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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
44,000 miles · Jul 24, 2004
Electrical System
SOCKETS CONNECTING HEADLIGHTS TO WIRE SYSTEM HAVE BURNT, CHARED, BECOME BRITTLE, SO THAT ONE HEADLIGHT SOCKET REQURIED CHANGING. SOCKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THRU SUBURU WITH OUT ORDERING THE AUTO'S COMPLETE WIRE SYSTEM. A SEARCH THUR THE AUTO RECYCLING YARD SHOWED ALL SOCKETS WERE BURNT. THE DEGREE OF BURNING VARIED BUT FINDIND A…
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SOCKETS CONNECTING HEADLIGHTS TO WIRE SYSTEM HAVE BURNT, CHARED, BECOME BRITTLE, SO THAT ONE HEADLIGHT SOCKET REQURIED CHANGING. SOCKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE THRU SUBURU WITH OUT ORDERING THE AUTO'S COMPLETE WIRE SYSTEM. A SEARCH THUR THE AUTO RECYCLING YARD SHOWED ALL SOCKETS WERE BURNT. THE DEGREE OF BURNING VARIED BUT FINDIND A USEABLE SOCKET WAS DIFFICULT. THANK YOU.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10082593
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
1
PE94051 · Hood Latch Failure
Opened Jun 29, 1994 · Closed Oct 31, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
There is no summary currently available
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