Seat Belts
Filed May 29, 1997CO
SHOULDER BELT: AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT ENGAGE AS IT SHOULD WHEN IN USE. BELT IS LOOSE, THEREFORE, FEELS LIKE IT IS USELESS. *AK
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1994 Subaru Legacy complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1994 record →
Air Bags
Filed Jan 28, 1997NY
AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT FAILED.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 21, 1996TX
CONSUMER HAD AUTO ACCIDENT ON 10/18/96 AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD HIM. *AK
Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut1 injured
Filed Jun 29, 1996PA
HYDRAULIC SHOCKS MAKE HATCHBACK DIFFICULT TO CLOSE, RESULTING IN INJURY. *DH
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 17, 1996NY
VEHICLE PARKED, PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE POSITION, WENT OPEN THROTTLE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 25, 1995PA
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THEY WOULD VIBRATE REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES THEY GO OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 27, 1995PA
AFTER ONLY 7K THE BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED, BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE GRIDING SOUNDS. TT
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed May 25, 1995VT
THE TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK SOMETIMES TRYING TO GET INTO THIRD GEAR. THE DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO TO TRY AND CORRECT PROBLEM. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 12, 1995MI
WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY THROTTLE STUCK TO FLOOR WIDE OPEN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor1 injured
Filed Feb 17, 1995GA
FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WHICH CAUSED INJURY. TT
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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