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1995 SUBARU LEGACY — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 296081 · 2001-06-01

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
LEGACY
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 IN DELAWARE NEAR PA BORDER, IN A HIGH WIND, MY CAR SUDDENTLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. I DONT KNOW IF IT WAS CAUSED BY WIND OR NOT. IN TRYING TO STRAIGTEN OUT CAR, I SEEMED TO HAVE OVERCORRECTED AND SWERVED LEFT, ACROSS A LANE AND INTO A GUARDRAIL, GIVING ME NECK AND BACK INJURIES, TRAUMA, AND 28000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO CAR. I REMEMBERED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT SOMETHING SIMILAR HAD HAPPEND ON A RAINY DAY A WHILE BACK ( I HAVE HD THIS CAR A YEAR OR SO) . I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND THE CAR SUDDENTLY SWERVED LEFT ( DIFFERENT DIRECTION THIS TIME). I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THAT SUCCESSFULLY. I CONTACTED SUBARU WHICH HAS NO RECORD OF PROBLEMS LIKE I AM DESCRIBING. I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR ON A HIGHWAY, SINCE IT FELT UNTRUSTWORTHY. WHILE THERE WAS HIGH WIND THAT DAY, I DID NOT SPECIFICALLY FEEL A GUST CARRY THE CAR- THE SWERVING SEEMED TO BE FOR NO REASON.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
746247
Machine
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