Subaru XV CrossTrek Complaints (2014)

91 consumer complaints on file.

#11169837January 14, 2019
POWER TRAIN
REAR WHEEL BEARINGS NEED REPLACED AT 104,000 MILES AT 80,000+- MILES MY WIFE NOTICED LOW PITCHED ROARING AT HIGHWAY SPEED BUT DID NOT INFORM ME OR DEALER (HER VEHICLE AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEALER SERVICED) I DROVE THE VEHICLE AFTER 104,000 DEALER LOF SERVICE AND OBSERVED EXTREMELY LOUD ROAR AT ALL SPEEDS, WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD NEW WHEEL BEARINGS ARE REQUIRED, AT OUR EXPENSE. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD OR ROUGH HOUSED IT IS ABSURD AT THIS DAY & AGE THAT FACTORY WHEEL BEARINGS LAST LESS THAN 100K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11157229December 10, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
HOOD LATCH DISENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY. THIS CAUSED SEVERE HOOD AND WINDSHIELD DAMAGE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF VISIBILITY. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY ENDED IN FATALITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155965December 4, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HORN DOES NOT WORK. MANY TIMES I'VE HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC ABOUT TO HIT ME BECAUSE MY HORN DOESN'T WORK. A FEW TIMES I HAVE ALMOST RUN INTO OTHERS TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION THAT WOULD ARGUABLY BE MUCH WORSE THAN LETTING SOMEONE HIT ME. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND WHAT OTHERS HAVE FOUND IS THAT IT'S THE CLOCK SPRING OR WIRING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED/REPAIRED. I'M ASSUMING THE HORN STOPPED WORKING WHEN I TURNED MY WHEEL. OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE TOO, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'VE FILED ANYTHING FORMALLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11145287November 5, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO WORK AT NIGHT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH IS ON. THE CAR HAS RUNNING LIGHTS THAT FUNCTION AT ALL TIMES. ON THE ONE HAND, THE COMBINATION ALLOWS OTHER DRIVERS TO SEE US. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT MAKES IT BARELY POSSIBLE FOR US TO SEE LANE MARKS AND PEDESTRIANS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101135June 11, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
POWER STEERING ISSUES. LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASHBOARD AND POWER STEERING PROBLEMS OCCUR. IT'S ONLY 4 YEARS OLD (NEVER DRIVEN OFF ROAD) TAKEN WELL CARE OF, AND THERE ARE SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONICAL PART OF THE POWER STEERING SAYING THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WHEN DRIVING IT LOCKS UP MAKING TURNS REALLY HARD WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL. THEN OUR CAR SHUT OFF LIKE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD FOR HALF A DAY AND WE TRIED ONE LAST TIME TO START IT BEFORE JUMPING AND IT STARTED UP AND WORKED. SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING IS WIRED WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11063084January 16, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU XV CROSSTREK. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE HEATING SYSTEM BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES IN THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT WERE MELTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,001.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11057238December 28, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR CANNOT MOVE DUE TO IT IS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE BRAKE LIGHT DOESNT COME ON --BELIEVE IT IS THE BRAKE SWITCH SOMETIME DOESN'T WORK DEALER WONT ADMIT PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047901November 21, 2017
POWER TRAIN
AT 57,000 MILES, THE CAR DEVELOPED A POPPING AND RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE POWERTRAIN AND FRONT END. THE DEALER DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE EITHER REPLACED OR REMANUFACTURED. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF THE CAR FOR OVER 2 WEEKS AND COUNTING. SUBARU IS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES, HOWEVER THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING WOULD PUT PEOPLE AT GREAT RISK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971472April 9, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FIRST NOTICED MY HORN WAS NOT WORKING, THEN MY IPHONE WAS NO LONGER SINQUED TO THE CAR. WHEN I USED THE SWITCHES ON THE STEERING WHEEL WITBTBE RADIO, THEN THE NAVIGSTION SCREEN STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFFF, THEN WWNT NLAVK. BUR NEXT DAY THE NAVIGATION SCREEN CAME BACK ON BUT STILL NO HORN AND NOT ANLE TO SINQUE IPHONE. I MADE APPOINTMENT WITH MCCURLEY SUBARU IN PASVO, WA AND AFTER CHECKING IT OUT THE DESLER TOLD ME THE WIRING CONNECTOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN, BEHIND THE AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD COST MORR THAN $400 TO REPLACE. THE DEALER LET ME DRIVE MY DUBARU BACK TO PENDLETON A D I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE NEW WIRING CONNECTOR INSTALLED MONDAY, 4/10/17. OVER THE WEEKEND I FOUND REPORTS ON CAR ADVICE SITE STATING THE 2012-2014 XV CROSSTREK MODELS LIKE MINE WERE RECALLEDTO FIX THIS WIRING CONNECTOR PROBLEM. APOARENTLY THERE IS A METAL PLATE NEAR THE WIRING CONNECTOR THAT GETS HOT AND MELTD SOME OF THE WIRING. THE SYMPTOMS LISTED ARE EXACTLY LIKE MINE. HOWEVER, SUBARU NEVER NOTIFIED ME OF THE RECALL, NOR DID MCCURLEY SUBARU DEALER WHEN THEY QUOTED ME A $400 PLUS TO FIX OR REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WIRING CONNECTOR. ON ANOTHER ISSUE, MY SUBARU HAS BEEN BURNING MORE THAN A QUART OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. WHEN I HAD MCCURLEY DI COMSUMPTION REQUEST THEY SAID IN 1,000 MILES IT WAS USING A FOURTH OF A QUART, NOT ENOUGH TO REPLACE ENGINE SHORT BLOCK, AFTER THEY DID CONSUMPTION TEST IT IS USING LESS OIL, SO ZI WONDER IF THEY PUT STP OR SIMILAR PRODUCT IN MY OUT SO MY CAR BURNS LESD OOL UNTIL IT PASSES 100,000 MILES. FRUSTRATING TO HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY FIRST SUBARU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10958557March 3, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THREE TIMES I HAVE SAFELY STOPPED MY CAR TO TAKE A PHONE CALL. I PUT THE GEAR IN PARK AND LEFT THE KEY IN ACC/ACCESSORY POSITION. EACH TIME THE ACC/ACCESSORY POSITION HAS TOTALLY DRAINED THE BATTERY IN 5-10 MINUTES. SUBARU DEALER SERVICE HAS INFORMED ME THAT ALL MODELS FROM 2014 HAVE A "WEAK" UNDERPERFORMING BATTERY AND THEY REPLACE THE DAMAGED BY DEPLETION BATTERY WITH THE SAME BATTERY. SUBARU HAS NEVER WARNED ANYONE OR ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL IT IS DISHONEST AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE THIS IN THE MANUAL "THE SECOND POSITION IS THE ACC/ACCESSORY POSITION, WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO USE YOUR RADIO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND OTHER ACCESSORIES WHILE THE ENGINE IS OFF." WHEN IN FACT YOU CAN NEVER SAFELY USE THE ACC POSITION. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY -- I WAS ON CITY STREETS. WHAT ABOUT SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY STOPPING TO USE THEIR PHONE. OR EVEN TO REST? ANOTHER FACT: SUBARU NEVER REVEALED WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO ME. THE THIRD AAA DRIVER TO COME TO JUMP MY CAR TOLD ME WHAT WAS GOING ON. I THEN CONFRONTED SUBARU DEALER SERVICE AND THEY ADMITTED THIS WAS THE TRUTH. SUBARU NEEDS TO INFORM / WARN ALL THE 2014 OWNERS THAT THERE IS NO WORKING ACC POSITION IN ALL THESE CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935485December 15, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE ISSUE: RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE WIPER DOES NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD PROPERLY AND ICES UP SO BADLY THAT IT AFFECTS THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER AND VISIBILITY TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND MANUALLY CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD AND WIPERS BY HAND AND WITH A SCRAPPER, HENCE A SAFETY ISSUE. STEPS TAKEN PER SUBARU SERVICE DEPARTMENT. 1.) REPLACE WIPERS, NOT RESOLVED. 2.) REPLACED WIPER ARMS, NOT RESOLVED. 3.) SUBARU SAID IT MAY BE THE WINDSHIELD IS OUT OF SHAPE, FLAT SPOT. I ASKED IF THAT'S WARRANTY SINCE IT CAME ON THE CAR WHEN I PURCHASED IT NEW, NO, I HAD TO PAY FOR IT; NOT RESOLVED. 4.) REPLACED WIPERS 3 MORE TIMES WITH DIFFERENT BRANDS; ISSUE NOT RESOLVED. 5.) CALLED SUBARU CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH A COPY OF ALL WARRANTY AND SERVICE WORK TO DATE. AFTER A MONTH THEY REFERRED MY BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE WIPERS REPLACED. IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE WIPERS. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE WINDSHIELD FROM FREEZING TO THE POINT OF NOT BEING SAFE TO DRIVE IN MILD SNOW WEATHER IS TO RUN THE DEFROST AT 100% FAN SPEED AND MAXIMUM TEMPERATE CONTINUALLY AND TO TURN ON THE WIPER HEAT ELEMENT. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE ICE UP SO EASILY. THIS HAPPENS ON AT ANY SPEED. THE WIPER DOES NOT CLEAR OR MAKE CONTACT ENOUGH TO CLEAR WATER AND LEAVES A THIN LAYER THAT INSTANTLY FREEZES THUS PROMOTING THE FREEZING FEEDBACK LOOP. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN HARD FOR SUBARU TO REPLICATE BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE COLD AND SNOWING AND I HAVE TO HAVE IT IN THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF COLD AND SNOWY WEATHER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MULTIPLE SUBARU EMPLOYEES THAT "IT MAY BE A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO". I FIND THAT DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT SINCE THE CROSSTREK IS MARKETED TO OUTDOORS LIFESTYLES. I HAVE HAD 6 OTHER VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME, NON HAVE HAD THIS FREEZING ISSUE. I WILL NOT TAKE PASSENGERS IN MY CAR WHEN IT SNOWS BECAUSE I FEEL IT'S UNSAFE. KINDLY CT OWNER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10911334October 3, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 SUBARU XV CROSSTREK. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRAGGED OFF THE ROAD BY A TOW TRUCK AND TOWED TO A TIRE SHOP NEARBY THEN TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OIL LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED FOR A DIFFERENT ONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT, AN HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER TO INSPECT THE ATF WARNING INDICATOR THAT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 03/29/17 LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884852July 14, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THIS HAPPENED ON 2/26/2014: I WAS DRIVING MY HYBRID CROSSTREK THIS MORNING ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD ABOUT 20-25 MINUTES. I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND HAD GLASS ALL OVER ME. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY. THANKFULLY MY GRANDSON OR ANOTHER PASSENGER WERE NOT WITH ME AS THEY WOULD HAVE HAD GLASS ALL OVER THEM TOO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761862September 6, 2015
SEATS
THE DRIVER HEADREST. I AM A 72 YEAR OLD DRIVER WHO IS 5'. I JUST PURCHASED THIS USED CAR ON 9/4/15, HAVE GONE MAYBE 20 MILES SO FAR, AND MY NECK IS KILLING ME. THE HEADREST JUST DOSEN'T HIT THE BACK OF MY HEAD OR TOP OF MY HEAD AT ANY POINT THAT IS COMFORTABLE AND NOW, SO SOON, MY NECK HURTS! I FEEL LESS IN CONTROL OF THIS CAR BECAUSE I AM ALREADY ADAPTING BY LEANING FORWARD SLIGHTLY SO THAT THIS THING IS NOT BUMPING MY NECK/HEAD. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL AT THIS POINT, I CAN'T TILT HEADREST BACK, ONLY UP AND DOWN....AND NO HEIGHT ACCOMMODATES ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10730961June 29, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU XV CROSSTREK. WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE BEAM. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726718June 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RODENTS DESTROYED A WIRE ASSOCIATED WITH MY POWER STEERING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY PROVIDED A RENTAL. THE NEXT NIGHT THE SAME WIRE WAS AGAIN DESTROYED BY RODENTS. AGAIN THE POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED. AT THAT POINT I SENSED SOMETHING WAS AMISS, SO I FILED A REPORT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE DEALER AND DOING SOME RESEARCH IT BECAME APPARENT THAT 100% OF THE WIRES IN MY VEHICLE ARE INSULATED WITH A SOY BASED MATERIAL. THIS INCLUDES WIRING RELATED TO VITAL SAFETY SYSTEMS LIKE AIRBAGS. INSULATING AUTOMOBILE WIRES WITH SOY, ESPECIALLY THOSE WIRES RELATED TO SAFETY EQUIPMENT, IS AN ENGINEERING DISGRACE. RODENTS HAVE ALWAYS HAD A TENDENCY TO CHEW ON WIRING. THEREFORE, USING THE SAME PRODUCT FOUND IN COMMERCIAL RODENT FOOD TO INSULATE VITAL AUTOMOBILE WIRING IS OUTRAGEOUS. I NOW HAVE A BRAND NEW CAR THAT I CAN'T TRUST TO START IN THE MORNING, FUNCTION CORRECTLY, OR PROTECT ME IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725206June 15, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD AN EXPLOSION WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR THE SUNROOF WAS BROKEN AS IF SOMEONE HAD PUNCH IT FROM THE INSIDE OUT. GLASSES WHEN EVERYWHERE CAUSING MINOR SCRATCHES IN MYSELF AND PASSANGER. IT WAS 87 F OUTSIDE AND 68F INSIDE THE CAR. NOW DEALER TELLS ME THIS IS COMMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721509May 26, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS IN A CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY OF A LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEX GETTING READY TO PARK AND WAIT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME SO I WAS PREPARING TO PARK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WENT FULL THROTTLE. IT DID NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. I HAD THE CHOICE OF EITHER HITTING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME OR TURNING INTO A 15 INCH VERTICAL ROCK WALL WHICH SERVED AS A RETAINING WALL FOR A RAISED BED AND WAS ABOUT 10 FEET TO MY RIGHT. I CHOSE THE LATTER. THE CAR WAS GOING SO FAST THAT THE FRONT TWO WHEELS CLIMBED THE VERTICAL WALL AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES ENDED IN THE RAISED BED. THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT HIT A CORNER POST AND THE CAR STOPPED. IT WAS THE SCARIEST 5 SECONDS OF MY LIFE. I HAVE A GOOD DRIVING RECORD BUT KNOW THAT I AM NOT BEYOND DRIVER'S ERROR. HOWEVER I AM CONVINCED IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE WHEN THE CAR WAS HARDLY MOVING, THE WEATHER PERFECT, THE ONLY EXPLANATION FOR THE ACCIDENT IS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BY THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THIS WAS THE 7TH SUBARU OWNED BY MY HUSBAND OR ME. I AM A FAN OF THE BRAND AND KNOW THE CAR WELL. IF I HAD WANTED THE CAR TO CLIMB THAT VEHICLE WALL I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO IT. I AM JUST VERY FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT HIT ANYONE ELSE OR HURT MYSELF. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. DAMAGES TOTALED ALMOST $8000 AND MAINLY CONSISTED OF REPAIRING THE HOOK, FENDER, DRIVER'S DOOR, HEADLIGHTS, GRILL, AND RADIATOR. FOLLOWING THE REPAIR MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE CAR TO MY SUBARU DEALERSHIP WHERE DIAGNOSTICS WERE DONE AND SEVERAL FIELD TESTS CONDUCTED. NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED. BECAUSE I DID NOT TRUST THE VEHICLE I TRADED IT BACK WITH FULL DISCLOSURE AT A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS TO SUBARU DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT A SLIGHTLY USED 2015 FORESTER. I ALSO FILED A REPORT WITH SUBARU OF AMERICA.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716362May 13, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE REVERSE CAMERA INTERMITTENTLY DOES NOT WORK WHEN IT SHOULD. THE SUBARU SERVICE CENTER REPLACED THE AUDIO UNIT 6 MONTHS AGO WHEN THIS CONCERN FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT WORK SINCE IT STILL HAPPENS. THE DEALER & SUBARU CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPPORT WERE NOT ABLE TO COME TO A RESOLUTION THE 2ND TIME AROUND FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE ELECTED TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEALER FOR THEM TO TRY AND VERIFY & DIAGNOSE BUT THEY REFUSE TO KEEP IT LONGER THAN ONE WEEK. IT IS GETTING FRUSTRATING AS WHEN THE CAMERA IS MOST NEEDED, IT DOES NOT WORK. THANKFULLY THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES OR COLLISIONS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM & I AM 100 PERCENT AWARE THAT THIS SYSTEM IS JUST AN "AID" & NOT TO BE RELIED ON 100 PERCENT WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714612May 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WAS IN REVERSE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ON THE DRIVEWAY WAITING FOR THE GARAGE DOOR TO CLOSE. FOR SOME REASON I CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND STARTED GOING FORWARD. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPED, BUT NOT BEFORE HITTING THE THE GARAGE DOOR. I THEN PUT THE SELECTOR ROD IN REVERSE. THE CAR PROCEEDED TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY DECLINE INTO THE STREET. I TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CAR STOPPED ONLY BECAUSE I PUT THE SELECTOR INTO DRIVE. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED BY ITSELF AND THE GEAR SELECTOR IN DRIVE. I COULD NOT CHANGE THE GEAR UNTIL I REACHED DOWN AND PULLED THE BRAKE PEDAL UP FROM ITS DEPRESSED POSITION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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