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2004 Subaru IMPREZA Vehicle Speed Control Cables Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	790647
Internal NHTSA #	10330833
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	IMPREZA
Model Year	2004
File date	15/05/10
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was driving on a mountain road at about 50-55mph with the cruise control on in 5th gear. When i came to a steep hill the cruise control opened the throttle wide open to maintain the set speed, when the car started to bog down i decided to shift into 4th gear. When i pushed the clutch in, the cruise control shut off but the engine revved to 7000rpm and stayed there. I let the clutch out to prevent the engine from being damaged and used my braked to keep the car at about 55mph until i came to a straight stretch of road then i pushed the clutch in and shut off the ignition until the engine stopped. This was at night so when the ignition was shut off the headlights went off too. Fortunately the road was lit up enough to see and little traffic. A tow truck was called out and upon inspection the driver noticed a silver clip stuck in the throttle linkage assembly. He removed the clip and the car was back to normal. The clip that was stuck in the throttle linkage was part of a service bulletin/recall that subaru had performed on my 2004 impreza wrx. It was suppose to prevent the cruise control cable from coming out of its track and possible becoming wedged in the throttle linkage causing the throttle to be stuck somewhere in the open position. The clip that was to prevent this condition actually became the problem. This has only happened to me the one time on 5/15/2010. When i got back home i took the car to the local subaru dealer and explained what had happened, they didn't seem too concerned. They would not replace the clip since they had done it under warranty back in 2005. They said i would have to pay for the parts. Not a real big deal to me since the clip was only $1. 67. The real problem i had was they didn't seem too concerned that the recall fix became the problem that it was suppose to prevent. I still have the old clip that popped off and became wedged in the throttle linkage. This is the recall info i found. Nhtsa campaign id number: 04v128000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	54000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHEYENNE, WY
VIN pattern	JF1GD29624GXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Subaru IMPREZA Vehicle Speed Control Cables Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Subaru IMPREZA Vehicle Speed Control Cables Problems, Complaints and Defects

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