Subaru Legacy Complaints (2008)

65 consumer complaints on file.

• #10293804November 29, 2009
  EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2008 SUBARU LEGACY GT WITH MOISTURE/CONDENSATION BUILDUP IN HEADLIGHT. AUTOMOBILE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR 15K SERVICING AND WAS TOLD THAT CONDENSATION BUILDUP IS NORMAL DURING TRANSITIONAL SEASONS (SPRING/FALL). HOWEVER I PRESUME THAT THE MOISTURE IS CAUSING TEMPORARY DISRUPTION OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS THE LIGHTS FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. OFTEN WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AND THE LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON, ONLY ONE OF THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON. AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES THEY WILL BOTH WORK. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL BE IN A POSITION WHERE BOTH LIGHTS STAY OFF AND WILL NOT COME ON FORCING ME TO DRIVE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. *TR

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• #10267077April 28, 2009
  TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

  MY 2008 SUBARU LEGACY HAS NO MANUAL RESET BUTTON FOR THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. WE CHANGE OUT TIRES UP HERE 2 TIMES A YEAR AND THE DEALER CHARGES US $50.00 EACH TIME TO RESET THIS SYSTEM. WHEN THIS WAS PASSED IN TO LAW,WHY DIDN'T IT HAVE A RESET ON IT FOR THIS TYPE OF THING. I CAN SEE WHERE A LOT OF THE DRIVERS WILL JUST IGNORE IT AND LET THE LIGHT GLOW OR BURN OUT. ALSO THE TIRE VALVE STEMS ARE EXPENSIVE(35.00 EACH) I CAN SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE NOT REPLACING THEM OR TAKING THEM OUT OF THE RIMS IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS A BAD LAW WITH MONETARY LOSS TO THE CONSUMER AS USUAL.... *TR

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• #10250245December 1, 2008
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ON ITS OWN FROM DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL. THE RPM'S ALSO REVVED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT BACK INTO DRIVE, BUT IT WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. THE ABS, CRUISE CONTROL, OIL, AND SPORT INDICATORS WERE FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE GEAR DISPLAY ONLY DISPLAYED A WHITE DASHED HORIZONTAL LINE. IT DID NOT DISPLAY A RED BOX AROUND THE GEAR THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLACED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THIS ONLY CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HE SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND, ONCE IT WAS RESTARTED, IT DROVE NORMALLY. HOWEVER, MOST OF THE INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINED LIT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE SHOP, BUT WILL BE TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAD NEVER BEFORE EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,542.

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• #10215253January 17, 2008
  EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

  SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE (THE DAY THE CAR WAS DELIVERED TO ME) BOTH HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURES CONTAIN VISIBLE SIGNS OF MOISTURE THAT NEVER GOES AWAY. DEALERSHIP PROMISED TO REPLACE BOTH HEADLIGHT ENCLOSURES WHEN I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM THE DAY I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HANDED ME A TSB THAT DESCRIBES A SIMILAR CONDITION WITH MY CAR THAT DISAPPEARS AFTER 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING WITH THE LIGHTS ON. MY PROBLEM NEVER GOES AWAY AFTER ANY AMOUNT OF DRIVING. ESCALATED TO SUBARU OF AMERICA. THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM STATING "THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION" SO, THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION TAKEN TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM TO DATE BY THE DEALERSHIP OR THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

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• #10205526October 12, 2007
  EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

  WE JUST PURCHASED A NEW 2008 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT HOME AND TOOK IT FOR A RIDE WE DISCOVERED THAT AT NIGHT WHEN GOING DOWN HILL YOU CAN'T SEE MORE THAN 20 FEET AHEAD OF THE CAR WE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED FOR FEAR OF HITTING SOMETHING IN THE ROAD AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE IF THE ROAD STAYED STRAIGHT OR TURNED. I FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID THE LIGHTS MEET STATE SPECIFICATIONS HOWEVER THEY DON'T CHECK THE LIGHTS GOING DOWN HILL. I THEN CONTACTED SUBARU WHO PUT ME BACK IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DESIGN ISSUE AND NOT A DEFECTIVE PART. THIS CAR HAS THE NEW PROJECTOR LIGHTS AND EVEN ON LEVEL ROAD YOU CAN SEE A VERY DEFINITIVE LINE OF DEMARCATION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR AT NIGHT WITH THESE NEW HEADLIGHTS THAT WE CANNOT ADEQUATELY SEE THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILLS. *JB

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