1992 Subaru Svx

UPON PURCHASE OF CAR 1-2 WEEKS PRIOR, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR, AND WAS SLIPPING AT INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM A STOP UNTIL AROUND 1500 RPM, CAUSING WHEELSPIN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS. ON THIS DATE, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED TO BE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR, LIMITING TOP SPEED TO LEVELS BELOW SAFE LIMITS ON MOST HIGHWAYS. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, AND WAS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. TOWED TO DEALER, DEALER RECOMMENDS REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION, ASKING APPROXIMATELY $4000 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. I DIDN'T (AND STILL DON'T) HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT, SO I MANAGED TO LIMP HOME WITH IT WHERE IT HAS SAT SINCE. AT SOME POINT SINCE THEN IT HAS LOST THE ABILITY TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. DEALER ALSO FOUND POSSIBLE WHEEL BEARING AND FRONT ROTOR PROBLEMS, IN ADDITION TO FAILURE OF FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. WANTS ROUGHLY $6000 TO FULLY REPAIR VEHICLE. *NLM

I PURCHASED THIS AS A USED VEHICLE, BUT PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO THE POTENTIAL (EXPENSIVE) PROBLEMS. I WAS ASSURED BY THE DEALER THAT THIS VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I STARTED EXPERIENCING SLIPPAGE AND "CLANKING" WITHIN 6 MONTHS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS ASSURED THAT NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER LAST THE INSPECTION, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY. AFTER SOME ADDITIONAL RESEARCH I FOUND THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL SINCE INCEPTION/INTRODUCTION. I AM INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBILITY OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. IT APPEARS SUBARU HAS IGNORED THIS PROBLEM, AND DEALERS CONTINUE TO SELL THESE MODELS, MISREPRESENTING THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTENSIVE AND VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. SUBARU AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT.------- DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS-----769750. *AK

AS YOU KNOW THE SUBARU SVX IS KNOWN FOR ITS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I RECENTLY BOUGHT AN SVX NOT KNOWING OF THE FACTORY DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION...WELL I HAD TO FIND OUT THE HARD WAY, MY CAR STARTED TO DELAY IN SHIFTING AND THEN STARTED SHIFTING BETWEEN DRIVE ABD 3RD GEAR IN A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE MANNER, NOW MY CAR JERKS INTO REVERSE AND SHIFTS VERY HARD. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND HOPE THIS DOES NOT GET OVERLOOKED, I THINK THAT SUBARU SHOULD PAY TO FIX THESE OBVIOUS FACTORY DEFECTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH,..QUINN A. YEAMANS. TS

OWNERS OF THIS CAR WHICH IF NEEDED 100-1000 OR MORE OWNERS CAN CLAIM THAT THIS CAR BUILT BY SUBARU HAS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS POORLY BUILT BECAUSE OF LACK OF LUBRICATION TO INTERNAL PARTS AND LACK OF FLUID COOLING. THIS IS MY SECOND FAILURE ON THIS SAME CAR. ANOTHER COMMON DEFECT ON THIS CAR IS THE WHEEL BEARINGS. I HAVE REPLACED THEM WITH REPEATS GOING ON 4 TIMES. THE BEARINGS ARE FAILING TOO QUICKLY FOR ANY CAR. I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING TO BE DONE SO THAT OWNERS OF THESE CARS CAN EITHER HAVE A RECALL DONE ON THE TRANSMISSIONS AND WHEEL BEARING OR COMENSATED FOR REPEAT WORK DONE ON THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU AND I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR EMAIL REPLY.*AK