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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V128000 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | from 09/05/2000 to 02/12/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 127580 | 04/12/2004 | MFR | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. | 03/16/2004 | 03/22/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain passenger sedans, wagons, and sport utility vehicles, the cruise control cable could come out of its track on the cruise control lever and lodge on the control lever tab when the accelerator pedal is released. if this condition occurs, the throttle will not return to the idle position and will remain in an open position. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this occurs during vehicle operation, the driver could lose control of the vehicle, which could result in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a cruise control cable retaining clip to the cruise control lever tab on the throttle shaft in order to prevent the cruise control cable from coming out of its track. owner notification began on april 12, 2004. owners should contact subaru at 1-800-782-2783. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Subaru recall no. wwq-01.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 01 | 03/01/2004 | 10006814 | Cruise control cable retaining clip. *tt | 05/14/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 1 | 10/06/2001 | |
| The accelerator on 2002 subaru impreza became stuck in the open position. the dealership determined that the cause of the problem was a part of the air cleaner filter had fallen into the carburetor. *mr *nm | |||
| 01/24/2005 | 80400 | 1 | |
| The brakes worked intermittently. it was hard to stop the vehicle. the dealer and the other mechanics can find no defects. *jb instead of stopping the consumer stated that the vehicle picked up speed. *tc | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while in reverse. *mr the consumer was backing out slowly out of a level parking lot with her foot on the brake as the vehicle coasted. the ignition had to be turned off to stop the vehicle. *scc *jb | |||
| 12/01/2001 | |||
| After the first oil change noticed a hesitation problem when acellerating form a stop and a rough idle. this happens after the engine is warmed up. reported the problem to the dealer they said they did not know how to fix it. contacted subaru directly and they denied any knowledge of this problem. found out form other people that this is a known problem. it is not getting any better and am worried when i take off some time that if the engines stalls out like this i could get rear ended.*ak | |||
| 07/03/2002 | 1 | 06/01/2001 | |
| The car in front of me slowed down so i tried to disengage the cruise control with the cruise control lever. my goal was to slow the car down however it was not working fast enough so i pushed on the brakes. i was unable to push on the brake because it felt like a cement block. my cruise control did not disengage forcing me to pull over onto the shoulder where i was still unable to come to an immediate stop. finally i pushed in the clutch which helped to slow the car down but the brakes still felt very stiff. i believe this was a problem that was created due to my using the cruise conrol. the car was taken to our mechanic who could not find anything wrong with it. i believe, however, that a temporary malfunction occured that caused the cruise control to fail to disengage.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 07/08/2002 | |||
| When moving from a stop has to press and hold gas pedal for at least 5 seconds before vehicle will accelerate. it then will jerk forward and accelerate at a high speed. vehicle has been checked by dealer.*ak | |||