NHTSA Complaint #11396065 — 2020 SUBARU ASCENT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11396065
Vehicle	2020 SUBARU ASCENT
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	February 13, 2021
Date Filed	February 13, 2021
Mileage	7,300 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTING NORMALLY WITH NO PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE. PARKED VEHICLE IN GARAGE ON 2/12/2021 AT 6:30PM. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING (2/13/2021) AT 8:30AM, IT STARTED SLOWLY. DROVE FOR 20 MINUTES AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE 15 MINUTES LATER AND IT WOULD NOT START (JUST BUZZED). CALLED AAA FOR A JUMP START. WAS INFORMED THE BATTERY WAS AT 10.2V AND THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ALTERNATOR. JUMP START WAS SUCCESSFUL.

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