# 1995 SUBARU LEGACY — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `296081` · 2001-06-01 · Subaru of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBARU
- **Model:** LEGACY
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** Subaru of America, Inc.
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
## 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
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