Subaru Legacy Complaints (1999)

94 consumer complaints on file.

#10186451March 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CAR OVERHEATED RANDOMLY. HAVE REPLACED RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, 3 THERMOSTATS, HEAD GASKETS, AND HAD HEADS MACHINED AT SHOP. STILL OVERHEATED AND DIED FREQUENTLY. HAD IT TO MECHANIC MULTIPLE TIMES. EACH TIME THEY SAY IT WAS FIXED. BEING TOWED BACK TO REPAIR SHOP TODAY BECAUSE IT WON'T EVEN START NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155385April 14, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST; THE CODE WAS P133 FLOW AIR METER. THERE IS NHTSA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # WWG90, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM AIR FLOW METER SENSOR. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS INDICATED IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142699November 15, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID #98V127000 CONCERNING THE ENGINE. THIS CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127633July 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONSUMER HAS A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY AND COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT INTO DRIVE IT IDLED AND THEN WENT INTO DRIVE. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A MODE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REV THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD KICK IN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAL AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS TOO SOON TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 61,000. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116226April 1, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER DID ANALYSIS AND STATES THAT FUEL FILLER 'PIPE' IS CORRODED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COSTLY. FUEL SYSTEM SHOULD NOT CORRODE. FIRE HAZARD??????? CAR IS 6 YRS OLD AND 67,000 CAREFUL MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116055March 29, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
HOOD STRIKER CAME LOOSE FROM HOOD. HOOD CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. CRASHING INTO WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. FORTUNATLY NO ONE WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT AND CAR IS BEING REPAIRED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114821March 27, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR HESITATES TO ACCELERATE UNTIL 2500 RPM, THEN JUMPS.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104071December 19, 2004
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, CHILD SEAT
RECENTLY ACQUIRED A 1999 SUBURU LEGACY BRIGHTON IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. WAS INFORMED BY SELLER THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL WAS NEVER PROVIDED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I NEED TO KNOW THE PROPER METHOD FOR SECURING MY CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THIS CAR. IN ORDER TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF FILE (JUST THE PART ABOUT THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSTRUCTIONS - NOT THE WHOLE MANUAL) FROM THE SUBARU WEBSITE, I AM REQUIRED TO BUY A "SUBSCRIPTION" TO THEIR WEBSITE. WHILE IT IS FAIR FOR MANUFACTURERS TO RECOUP THE COST OF ARCHIVING AND KEEPING AVAILABLE OWNERS MANUALS FOR OLDER CARS, INFORMATION SUCH AS PROPER SECURING OF CHILD SEATS IS INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE. GREED HAS TO BE CHECKED SOMEWHERE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091338September 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DOWNSHIFTING ON INCLINES: PURCHASED A 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK LEGACY WAGON NEW ON NOV. 11/11/98, AT FUCILLO IMPORTS, WATERTOWN, NY. THE DOWNSHIFTING PROBLEMS OCCUR WHEN GOING DOWN LARGE HILLS AROUND 60 MPH, GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, LETTING OFF THE BRAKES, AND THE DOWNSHIFT JERKS YOU FORWARD. WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE WAS BRAND NEW, THE ABRUPT JERK WOULD PUT MY HEAD INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE SALESPERSON TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE WAY I DROVE THE CAR. ODOMETER FAILURE DURING AUGUST, 2002, THE VEHICLE STARTED INTERMITTENT ODOMETER FAILURES. THE ODOMETER WOULD DROP FROM ?? TO 0 FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN GRADUALLY RESUME. AFTER 6 MO. THE DEALERSHIP DID REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I HAD TO HAVE THE ODOMETER REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $200. TRANSMISSION HESITATION AND ABRUPT ENGAGEMENT IN AUGUST 2002 (ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE INTERMITTENT ODOMETER FAILURE, AND THE CRANK SEAL LEAK / REPLACEMENT) THE CAR DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH A HESITATION WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE. ON A COLD INCLINE START, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS SEVERAL FEET BEFORE ENGAGING IN DRIVE. AFTER REVERSING, THE HESITATION WILL LEAVE ME WITHOUT ANY DRIVE POWER, BEFORE JERKING INTO GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAW THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2002 (AT 65,179 MILES) AND DOCUMENTED (BUT NOT DUPLICATED) THE PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION CONDITIONER TREATMENTS HAVED EASED THE JERKING. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER, A SERVICE MANAGER FINALLY DUPLICATED THE HESITATION AND ROLL BACK. AND SUGGESTED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR $2,500. TODAY, THE CAR IS OVER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY AT 93,418 MILES. I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE RELATED, AND ARE DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068300May 4, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO INTERMITTENTLY. NO KNOWN CAUSE OR PATTERN TO PROBLEM. AUTHORIZED DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE OR REMEDY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056555February 4, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
97000 MILES - AUTOMATIC W CRUISE - VEHICLE JUST STARTED EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT HIGH IDLE CONDITIONS. THE FIRST CONDITION HAS PERSISTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS. VEHICLE (EVEN WHEN WARM) IDLES AT ~1.5K RPM IN PARK. WHEN COASTING IN DRIVE, VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN AS IT NORMALLY SHOULD. IT IS ALMOST AS IF VEHICLE IS DRIVING ITSELF. WHEN STOPPING ABRUPTLY,THE ABS DID NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE AND THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP (I PAST THE TOLL BOOTH GUY BY A FOOT). FUEL ECONOMY HAS BEEN REDUCED. THE SECOND CONDITION IS MORE INTERMITTENT AND COULD BE VERY SERIOUS. AFTER STARTING MY CAR AND LETTING IT WARM FOR 2 MINUTES, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE RPMS SURGED TO OVER 2.5K AND STAYED THERE. LUCKILY, I WAS FIRMLY PRESSING THE BRAKE. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND RELEASED THE BRAKE, THE RPMS DECREASED TO 750. I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN BOTH REVERSE AND DRIVE AND COULD FIND NOTHING TO SUGGEST I WAS THE CAUSE (I.E PRESSING BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME). THE BRAKE WAS FIRMLY DEPRESSED AND I DID NOT MOVE. AFTER 2 MINUTES OF THIS, THE CONDITION STOPPED AND THE RPMS NO LONGER SURGED WHEN PLACED IN GEAR. I DROVE TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE IT. ON MY NEXT DRIVE (1 HOUR LATER) THE CAR IDLED AND RAN FINE FOR THE COURSE OF MY 10 MINUTE DRIVE. ON RETURNING HOME (1 HOUR AFTER THAT), THE CAR RAN FINE UNTIL I STOPPED IN THE DRIVEWAY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO PARK. THE ENGINE SURGED TO OVER 2K RPM, BUT IDLED NORMALLY. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE DEALER TO INVESTIGATE IN A FEW DAYS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OF OTHERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047979November 14, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH LEFT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE TIRE. SIZE#19060R15 YEAR 1999 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT NUMBER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047981November 14, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE TIRE. SIZE 19060R15, 1999. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039507September 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER THAT CAR HAD NO POWER, POOR GAS MILEAGE, HESITATION UPON STARTING OUT, MOTOR FELL APART AT 66,000 MILES ON INTERSTATE. CAR, ALTHOUGH A NEW MOTOR, CONTINUES TO HAVE NO POWER, POOR GAS MILEAGE, HESITATION UPON STARTING OUT. WHAT'S GOING TO KEEP THE MOTOR FROM BLOWING UP AGAIN, AND MAYBE WE BE KILLED. O2 AND PT SENSORS CONTINUES TO BLOW. SUNROOF WILL NOT OPEN;ADVISED A NEW ONE WOULD BE $975. SUNROOF COMPLAINT AT 13,680 MILES.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033921August 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S CLUTCH.*MR CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS DUE TO FAULTY VEHICLE. *CB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026024July 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON WITH 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES AND 15 INCH WHEELS. EVERY TIME THE FRONT DISK PADS ARE REPLACED, THE MECHANIC GETS THE PADS FOR 15 INCH WHEELS THE ARE INSTALLED AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. WHAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED IS THAT THE FRONT TAKE THE DISK PADS FOR 14 INCH WHEELS AND THE REAR TAKE THE DISK PADS FOR 15 INCH WHEELS. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024108July 11, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR, TRANSMISSION WILL "DROP" OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE 5TH GEAR WAS REPAIRED ON THE AND THERE WAS A PACKING NUT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PEENED ON THE GEAR SHAFT TO KEEP IT FROM BACKING OFF. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROPERLY PEEN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW 5TH SLIDER NUT, RETIGHTENED, AND PEENED CORRECTLY. ALSO IN CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE VEHICLE DROPPED OUT OF THE 5TH GEAR, IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RACE. (OUTBACK) *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022985June 12, 2003
SUSPENSION
VIBRATION, FROM INITIAL ACCELERATION TO HIGH SPEED DRIVING. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014306April 12, 2003
CHILD SEAT, SEAT BELTS
MY HUSBAND AND I JUST RETURNED FROM A CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSPECTION. WE HAVE A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY. WE HAD MANY PROBLEMS TRYING TO FIT OUR CENTURY 1000 STE CONVERTIBLE CAR SEAT INTO THE BACK SEAT, AND DECIDED TO TRY THE "PROFESSIONALS." THE ONLY WAY OUR CERTIFIED CAR SEAT INSPECTORS COULD ENSURE A TIGHT FITTING POSITION FOR THE CAR SEAT WAS ON THE SIDE (NOT CENTER, AS RECOMMENDED) AND WITH THE SEAT BELT TWISTED 6 (YES, I SAID 6) TIMES! OF COURSE, THE OWNER'S MANUAL OF THE CAR SAYS DO NOT TWIST THE SEAT BELT. THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL ON HAND FOR THE INSPECTORS SAID THAT BY TWISTING THE SEAT BELT 6 TIMES, WE LOWERED THE IMPACT RESISTANCE 30%. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY OUR INSPECTORS COULD GET THE SEAT IN, THOUGH. WE CONTACTED SUBARU AND THEY KINDLY SENT US A LIST OF "RECOMMENDED" CAR SEATS FOR THE 1999 SUBARU LEGACY. THEY WERE ALL BOOSTER SHIELD SEATS, WHICH ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE WITH A CHILD MY DAUGHTER'S SIZE. WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO? BUY A NEW CAR? LET OUR DAUGHTER TRAVEL IN LESS THAN OPTIMAL SAFETY RESTRAINTS? SUBARU PRIDES ITSELF ( AND SELLS ITSELF) AS BEING A SAFE CAR. WHAT GOOD DOES ALL WHEEL DRIVE DO ME IF MY LITTLE GIRL IS SERIOUSLY HARMED OR KILLED DUE TO INEFFECTIVE, POORLY PLANNED SEAT RESTRAINTS DESIGNED BY THEIR ENGINEERS? *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014132April 8, 2003
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO. THE DEALER SAYS THE SPEEDOMETER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $330+ (PARTS AND LABOR). THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS SUBMITTED IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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