2.0
hardly worth mentioning- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 79,520 miles
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All of a sudden I was unable to steer the car. Specifically, according to my mechanic the O-ring failed in the steering pump return hose. This caused an air leak it is a good thing I was only going slowly. The car had low mileage. The O-ring that failed was made of plastic and became warped due to engine heat over 9 years. This failure could have caused a major crash and death to the occupants in the car. I am sure that my car was not the only one with the O ring failure. Check at youtube. In my opinion there should be a recall for this car.
- Hilo, HI, USA
Steering in my car would lock while trying to turn my car. This would happen periodically and at different speeds. It happened 5-6 times before I took it in as I was afraid an accident might happen due to not being able to turn my car. Subaru dealer said my power steering pump was failing. Dealer also stated that a newer design power steering pump would be installed. This indicated to me that Subaru had an issue with this, otherwise what would be the reason for a new design.
- Greenville, TX, USA
- Tivoli, NY, USA