NHTSA Complaint #752197 — 1996 SUBARU LEGACY

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	752197
Vehicle	1996 SUBARU LEGACY
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	September 11, 2001
Date Filed	September 17, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TN

Consumer Description

ON AUGUST THE 12 AFTER GOING UP A STEEP HILL THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING REALLY BAD TO THE POINT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO QUIT . THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REOCCURING EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. I CONTACTED MY DEALER ON AUGUST THE 11 AND THEY HAD ME TO BRING IN THE CAR TO DECARBON THE ENGINE . THIS DIDNOT STOP THE PROBLEM. ITOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER ON SEPT. 12 TO HAVE IT DECARBONED AGAIN. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT SUBARU HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AND STILL HAS NO KNOWN FIX FOR THIS LOST POWER AND ROUGH ENGINE PROBLEM WHICH THEY SAY IS DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE.*AK

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