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1990 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.
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Latest Aug 15, 2001
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Jan 27, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 16 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 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 1–16 of 16

Suspension
Filed Aug 15, 2001

INSTILLATION OF A RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING CONTINUES TO REMAIN UNCORRECTED AFTER FOUR SEPARATE FOLLOWUP VISITS TO BLACK'S TIRE. THE NOISE SOUNDS UNSSAFE AND OCCURS EXACTLY TWO DAYS AFTER THEY HAVE RE-CHECKED THE VEHICLE. I AM CONVINCED THAT THEY ARE UNAWARE ON HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM SINCE ITS STILL EXISTS AND PRESENTS A PROBLEM OF SAFETY, YET I WAS CHARGED FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS COMPLAINT TO EITHER HAVE MY MONEY REFUNDED OR HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THE BILL CHARGED TO BLACK'S TIRES.IT CORRECTTHE. *AK

NHTSA ID
750499
Seat belts
Filed Feb 9, 2001

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. DRIVER'S SIDE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER IN INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
880219
Seat belts
Filed Feb 2, 2001

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBELTS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. DRIVER'S SIDE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED. *AK THE SEAT BELT AND RETRACTING ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ONLY SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE NEW VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINOUES. *YH

NHTSA ID
879673
Transmission
Filed Apr 6, 1999

VEHICLE WILL OPERATE FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES, WHEN SLOWING TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO LOW AT APPROX 20 MPH, THEN SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL. *AK

NHTSA ID
705341
Incident
Mar 2, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Mar 24, 1998

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT,THE BELT IS FULLY EXTENDED OUT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
821584
Incident
Oct 1, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Dec 16, 1997

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
526968
Incident
Sep 1, 1997
Transmission
Filed Oct 23, 1996

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING INTO A LOWER GEAR, ALSO VERY SLUGGISH, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
510497
Incident
Oct 16, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 16, 1996

THE REAR LEFT AND RIGHT SEAT BELTS ARE NOT RETRACTING. THEY RETRACT INTO THE DOOR AND COME OUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID
803611
Incident
Oct 16, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Sep 1, 1996

SEA TBELT BUCKLE RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS (95V-106). *AK

NHTSA ID
986854
Seat belts
Filed Aug 28, 1996

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE (95V-103.006). PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

NHTSA ID
801467
Transmission
Filed Apr 17, 1996

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE, WILL NOT ACCELERATE AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
982864
Transmission
Filed Feb 12, 1996

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DISINTEGRATES EVERY 60,000 MILES. TT

NHTSA ID
979068
Incident
Dec 4, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Oct 10, 1995

FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED 3 TIMES. *SD

NHTSA ID
488939
Incident
Sep 26, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 4, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE TK521 SEAT BELTS DO NOT STAY FASTENED. TT

NHTSA ID
964825
Incident
Feb 12, 1993
Transmission
Filed May 2, 1995

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, REPLACED THREE TIMES. TT

NHTSA ID
964655
Incident
Apr 21, 1995
EngineSuspension
Filed Jan 27, 1995

REAR AND FRONT AXLES WENT OUT AND MOTOR BLEW UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETALS. TT

NHTSA ID
959344
Incident
Feb 10, 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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