Subaru Legacy Complaints (2008)

65 consumer complaints on file.

#10648605October 18, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY AND SPENT OVER $100 TO HAVE THEM TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW IT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME AS OF JULY 2014 UNTIL NOW. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY REQUIREMENT BY LAW LIKES SEATBELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10622166August 13, 2014
AIR BAGS
RED AIRBAG LIGHT IN DASHBOARD GOES OFF INTERMITTENTLY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A OCCUPANT IN THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. ACCORDING TO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP SERVICE (GLENDALE, CA), PASSENGER AIRBAG CENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS MOST LIKELY THE CULPRIT, AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG MAY NOT GO OFF DURING A COLLISION. OTHERS SUBARU OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR ISSUE ON LEGACYGT.COM, FORUMS.NASIOC.COM, SUBARUOUTBACK.ORG, AND SUBARUFORESTER.ORG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593669May 23, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. BECAUSE THE LIGHT HAD NEVER COME ON WHILE DRIVING BEFORE AND I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS EARLIER WITH MY 2009 SUBARU OUTBACK (VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT ON FILE), I TOLD HER TO FIND A SAFE AREA AND STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. AFTER DOING SO SHE TOLD ME THE LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. I TOLD HER TO COME HOME (SHE WAS JUST A FEW MILES AWAY) AND WATCH TO SEE IF THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN, BECAUSE AS I HAD EARLIER BEEN TOLD BY A SUBARU TECHNICIAN THAT WHEN THE DASH "AIRBAG" LIGHT WAS ON THAT NONE OF THE VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS WOULD WORK IN A COLLISION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER CODES AND FOUND THE SAME CODE AS IN MY 2009 OUTBACK (CODE # 26-PASSENGER FRONT SEAT SYSTEM HAD FAILED) THE MAP LIGHT/PASSENGER SEATBELT LAMP ASSEMBLY (PART # 84621AG51A) WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE INTERIOR ROOF DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE REAR VIEW MIRROR HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS AGAIN TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS ARE A "SUPPLEMENTAL SYSTEM" THEY ARE NOT COVERED BY ANY WARRANTIES. BUT SEAT BELTS BEING THE "PRIMARY SYSTEM" ARE COVERED. SINCE I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 OUTBACK AND THE PART WAS AN IN STOCK ITEM AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH MY 2008 LEGACY, IT SEEMS A BIT STRANGE TO ME THAT SUBARU DOES NOT KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A PART THAT CONTROLS THE AIRBAGS IN THEIR CARS. "LOVE" (PUN IS INTENDED) TO KNOW WHEN THE RECALL WILL HAPPEN! I HAD TO PAY ANOTHER $200 TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT WILL ALLOW MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS TO WORK IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS ARE CONSIDERED A "SUPPLEMENTAL SYSTEM" IN A VEHICLE THAT IS ADVERTISED AS A VERY SAFE VEHICLE. THE MAIN REASON I PURCHASED TWO OF THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576331April 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON INDICATING THERE IS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. IT USED TO GO OUT ON ITS OWN BUT NOW IT STAYS ON FOR DAYS. SUBARU HAS DIAGNOSED AND TRACED THE PROBLEM TO THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE COMPONENT. WHEN THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10574801March 25, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SURFACE OF THE DASHBOARD HAD BECOME VERY SHINY AND THE GLARE FROM THE SUN LIGHT CAUSED A VISIBILITY HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521115June 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
MY 2008 SUBARU LEGACY WITH 59K MILES WAS HAVING INTERMITTENT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ISSUES. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF AND ON AT RANDOM TIMES WITH NO PATTERN OR REASONS. THE MANUAL ADVISES TO HAVE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IMMEDIATELY CHECKED OUT TO FIND REASONS THAT WOULD ILLUMINATE THE WARNING LIGHT. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY OVER HEAD MAP CONSOLE LIGHT CLUSTER NEAR THE SUNROOF CONTROLS. THE OFFICIAL PART THAT HAS A SHORT OR FAULTY WIRING IS PART # 84621AG51A. I ONLY NEED THE AIRBAG WIRING BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE ENTIRE OVERHEAD CLUSTER IS NECESSARY BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE JUST AN AIRBAG WIRING REPLACEMENT PART. THE TOTAL COST TO HAVE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BACK TO WORKING ORDER WAS $294.00 COMPLETE. I HAVE RAN AN INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE AND THIS ISSUE IS VERY COMMON. IT SEEMS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR SUBARU TO HAVE SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEM BE DISABLED BY A FAULTY CRAPPY SOLDERING JOB IN THE OVER HEAD MAP LIGHT CONSOLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512268May 15, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498331February 16, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A LONG TIME NOW. I AM FINALLY REPORTING THIS AFTER GIVING UP ON SUBARU AND ITS SERVICE NETWORK. CAR EXHIBITS SURGE AND DIP IN ACCELERATION AT CONSTANT THROTTLE, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. TAKING FOOT OFF THROTTLE ALSO CAUSES SURGE WHEN GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES; THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TO A LOWER GEAR. ALSO, THE CHANGE FROM 2ND-3RD GEAR IS VERY ABRUPT; THE ENGINE RPMS RISE BY 200 IN BETWEEN SHIFTS AND THEN SLAMS INTO 3RD GEAR. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME. DEALER EITHER SAYS THAT IT CANNOT BE REPRODUCED, OR THAT IT IS NORMAL. ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THAT IT ALMOST STALLS WHEN STARTING OFF FROM STANDSTILL AND IN INTELLIGENT MODE. THESE PROBLEMS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE FROM A CAR THAT IS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. THIS MIGHT BE MY FIRST AND LAST SUBARU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497584February 9, 2013
AIR BAGS
I OWN AN 08 SUBARU LEGACY 2.5I SEDAN WITH APPROXIMATELY 77000 MILES ON IT. AT APPROX. 76000 MILES, THE "AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON IN THE MAIN DASH CLUSTER. REFERRING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL, ALL IT SAID WAS THAT THIS LIGHT INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND THAT THE SYSTEM MAY NOT ALLOW THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY AT ALL DURING A COLLISION, OR MAY DEPLOY WITH EVEN A LIGHT COLLISION. IT RECOMMENDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SUBARU DEALER I HAVE ALWAYS HAD SERVICE DONE, AND THEY TOLD ME THE "LAMP ASSEMBLY - MAP" HAD AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN IT AND NEEDED REPLACED. AN "ELECTRICAL SHORT"? THAT SOUNDS VERY SERIOUS. WITH PARTS AND LABOR, THE COST CAME IN AT $389.30, WHICH SEEMED QUITE EXCESSIVE. AS CRITICAL AS AIRBAG SYSTEMS ARE, IT WOULD BE REASONABLE TO THINK THAT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM SHOULD WARRANT A SAFETY RECALL, ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE WARNING IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT THE SYSTEM MAY NOT FUNCTION AT ALL IF NOT TAKEN CARE OF. ALSO, THE SERVICE AGENT I SPOKE WITH AT THE DEALER SAID THERE HAVE BEEN A "HANDFUL" OF THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM, AND TREATED THE SITUATION AS ROUTINE....LIKE AN OIL CHANGE OR FILTER REPLACEMENT. I ALSO OWN A 07 TOYOTA RAV 4, WHICH HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS ISSUED FOR SEEMINGLY MUCH LESS CRITICAL ISSUES. ALL OF THEM WERE TAKEN CARE OF BY TOYOTA. I WROTE A SIMILAR LETTER TO SUBARU AMERICA, EXPLAINING THAT, GIVEN THIS ISSUE, I WOULD HAVE TO THINK TWICE ABOUT PURCHASING ANOTHER SUBARU VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485792November 22, 2012
WHEELS, TIRES
I BOUGHT CAR NEW & IT DEVELOPED ISSUE @ 3 1/2 YRS. I ALSO HAVE THE SUBARU EXTENDED WARRANTY.CAR HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY SUBARU, INCLUDING TIRE CHANGES. 10/11 @ 38,000 NOTICED FRONT & REAR PASSENGER TIRES WERE LOSING AIR. I HAVE TPMS W/ METAL VALVE STEMS. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE TWO SETS OF TIRES SO I BROUGHT CAR IN 11/11 TO PUT ON SNOWS. MONITORED TIRE PRESSURE EVERY FEW DAYS AND WAS STILL LOSING AIR. 10/12, I SPRAY SOAP/WATER MIXTURE ON TIRES, BUBBLES FORM AT THE BASE OF THE TIRE VALVE. FOUR VALVES SHOULD NOT BE FAILING PREMATURELY. OVER TIME, THE BOTH DRIVERS SIDE TIRES DEVELOPED SLOW LEAKS AS WELL. 10/12, I CALLED SUBARU WARRANTY DEPARTMENT & EXPLAIN THAT I'M LOSING AIR FROM THE VALVE. I ASK IF TPMS FAILURE IS COVERED & WAS TOLD IT IS. 11/12 45,044 BRING CAR IN TO PUT ON SNOWS. TELL DEALER THAT ALL FOUR VALVES ARE LEAKING. I'M TOLD IT MAY BE CORROSION & THAT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I EXPLAIN THAT FOR ALL FOUR TO BE LEAKING IS PREMATURE. TECH CONFIRMS THAT THREE ARE LEAKING & REPLACES THEM. DEALER STATES THAT THERE ISN'T A WARRANTY CODE FOR AIR LEAKING BUT WILL FIND A WAY TO MAKE SURE IT'S COVERED. THE TPMS UNIT IS ONE PIECE SO IF THE VALVE STEM FAILS OR A RUBBER SEALING GASKET THE WHOLE UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND CORROSION CAN CAUSE THE METAL VALVE STEMS TO FAIL PREMATURELY. I CHECK MY TIRE PRESSURE EVERY TWO WEEKS BY RULE & DON'T WAIT TILL THE TPMS LIGHT COMES ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485195November 19, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHT WOULD MOSTLY ILLUMINATE WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE OCCUPANCY AIR BAG MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 12/13/12*LJ UPDATED 12/13/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480062October 14, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. WHEN DRIVING WITH MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF AND START TO BRAKE, THERE IS A SLIGHT ACCELERATION JUST AS I START APPLYING THE BRAKE. IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN AND I HAD GOTTEN USED TO IT BUT ONE DAY WHEN I WAS A PASSENGER AND MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED IT. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT, I NOTICED IT. IT SEEMS TO BE DOING IT MOST OF THE TIME. IT MAY BE A PRECURSOR TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464562July 7, 2012
SEAT BELTS
REAR PASSENGER (DRIVER SIDE) SEATBELT FAILED TO BUCKLE/LOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464139July 3, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY WIFE WAS GRADUALLY PULLING OUT OF A DRIVE UP WINDOW AT A BANK, WHERE THERE IS @ 30 FEET BEFORE SHE GOT TO THE ROAD AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, NEEDING TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES WITH ALL HER STRENGTH, SLIDING SIDEWAYS INTO THE ROAD. THE ACCELERATING DISCONTINUED WHEN SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. SHE THEN HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO GET OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SHE THEN DROVE HOME @ 1MILE AND IS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN. I CHECKED AND THE FLOOR MATS ARE NOT IN THE WAY OF THE ACCELERATED (THEY ARE FASTENED TO THE FLOOR). I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD BIND THE ACCELERATOR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399661May 9, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON SATURDAY, APRIL 30TH, I WAS TURNING AROUND IN A DRIVEWAY, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR TOOK OFF. I HAD NO TIME TO REACT, EXCEPT TO TRY TO USE MY BRAKE. WHAT STOPPED ME WAS HITTING A TREE. MY CAR IS A 2008 SUBARU LEGACY WITH OVER $5,000 IN DAMAGES. THE POLICE INVESTIGATED AND I WAS NOT CITED. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WERE COMMON IN SUBARU'S. I DID FIND THAT FORESTERS HAS PROBLEMS; BUT I ALSO FOUND THAT SOME LEGACY'S ALSO HAS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, IN PARTICULAR I FOUND A 2008 SUBARU LEGACY WITH THIS PROBLEM. I REPORTED MY FINDINGS TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TO SUBARU. SUBARU DID NOT GET BACK TO ME; MY INSURANCE COMPANY GAVE ME YOUR WEBSITE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. MY LOGIC IS, WHY SHOULD I OR MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS OUT OF MY CONTROL AND WAS THE FAULT OF THE CAR. EVIDENTLY, THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR SUBARU'S FOR THIS PROBLEM. I JUST HOPE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN - NEXT TIME I MIGHT NOT BE AS LUCKY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349597August 16, 2010
EQUIPMENT
VEHICLE HAS A SUBSTANDARD POORLY FUNCTIONING AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. IT HAS A DEFECT WHEREBY IT CYCLES ERRATICALLY AND THEREBY CREATES WARM/COLD/WARM/COLD AIR CYCLES. ON HOT HUMID DAYS, THE PROBLEM IS SO BAD, THE CABIN CANNOT COOL. THE MANUFACTURER, SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS DETERMINED THIS IS A "NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE" ALTHOUGH IT TOOK THEM OVER A MONTH TO COME TO THIS CONCLUSION. MANY OTHER SUBARU LEGACY OWNERS REPORT THIS SAME PROBLEM ONLINE, HOWEVER NO FIX SEEMS TO BE COMING. THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10342478July 11, 2010
WHEELS
ON 3/31/09 @ 13,454 MILES IS WHEN THE DRIVER'S FRONT LEFT TIRE STARTED MAKING A ROTATIONAL METAL CLICKING/SQUEALING SOUND. IT CAN BE HEARD UNDER 25MPH AND THE SOUND WAS INTERMITTENT. I TOLD DEALER I THOUGHT IT WAS THE WHEEL BEARING. SEVERAL TIMES, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT BECAUSE IT WASN'T MAKING A NOISE THERE WAS NOTHING TO FIX. THEY CHECKED ALL COMPONENTS, BALL JOINTS, STEERING ETC. AND CHECKED THE BEARINGS SAID CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I NOTICED THERE WERE OTHER OWNERS W/2005-06 SUBARU ISSUED A RECALL FOR WHEEL BEARING. IF YOU LOOK AT 08 LEGACY A FEW OTHERS HAVE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. ON 6/21/10 @26,351 A TECH RODE W/ ME TO CONFIRM THE NOISE I HAVE DEALT W/ FOR OVER A YEAR. MY SERVICE INVOICE STATES TECHNICIAN FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE OF LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY. REPLACED HUB UNIT. IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON A FAILED BEARING, TIRE CAN SEIZE AND LOSE CONTROL OF CAR AND DAMAGE OTHER PARTS OF CAR SUCH AS AXLE. I DROVE FOR A YEAR LIKE THIS AND WAS LUCKY NOTHING HAPPENED. THOUGH, I DON'T KNOW THE LONG TERM DAMAGE DONE TO MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED SUBARU TO TELL THEM OF MY ISSUE AND EXPLAIN THAT PERHAPS THEY NEED TO LOOK INTO THE MFG. WHO MAKES THE BEARINGS AND STUDY WHY THEIR BEARINGS ARE FAILING PREMATURELY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND RECALL. I HOPE THAT THIS IS THE LAST TIME I HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED, SINCE IT COULD GET QUITE EXPENSIVE TO FIX EACH TIME. I TAKE EXCELLENT CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND WANT IT TO LAST. I DIDN'T PAY $24,000 TO HAVE IT FALL APART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325792April 15, 2010
WHEELS
THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON MY SUBARU LEGACY 2008 FAILED AT 31,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324194April 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE STRUCTURE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 07/09/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/13/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318429March 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY ON A SECONDARY ROAD ON MY WAY HOME, WHEN AFTER THE SECOND STOP SIGN TRYING TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION THE CAR STALLED ,LOSING ITS GEARS WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, BUT NO ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON,THE MODE DRIVING LIGHT AND THE CRUISE LIGHTS BLINKING. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF ,THEN ON AND I PROCEEDED WITH THE ONLY GEAR LEFT TO A SAFE LOCATION. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SECONDARY ROAD OR I COULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED AND HURT OR WORSE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO IS TELLING ME THAT IT HAS TO BE REPROGRAMMED DUE TO A SLIPPAGE(TIME GAP BETWEEN THE 2ND & 3RD GEAR) ; HE ALSO TELLS ME THAT THE BRAKES ARE VIBRATING SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT DAMAGE TO MY GEAR BOX? AT THIS POINT I AM WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR EVEN WHEN IT'S FIXED *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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