NHTSA Complaint #10043439 — 2003 SUBARU LEGACY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10043439
Vehicle	2003 SUBARU LEGACY
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 26, 2003
Date Filed	October 23, 2003
Mileage	5,530 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	WA

Consumer Description

THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. SUDDENLY I HAD NOTHING, NO POWER TO DO ANYTHING. THEN THE TRANSMISSION FROZE AND I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEWAY OFF RAMP. I GOT OUT AND MOTIONED PEOPLE AROUND ME. I TOOK A DEEP BREATH. THE CAR EVENTUALLY UNFROZE AND AFTER SEVERAL TRIES STARTED UP LONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO PULL OVER. I TOOK ANOTHER DEEP BREATH, PULLED TOWARDS THE PARKING AREA BUT THE CAR DIED BEFORE I PULLED IN. AFTER A FEW MINUTES PARKED, IT STARTED UP WEAKLY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT GOING. SO I DECIDED TO TAKE A CHANCE (THINKING IT WAS SOMETHING ODD AND WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN) AND PULLED BACK INTO TRAFFIC. IT STALLED JUST BEFORE I MERGED INTO 70 MILE AN HOUR TRAFFIC. I FELT ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED. BY THE GRACE OF GOD, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES, GOT IT TO START AGAIN AND BACKED UP TO A SAFER PLACE, TREMBLING SO HARD I COULD HARDLY DRIVE. *LA

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