Subaru recall in SG

[Lillight]

Hey, saw this in today's Straits Times:

 

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SUBARUS RECALLED OVER FAULT

 

 

DEFECTS found in vehicles in the United States have prompted Subaru's Singapore dealer to recall 604 of its automatic cars.

 

Motorimage Enterprises expects no more than three cars, or less than 0.5 per cent, to be suffering from what tests in the US have found: A car put into 'park' can still move.

 

The Japanese-made cars recalled are Impreza and Forester models produced late last year, and this year's Impreza and Legacy vehicles, said a Motorimage spokesman, stressing that the recall was voluntary.

 

It is 'purely a safety precaution' and there have been no reports of injuries linked to the defect, he added.

 

Last month, 'out-of-specification parts' were discovered in tests which showed that the parking mechanism did not engage fully when the automatic transmission parking rod was in 'park' position.

 

But such a car would not move if the parking brake was on, Motorimage said yesterday.

 

It wrote to car owners yesterday, asking them to take their vehicles in.

 

The cars will be fitted with a new parking gadget for free. Motorimage said it was in talks with Subaru on whether the manufacturer will pay for the replacements.

[Super7]

[Freemason]

such negligence should never be pardoned

[Renegade]

....or go for manual transmission....

[Magfocus]

Exactly!!!!

[Super7]

actually i am still a fan of subaru coz they are quite 'innovative'........ but hope the day will not come when i won't even buy a bicycle from them if they ever make one........... they'd be better off if the quickly buck up now..........

[Freemason]

no more arguing on MT, unless the handbrake is faulty