1992 Subaru Svx

SIDEWALL BUBBLES - TWO ON SAME TIRE 1/4 AROUND TIRE APART. I UNDERSTAND THAT A BUBBLE CAN BE CAUSE BY A POTHOLE IMPACT, HOWEVER, AFTER TALKING TO A NHTSA EXPERT AND VIEWING THE TIRE I AM NOT CONVINCED IT WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE IS A HIGH END TIRE (NOT CHEAP) AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO HOLD UP TO REGULAR DRIVING. SINCE THERE ARE TWO BUBBLES IT LENDS ITSELF TO THE VIEW THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE CORD ITSELF WHICH PERHAPS MADE IT WEAK . I AM CONCERNED AS MY CAR IS AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AND I HAVE ALL FOUR MICHELIN PILOT ALPIN TIRES (SNOW TIRES) ON THE CAR. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN NOV. 2000, AND WERE ONLY ON THE VEHICLE FOR THE WINTER. THEY HAVE APPROX. 3-4 K MILES ON THEM. I JUST HAD THEM PUT BACK ON MY CAR ON OCTOBER 29, 2001. I NOTICED THE LARGER BUBBLE WHEN I HAD MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON NOV. 6, 2001. THE OTHER SMALLER BUBBLE I NOTICED AS I WAS LOOKING FOR THE DOT NUMBERS FOR THIS REPORT. ON NOV. 6, 2001 I HAD A TIRE DEALER LOOK AT THE TIRE ( I DON'T KNOW IF THE NEW BUBBLE WAS THERE AT THAT TIME - IT IS APPARENT BUT MUCH SMALLER IN APPEARANCE) COULD THE CORD BE SO WEAK THAT WITH HAVING TAKEN OFF AND PUT THE TIRE BACK ON BOTH ON 10/29 AND 11/6 CAUSED IT TO BUBBLE? I AM CONCERNED AS IT WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AS IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THEY ARE LISTED AS THE PILOTS OR XSE IN YOUR DATABASE. IN FACT WHEN I CALLED THE HOTLINE HE SAID HE COULD NOT FIND THIS TIRE AT ALL IN YOUR DATABASE (I DID ONLINE). IF HE HAD TROUBLE, ARE OTHER COMPLAINANTS HAVING THE SAME DIFFICULTY AND PUTTING THEM IN THE WRONG CATEGORY, OR JUST GIVING UP? PLEASE CHECK THOUROUGHLY FOR OTHER COMPLAINTS, ESPECIALLY PILOT ALPIN AND XSE AS BOTH ARE ON THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: EX9X518 TIRESIZE: 225/50R-16)

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

I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR ON TWICE. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS SHIPPED FROM CALIFORNIA, FROM A WRECKED SVX. HOWEVER, THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT LASTED ONLY NINE MONTHS. THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION IS STILL BEING USED AND WORKS WELL. HOWEVER, I STILL FEEL UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE PERPETUAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MAKE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE WHEN PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION, HOWEVER IT DID NOT GO INTO GEAR AND CONSUMER HAD TO FORCE IT INTO SECOND, VEHICLE HAD VERY LITTLE POWER, SINCE DECEMBER IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES FOR SHIFTING PROBLEMS AND A TRANSMISSION SHOP STATED THAT THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSIONS FAILING BETWEEN 55 AND 80 THOUSAND MILES. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. *SLC