Driver assistance
Filed Jul 15, 2016
THE VEHICLE IS USING ITS POWER TO MAKE THE CAR THINK IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND DOES NOT START PROPERLY. IT WILL START IF YOU PULL THE FUSE OUT AND THEN PUT IT BACK IN TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. ALSO, LENDING WAY TO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. EFFECTING MILEAGE ON THE COUNTER. CAR WAS STATIONERY UPON OCCURRENCE. THE CAR ITSELF IS GOOD IT RUNS PRETTY WELL YET, TO PUT IT IN DRIVE IT BURNS TRANSMISSION FLUID BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS TELLING THE CAR IT IS IN NEUTRAL.
- NHTSA ID
- 10885130
- Incident
- Apr 14, 2014
- Mileage
- 180,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 1, 2005
SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY FAILS ABOUT 25% OF THE TIME. ODOMETER STOPS ALSO. THERE IS NO PATTERN TO WHEN IT FAILS OR UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS. UNABLE TO DETERMINE SPEED ACCURATELY. REPAIR NOT YET DONE. SUBARU IS CHARGING FOR THIS REPAIR. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10130887
- Incident
- Jul 15, 2005
- Mileage
- 107,600 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 24, 2005
DT: CALLER SPEEDOMETER HEAD IS BROKEN OR THERE IS SOMETHING BROKE INSIDE. CALLED DEALER SAID SUBARU SAID THEY NEW THERE IS PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL AND SPEEDOMETER HEAD. SUBARU WAS NOT GOING TO RECALL DUE TO NOT BEING A SAFETY CONCERN. *AK SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER OPERATES SPORADICALLY AT TIMES RECORDING SPEED AND MILEAGE, OTHER TIMES NOT AT ALL. *SB
- NHTSA ID
- 10120133
- Incident
- Mar 15, 2005
- Mileage
- 39,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 19, 2003
BIG HESITATION (CAR IS WARMED UP) WHEN STARTING AGAIN FROM STOP WHEN TURNING LEFT ACROSS TRAFFIC. IF I DON'T ALLOW 3X NORMAL DISTANCE I'D GET SLAMMED. I START WITH A SLOW STEADY DEPRESSION OF ACCELERATOR AND END UP HAVING TO PUT IT TO THE FLOOR FOR IT TO EVEN MOVE. DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THEY COULDN'T DUPLI9CATE AND NOTHING IS WRONG. SUBARU.COM JUST BLEW ME OFF AND TOLD ME TO GO BACK TO DEALER. I'M AFRAID ONE DAY IT WON'T MOVE AT ALL; AND I BELIEVE IN PREVENTION WITH A CAPITAL P. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10047212
- Incident
- Sep 20, 1999
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Jul 10, 2000
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 70MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, HAD TO APPLY BRAKES BECAUSE OF A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE IN FRONT. VEHICLE LOCKED AND THE RPMS SHOT UP HIGH, AND SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR. SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AT THIS TIME, AND IT WAS STILL LOCKED INTO THAT MODE.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 865108
- Incident
- Jul 9, 2000
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 29, 2000
ON TWO OCCASIONS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. FIRST TIME WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, AND SECOND TIME WHILE IN REVERSE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 864510
- Incident
- Jun 27, 2000
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 15, 2000
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. (CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT USED). DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 858584
- Incident
- Mar 6, 2000
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Oct 4, 1999
BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER THAT WHEN STEPPING ONE OF THE PEDALS, CONSUMER IS APPLYING BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 849751
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 7, 1999
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DRIVER'S FOOT CAN HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND APPLY BOTH BY MISTAKE. DEALER SAYS ITS PART OF DESIGN AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 846962
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 9, 1999
CONSUMER WAS COASTING UP A SLIGHT HILL WHEN VEHICLE TOOK OFF TO RIGHT WITH BRAKES APPLIED, CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 844613
Body & structureDriver assistance
Filed Jul 14, 1999
COMSUMERS PANT LEG GOT CAUGHT ON A SMALL 2 INCH ROUND MECHANISM THAT STICKS OUT OF THE SIDE OPENING OF THE BACK DOOR CAUSING HER TO FALL TO THE CONCRETE RESULTING IN BRUISES. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 547242
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.