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Subaru Impreza Electrical System Safety Report | Oct 22, 2010
Reported on Oct 22, 2010
| I RECEIVE MY NEW SWP STI WITH 7 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. RIGHT OF THE BAT NOT A GREAT TASTE IN MY MOUTH. DIDN'T GET A GREAT DEAL, FINANCE ROOM HAD SOME SHADY STUFF GOING ON. WHATEVER THOUGH, I HAVE MY NEW STI I'M HAPPY ENOUGH! AROUND 500 MILES MY CAR, I'M ON THE FREEWAY IN THE LEFT LANE GOING ABOUT 75 AND THE THROTTLE VANISHES. THE CAR GOES IN TO FAILSAFE MODE AND WON'T GO FASTER THAN 40 MILES AN HOUR, IN HOUSTON, IN THE LEFT LANE, WITH NO SHOULDER. I'M TERRIFIED, BUT I MANAGE TO LIMP IT TO A PARKING LOT. THEY CALL ME LATER IN THE WORK DAY TO TELL ME IT WAS A THROTTLE RELAY OR SOMETHING AND THEY'VE FIXED IT. THEY WANT TO DRIVE IT 30 MILES (!!!!!!!!!!!!) TO MAKE SURE IT'S FIXED. I, OF COURSE SAY NO, AND THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE MY NEW CAR NOT SOME RANDOM STRANGER ALL THE TIME. DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY 2 DAYS LATER, THE SAME DAMN THING HAPPENS AGAIN. LOSING 35 MPH OF SPEED. *TR | |
| Make: | Subaru |
| Model: | Impreza |
| Manufactured by: | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | RICHMOND TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | JF1GV8J69BL |
| Mileage: | 550 miles. |
| Speed: | 70 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | AWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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