Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||||
| 035002 | 12/23/2002 | 10000642 | New procedure for replacing rear wheel bearings. *tt | 03/26/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 09/01/1999 | |||
| Wheel wells are building up excessive amounts of snow and ice causing vehicle tires to have difficulty rotating and turning due to ice blocking tires in wheel wells, causing car to unexpectedly slide or skid on icey roads. also causing excessive tire wear and misalignment of front suspension. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 06/25/1997 | 8 | ||
| Rear wheel bearings have failed 4 times under warranty and additional 4 times out of warranty. bearing were replaced during each repair, sometimes axels and housings as well. subaru refused to continue repairs outside of warranty period. 8 failues total at regular intervals . *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - MULTIPLE AXLE | |||
| 10/29/2001 | 6 | 12/01/1996 | |
| 6 left rear wheel bearing replacements in 3 years, along with spindle and hub.1st wheel bearing failure at 41,000 miles. last wheel bearing lasted less than 5 months. | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 05/20/2006 | 3 | 08/05/1997 | |
| Failure of rear wheel bearings. *nm | |||