Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| SB-05-50-10R | 02/03/2011 | 10037968 | Ready | 06/08/2011 | |
| SB-05-50-10R | 02/03/2011 | 10037968 | Subaru: there is a steering wheel vibration at highway speeds due to an imporper wheel balance. *rm | 06/08/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 1 | 06/01/1998 | ||
| Right front tire (185/70 r 14) is leaking air. yh | |||
| 1 | 02/01/1998 | ||
| Tires lost nearly all air within 2,000 mile of checking;had to replace;they went to steel bar at 18000 miles; fumes inside cabin from purchase of car;fell asleep at wheel sevl times; romania subaru in eugene wouldn't fix on 2 visits;3rd visit, found leak;still have fumes inside cabin and more if window is down on pass side;no one can fix the open window fume problem;inside-found crankcase leaking on exhaust syst;cosmolene overload, but stillhave burning eyes and sore throat;can't find problem;brakes went to floor-replaced master cylinder per recal;windshield from purchase,couldn't see through;bad film;purchased a new one recently;car hesitates and surges forward;subaru says this is normal( dot number: tire size: 185 70 r14 ) | |||
| 1 | 12/12/1997 | ||
| Bridgestone tires have an air leakage (185-70r-14). mjs | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 07/27/2002 | 4 | 08/01/2000 | |
| Tire sidewalls are cracking on all 4 tires, and a section of the right front tire has completely separated. a mechanic at local service station stated that he is seeing a lot of this on this size michelin tire, particularly on subaru outbacks.*ak | |||
| 2 | 04/01/1998 | ||
| Tires repeatedly lose air, especially in rear. steel belt began showing and a large sidewall bulge appeared in one rear tire at about 15,500 miles. replaced all four tires at approximately 15,580 miles, with michelin tires, because we felt that the bridgestone tires were not safe and did not want replacements of the same make that might fail in the same manner in the future.( dot number: obj6pja417 tire size: 185/70 r14 ) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 11/01/1999 | 2 | 09/01/1999 | |
| Severe cupping on tread. car aligned 4 times and new tires placed. car still cupping tires. vibration above 30 mph( dot number: tire size: 205/55/16 ) | |||