1992 Subaru Svx

WHEN I BOUGHT CAR 30,000 MILES AGO, THEY SAID TRANNY WAS REPLACED. I NOW LEARN THERE IS ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 1992-1994 1/2 SUBARU SVXS. I AM DISABLED DUE TO AN AUTO ACCIDENT AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO SHELL OUT ON TRANSMISSIONS THIS OFTEN. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE TALKS TO SUBARU AND MAKES THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. IT NOT ONLY LOOKS BAD THAT THEY DESIGNED SOMETHING THIS POOR IN THE FIRST PLACE, BUT THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM AND ARE NOT TAKING THE PROPER STEPS TO FIX IT WITH THE CARS THEY SOLD FOR AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. RPM'S JUMPED FROM 2.5K TO 4.5K WITH A LOSS OF POWER. TRANSMISSION NOW NEEDS AN OVERHAUL. REAR WHEEL BEARINGS, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT, HAVE ALSO PREMATURELY WORN OUT AND FAILED. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THESE TWO PROBEMS TO BE COMMON FAILURES IN THE SUBARU SVX, ESPECIALLY 92-94 MODEL YEARS.

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO LOCK UP IN FOURTH GEAR WHEN TEMPERATURE IS BELOW +32 DEG F. AT ANY TEMPERATURE BELOW 0 DEF F., THE TRANSMISSION MAY NEVER LOCK UP. DROVE 900 MILES IN ONE DAY AT TEMPERATURES OF 0 TO -15 DEG F. THE TRANSMISSION NEVER DID LOCK UP. HAVE HAD IT INTO THE SERVICE DEALER 3 TIMES. THEY TEST DROVE IT IN COLD WEATHER AND ALSO HAD LOCK UP PROBLEMS. IF THE TRANSMISSION GOES ABOVE 140 DEG F IT WORKS OK. PROBLEM IS, WHEN IT GETS COLD OUT, THE TRANSMISSION MAY NEVER GET ABOVE 140 DEG F. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATED THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. GAS MILAGE IS EXTREMELY POOR IN COLD WEATHER. *AK

MANY SUBARU SVXS HAVE HAD PROPBLEM TRANSMISSIONS BUT SUBARU IGNORES THE PROBLEMS. MY PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS THAT THE TRANNY DOES NOT ENGAGE UNTIL THE ENGINE RPM RISES SIGNIFICANTLY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. MOST OF THESE SVXS, ESP. FROM '92-'94 HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSON, AS WITH MANY OTHERS, IS GOING OUT PREMATURELY DUE TO DEFECTS.

DEAR NHTSA, PLEASE LOOK INTO THE CASES INVOLVING REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILURES BECAUSE UNDER THIS SEARCH IN YOUR COMPLAINT FILE I SAW MANY. THE NUMBERS MAY NOT BE OVERWHELMING BUT THAT IS BECAUSE SUBARU ONLY PRODUCED AROUND 20000 OF THESE VEHICLES. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND SURGING WHICH I SEE AS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. IF YOU WANT MORE INFO AND DATA YOU CAN CHECK OUT WWW.KINETICCONCEPTS.COM WHICH IS TAKING A SURVEY ON CAR OWNERS AND THEIR PROBLEMS. I FIND IT HARD TO DISMISS THE PERCENTAGE OF 136 PEOPLE RESONDING 41% HAD TO AT LEAST REPAIR ONE WHEEL BEARING AND ALSO 40% HAD TO REPLACE A TRANSMISSION. SO PLEASE LOOK INTO THESE PROBLEMS THAT SUBARU HAS HAD WITH THEIR SVX WITH CONCERN FOR THE CONSUMER AND FOR THEIR SAFETY. *AK