# 2000 SUBARU LEGACY — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `524910` · 2005-03-07 · Subaru of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SUBARU
- **Model:** LEGACY
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Subaru of America, Inc.
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Miles at failure:** 85,000
## Narrative
NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN AT AROUND 40K MILES.  NOW THE CAR IS AT 85K MILES.  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND GAVE MY CAR A LITTLE GAS.  THE CAR REVED AND ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON, BUT I LOOKED AT MY GAUGES AND NOTHING LOOKED OUT OF THE ORDINARY, SO I KEPT DRIVING.  ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, I WAS PULLING INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY GOING ABOUT 2 MILES PER HOUR (HER CAR WAS ABOUT 7 FEET AWAY) WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED (LIKE I HAD FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL), AND I CRASHED INTO HER PARKED CAR.  AFTER CAR IS FIXED (THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR), I WILL TAKE TO MY SUBARU DEALER.  IT IS STILL UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY.*AK
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