2000 SUBARU LEGACY Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
Compare to Other Years
Common Problems
Airtex Products LP (Airtex) is recalling certain model E8598M, E8518M, E8600M, E8596M, and E8597M fuel pumps manufactured July 26, 2013, and July 29, 2013 and used as aftermarket replacements on Subar...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A STATE INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION SHOWED SEVERE RUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED TWICE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V153000 (SUSPENSION) BY PATRIOT SUBARU OF SAC...
Mileage: 182,159
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A STATE INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION SHOWED SEVERE RUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED TWICE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V153000 (SUSPENSION) BY PATRIOT SUBARU OF SAC...
Mileage: 182,159
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE, THE CONTACT DETECTED AN ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MIL...
Mileage: 156,000
STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN STARTING IN COLD WEATHER.
Mileage: 286,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A CONTINENTAL EXTREME CONTACT TIRE, SIZE: 205/55R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SUSTAINED A BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED A BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE...
Mileage: 135,904
CAR SLID ON BLACK ICE OFF THE ROAD, DOWN A VERY STEEP EMBANKMENT, INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING, AND TOTALED THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Mileage: 90,130
DRIVING TO WORK CAR RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MIN. THE WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SMOKED AND QUICKLY CAUGHT FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE CARD. I OPENED THE DOOR AND STEPPED OUT. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE PANEL ON ...
Mileage: 225,000
DRIVING TO WORK CAR RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MIN. THE WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SMOKED AND QUICKLY CAUGHT FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE CARD. I OPENED THE DOOR AND STEPPED OUT. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE PANEL ON ...
Mileage: 225,000
DRIVING TO WORK CAR RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MIN. THE WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SMOKED AND QUICKLY CAUGHT FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE CARD. I OPENED THE DOOR AND STEPPED OUT. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE PANEL ON ...
Mileage: 225,000
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A VERY POWERFUL FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE AREAS OF THE ENGINE. WHEN I POP THE HOOD THE SMELL IS THE STRONGEST. THE SMELL IS OF RAW GASOLINE (NOT EXHAUST OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT) AND PERMEATES INTO THE CABIN AND ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR EMERGES ONLY ON COLD DAYS, ...
Mileage: 190,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V153000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECAL...
Mileage: 181,000
REAR SUBFRAME RUSTED AND BROKEN A PART - DEALER DEEMED CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Mileage: 144,889
REAR SUBFRAME RUSTED AND BROKEN A PART - DEALER DEEMED CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR
Mileage: 144,889
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID...
Mileage: 72,204
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY GT AWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 154,000
I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY. PURCHASED REPLACEMENT TIRE AND DROVE 313 MILES ON THIS BRAND NEW TIRE AND IT DEVELOPED A BUBBLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR
Mileage: 57,835
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE RADIO STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON ITS OWN AND THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE CHANGING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE GAUGES...
Mileage: 111,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE WARNING LAMPS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED...
Mileage: 100,000
CHRONIC, AND DOCUMENTED, FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS BY SUBARU. CAUSING A LARGE LEAK OF OIL THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND/OR ACCIDENT.
Mileage: 136,000
I BOUGHT A USED CAR THIS PAST SUMMER. NOW THAT IT IS COLD WHENEVER WE GET IN THE CAR WHEN IT'S REALLY COLD AND THERE IS A STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT ALLOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL VARIOUS YEARS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD THINK THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY AND...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU L WAGON. WHILE DRIVING THE ATF WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWN-SHIFT. THE COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION COMPUTER, SPARK PLUG, OXYGEN SENSOR, AND COIL PACK HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REM...
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU L WAGON. WHILE DRIVING THE ATF WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWN-SHIFT. THE COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION COMPUTER, SPARK PLUG, OXYGEN SENSOR, AND COIL PACK HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REM...
Mileage: 103,000
COOLANT LEAK FROM DRIVERS SIDE HEAD GASKET. *TR
Mileage: 51,854
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN SWERVING ACROSS THE LANES. SHE EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DROVE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE UNIBAR FRAME ABOVE THE FRONT TIRES WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND ONLY THE TRANSMISS...
Mileage: 136,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHAKES SEVERELY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHIFTED INTO PARK WHEN THE SHAKING OCCURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO T...
Mileage: 120,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHAKES SEVERELY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHIFTED INTO PARK WHEN THE SHAKING OCCURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO T...
Mileage: 120,000
UNDER WARRANTY HAD THREE HEAD GASKETS ON 2000 LEGACY 2.5L (38,000, 55,000, 75,600 MILES RESPECTIVELY). AT 97,000 MILE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF #2 CYCLINDER. SUBARU BLAMED ME SINCE I REPLACED THE PLUGS AT 65,000. I PAID $1700 AT LYNNES SUBARU IN ARPIL TO REPLACE LEFT SIDE HEAD WITH NEW ONE. AT 99,5...
Mileage: 99,500
UNDER WARRANTY HAD THREE HEAD GASKETS ON 2000 LEGACY 2.5L (38,000, 55,000, 75,600 MILES RESPECTIVELY). AT 97,000 MILE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF #2 CYCLINDER. SUBARU BLAMED ME SINCE I REPLACED THE PLUGS AT 65,000. I PAID $1700 AT LYNNES SUBARU IN ARPIL TO REPLACE LEFT SIDE HEAD WITH NEW ONE. AT 99,5...
Mileage: 99,500
FRONT LEFT STRUT BROKE AND CAME CLOSE TO PUNCTURING THE TIRE. COULD HANDLE THE CAR EFFICIENTLY-WENT TO LOCAL GARAGE 1 MILE AWAY , WITH CAUTION , WHERE PEOBLEM WAS DETERMINED
Mileage: 87,499
2000 SUBARU LEGACY L TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE WHILE STOPPED FOR A LIGHT. CAR UNABLE TO BE MOVED AND STUCK IN TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSED A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM AS TRAFFIC BACKED UP BEHIND THE CAR. TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY REFUSES TO SHIFT. DEALER SAYS NEW TRNS. SUBARU AWARE OF DEFECT IN TRANS...
Mileage: 77,600
I WAS DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD WHEN THE EXHAUST PIPE BROKE FROM IN FRONT OF THE MUFFLER. THE MUFFLER WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY HANGERS IN THE FRONT, DROPPED DOWN AND DUG INTO THE DIRT. THE REAR OF THE CAR POLE-VAULTED OVER THE MUFFLER, LEADING TO A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS GOING SLO...
Mileage: 130,000
SUMMARY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 45,926 MILES. IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY RACK AND PINION. THE GEARS HAVE MICROSCOPIC CRACKS AND THE TEETH BROKE OFF AT 30-35 MPH. THE CRACKS ARE VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP...
Mileage: 45,926
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AT 2MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE AS A RESULT OF A ROAD HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DRIVEN OFF RO...
Mileage: 88,700
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS CALIBRATED TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. OTHER VEHICLES ON THE LOT WERE DRIVEN AND THEY HAD THE SAME HESITATION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS WAS A CO...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS CALIBRATED TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. OTHER VEHICLES ON THE LOT WERE DRIVEN AND THEY HAD THE SAME HESITATION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS WAS A CO...
THE FACTORY INSTALLED MOON ROOF GLASS DETACHED FROM GLUE. THE GLUE IN FRAME DID NOT ADEQUATELY HOLD THE GLASS IN PLACE. MOON ROOF WAS CLOSED WHEN THE GLASS CAME OFF. THE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE ROOF FELT THAT THE GLUE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *BF *NM
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL "PERCOLATE", OR SKIP, AND STALL COMPLETELY UPON APPLYING BRAKE AT STOP LIGHT. STARTING UP AGAIN, IT WILL SKIP AND / OR COME TO A DEAD STOP AFTER ACCELLERATING. VERY DANGEROUS... HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AGO, SENT TO SUBARU REPAIR, WHERE THEY CHANGED THE PLUGS AND WIRES. IT H...
Mileage: 58,975
NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN AT AROUND 40K MILES. NOW THE CAR IS AT 85K MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND GAVE MY CAR A LITTLE GAS. THE CAR REVED AND ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON, BUT I LOOKED AT MY GAUGES AND NOTHING LOOKED OUT OF THE ORDINARY, SO I KEPT DRIVING. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, I WAS...
Mileage: 85,000
AT ABOUT 76,000 MILES, VERY OCCASIONALLY, THE CAR HESITATED BEFORE ENGAGING IN DRIVE. THE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING MORE OFTEN RECENTLY, AND NOW AT 82,000, ACCORDING TO A SUBARU DEALER, THE TRANSMISSION APPARENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM TRYING A "FLUSH" BEFORE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I BE...
Mileage: 76,000
WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE GEAR SEEMED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO A LOWER GEAR, AND PLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, DROVE TO THE MECHANIC, WHO CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. . THE ENGINE RUNS. BUT TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK
Mileage: 70,000
AFTER EXPERIENCING A FLAT TIRE CONSUMER CHANGED THE TIRE, AFTER PLACING THE JACK UNDER THE VEHICLE BODY IT BROKE IN HALF. *AK *SC
Mileage: 60,000
INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE RADIO, FOLLOWED BY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND THE EXTERIOR AUTO. THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PULLED THE STEERING COLUMN APART AND CHECKED THE FUSE AND WIRING FOR MOISTURE, BUT NO MOISTU...
Mileage: 120,000
MULTIPLE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS FOR WEEKS AFTER COOLANT ADDITIVE INSTALLED. SUBARU CAN NOT FIX IT.*AK
Mileage: 57,000
WHILE SUBARU DOES NOT REGARD THEIR DEFECTIVE CLUTCH MECHANISM AS A SAFETY PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS IN WHICH IN FACT MY SAFETY HAS BEEN ON THE LINE. I AM ANNOYED AT THE CASUAL ATTITUDE SUBARU HAS DEMONSTRATED ON THIS ISSUE, AND I HAVE GOTTEN EXCUSES OR SHRUGS OVER THE PROBLEM. THIS IS TH...
Mileage: 30,000
VEHICLE STOPPED DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND THERE WAS A LOST OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. *MR THE VEHICLE STOPPED DURING THE DEALERS TEST DRIVE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM POINTED TOWARDS A KNOCK SENSOR AIR FLOW SENSOR, OR POSSIBLY AN ELECTRONI...
PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS ON 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. *MR THE DEALER ADD A SEALANT TO THE COOLANT SYSTEM TO PREVENT LEAKS. THE CONUSMER FEELS THE GASKET SHOULD BE REPLACED. *NM
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SUBARU OF AMERICA YESTERDAY. IT IS ASKING THAT CERTAIN OWNERS OF SUBARU AUTOS (LIKE MY 2000 LEGACY) HAVE A STOP LEAK PUT INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM TO AVOID LEAKS IN THE HEAD GASKET. IN THE PAST THERE HAS BEEN INCIDENCES WHERE PEOPLE HAD TO HAVE THEIR HEAD GASKETS REPLACED ON...
DEALER FOUND LEAKING FUEL HOSES.ROBLEM SRATRED OUT WITH A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE GETS BELOW ABOUT 30 DEGREES F. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LAST WINTER AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS "BAD GAS". THIS YEAR THE FUMES WERE MUCH WORSE SO I STARTED LOOKING O...
Mileage: 60,000
A LEAK IN THE REAR HATCH CAUSED THE INTERIOR BULBS TO BURN OUT. ALSO, REAR TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPAIR. *AK
Mileage: 39,000
A LEAK IN THE REAR HATCH CAUSED THE INTERIOR BULBS TO BURN OUT. ALSO, REAR TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPAIR. *AK
Mileage: 39,000
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 67,500 MILES, WITHIN THE WARRANTY TIME PERIOD BUT OUT OF THE MILAGE LIMIT. DEALER CANNOT FIND A REPLACEMENT.*AK
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM ON 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK. *MR THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WHERE IF THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A WEEK OR MORE, THEY WOULD LOCK UP AND ONLY ROCKING BACK AND FORTH WOULD RELEASE THEM, WHEN THAT OCCURRED AND THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, THE BRAKES WOULD GRI...
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE TIRE WILL BE REPLACED ( BIG O SIZE 18570R14). PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOO DIRTY. *MR THE RECALL LETTER STATED "WILL CLEAN." THE CONSUMER FOUND IT IRONIC HOW THE TOPSIDE WAS WASHED AND CLEANED YET THE UNDERSIDE WAS ALLEGEDLY TOO DIRTY TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK. *SCC *JB
CONSUMER STATES REAR LIFTGATE CLOSED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT BY ERASING THE CODE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK OUT THE ENGINE. DEALER WOULD NOT CHECK THE ENGINE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE. *AK
CLUTCH FAILED AFTER ONLY 30K MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING. THIS WAS PRECEDED BY FOUL BURNING ODOR, WHICH STARTED SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR NEW FROM THE DEALER. *NLM
Mileage: 30,000
TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING, DRIPPING FLUID ON EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH IS CREATING BURNING SMELL AND AT TIMES SOME SMOKE. FIRE HAZZARD? THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 29738 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A 'USED' UNIT (MFG TERM IS REMANUFACTURED, WHICH EQUALS A UNIT THAT ALREADY FAILED FO...
DEALER ADVISED ME I WOULD HAVE TO GET USED TO THE BRAKES,THERE IS A PROBLEM,THE WHEEL GETS SO HOT IT WILL BURN YOU AND I CAN'T HARDLY STOP ON SNOW,I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE HEAT "FRYS" THE BRAKE PADS. THIS IS A PUBLIC DANGER AND THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS SHOULD BE TESTED...
CAR WAS STATIONARY. A/C WAS ON. THROTTLE PEDAL MOVED DOWN OF ITS OWN ACCORD RESULTING IN REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT AT BELOW 5MPH. LIKELY PROBLEM WITH A/C TO THROTTLE LINKAGE.*AK
CAR PURCHASED MARCH 2000. IN JUNE TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE REPORTED IT WAS PERIODICALLY RUNNING ROUGHLY. CHECKED IT AND STATED "THERE WAS NO PROBLEM". THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS OFF AND ON. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCT. 2000. BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER 10/20/00 TO PERFORM SERVICE RE: RECALL WXV-...
CAR PURCHASED MARCH 2000. IN JUNE TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE REPORTED IT WAS PERIODICALLY RUNNING ROUGHLY. CHECKED IT AND STATED "THERE WAS NO PROBLEM". THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS OFF AND ON. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCT. 2000. BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER 10/20/00 TO PERFORM SERVICE RE: RECALL WXV-...
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER LOST POWER INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IN COOLER WEATHER (BELOW 45F) THE VEHICLE SHAKES, BUCKS, AND SHIMMYS VIOLENTLY. ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, IT HAS ALMOST STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.
UPON PRESSING ACCELERATOR VEHICLE STALLS. IT TAKES A FEWW MINUTES BEFORE IT ENGAGES. TOOK TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
FAILURE OF ORIGINAL EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK
THE BRIDGESTONE TIRE,(DOT#OBT2PFB419,TIRE SIZE P205/55HR16) THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AND LITERALLY SPLITED IN TWO WHILE DRIVING.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TIRE FAILED UNDER HIGHWAY SPEED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE TIRE DID EXPLODE. THE TIRE DEALER INSPECTED THE OTHER THREE TIRES WHILE STILL ON THE VEHICLE ,AND FOUND NO APPARENT DEFECTS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: OBT2PFB TIRESIZE: P205/55R16)
LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 75 MPH ON A 85 DEGREE DAY. OUTSIDE SIDEWALL BLEW AND COMPLETELY SPLIT APPROX. 2" UP FROM BOTTOM OF TIRE. HAD INFLATED ALL TIRES TO 36LBS. LOAD WAS 3 PASSENGERS + LUGGAGE. LOAD EST. 700LBS MAX... PICTURES AVAILABLE & STILL HAVE TIRES. REPLACED ALL 4 ...
THE TIRE IS TUBELESS. TRAVELING AT AN ESTIMATED 50 MPH THE TIRE SIDE WALL SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. IF I LOST A FRONT TIRE I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 8M15794-7 TIRESIZE: P22560R16)
SIDEWALL DETERIORATION AND FAILURE. ON SIDEWALL, 1 CM. BELOW THE CORNER/BEGINNING OF TREAD, RUBBER DETERIORATED ESPOSING WHITE MATERIAL UNDERNEATH FOR THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRE. NO BLOWOUT EXPERIENCED, JUST SLOW LEAK RESULTING IN FLAT. VEHICLE LOCATION AT TIME OF FAILURE: NH ROUTE 16 SOUTH, ...
ONCE VEHICLE WAS TURNED AND CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED, EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER HAD HIS FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. *AK AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO EXAMINED THE VEHICLE STATED THAT UNDER FULL THROTTLE, THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING PROPE...
ONCE VEHICLE WAS TURNED AND CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED, EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER HAD HIS FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. *AK AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO EXAMINED THE VEHICLE STATED THAT UNDER FULL THROTTLE, THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING PROPE...
RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.*AK TIRE IS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS. *SLC
WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND HEATER ON, VEHICLE ACCELERATES ABOUT 7 TO 8 FEET. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK
VEHICLE WAS BEEN AT DEALER SIX TIMES DUE TO REAR BRAKE CALIPERS STICKING AND BURNING OUT. ALSO, BRAKE FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT AND BURNING SMELL FROM THE CALIPERS STICKING APPEARED IN PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
RAW FUEL VAPORS ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DLR HAS TRIED TO FIX WITH NO SUCCESS. SUBARU HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DLR FOUND AND REPLACED LEAKING FUEL RAILS. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PASSENGERS OVERCOME BY FUMES. COULD BE CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS, INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS...
WHEN HEATER SWITCH IS ACTIVATED AND THEN DEACTIVATED IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF.*AK THE PROBLEM WAS REGARDING SEAT HEATER. IT HAD RUBBER SMELL WHEN ACTIVATED. *YH
ENGINE REVVED ON 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS, THE LAST TIME VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT PARKED CAR IN FRONT AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE PARKING SPACE. DEALER COULD NOT "DUPLICATE THE CONDTION" SO NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000. DRIVER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AFTER EXCESSIVELY APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AIK
VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT, MOST NOTICEABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEFECT DID NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO HAVE FULL CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND COULD CAUSE AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. DEALER RECOGNIZED PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT PROVIDED REMEDY. *AK
VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AT 35MPH OR LESS. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR STALLING. MECHANIC HAD REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR & COIL PACKS EACH TIME. EVEN HAD IT TEST DRIVEN. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. *AK
VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AT 35MPH OR LESS. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR STALLING. MECHANIC HAD REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR & COIL PACKS EACH TIME. EVEN HAD IT TEST DRIVEN. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. *AK
VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AT 35MPH OR LESS. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR STALLING. MECHANIC HAD REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR & COIL PACKS EACH TIME. EVEN HAD IT TEST DRIVEN. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED, DEALER IS REPLACING IT. *SLC
CONSUMER SMELLS EXCESS RUBBER SMELL, POSSIBLE EXHAUST SYSTEM PROBLEM. *SLC
FRONT AND DRIVER PASSENGER WINDOWS SQUEAK. *SLC
FRONT DRIVER DOOR RATTLES. *SLC
WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST YEAR I ASKED ABOUT THE BRAKES. TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES THE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE SALESMEN STATED THATS THIS WAS NORMAL. SINCE THE PURCHASE, I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED SOMEONE. IN SEPTEMBER THE ROTORS ON THE CAR WERE RESU...
WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST YEAR I ASKED ABOUT THE BRAKES. TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES THE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE SALESMEN STATED THATS THIS WAS NORMAL. SINCE THE PURCHASE, I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED SOMEONE. IN SEPTEMBER THE ROTORS ON THE CAR WERE RESU...
RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS PULLING CAR TO THE RIGHT. DEALER ALSO SAID TO KEEP TIRES INFLATED 5PSI ABOVE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. CAR SHAKES AT 55MPH IN WARM WEATHER BUT DOES NOT OCCUR IN COLDER WEATHER. (DOT NUMBER: BM19359-1 TIRESIZE: P225/60R16)
THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING. *MJS
THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEM MAKING A TURN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. WAS INFORMED THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *JG *AK
THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEM MAKING A TURN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. WAS INFORMED THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *JG *AK
TREAD SEPERATION, TOTALLY FLAT TIRE AT 50 MPH, ON I-95 IN LUMBERTON NC( DOT NUMBER: W2X0-W66 TIRE SIZE: P225/60R16 )
TREAD SEPERATION, TOTALLY FLAT TIRE AT 50 MPH, ON I-95 IN LUMBERTON NC( DOT NUMBER: W2X0-W66 TIRE SIZE: P225/60R16 )
FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE FAILED AND SHREDDED WHILE DRIVING. *MJS
NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )
PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH AND, HEARD A NOISE, AND AND SAW TIRE DEBRIS HITTING AGAINST VEHICLE . VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. BECAUSE ENTERING A TUNNEL HE PULLED OVER. NO VISIBLE PUNCTURE ON THE TIRE. LEFT REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE,AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT COMPARED TO OTHER CARS IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS TOO MUCH ROOM BETWEEN BRAKING AND ACTUALLY STOPPING. ALSO, BRAKES FEEL SPONGY. CONSUMER IS AFRAID OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. IT MAY BE THE ABS BRAKES. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML
SEATBELTS ARE TOO SHORT FOR LARGE PEOPLE, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO USE THEM, SUBJECTING OWNER AND/OR PASSENGERS TO POTENTIAL SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR CONSEQUENT LAWSUITS. DEALER PROMISES TO PROVIDE SEATBELT EXTENDERS SINCE I PURCHASED CAR LAST WEEK, BUT I'M STILL WAITING. MY COMPLAINT IS WIT...
RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE CRACKED. NLM
RIGHT SIDE DOOR STRIKERS MISADJUSTED CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO CLOSE EASILY. NLM
WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT. NLM
THE GEAR SHIFT IS HARD TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. NLM
THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES WHHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROAD. NLM
CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING AND CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING VEHICLE SLOWLY. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATED. *AK
IN HEAVY RAINS, WATER COMES INTO THE VEHICLE RESEALED THE REAR WINDOW, HOWEVER STILL CONTINUES. *ET
AFTER SNOW STORM ICE BUILT UP IN THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE WHEEL AND CHANGING THE WHEELS FROM 15' TO 16' WITHOUT INCREASING THE SIZE OF WHEEL WELL CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM. YH
VIBRATION OCCURRING WHENEVER DRIVING AND RUNNING OVER BUMP OR ROUGH ROA/ WHILE MAKING SMALL TURNS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAVE NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK. *AK
VIBRATION OCCURRING WHENEVER DRIVING AND RUNNING OVER BUMP OR ROUGH ROA/ WHILE MAKING SMALL TURNS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAVE NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO STEER OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A SKID ACROSS THREE LANES INTO THE MEDIAN. BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, IT FLIPPED OFF AN OPENING IN THE MRDIAN WHERE A ROAD RAN UNDERNEATH AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR ONTO THE ROAD 15-20 FEET BELOW. PASSENGER'S SIDE WA...
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS TOO SHORT FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THAT I DRIVE AROUND. I'VE CALLED THE DEALER AND SUBARU'S CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO ACCOMIDATE THIS PROBLEM. MY PASSENGERS AND MYSELF, WHEN I'M THE PASSENGER, CANNOT US THE SEAT BELT. WHEN THE SEAT BELT D...
WHILE BACKING UP INTO A PARKING SPACE, ENGINE RACED AND THE CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN BACKING UP CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER HIT A CURB AND WENT UP OVER THE CURB. PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, HIT A CAR AND THEN ANOTHER C...