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1991 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.
9
Latest Jun 24, 1999
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.
3
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 Mar 14, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1991 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 1–9 of 9

Seat belts
Filed Jun 24, 1999

SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT INTO DOOR, DOES NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER. DEALER QUOTES $500 TO REPAIR. *AK

NHTSA ID
707857
Incident
Jun 24, 1999
Transmission
Filed Jun 22, 1999

TRANSMISSION: DROPS INTO LOW GEAR AFTER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO SLOW DOWN. THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD SQUEAL & SLIDE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO PRIVATE SHOP.

NHTSA ID
840840
Incident
Apr 19, 1999
Engine
Filed Jun 17, 1997

OWNER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE PISTON ROD SNAPPED. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *ML

NHTSA ID
813217
Incident
Mar 11, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 3, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

WHILE IN REAR-END ACCIDENT SEAT BROKE, FELL BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK

NHTSA ID
985095
Incident
May 30, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jun 18, 1996
Fire reported

DRIVNG AT VERY LOW SPEED,10MPH, APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY FAILED, PUT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

NHTSA ID
985792
Incident
Jun 13, 1996
Transmission
Filed Mar 31, 1996

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT SMOOTHLY, IT JUMPED INTO LOWER GEAR, CAUSING A JOLT; THROWING PASSENGERS FORWARD. *DSH

NHTSA ID
503024
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Nov 1, 1995

PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILED (1) YEAR AGO NOT RESTRAINING DRIVER'S UPPER PORTION. ELECTRONIC RETRACTOR FAILURE WAS REPLACED W/PROBLEM REOCCURING. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA ID
974314
Incident
Sep 26, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 15, 1995
Crash reported2 injuries reported

VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP AND IMPACT AT 6:00 POSITION, FRONT SHOULDER BELT FAILED, CAUSING INJURIES. TT

NHTSA ID
962009
Incident
Mar 11, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Mar 14, 1995

THE REAR FRAME LEFT HAND SIDE IS BENT HAD TO REPLACE TWO NEW TIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
962026
Incident
Feb 28, 1995

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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