO DEATHS. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481733
Incident
May 31, 1992
Body & structure
Filed Feb 1, 1995

HOOD FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. TT

NHTSA ID
959439
Incident
Dec 26, 1993

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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