1992 Subaru SVX complaints

MANY SUBARU SVXS HAVE HAD PROPBLEM TRANSMISSIONS BUT SUBARU IGNORES THE PROBLEMS. MY PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRANNY DOES NOT ENGAGE UNTIL THE ENGINE RPM RISES SIGNIFICANTLY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. MOST OF THESE SVXS, ESP. FROM '92-'94 HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSON, AS WITH MANY OTHERS, IS GOING OUT PREMATURELY DUE TO DEFECTS.

MY STATE IS BC AND MY ZIP IS V2M 6H4 AND MY COUNTRY IS CANADA. NO SAFETY DEFECT INCLUDED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

DEAR NHTSA, PLEASE LOOK INTO THE CASES INVOLVING REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURES BECAUSE UNDER THIS SEARCH IN YOUR COMPLAINT FILE I SAW MANY. THE NUMBERS MAY NOT BE OVERWHELMING BUT THAT IS BECAUSE SUBARU ONLY PRODUCED AROUND 20000 OF THESE VEHICLES. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND SURGING WHICH I SEE AS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. IF YOU WANT MORE INFO AND DATA YOU CAN CHECK OUT WWW.KINETICCONCEPTS.COM WHICH IS TAKING A SURVEY ON CAR OWNERS AND THEIR PROBLEMS. I FIND IT HARD TO DISMISS THE PERCENTAGE OF 136 PEOPLE RESONDING 41% HAD TO AT LEAST REPAIR ONE WHEEL BEARING AND ALSO 40% HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION. SO PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE PROBLEMS THAT SUBARU HAS HAD WITH THEIR SVX WITH CONCERN FOR THE CONSUMER AND FOR THEIR SAFETY. *AK

REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS HAS GONE OUT 4 TIMES IN LAST 20,000 MILES, CAUSING A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.*AK

THE REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS MAKING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER, ABOUT 14 THOUSAND MILES IT'S MAKING NOISE AGAIN.

LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING COMPLETELY DEFECTIVE - HAVE HAD REPLACED. WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT OPERATE UNTIL THE CAR HAS WARMED UP AT LEAST 5 MINUTES. ENGINE SOMETIMES DIES WHEN CAR IS PUT INTO REVERSE GEAR. GEARS CHANGE WITH A JOLT AND CAR JERKS WHEN TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS. TRUNK LATCH IS INOPERATIVE FROM DRIVER'S SIDE CONTROL. BRAKES "CATCH AND RELEASE" WHEN APPLIED.

I WAS DRIVING AND MY TRANSMISION STOP SHIFTING THE GEARS AND WHEN I GOT HOME MY TRANSMISION WAS SMOKING.

HAVE EXPERIENCED WORN REAR-WHEEL BEARINGS ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 12 - 20 MILES (OF MOSTLY FREEWAY DRIVING) REAR-WHEEL BEARNINGS HAVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT.

TRANSMISSION AND WHEEL BEARING FAILURES OCCUR VERY FREQUENTLY ON THIS CAR. SOME ACTION MUST BE TAKEN TO HOLD THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE.

THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH REAR WHEELS, AND AS WELL THE FRONT BEARINGS ARE STARTING TO GET DOWN. THE CV BOOTS ON BOTH SIDES <FRONT> ARE WORN AND CRACKED. *AK

THIS WILL COST ME AN ARM AND A LEG FOR A MANUFACTURE R'SDEFECT THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED LONG AGO. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER REPAIRED, COST $800. ALSO, REPLACED RIGHT AND LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS, COST $500. *AK

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE IS VERY COMMON WITH SVX'S. WHY WERE SVX'S WITH VIN# NH106286-NH108731 EXCLUDED FROM THE TSB'S WHICH ADDRESSED TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN SVX'S. I AM TO UNDERSTAND THAT ALL OTHER SVX'S WITH TRANSMISSIONS IDENTICAL TO THOSE EXCLUDED RECIEVED THESE MODIFICATIONS? THANK YOU

WOULD LIKE TO FIX ANYTHING THAT HAS BEEN COVERED BY WARRANTY OR RECALL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, IT WOULDN'T GO. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REBUILT. NO WARRANTY EXPIRED. REPAIRWORK DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK

CAR HAS A SURGING PROBLEM AT IDLE WHEN COLD. STARTED CAR, PUT IN GEAR, FULLY DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR AND CAR BARELY MOVES, THEN SECONDS LATER, CAR GAINS POWER SUDDENLY AND SURGES FORWARD. ALSO, WHEEL BEARINGS WENT BAD, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES IN LESS THAN 20,000 MILES (13 MONTHS). TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING WHILE ACCELERATING. CAR SOMETIMES LOSES POWER THEN SURGES FORWARD BETWEEN GEARS. *AK

TRANSMISSION LOST 3RD AND 4TH GEARS AND HAD TO BE REPLACED

TYPICAL SUBARU SVX TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS -- SLIPPING, ETC. 1992-94 SUBARU TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO INSTALL THE *MANY* UPGRADED PARTS STANDARD IN NEWER MODEL YEARS. THE TRANSMISSIONS SEEMS TO FAIL AFTER ABOUT 18 MONTHS.

THE TRANSMISSOIN PROBLEM IS A REAL PROBLEM I THINK THREE TOO MANY IN 60 THOUSAND MILES. THE THIRD TIME THEY WILL ONLY GIVE ME 2 YEARS WARRANTEE .INSTEAD OF THE FULL 60 THOUSAND MILES OR 5 YEARSFOR A NEW TRANY I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNFAIR FOR I FEEL THIS IS A LEMON. SUN ROOF DOSEN'T ALWAYS WORK, AN D POWER WINDOW SWITCHES DON'T ALL WORK. ALSO, ALARM GOES OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING, AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEMS. I AM VERY UPSET. *AK

APPOX 6 WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED STARTING AT 30K MILES SOMETIMES AT INTERVALS OF LESS THAN 5K MILES. TRANY WENT OUT AT 72000 MILES. CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED, NOT ABUSED. TRANSMISSION REPAIR ESIMATE. IS $3K. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN MORNING BEFORE COMPLETELY WARM, DOESN'T DROP TO 1ST GEAR, DOESN'T ENGAGE REVERSE FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS. *AK

JUST THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE ASSEMBLY

I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION ON MY SVX REPAIRED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST SHOP WAS AAMCO, WHICH REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED PARTS.THE COST WAS $2700. THE CAR HAD TO GO BACK TO THE AAMCO SHOP THREE TIMES, TOTALLING OVER 2 MONTHS OF REPAIR WORK. 12 MONTHS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTHORISED SUBARU DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION($2700). I ADVISED OF MY KNOWN PROBLEMS, AND THE KNOWN ISSUES ON THE INTERNET. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP. I REPORTED THIS TO SUBARU. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE WIDE SPREAD.

TRANSMISSION HAS NOT TOTALLY FAILED YET, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT IT WILL AND MUST BE FIXED. YOUR FORM DOES NOT ALLOW CANADIAN ENTRIES I.E PROVINCE, POSTAL CODE

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE COMPONENT FAILURE WITH ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH USED. (17,000MI) COMPONENTS. AS INSTALLED USED COMPONENTS DO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS, AND ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE DOES NOT FUNCTION AT LOW RPM DUE TO LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE(FUNCTIONS ONLY AT 2500 RPM AND UP). SUBARU DEALER SAYS ALL COMPONENTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY, BUT AGREES TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PERFORM IN CORRECT MANNER. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR.

I JUST WANTED TO RECORD THE FACT THAT MY 1992 SUBARU SVX IS ON ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION AND SECOND ENGINE. THE DEALER FAILED TO MENTION THIS TO ME WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO. ALTHOUGH SUBARU CANADA WAS HONEST AND DID PROVIDE ME, MY CAR'S HISTORY. I AM SUSPICIOUS AND WORRIED THAT THERE MAY BE A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM WITH THE SVX'S TRANSMISSION. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT SUBARU CANADA REGARDING ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON MY CAR (THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF).

I BELONG TO AN SVX CLUB AND WE HAVE SEEN REPEATED INCIDENCES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IF SOMETHING IS NOT DONE SOON WE ARE CONSIDERING A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST SOA

ABS BRAKES FAILURE LIGHT, ENGINE OIL SEALS, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION COSTS $3000-$4000. MJS

RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED. YH

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ALMOST SIX YEARS. FROM THE BEGINING, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMOBILE. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, A REAR STRUT ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. NEXT BY TRANSMISSION FAILED. AT THE TIME OF REPAIR, I DISCOVERED THAT RECALL WORK THAT WAS CLAIMED TO BE DONE WAS ACTUALLY FALSIFIED. FOLLOWING THIS, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. AT ABOUT 43000 MILES, MY REAR RIGHT HUB BEARING WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SIX MONTHS, LATER, MY LEFT HUB BEARING WAS REPLACED. SINCE THEN, I HAVE REPLACED THE REAR RIGHT BEARING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TIMES AND THE LEFT AN ADDITIONAL 2 WITHIN A SPAN OF 3 YEARS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT IS PERFECTLY NORMAL FOR THE BEARINGS TO WEAR OUT AFER ABOUT ONE YEAR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN ENGINEERING FLAW. LASTLY, MY TRANSMISSION HAS PRODUCED A BUCKLING FEEL WHEN I MAKE SHARP TURNS. THIS PROBLEM HAS WORSENED, AND I FEAR THAT I WILL HAVE SPENT SOME MORE MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED SOON. I FEEL THAT SUBARU IS AWARE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS OF THE SVX, BUT HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION TO FIX THEM AND IS ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF SVX OWNERS.

THE SUBARU SVX TRANSMISSION HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY, IT CAN BE UNPREDICATBLE AT TIMES AND THUS COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO UNRELIABLE ACCELERATION AND POWER TRANSFER. AFTER I HAD MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED, I WAS SUPRISED TO QUICKLY LEARN THAT MY NEW TRANSMISSION WAS FADING QUICKLY, SUBARU I OBVIOUSLY SATISFIED WITH JUST REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE OWNERS POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS COMPLETE, THEN STICKING THE OWNER WITH THE UNFAIR RESPONSIBILTY OF EITHER REPLACING THEIR OWN TRANSMISSION AT THEIR COST, OR JUST TO CONTINUE DRIVING THEIR CAR IN ITS UNPREDICTABLE STATE, THIS POLICY/PRACTICE IS SIMPLY UNNACCEPTABLE TO ME, IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDS TO BE MANDATED, AND THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED WITH A RECALL AND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, SUCH AS A MODIFIED, REDESIGNED TRANSMISSION, BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT BY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND JUST LURKING FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC, JUST TO BE CONFRONTED WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT REFUSES TO ENGAGE AT CRITICAL TIMES, THIS COULD EASILY KILL SOMEBODY WITH SPEEDS THAT WE AMERICANS DRIVE THESE DAYS. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS COMMENT AND THE OTHERS THAT I AM SURE YOU HAVE RECEIVED, AND DO THE RIGHT THING, MANDATE A RECALL. THANK YOU !

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE SVX. THE MAJORITY OF THE 1992 SVX OWNERS ARE ON THEIR SECOND OR THIRD TRANSMISSION

APPARENTLY THI IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM IN SVX'S. A COSTLY CHRONIC PROBLEM.

3RD TRANNY IS BEGINNING TO SLIP INTERMITTENLY IN 2ND GEAR. I AM HEARING THE SAME "WARBLING" SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT BEARING THAT I ORIGINALLY HEARD FROM THE RIGHT REAR WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 4 WEEKS FROM FAILING.

MY PROBLEMS STARTED WHEN I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATING LAST SUMMER. IT WOULD WAVER ABOUT 20MPH UP AND DOWN AT EVERY SPEED. SOON AFTER, IT STATED GETTING EVEN WORSE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT EVER SO OFTEN, MY TRANSMISSION GEAR SEEMED TO RAPIDLY JUMP BACK AND FORTH (BETWEEN THE CURRENT GEAR AND THE NEXT LOWEST(?)) BETWEEN 20000-2200 RPM ON THE TACHOMETER. I TOOK MY CAR TO A SUBARU DEALERSHIP (MAC HAIK SUBARU, I-10 & KIRKWOOD, HOUSTON, TEXAS (713) 497-6600) AND WAS TOLD THAT MY SPEEDOMETER, WHICH IS ELECTRONIC, WAS A CONTROL UNIT WICH FITS INTO THE TOP OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING BAD, AND WAS BURNING OUT THE CONTROL UNIT. WHEN ASKED IF THE REMEMDY WOULD BE TO BUY A NEW ($200) CONTROL UNIT, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD SOON BE BURNED OUT BY THE TRANSMISSION, ALSO. THE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, SINCE IT WAS AT FAULT. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY READ REPORTS CONCERNING SUBARU'S 1992 TRANSMISSIONS IN MY CAR BEING IMPROPERLY GEARED, AND THAT SUBSEQUENT YEARS HAD DIFFERENT WORKINGS THAT CURED THIS PROBLEM.

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE. ONCE WITH THE ORIGINAL ONE THAT I BOUGHT WITH THE CAR, AND AGAIN WITH THE SECOND WON THAT I PURCHASED. MY POWER STEERING NEVER QUITE WORKS CORRECTLY. AND I JUST WAITING FOR THE BEARINGS TO GO BAD, SINCE EVERYONE ELSE THAT I KNOW WITH THE CAR HAS HAD THEIR BEARINGS GO BAD.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING SECOND FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MAY OF 96 BECAUSE OF SPILLAGE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE OF SAME PROBLEM. *AK

I AM REQUESTING HELP TO PRESSURE SUABRU OF AMERICA TO RECALL THIS WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 1992 SUBARU SVX. THE TRANY PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE TO DATE,THE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE, STEERING BOX FAILURE IS A NOTED BY MOST OWNERS OF THIS SUBARU MODEL. THIS IS COSTLY TO REPAIR AND UNFAIR WHEN A MANUFACTOR IS AWARE BUT WILLN'T JUST DO THE RIGHT THING. MY TRANSMISSION IS FAILING NOW, I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE PART AT $3.500 OR MORE. MY WHEEL BEARINGS STILL MAKE LOUD NOISE AFTER OVER 5 ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR AT ONLY 44,000MILS. MY STEERING BOX IS MAKING LOUD NOISES. THE SAD THING IS THAT, SUBARU OWNER OF THE SVX`S ALL EXPERIANCE AT LEAST TWO, OF THIS PROBLEMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WHY CAN`T SUBARU JUST FIX OUR VEHICLES?

THE BEARING PROBLEM STARTED AS SOON AS I BOUGHT THE CAR - ORIGINALLY UNDER WARRANTY. NO PROBLEM, UNTIL CAR FAILED FIRST INSPECTION (AFTER INITIAL FOR PURCHASE) DUE TO REAR BEARINGS. REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES (AFTER THE FIRST 'FIX', PARTS COVERED THANKFULLY UNDER SUBARU PARTS WARRANTY). NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER WILL POSTPONE 'AGREEING' THAT THE BEARINGS ARE INDEED WHAT I AM NOW HEARING (AGAIN) UNTIL THE PARTS WARRANTY DRIES UP AND I HAVE TO PAY THE FULL LOAD. ALSO, CAR WAS DRIVEN AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR A POTENTIAL TRADE/SALE, THE REP SAID THERE WAS A TRANNY PROBLEM. I PUT IN A DIFFERENT TRANNY FLUID (I'D ALWAYS NOTICED THE STEERING VIBRATION IN HARD, SLOW SPEED TURNS LIKE PARKING), AND THAT LESSENED THE PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL TRANNY FLUID IS A FIX, BUT ALSO DO NOT FEEL THAT A TRANNY W/68,000 MILES SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHOWING SIGNS OF POTENTIAL FAILURE. NOT MANY MECHANICS WILL TOUCH THIS CAR, SO OWNING AN SVX (OTHERWISE PURE JOY) LEAVES YOU AT THE MERCY OF THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE SUBARU DEALER'S MECHANIC.

VEHICLE HESITATES ON ACCELERATION. TAKES 1-2 SECONDS FOR DRIVETRAIN TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION AND THEN VEHICLE TAKES OFF MUCH QUICKER THAN ANTICIPATED. HAPPENS FROM A STOP OR WHILE MOVING, IF VEH IS HOT OR COLD AND IF IT IS DRY OR WET OUT. I FEEL THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS VEH LURCHES FORWARD WHEN PROCEEDING FROM A STOP AND COULD CAUSE A COLLISION WITH THE VEH IN FRONT OR WITH A PEDESTRIAN.

I HAVE REPORTED MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO YOU PREVIOUSLY...I HAVE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH BINDING IN THE DRIVE WHEELS BECAUSE THE TRANNY AND THE CLUTCH WERE NOT COMMUNICATING PROPERLY. NOW THE CAR IS STUBBORN TO SHIFT FROM OVERDRIVE AND I AM WORRIED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE GONE BAD AGAIN AND NEED REPLACED IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS OF USE.

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED FOR CONSUMER

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT TWICE NOW IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. IT WOULD BE EASY TO SAY THAT THE TRANNY IS GOING OUT BECAUSE OF MY DRIVING OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. BUT I KNOW THAT I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR WITH PRIDE AND DRIVE IT IN THE SAME MANNER. I HAVE DONE MY READING ON THIS TRANSMISSION, I HAVE HEARD SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. I AM DISSAPPOINTED AND UPSET THAT I HAVE TO SPEND MORE ON REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSIONS THEN I DO ON MY CAR PAYMENTS AND INSURANCE COMBINED. I WILL HAVE SPENT $8000 ON TRANNY WORK BY THE END OF THIS MONTH SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR IN FEBRUARY. I KNOW THAT THE REAL QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT OR OPERATOR ERROR. WELL, I HOPE FOR MY SAKE AND THE SAKE OF ALL OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT YOUR INVESTIGATIONS CONCLUDE THAT A MAJORITY OF THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE DEFECTIVE. AS A RESULT OF THIS POTENTIAL DEFECT, A WORTHY CAR IS BEING TAKEN OFF THE ROAD AND CONSUMERS MONEY IS BEING SPENT ON WHAT SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, TONY SPENCE

TRANSIMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT DUE TO METAL PARTICLES BEING FOUND IN FLUID. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL CAR. PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT STARTED MAKING A SCRAPPING NOISE AND THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AT THAT POINT.

MY CAR HAS HAD REPEATED DEFECTS EFFECTING THE TRANSMISSION AND FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE REPAIR COST FOR THE TRANSMISSION EXCEEDES $3000. AND THE BEARINGS COST $400. EA. THIS MANUFACTURES DEFECT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED, AND THE MANUFACTURER, SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS FAILED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT.

THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ON THE SUBARU SVX DUE TO A POOR DESIGN.

THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL ON THE SUBARU SVX REPEATEDLY DUE TO A POOR DESIGN.