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1990 Subaru Loyale Owner Complaints

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

Data refreshed

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 20, 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.
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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 Mar 1, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 13 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Subaru Loyale. 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 1–13 of 13

Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 20, 2002

OUT OF THE FOUR NEW TIRES THAT WERE PURCHASED TWO TIRES IN THE REAR BLEWOUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. REPLACEMENT TIRES, 50000 MILES, P175/70R13, MOUNTED ON A SUBARU, ROYAL, 1990. *AK CONSUMER STATE TIRE SIDE WALL BLEW OUT. DOT. # MKEV5BHR 195. *YH

NHTSA ID
8016707
Incident
Jan 12, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 14, 2000

FIRESTONE TIRE (P185 70 R13) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

NHTSA ID
557318
Incident
Sep 5, 2000
Engine
Filed Apr 7, 2000

CAR LEAKS OIL ON TAIL PIPE, CAUSING OIL TO BURN AND SMOKE. *AK

NHTSA ID
711133
Incident
Jul 1, 1997
ElectricalTires & wheelsTransmission
Filed Aug 3, 1999

TRANSMISSION LEAKS FLUID/ HORN HAS NO SOUND WHEN IT'S HIT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE MAKES GRINDING NOISE, LIKE METAL TO METAL. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER AT LEAST 6 TIMES. NOTHING WAS FOUND THAT COULD BE CORRECTED.

NHTSA ID
844145
Incident
Mar 24, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Oct 20, 1997

POWER SEAT BELT MOTOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
524927
Incident
Dec 1, 1994
Engine
Filed Aug 27, 1996

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE WATER PUMP BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
801325
Incident
May 6, 1993
Engine
Filed Jul 17, 1995

ENGINE HEADS CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/OIL LEAKS. *SKD

NHTSA ID
484195
Incident
May 24, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 8, 1995

2 FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE NOT LOCKING UP IN SUDDEN STOPPING SITUATION. TT

NHTSA ID
964970
Incident
Mar 1, 1995
EngineTransmission
Filed Apr 25, 1995

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM GASKET LEAK. TT

NHTSA ID
964331
Incident
Aug 1, 1993
Seat belts
Filed Mar 27, 1995

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS SOME TIMES VERY HARD TO LOCK . TT

NHTSA ID
962704
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Seat belts
Filed Mar 8, 1995

ALL FOUR SEAT BELT SYSTEMS DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. TT

NHTSA ID
961528
Incident
Jun 4, 1991
Seat belts
Filed Mar 6, 1995

HAD TO BREAK DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT TO EXIT FROM IT. TT

NHTSA ID
961272
Incident
Feb 23, 1995
Engine
Filed Mar 1, 1995

WHEN TURNING TO RIGHT, OIL IN ENGINE SWINGS OVER TO LEFT IN OIL PAN; GETS SUCKS UP INTO TUBE THAT GOES TO FUEL INTAKE; STARTS SMOKING; CANNOT ACCCELERATE. TT

NHTSA ID
960863
Incident
Oct 1, 1990

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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