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 03/15/2000 to 02/19/2004 | 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 | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 08/15/2002 | 100 | 04/01/2002 | |
| Vehicle hesitates when accelerated then starts with a surge. rough engine performance. no accident yet but could be any day. have informed the manufactured of problem. they have no fix too date abut are working on it. many owners have reported similar problems.*ak | |||
| 07/30/2002 | 09/01/2001 | ||
| While attempting to park vehicle, slowed down to approx 5 mph with foot on brake, engine raced and car surged ahead suddenly, hitting parked truck with tailgate lowered, causing considerable damage.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 3 | 01/02/1992 | ||
| When changing gears, the throttle pedal drops to the floor. the engine would race up to 5000 rpms. this is a very serious problem when the throttle stuck open. dealer can't duplicate because it's intermittent. please describe further. *ph | |||