1992 Subaru SVX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 SUBARU SVX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NO SPECIFIC EVENT OR ACTIVITY LEAD TO THE FAILURE. TRANSMISSION WORSENED OVER A PERIOD OF WEEKS - ROUGH SHIFTS AND EVENTUALLY UNABLE TO GET INTO ALL GEARS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 64000 MI. TRANS SHOP "REBUILT" IT AND ADDED A TRANS COOLER FOR 2200$ AS SOON AS I FIST DROVE IT I NOTICED THE CAR "BINDING UP" DURING TURNS AT SLOW SPEED. SHOP OWNER SAID HE COULDN'T REPLICATE OR FEEL ANYTHING WRONG, WITH ME IN THE CAR AND IT WAS CLEARLY BINDING DURING SLOW TURNS, HE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEM. ALSO THERE IS A NOISE, LIKE A BOLT INSIDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER THAT I HEAR WHEN I AM OFF THE THROTTLE. ALSO HAVE REPLACED BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. CABIN TRUNK RELEASE HAS FAILED AND ALL OF THE HOOD/TRUNK STRUTS HAVE FAILED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 SUBARU SVX. WHILE DRIVING 23 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SHIFTING DELAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE AND HAD TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK IN ORDER TO BE RESTARTED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO DRIVE, THE ENGINE WOULD REV WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURES OCCURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT A CRASH COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO ERROR CODES OR FAILURES; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. A DIAGNOSTIC COULD BE PERFORMED AT THE COST OF $180. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 10, 2008. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION'S SECOND GEAR IS INOPERATIVE AND THIRD GEAR IS SLIPPING. THE COOLING SYSTEM WAS UNABLE TO COOL THE TRANSMISSION WHICH LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE SECOND GEAR. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR REBUILT. *NM

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY SUBARU SVX 1992 YEAR MODEL. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 65K MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED PER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. *JB

I PURCHASES A SUBARU SVX 1992 MODEL. I TEST DROVE IT AND IT SEEMED FINE. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE IT LOOKED OVER AND IT CAME BACK CLEAN EXCEPT FOR SOME SUGGESTIONS TO CHANGE BRAKE PADS , FLUIDS ETC. THIS WAS ALL DONE. HOWEVER A COUPLE MONTHS LATER A MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE GEAR WOULD SOMETIMES NOT SHIFT, THE CAR WOULD MAKE A LOUD THUD SOUND IN REVERSE AND OVER REV ON HIGHWAY DRIVING. I FOUND OUT FROM VARIOUS FORUMS THAT THIS CAR HAS A FLAW , THE TRANSMISSION IS DUE TO FAILURE. EVERY CAR OWNER IN THIS FORUM HAS EXPERIENCED PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE COST TO HAVE THIS COMPLETELY FIXED COSTS OVER $4000. A PROBLEM THAT OWNERS SHOULD NOT PAY FOR BECAUSE OF FAULTY ENGINEERING. THE LATER MODELS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT AS PRONE TO IT. WHY DID SUBARU NEVER HAVE THESE CARS RECALLED OR PARTS RECALLED? ANOTHER PROBLEM OCCURRED, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR BACK FROM THE PURCHASE LOCATION, THERE WAS A HUMMING SOUND FROM THE TRUNK, IT GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER AND AT 500 MILES LATER IT WAS A GRINDING AND LOUD SOUND. MY MECHANIC LISTED IT AS A WHEEL BEARING PROBLEM. ON SUBARU FORUMS AS WELL AS ADVICE FROM MECHANICS THE SUBARU IS PRONE TO SEVER WHEEL BEARING PROBLEMS. IN SOME CASES GENERATING HEAT THAT THEY HAD RECOUNTED CARS WITH MOLDED BEARINGS AND BROKEN AXLES. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE ABS SYSTEM. I GUESS THE BRAKE PUMP IS ALSO A COMPONENT THAT LEAKS. I NEED TO HAVE MY BRAKED REFILLED EVERY OTHER DAY AND THE FUEL PUMP COSTS AROUND 2000$ I WISH FOR YOU TO SEND THIS REPORT TO SUB

1992 SUBARU SVX TRANSMISSION FAILURE. EVERYTHING ON THE CAR WORKS GREAT BUT 3RD AND 4TH GEAR.. SUBARU NEEDS TO HELP US OUT SINCE THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $4200, THAT'S MORE THEN BLUE BOOK. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME AFTER BEING FIXED. NO WARNING THIS TIME, JUST WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. TRANSMISSION IS BEING REBUILT BY SUBARU. IT IS A 1992 SUBARU SVX. *JB

I AM FEELING THE FAILURE OF MY TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS QUITE COMMON TO ALL 1992 SUBARU SVX AND THE COMPANY HASN'T REALLY TAKEN ANY PRECAUTIONARY OR EVEN RECALL FOR THOSE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS AND MANY OF 1992 OWNERS HAVE SPENT A LOT IN THIS ISSUE AND EVEN SOME OF THOSE HAVE CHANGED TO MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. THE COMPANY IS CHARGING ABOUT $4,200 TO INSTALL A NEW TRANMISSION. I AM GETTIN WHETHER THEY ARE MAKING MONEY ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS.*AK

I OWN A 1992 SUBARUS SVX . I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF $2500.00 NOW 40,000 MILES LATER IT NEEDS ANOTHER ONE , FROM REPORTS I HAVE READ THERE IS SERIOUS FACTORY FLAWS IN THIS CARS TRANSMISSION.

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN 4TH GEAR WHEN IT'S TEMPERATURE AND THE WEATHER TEMPERATURE IS COOL. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO FAILS TO LOCK IN GEAR. THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATES AND DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT SPEED BEING DRIVEN. THIS OCCURS BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER SENSOR IS INSTALLED ON TOP ON THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE TRANSMISSION BURNT THROUGH THE SENSOR. THE FAILURE IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE PER THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

MY SVX, ALTHOUGH IT IS A 92' THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AT ABOUT 98,000 MILES. I EXPECTED THE LIFE OF THE TRANSMISSION TO LAST A LOT LONGER. THE CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION, BUT IT WILL COST ME OVER $6000 TO FIX AS RENO SUBARU SAYS I WILL NEED A COMPLETE NEW TRANSMISSION TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS PROBABLEY ONLY WORTH ABOUT THAT MUCH. MY CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY, I DON'T WANT TO SCRAP IT BUT DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE WORTH OF THE CAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FLAWS OF THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONSUMER THEN ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *MR THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DOWN GRADE. WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED THE CONSUMERS SON HAD TAKEN HIS FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND COASTED BEFORE APPLYING THE BRAKES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE VEHICLE WAS BACKED UP, AND IDLED NORMALLY. THE SUBARU DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON THE SECOND INCIDENT THE MOTOR STARTED TO REV AND WAS VERY LOUD AND NOISY. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE DASH AND THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE SHOT OUT OF CONTROL FROM THE PARKED ANGLE SPACE INTO THE LANE FOR TRAFFIC. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE REVVING WAS DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF A LEAK. *SCC *JB

WE HAVE HAD A 1992 SUBARU SVX AND ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE EXTENSIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A NEW ONE PUT IN AND THE FACT THAT THIS MODEL/YEAR HAS HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SO MUCH AND THAT SUBARU OBVIOUSLY REALIZED THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BY 1993. WHY WERE THESE TRANSMISSIONS NOT RECALLED OR AT LEAST PROVIDED WITH SOME TYPE OF CORRECTION? *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A LOT, WHEN CONSUMER STARTED THE IGNITION, INSTANTLY THE RPMS "REVVED" UP TO THE MAXIMUM. CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND THEN RESTARTED. WHEN GEAR WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD ALMOST HITTING PEDESTRIANS.*AK

CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE: CONTACTED SUBARU ABOUT 1 YEAR PRIOR ABOUT PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE SLIPAGE WAS NORMAL. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS PERMANENTLY SLIPPING AND DOES NOT DRIVE IN ANY DIRECTION. IS 36000 MILES NORMAL FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION?......ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE SVX OWNERS.*AK

UPON PURCHASE OF CAR 1-2 WEEKS PRIOR, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR, AND WAS SLIPPING AT INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM A STOP UNTIL AROUND 1500 RPM, CAUSING WHEELSPIN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. ON THIS DATE, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, LIMITING TOP SPEED TO LEVELS BELOW SAFE LIMITS ON MOST HIGHWAYS. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, AND WAS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER RECOMMENDS REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, ASKING APPROXIMATELY $4000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I DIDN'T (AND STILL DON'T) HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT, SO I MANAGED TO LIMP HOME WITH IT WHERE IT HAS SAT SINCE. AT SOME POINT SINCE THEN IT HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. DEALER ALSO FOUND POSSIBLE WHEEL BEARING AND FRONT ROTOR PROBLEMS, IN ADDITION TO FAILURE OF FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. WANTS ROUGHLY $6000 TO FULLY REPAIR VEHICLE. *NLM

TRANSMISSION HESITATED ON HIGHWAY AND IN REVERSE. *NLM

POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DESPITE REGULAR PROFESSIONAL CAR CARE AT EITHER A SUBARU DEALER IN 80 - 100 MILE RADIUS) OR LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE SHOPS, CAR EXPERIENCED A SECOND INSTANCE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IN CONSULTING SEVERAL SUBARU SVX - RELATED SITES, I LEARNED PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE HAVE BEEN PREVALENT.

CONSUMER STATES WHILES DRIVING 30MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE STREET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH

I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND EXSPENSIVE IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO GET THE SUBARU TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS NEGLIGENT FAILURE TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS. DT

I PURCHASED THIS AS A USED VEHICLE, BUT PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL (EXPENSIVE) PROBLEMS. I WAS ASSURED BY THE DEALER THAT THIS VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I STARTED EXPERIENCING SLIPPAGE AND "CLANKING" WITHIN 6 MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS ASSURED THAT NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER LAST THE INSPECTION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. AFTER SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL SINCE INCEPTION/INTRODUCTION. I AM INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. IT APPEARS SUBARU HAS IGNORED THIS PROBLEM, AND DEALERS CONTINUE TO SELL THESE MODELS, MISREPRESENTING THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTENSIVE AND VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. SUBARU AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT.------- DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS-----769750. *AK

AS YOU KNOW THE SUBARU SVX IS KNOWN FOR ITS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I RECENTLY BOUGHT AN SVX NOT KNOWING OF THE FACTORY DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION...WELL I HAD TO FIND OUT THE HARD WAY, MY CAR STARTED TO DELAY IN SHIFTING AND THEN STARTED SHIFTING BETWEEN DRIVE ABD 3RD GEAR IN A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE MANNER, NOW MY CAR JERKS INTO REVERSE AND SHIFTS VERY HARD. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND HOPE THIS DOES NOT GET OVERLOOKED, I THINK THAT SUBARU SHOULD PAY TO FIX THESE OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH,..QUINN A. YEAMANS. TS

I'VE HAD BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED, THE RIGHT REAR I'VE HAD REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE LAST ONE LASTED LESS THAN 1000 MILES, AT WHICH POINT I REPLACED THE WHOLE HOUSING AND BEARING.*AK

OWNERS OF THIS CAR WHICH IF NEEDED 100-1000 OR MORE OWNERS CAN CLAIM THAT THIS CAR BUILT BY SUBARU HAS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS POORLY BUILT BECAUSE OF LACK OF LUBRICATION TO INTERNAL PARTS AND LACK OF FLUID COOLING. THIS IS MY SECOND FAILURE ON THIS SAME CAR. ANOTHER COMMON DEFECT ON THIS CAR IS THE WHEEL BEARINGS. I HAVE REPLACED THEM WITH REPEATS GOING ON 4 TIMES. THE BEARINGS ARE FAILING TOO QUICKLY FOR ANY CAR. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING TO BE DONE SO THAT OWNERS OF THESE CARS CAN EITHER HAVE A RECALL DONE ON THE TRANSMISSIONS AND WHEEL BEARING OR COMENSATED FOR REPEAT WORK DONE ON THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU AND I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EMAIL REPLY.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO DESCRIPTION.*JB

THE LAST OWNER HAD THIS PROBLEM SO HE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

THIS CAR HAS HAD TWO BEARING FAILURES ON THE SAME AXEL WITHIN 20,000 MILES. FROM DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER OWNERS AND OWNERS WEB SITES, THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT SUBARU WILL ONLY WARRANT REPAIRS FOR 3 YEARS/36,000 MILES ON THE ORIGINAL PART AND 1 YEAR ON SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS. I CONTACTED THE DEALER FROM I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WHO MADE THE FIRST REPAIR, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO STAND BEHIND THEIR WORK. I CALLED THE SUBARU NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND THEY ALSO ARE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT BEYOND STATED WARRANTIES. AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS THERE ANY FURTHER COURSE THAT CAN BE TAKEN? *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE WAS REVING UP BETWEEN GEARS, ALL THE WAY TO THE RED LINE. WHEN GEAR CATCHES THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. CONSUMER STATES SUBARU HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND THEY RECOMMEND THAT THE CONSUMER REPLACES THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION ONE TIME. NLM *TT

ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 58,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY SUBARU UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED AT 107000 MILES AND SUBARU DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY. REPUTABLE MECHANICS ADVISE THAT 3 TRANSMISSIONS IN 107000 MILES ON A LUXURY CAR OF THIS VINTAGE IS NOT ONLY UNUSUAL, BUT ALSO INDICATIVE OF MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS. MANY TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS APPEAR ON THE INTERNET, BUT SUBARU'S CORPORATE OFFICES DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. NLM

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY 1992 SUBARU SVX AT 88,000+ MILES. DEALER SERVICED ONLY AND I WAS NEVER ADVISED BY ANY DEALER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE OR BULLETIN THAT I SHOULD BRING MY VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR MAINTENACE PREVENTION. I VISITED NORTHPARK SUUBARU IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND WAS GIVEN A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH FOR MY VEHICLE. OTHER OWNERS AND NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS E. G. AUTOMOBILE JULY 1999 "THE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN TROUBLE-PRONE AND SEEM TO LAST ABOUT 60,000 MILES". IN RETURNING TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION, I ALSO CALLED THE SUBARU CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE AND RECEIVED ABSOLUTELY NO HELP FROM THE COMPANY. THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED WITH THE FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY. THE PART IS UNABLE TO HANDLE THE TORQUE OF THE ENGINE AND FAILED. THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED AS PER MANUFACTURER GUIDELINES PRIOR TO THE PULLEY FAILURE. *AK

I WAS INFORMED TO FILE WITH THIS ORGANIZATION BECAUSE THERE ARE ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SVX TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER THERE WERE SO FEW BUILT THAT NO ONE WILL PROBABLY EVER MAKE SUABRU HELP OUT THE CONSUMER. THIS CAR IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO BUY AS WELL AS REPAIR. *AK

2ND TRANSMISSION FAILURE/2ND OWNER OF VEHICLE; BELIEVE THIS IS HIGH INCIDENT TO THIS PARTICULAR SVX MODEL. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARS WILL NOT ENGAGE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WILL JUMP GEARS. CONSUMER HAD THIS PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO, AND HAD IT REPAIRED AT OWN EXPENSE. CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK DEALER DECLINED REPAIRS SINCE CAR IS OFF ORIGINAL WARRANTY. *TT

SIDEWALL BUBBLES - TWO ON SAME TIRE 1/4 AROUND TIRE APART. I UNDERSTAND THAT A BUBBLE CAN BE CAUSE BY A POTHOLE IMPACT, HOWEVER, AFTER TALKING TO A NHTSA EXPERT AND VIEWING THE TIRE I AM NOT CONVINCED IT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE IS A HIGH END TIRE (NOT CHEAP) AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD UP TO REGULAR DRIVING. SINCE THERE ARE TWO BUBBLES IT LENDS ITSELF TO THE VIEW THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE CORD ITSELF WHICH PERHAPS MADE IT WEAK . I AM CONCERNED AS MY CAR IS AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AND I HAVE ALL FOUR MICHELIN PILOT ALPIN TIRES (SNOW TIRES) ON THE CAR. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN NOV. 2000, AND WERE ONLY ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE WINTER. THEY HAVE APPROX. 3-4 K MILES ON THEM. I JUST HAD THEM PUT BACK ON MY CAR ON OCTOBER 29, 2001. I NOTICED THE LARGER BUBBLE WHEN I HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON NOV. 6, 2001. THE OTHER SMALLER BUBBLE I NOTICED AS I WAS LOOKING FOR THE DOT NUMBERS FOR THIS REPORT. ON NOV. 6, 2001 I HAD A TIRE DEALER LOOK AT THE TIRE ( I DON'T KNOW IF THE NEW BUBBLE WAS THERE AT THAT TIME - IT IS APPARENT BUT MUCH SMALLER IN APPEARANCE) COULD THE CORD BE SO WEAK THAT WITH HAVING TAKEN OFF AND PUT THE TIRE BACK ON BOTH ON 10/29 AND 11/6 CAUSED IT TO BUBBLE? I AM CONCERNED AS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AS IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THEY ARE LISTED AS THE PILOTS OR XSE IN YOUR DATABASE. IN FACT WHEN I CALLED THE HOTLINE HE SAID HE COULD NOT FIND THIS TIRE AT ALL IN YOUR DATABASE (I DID ONLINE). IF HE HAD TROUBLE, ARE OTHER COMPLAINANTS HAVING THE

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE GEAR. AFTER SHIFTING INTO AND OUT OF REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LUCK, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED SLIGHTLY ON THE GAS PEDAL, THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND GOT A HUGE KLUNKING NOISE, AFTER WHICH THE REVERSE GEAR ENGAGED. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ALSO, TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GEARS, MOSTLY BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD, I BELIEVE. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW ON BEHALF OF THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE READ ABOUT HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES WITH THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS AT THIS TIME, BUT THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COSTLY AND DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSON HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES, AND CURRENTLY NEEDS ITS FIFTH TRANSMISSION, MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN SHARING THE COST OF THE BILL WITH THE CONSUMER.*JB

STARTED OUT WITH THE ALTERNATOR, AND TOOK OUT ALL ELECTRONICS. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I KNOW OF THAT THIS CAR'S TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED.*AK

I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR ON TWICE. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS SHIPPED FROM CALIFORNIA, FROM A WRECKED SVX. HOWEVER, THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT LASTED ONLY NINE MONTHS. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS STILL BEING USED AND WORKS WELL. HOWEVER, I STILL FEEL UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE PERPETUAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MAKE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE WHEN PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION, HOWEVER IT DID NOT GO INTO GEAR AND CONSUMER HAD TO FORCE IT INTO SECOND, VEHICLE HAD VERY LITTLE POWER, SINCE DECEMBER IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES FOR SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND A TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED THAT THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSIONS FAILING BETWEEN 55 AND 80 THOUSAND MILES. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *SLC