1990 SUBARU LEGACY Problems & Recalls

THE LOCK/LATCH ON MY CAR'S PASSENGER DOOR IS DEFECTIVE AND THE RECALL 90V18400 DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND COULD EASIY FAIL ANY DAY AND TRAP MY PASSENGER IN THE CAR. THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING TO THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR. THE MANUFACTUER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AT NO...

Mileage: 104,000

THE CV BOOTS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY NEED REPLACING. *AK

THE VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKS EXPERIENCED THE DEFECT STATED IN RECALL 90 V 184 000 BUT IT'S VIN WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DOOR. *NLM

Mileage: 40,000

HEADLIGHT DEVICE IS PLASTIC, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE WHEN TURNING HEADLIGHTS ON. DEALERSHIP IS NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE PLASTIC LENS MATERIAL BECOMES SIGNIFICANTLY LESS TRANSPARENT WITH TIME, DIMINISHING VISABILITY AT NIGHT. THE ADJACENT TURN SIGNAL LENS HAS NOT AGED. THIS INDICATES TO CONSUM...

CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD LOCK ITSELF WHENEVER THE DOOR IS SHUT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. NLM

I HAVE A 1990 SUBARU LEGACY. EACH TIME I TRY TO EXIT THE CAR THE DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. IT HAS AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS THAT ARE ACCUATED BY PUSHING THE DRIVERS DOOR LOCK. I HAVE HAD THE LOCK APART AND THE PROBLEM WITH ALL 4 OF MY DOOR IS THAT A SINGLE SPRING IN THE LOCK MECHANISM IS RESPONSIBLE F...

LOCKS ON DOOR WILL LOCK EVEN WHEN UNLOCKING DOORS. LOCKS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK BACK UP. CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD LOCK U, AND THEN PUSH THE DOOR OPEN TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *YH

I NOTICED ANOTHER INCIDENT ON THE DATABASE REPORTING THIS SAME FAILURE. THE PLASTIC SHIELD TRAPS DEBRIS AGAINST THE FILLER PIPE CAUSING THE PIPE TO RUST THROUGH. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY '90 SUBARU LEGACYS ARE STILL ON THE ROAD, BUT I SUSPECT (GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE RUST), THAT ALMOST ALL OF THEM...

BOTH FRONTAL PASSIVE RESTRAINT BELTS FAIL TO OPERATE, WILL NOT GO AROUND THE TRACKS, LEAVING DRIVER AND PASSENGER WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT IF VEHICLE GETS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND WILLING TO GO HALF IN REPAIRS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE HAS A MASTER DOOR LOCK BUTTON ON DRIVER'S SIDE. 2 REAR DOORS LOCK WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. PASSENGER'S DOOR SHOULD NOT LOCK ONCE IT'S CLOSED. LOCK KNOB HAS TO BE HELD UP TO OPEN ANB CLOSE THE DOOR. CONSUMER HAS GOTTEN LOCKED OUT A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

PASSENGER FRONT DOOR-LOCK FAILED INITIALLY REQUIRING PASSENGER TO MANUALLY PUSH LATCH AND PULL DOOR LEVER SIMUTANEOUSLY IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR. REAR DOOR-LOCKS DO NOT WORK NOW AND REQUIRE SAME EFFORT. ALL DOORS WILL LOCK ON THEIR OWN WHILE GETTING IN AND OUT. IN CASE OF ACCIDENT OR FIRE, THE OCCUP...

FUEL FILLER PIPE LEAKING - FUEL PIPE RUSTED CAUSING FUEL TO DRIP FROM FILLER PIPE NEAR PASSENGER REAR TIRE. RUST CAUSED BY MUD/DIRT AND MOISTURE GETTING STUCK BETWEEN PLASTIC PIPE SHIELD AND FUEL PIPE.*AK

MFG REFUSED TO FIX REAR DOOR LATCHES UNDER NHTSA RECALL 90V18400. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS WITH THE FRONT DOORS. FAILURE OF THE LATCHES WOULD NOT PERMIT EXIT FROM CAR IN A WRECK AND WHO IS LIKELY TO RIDE IN THE REAR..CHILDREN WHO WOULD PANIC. I WAS CHARGED $140 TO CORRECT THESE MANUFACTURE DEFE...

I ALSO PURCHASED AN 1992 SUBARU SVX THAT HAS A FAILED TRANSNISSION (SAME STYLE TRANNY) THIS CAR HAS 146000 MILES ON IT, II'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT APPEARS THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE, OUR LEGACY'S WENT OUT ON THE INTERSTATE, AND COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN FATAL

THE LAP BELTS IN THIS VEHICLE HAVE COME APART AT THE "FLAP" WHERE THE BELTS SNAP INTO THE RECEPTACLE. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR IN SEVERAL SHOPS, AND NONE CAN GET REPLACEMENT BELTS. THE LATEST ATTEMPT WAS WITH THE SUBARU DEALER IN NEW ORLEANS, AND THEY HAVE "ORDERED THEM FROM JAPAN". SO FAR, NO BELTS. ...

POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCK BY THEMSELVES. *AK

THE DOOR HANDLE WHEN OPENED CAUSES THE DOOR TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BROKE IN 1993. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR BROKE IN 1998. THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR BROKE IN 1999 WHICH IS THE MOST ANNOYING AS IT LOCKS ALL THE DOOR EVERY TIME THE HANDLE IS U...

DESIGN FLAW OF RIGHT FRONT AXLE CAME OFF THE WHEEL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DEPEND ON REAR WHEEL DRIVE ONLY AND ALLOWED THE FRONT RIGHT DRIVE LINE SPIN AIMLESSLY, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS IN TRANSFER CASE. *AK

WHEN DRIVER TOOK OFF FROM A STOP WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES, VEHICLE TOOK OFF. SHIFTING THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRAL AND HEAVY BRAKE APPLICATION STOPPED THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 15 MINTUES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN 90 MPH. YH

TIRES WORN OUT PREMATURELY. (YAMAHA) YH

SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN 90 MPH. YH

TIRES WORN OUT PREMATURELY. (YAMAHA) YH

SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RUN 90 MPH. YH

TIRES WORN OUT PREMATURELY. (YAMAHA) YH

POWER STEERING PIPE A AND PIPE B

(1) THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR IS FINE; BUT IT COMES ON ONLY OCCASIONALLY; MECHANICS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. (2) DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING CAUSES GREAT INCONVENIENCE; (3) SUN VISOR FALLING DOWN IMPAIRS VISION; VELCRO AND EVEN DUCT TAPE WON'T KEEP IT UP. *AK

(1) THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR IS FINE; BUT IT COMES ON ONLY OCCASIONALLY; MECHANICS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. (2) DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING CAUSES GREAT INCONVENIENCE; (3) SUN VISOR FALLING DOWN IMPAIRS VISION; VELCRO AND EVEN DUCT TAPE WON'T KEEP IT UP. *AK

(1) THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR IS FINE; BUT IT COMES ON ONLY OCCASIONALLY; MECHANICS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. (2) DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING CAUSES GREAT INCONVENIENCE; (3) SUN VISOR FALLING DOWN IMPAIRS VISION; VELCRO AND EVEN DUCT TAPE WON'T KEEP IT UP. *AK

DOOR LOCKS FAILED ON ALL DOORS. MJS

SUN VISORS DO NOT STAY UP. MJS

LEFT FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE AFTER UNLOCKING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ENTER OR EXIT VEHICLE. YH

LEFT FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE AFTER UNLOCKING MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ENTER OR EXIT VEHICLE. YH

I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO SUBARU(EVEN THE CEO).SUBARU CASE # 203430.SUBARU WAS NOT INTERESTED IN RECEIVING THE PART FOR EVALUATION AND DETERMING THE ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE.(I STILL HAVE THE ABS UNIT ) THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE ABS HOUSING FELL APART. THREE BOLTS CAME OUT AND ONE WAS BROKEN OFF WITHIN TH...

I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO SUBARU(EVEN THE CEO).SUBARU CASE # 203430.SUBARU WAS NOT INTERESTED IN RECEIVING THE PART FOR EVALUATION AND DETERMING THE ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE.(I STILL HAVE THE ABS UNIT ) THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE ABS HOUSING FELL APART. THREE BOLTS CAME OUT AND ONE WAS BROKEN OFF WITHIN TH...

DOOR LOCKS FAIL IN THE LOCKED POSITION AND WILL NOT STAY OPEN WITHOUT MANUALLY HOLDING THE LOCK OPEN. THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED UNLESS YOU USE ONE HAND TO HOLD THE LOCK OPEN AND THE OTHER TO PULL THE HANDLE. IF YOU CANNOT REACH THE DOOR LOCK WITH 2 HANDS YOU ARE A VIRTUAL CAPTIVE UNLESS SOMEONE HELP...

WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH OR ABOVE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS. VEHICLE DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DOOR HANDLES CONTINUALLY CRACKING.

AIR CONDITIONER PRESSURE HOSE FAILED.

DOOR LOCKS ON ITS OWN PUSHING ON LOCK INSIDE. PULLING LEVER OUTSIDE DOOR LOCKS SOMETIMES WORKS. WOULD NOT OPEN PROPERLY DUE TO PROBLEM WITH LOCKS.*AK *ML

DOORS WOULD LOCK BY THEMSELVES. WHEN PUSHED OR PULLED FROM EITHER OUTSIDE OR INSIDE, DOORS WILL NOT OPEN PROPERLY. *AK

PASSENGER'S INSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILS TO OPEN AND UNLOCK WITHOUT MANEUVERING DOOR HANDLE AND LOCK. *AK

RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS WAS DUE TO A BROKEN INTERNAL LATCH ASSEMBLY OF THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR. *SLC

THE PASSENGER'S DOOR LOCKS THE PASSENGER IN THE CAR.IF DOOR IS IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION, IT MOVES ON ITS OWN TO THE LOCKED POSITION WHEN A PASSENGER ATTEMPTS TO OPEN DOOR.DEALER IS WAITING FOR PARTS. *AK

DOOR LOCK FAILED.

LOCK HAS BEEN DISENGAGED, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL. THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *JB

ALL DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AS DESIGNED. IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER MUST USE TWO HANDS; ONE TO HOLD DOWN THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON, AND WITH THE OTER HAND SIMULTANEOUSLY PULL THE HANDLE.

EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON AND VEHICLE WENT DOWN A HILL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE ON 7/17. HUSBAND SUSPECTS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORBELT STICKS.

TRANSAXLE FAILED.

AFTER DOOR LOCK IS PULLED, LOCK WOULD REENGAGE BY ITSELF. CAN PRESS DOWN/UP ON DOOR LEVER & IT LOCKS. WOULD NEED TO HOLD LATCH UP & PRESS DOWN/UP ON LEVER TO OPEN DOOR. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & HAVE LATCH/LOCK REPAIRED. *AK

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS.

CONSTANT ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK FAILURE.

SEAT BELTS FAILED.

SEAT BELT FAILED

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BACK OF VEHICLE. WHEN PULLING OVER THERE WAS A FIRE, WHICH LOOKED TO HAVE STARTED BETWEEN THE REAR WHEELS. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY OWNER. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED FIRE. *AK

FRONT AND REAR STRUTS FAILED.

FRONT AND REAR STRUTS FAILED.

WHEEL BEARING FAILED.

VEHICLE'S REAR PASSAGER SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK INTO THE ANCHORAGE. CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

CV JOINT FAILURE.

PULLING INSIDE LEVER TO UNLOCK DOOR, PUTS THE DOOR IN THE LOCKED POSITION.

DOOR LOCK SPRINGS BREAK, PREVENTING DOORS FROM BEING UNLOCKED ELECTRONICALLY OR MANUALLY.

THE MOTORIZED DRIVER SEAT BELT WON'T MOVE DUE TO THE SEAT BELT BEING WORN OUT. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $600,00. *AK

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE.

CANNOT GET OUT OF PARK WITHOUT USING RELEASE BUTTON.

BRAKE LIGHT INOPERATIVE.

EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIRED TO STOP VEHICLE, ALSO VEHICLE VIBRATES/BUCKS WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM IS ERRATICALLY PERFORMING, WHEN DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPEN ALL OTHER DOORS LOCK; ALSO, THIS IS NOT THE DESIGN. PASSENGER DOOR WILL LOCK WHILE DOOR LATCH IS OPENED OR IT WILL LOCK WHEN EXITING. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE PASSENGER DOOR IS...

UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, THE DOOR LOCKS ITSELF, HAVE TO HOLD THE UNLOCKED BOTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT EITHER WAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK

DOOR LOCK/HANDLE MECHANISM FAILED, NOT ALLOWING PASSENGER TO EXIT VEHICLE. *SD

DOOR LOCKS/LATCHES FAILED, PREVENTIN GOPENING OF THE DOORS FROM INSIDE/EXTERIOR AS WELL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE REAR AXLE, OVERHEAT FAILURE PART VISCOUS COUPLER IN THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

CONSUMER INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RECLINED TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

SUNVISORS HINGES MADE OF PLASTIC, WHICH WORE OUT CAUSING VISORS TO PARTIALLY BLOCK DRIVERS VISION. *DH

FRONT BRAKE LINES REPLACED TWICE. *SD

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK BRACKET REPLACED 2 TIMES. *SD

AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER REPLACED. *SD

SPEEDOMETER REPLACED. *SD

REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS REPLACED. *SD

SUNVISOR HINGE MADE OF PLASTIC WEARS OUT, CAUSING SUNVISOR TO FALL DOWN. *SD

TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE FROM PARK, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DSH

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT RETRACTS TOO TIGHT AROUND DRIVER. TT SEAT BELT RETRACTORS ARE SO TIGHT THAT CONSUMER FEELS CHEST WILL BE CRUSHED, CONSUMER HAS TO OPEN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO RELIEVE PRESSURE, WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED AGAIN IT WORKS FINE. FAILURES ARE EXTEMELY RANDOM.*JB

FUEL INJECTOR WIRINGS GROUNDED, RAW FUEL TO BE DUMPED INTO THE ENGINE WHILE RUNNING, WITHOUT WARNING 2 QUARTS OF FUEL CAME OF OIL PAN AND ALSO OUT OF EXHUAST

DOOR LOCKS; LOCKS WILL ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY DUE POSSIBLE SPRING MECHANISM. HAD SPRINGS REPLACED W/FAILURE REOCCURING SIX MONTHS LATER. MFG WILL NO LONGER ASSIST

REAR TRUNK LATCH BROKE. *SD

ACCELERATOR STUCK, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SD

VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL CONDITIONS OF STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ACCELERATING UPON BRAKING AND DIFFICULT STARTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL CONDITIONS OF STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ACCELERATING UPON BRAKING AND DIFFICULT STARTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT DURING VEHICLE IMPACT. TT

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE, UNABLE TO LATCH SEAT BELT. *AK

POOR LATCHES/LOCKS DUE TO DESIGN. DOOR-SWITCH ASSEMBLY PUSHING ON EITHER SIDE LOCKS OR UNLOCKS DOORS. *AK

SUNVISOR CONTINUOUSLY SLIPS DOWN WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT VISOR WHEN GETTING IN VEHICLE/INJURY. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 479694) *SKD

SEAT BEAT BUCKLE MAY NOT ENGAGE OR MAY UNLATCH WHEN TOUCHED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETIALS. TT

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTTOO LOOSE. *AW

STRUTS REPLACED TWICE.

REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAIL TO FASTEN. *SKD

RUBBER PIECE ON END OF THROTTLE CABLE/CABLE CASING CAME OFF WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION/LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD

VEHICLES TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE.AND IN ANY GEAR IT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. TT

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO DISENGAGE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. *AK

CAM BELT PULLEY LOSSENED FROM ITS SHAFT AND ALMOST FELL OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT