1992 Subaru Svx

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.

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR ALMOST SIX YEARS. FROM THE BEGINING, I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMOBILE. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, A REAR STRUT ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. NEXT BY TRANSMISSION FAILED. AT THE TIME OF REPAIR, I DISCOVERED THAT RECALL WORK THAT WAS CLAIMED TO BE DONE WAS ACTUALLY FALSIFIED. FOLLOWING THIS, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. AT ABOUT 43000 MILES, MY REAR RIGHT HUB BEARING WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SIX MONTHS, LATER, MY LEFT HUB BEARING WAS REPLACED. SINCE THEN, I HAVE REPLACED THE REAR RIGHT BEARING AN ADDITIONAL 3 TIMES AND THE LEFT AN ADDITIONAL 2 WITHIN A SPAN OF 3 YEARS. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT IS PERFECTLY NORMAL FOR THE BEARINGS TO WEAR OUT AFER ABOUT ONE YEAR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN ENGINEERING FLAW. LASTLY, MY TRANSMISSION HAS PRODUCED A BUCKLING FEEL WHEN I MAKE SHARP TURNS. THIS PROBLEM HAS WORSENED, AND I FEAR THAT I WILL HAVE SPENT SOME MORE MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED SOON. I FEEL THAT SUBARU IS AWARE OF THE MANY PROBLEMS OF THE SVX, BUT HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION TO FIX THEM AND IS ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF SVX OWNERS.

I HAVE REPORTED MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO YOU PREVIOUSLY...I HAVE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH BINDING IN THE DRIVE WHEELS BECAUSE THE TRANNY AND THE CLUTCH WERE NOT COMMUNICATING PROPERLY. NOW THE CAR IS STUBBORN TO SHIFT FROM OVERDRIVE AND I AM WORRIED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ADDITIONALLY THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE GONE BAD AGAIN AND NEED REPLACED IN LESS THAN 18 MONTHS OF USE.