| Issue ID | 599499 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10166072 |
| Manufacurer | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | IMPREZA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 03/07/06 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I bought my subaru impreza wrx sti brand new, and after having it about 4 months a transmission mount called the pitch rod mount broke in half. The mount broke under normal driving conditions, and resulted in damaging the clutch line. The fluid in the clutch line was drained and this resulted in my gears scratching and overall ruined my transmission. In the end i took it to the dealership and had to replace the mount, clutch line and the transmission had to be re-built. Now i was not aware at the time that the mount was broken so to my surprise that after everything was fixed ($2,800 later) a week later i heard a pop. I thought to myself that it could be the mount again. So i reached my hand slowly behind the hot intercooler covering the entire top half of the engine and felt that again the pitch rod had broken. This pitch rod needs to be recalled and is costing people a fortune!*jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 7750 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | DALLAS, TX |
| VIN pattern | JF1GD706X6LXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 11/02/06 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
| Transmission type | MAN |
| Vehicle speed | 40 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | BRANDON STEVENS SUBARU |
| Dealer's telephone number | 316-636-1777 |
| Dealer's city | WITCHITA |
| Dealer's state code | KS |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 67207 |