Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | ||||||||||||||||
| 02V282000 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | from 06/01/2001 to 09/30/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 172564 | 01/08/2003 | MFR | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | 10/30/2002 | 10/30/2002 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain sport utility and passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions were produced with an improperly manufactured transmission parking rod. when the transmission selector lever is placed in the p (park) position, the transmission park mechanism, that is intended to hold your vehicle, may not engage. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The vehicle could then move/roll without prior warning, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the automatic transmission parking rod assembly. owner notification january 8, 2003. an interim owner notification will be sent during november 2002. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact subaru at 1-800-782-2783. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 94 | 12/01/2002 | 10000639 | Improperly manufactured 4eat transmission parking pawl rod. *tt | 03/26/2003 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 035203 | 05/19/2003 | 10001726 | Clutch pedal sticking. *tt | 06/23/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/23/2003 | 1 | ||
| While vehicle was in neutral it shut down, then vehicle rolled backwards. *ak | |||
| 02/01/2003 | |||
| The consumer received recall 02v282000. the vehicle has been taken to the dealer for 4 different repair appointments. on 3 different instances the service technician was not available once consumer arrived for appointment. one 1 occasion, consumer came in for saturday appointment and was told recall remedy could not been performed on saturday. now, consumer will not be able to bring vehicle back for another 3 months. *nlm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 12/29/2004 | 63000 | 2 | 06/13/2003 |
| When at a stop both the left and right front axles broke. this happened twice. when taken to get serviced consumer was told that it was due to the snap rings.*ak consumer has both axle assemblies. *tt | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 11/24/2003 | 400 | 1 | 08/21/2003 |
| Clutch jitter; started immediately: clutch was replaced under warranty at 11,900 miles. spoke with cousin in canada who bought the same car the same day. already has replaced clutch once and is having trouble again with jitter. vehicle stalls frequently upon cold start. computer was removed from vehicle and sent back to factory to be recalibrated at 11,900. *la | |||
| 08/07/2003 | 14300 | 1 | |
| Manual transmission. clutch shudders (chatters) in 1st and sometimes 2nd gear. problem occurs after car has not been used for a while (such as overnight), and especially in the morning. car was bought used with 14,000 miles, and had this problem from when it was bought. dealer replaced clutch assembly which appears to have remedied the problem.*ak | |||
| 07/30/2003 | 8000 | 1 | 10/21/2002 |
| Clutch chatter, 1st and 2nd gear. 18000 miles on vehicle. *ak | |||
| 03/06/2003 | 7000 | 3 | 07/18/2002 |
| Manual clutch chatters. mainly 1st and 2nd gear, only after sitting for long periods of time (6-12 hrs). started early, around 7,000 miles. first time i complained about it, subaru said that i wasn't driving it properly. 3rd time i reported it (at 15,000 mi), subaru acknowledged the problem and they are now going to replace the clutch. they said that they would not replace it with a heavier duty clutch so the problem may occur again. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 06/09/2004 | 10 | 02/13/2002 | |
| 2002 subaru forester - manual transmission. periodic clutch shudder when driving.*ak | |||
| 08/07/2003 | 14300 | 1 | |
| Manual transmission. clutch shudders (chatters) in 1st and sometimes 2nd gear. problem occurs after car has not been used for a while (such as overnight), and especially in the morning. car was bought used with 14,000 miles, and had this problem from when it was bought. dealer replaced clutch assembly which appears to have remedied the problem.*ak | |||
| 07/30/2003 | 8000 | 1 | 10/21/2002 |
| Clutch chatter, 1st and 2nd gear. 18000 miles on vehicle. *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| The hill-holder feature on the manual transmissio activates while backing into a parking space and utilizing the foot brake--as a result in order to resume backing up too much force on the accelerator pedal must be used causing the vehicle to lurch backward | |||