NHTSA Complaint #701142 — 1992 SUBARU SVX

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.