NHTSA Complaint #10137061 — 2005 SUBARU IMPREZA

DT: THE CONTACT S IS A MEMBER OF A RELIGIOUS GROUP THAT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT ACCELERATED BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT ACCELERATE. DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRESSING THE PEDAL. THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY STATED THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS GOING TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION. *AK