Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1991 Subaru Loyale

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
13
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
11
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

13 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    3
  • Seat Belts
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    1
  • Engine
    1
  • Suspension
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND Circuit Breakers
    1
  • Equipment
    1

Recalls

2 campaigns
94V052000·POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION1994-03-23

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN CONTINUOUSLY UNDER EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES (-22 DEGREES F.) AND HIGH HUMIDITY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION BREATHING (AIR) VENT CAN BE BLOCKED DUE TO MOISTURE FREEZING AT THE OIL LEVEL GAUGE. IF THIS OCCURS, PRESSURE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION CASE WILL INCREASE AND PUSH OUT THE REAR OIL SEAL, CAUSING TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKAGE. THE LACK OF LUBRICATION CAN BURN THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO SEIZE AND THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP.

RiskSUDDEN STOPS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CAN CAUSE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS TO BE THROWN AROUND THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

FixDEALERS WILL MODIFY THE OIL GAUGE PIPE AND MODIFY THE OIL LEVEL GAUGE (DIPSTICK) OR REPLACE IT, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF DIPSTICK IN THE VEHICLE.

91V091000·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1991-06-11

TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE MAY BE INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED AND WOULD NOT BE ENGAGED IN A FULL PARK POSITION WHEN PLACED IN PARK.

RiskIF TRANSMISSION PARK MECHANISM IS NOT IN PARK WHILE THEVEHICLE IS RUNNING OR ON AN INCLINE, A RUNAWAY SITUATION WOULD OCCUR WHICHCOULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixREPAIR THE TRANSMISSION PARK MECHANISM.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA95008·FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES1995-03-10 → 1995-08-02

TAKATA SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE

Led to recall95V103006

PE94051·STRUCTURE1994-06-29 → 1994-10-31

HOOD LATCH FAILURE

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