Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Manufacturer
SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
What Happened
The transmission parking rod in your vehicle is a small part that helps hold your car in place when you put it in park. Unfortunately, it was made incorrectly in some models.
Risk if Unfixed
If the parking rod doesn't work, you could shift your car into park and still be able to roll away without warning. This could lead to a crash.
Free Fix
Your Subaru dealer will replace the faulty transmission parking rod with a new one, free of charge. You'll receive a notification letter, and if you take your car in for the repair on a scheduled date, it will be fixed for you at no cost.
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Original — What Happened
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WERE PRODUCED WITH AN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION PARKING ROD. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER IS PLACED IN THE "P" (PARK) POSITION, THE TRANSMISSION PARK MECHANISM, THAT IS INTENDED TO HOLD YOUR VEHICLE, MAY NOT ENGAGE.
Original — Risk if Unfixed
THE VEHICLE COULD THEN MOVE/ROLL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Original — Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARKING ROD ASSEMBLY. OWNER NOTIFICATION JANUARY 8, 2003. AN INTERIM OWNER NOTIFICATION WILL BE SENT DURING NOVEMBER 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SUBARU AT 1-800-782-2783.
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