01/07/2016 shortly after taking the freeway exit wife noticed the battery light turned on and power steering got heavy. all other warning light on the dash started to flicker as the passenger compartment quickly filled with smoke. she then pulled over and had just enough time to get both kids out before the entire car was engulfed in flames. fire originated from under the hood of her 2011 subaru legacy 3.6r limited. the vehicle was a total loss.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 subaru legacy. while in park, the wipers were activated but failed to function. the contact replaced the fuse; however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 11v469000 (visibility). the failure mileage was 96,577.