NHTSA Complaint #752887 — 1992 SUBARU SVX

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	752887
Vehicle	1992 SUBARU SVX
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	October 1, 2001
Date Filed	October 12, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	CA

Consumer Description

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE GEAR. AFTER SHIFTING INTO AND OUT OF REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO LUCK, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND PUSHED SLIGHTLY ON THE GAS PEDAL, THEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND GOT A HUGE KLUNKING NOISE, AFTER WHICH THE REVERSE GEAR ENGAGED. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ALSO, TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD GEARS, MOSTLY BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD, I BELIEVE. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO AN INHERENT DESIGN FLAW ON BEHALF OF THE MANUFACTURER. I HAVE READ ABOUT HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR CASES WITH THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS AT THIS TIME, BUT THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COSTLY AND DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. *AK

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