1992 Subaru Svx

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE COMPONENT FAILURE WITH ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH USED. (17,000MI) COMPONENTS. AS INSTALLED USED COMPONENTS DO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS, AND ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE DOES NOT FUNCTION AT LOW RPM DUE TO LOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE(FUNCTIONS ONLY AT 2500 RPM AND UP). SUBARU DEALER SAYS ALL COMPONENTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY, BUT AGREES TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PERFORM IN CORRECT MANNER. *AK

I JUST WANTED TO RECORD THE FACT THAT MY 1992 SUBARU SVX IS ON ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION AND SECOND ENGINE. THE DEALER FAILED TO MENTION THIS TO ME WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO. ALTHOUGH SUBARU CANADA WAS HONEST AND DID PROVIDE ME, MY CAR'S HISTORY. I AM SUSPICIOUS AND WORRIED THAT THERE MAY BE A FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM WITH THE SVX'S TRANSMISSION. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT SUBARU CANADA REGARDING ALL THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE ON MY CAR (THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF).

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.

THE SUBARU SVX TRANSMISSION HAS SEVERAL PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY, IT CAN BE UNPREDICATBLE AT TIMES AND THUS COULD EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO UNRELIABLE ACCELERATION AND POWER TRANSFER. AFTER I HAD MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED, I WAS SUPRISED TO QUICKLY LEARN THAT MY NEW TRANSMISSION WAS FADING QUICKLY, SUBARU I OBVIOUSLY SATISFIED WITH JUST REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION UNTIL THE OWNERS POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS COMPLETE, THEN STICKING THE OWNER WITH THE UNFAIR RESPONSIBILTY OF EITHER REPLACING THEIR OWN TRANSMISSION AT THEIR COST, OR JUST TO CONTINUE DRIVING THEIR CAR IN ITS UNPREDICTABLE STATE, THIS POLICY/PRACTICE IS SIMPLY UNNACCEPTABLE TO ME, IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDS TO BE MANDATED, AND THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED WITH A RECALL AND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, SUCH AS A MODIFIED, REDESIGNED TRANSMISSION, BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT BY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND JUST LURKING FORWARD INTO TRAFFIC, JUST TO BE CONFRONTED WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT REFUSES TO ENGAGE AT CRITICAL TIMES, THIS COULD EASILY KILL SOMEBODY WITH SPEEDS THAT WE AMERICANS DRIVE THESE DAYS. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS COMMENT AND THE OTHERS THAT I AM SURE YOU HAVE RECEIVED, AND DO THE RIGHT THING, MANDATE A RECALL. THANK YOU !