NHTSA Complaint #762291 — 1999 SUBARU LEGACY POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	762291
Vehicle	1999 SUBARU LEGACY
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date Filed	May 28, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AZ

Consumer Description

WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILL 6% + GRADE AND I LIGHTLY TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW, OUR 1999 LEGACY OUTBACK DOWNSHIFTS ONE OR TWO GEARS. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THEN BACK INTO DRIVE BECAUSE IT STICKS IN WHATEVER GEAR IT SHIFTS INTO AT A VERY HIGH RPM. IT DOES THIS FROM 40 TO 70 MPH, BUT ONLY ON A STEEP GRADE. IT DOES THIS WITH OR WITHOUT THE CRUSE CONTROL TURNED ON. THE FREQUENCY OF THE PROBLEM IS INCREASING. IT IS MY OPINION AS A RETIRED ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION SPECIALIST FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL THAT THIS HAS TREMENDOUS ACCIDENT POTENTIAL ON SURFACES WITH A REDUCED COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION (ICE, SNOW OR RAIN). THE TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONS PROPERLY AT ALL OTHER TIMES. CAMELBACK SUBARU IN PHOENIX, AZ., INDICATES THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, YET THERE IS A HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM AT NHTSA WITH THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS. *AK

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