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2005 Subaru LEGACY Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	520685
Internal NHTSA #	10104400
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	LEGACY
Model Year	2005
File date	19/12/04
Component	TIRES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Vehicle: 05 subaru gt limited sedan (purchased) 11/30/04) tire: bridgestone, potenza re92 (215/45 zr17. My wife and i skidded as we approached a stop sign on a level, snow covered road. I broke gradually and my speed was low, about 10 mph as i started braking). Instead of stopping, the car just kept going even though i applied more brake pressure. If there had been a car ahead of us, i would have rearended it. I discovered very negative reviews of this tire on the folllowing 2 customer survey bases: tirerack. Com and 1010tires. Com. The majority of customers rated this tire as poor for wet traction and very poor (dangerous was used in some reviews) for snow traction. I have case #s w/soa & bridgestone. They and the dealer have refused my request to credit my oe tires for new ones. Many customers (ave of 2. 6 out of 10) answered no when asked would you buy this tire again. I am very concerned that there is a safety issue with the re92 for wet traction, especially snow traction. Considering that subaru awd vehicles built a reputation as a car that will be sure-footed in inclement weather, why would soa equip this car w/tires having a 160 tread rating? Tire dealers i've spoken to about this issue say that this tire is the equivalent of a summer tire. Soa should rephrase their slogan for cars w/re92s to: from the wheel that slips to the tire that slips.*ak
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	400
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY
VIN pattern	4S3BL676254XXXXXX
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	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	30/11/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	10
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Dealer's name	CURRY FORD SUBARU
Dealer's telephone number	(914)736-1300
Dealer's city	YORKTOWN HEIGHTS
Dealer's state code	NY
Dealer's ZIP code	10598

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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2005 Subaru LEGACY Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Subaru LEGACY Tires Problems, Complaints and Defects

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