2011 SUBARU LEGACY Power Train Problems

An issue has surfaced with my car that it turns off while driving. Obviously this is a serious safety hazard and likely to result in an accident. Now that it has happened, it is continuing and frequently happening. I reached out to Subaru as I saw there was a recall for my car's make and model that is causing the same issue. The issue is listed as NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 19V297000, described as "The engine turning off unexpectedly can increase the risk of a crash. " and affecting many Subarus, including the 2011 legacy. I believe my car is impacted given the behavior it is exhibiting. When I reached out to Subaru, they dismissed it saying it did not apply to my car and they were not willing to investigate. I believe this poses a grave risk to many people given that it will cause an accident and the severity of the defect.

The week after purchase: The car shuts off when braking and needs to be put into park to be started again. Also the check engine light came on and I wonder if it has electrical issues.

Sometimes as I'm coming to a stop, such as at a red light or a stop sign, just before I stop, the car lurches and then stalls. This is an automatic transmission car, but the best way I can think of to describe what is happening is it is acting as if it is a manual transmission, and when you come to a stop and don't press in the clutch. If this happens at an inopportune time, it could cause an accident. Possibly you're slowing down as you turn through an intersection and it lurches and stalls. You would then be stopped in the middle of the intersection. There are no warning lamps or messages before this happens.

It's a 6mt. Randomly reverse stopped working. Seems like it wants to go in reverse. But when any bit of gas pedal pressed it grinds and pops out of reverse. I have no reverse. 1st thru 6th gear works shifting wise. Shifter has some play though.

FIRST THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH A SCREECHING NOISE AND THE RPM'S WOULD SPIKE. APPARENTLY IF THE CVT TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN VARIATIONS OCCASIONS TO THE DEALER. REACHED OUT SUBARU USA. SENT VIDEO OF THE OCCURRENCE AND THEY INDICATED THEY COULD NOT CLASSIFY THE OCCURRENCE AND FOUND IT INCONCLUSIVE. I NOTICE IT WOULD OCCUR IN TEMPERATURES LOWER THEN 45 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. MONTHS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED FLASHING VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS SUCH AS CHECK ENGINE, CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE DYNAMICS CONTROL. TOOK THE CAR TO LOCAL DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A OXYGEN SENSOR. BUT WHAT STARTED OCCURRING AFTER THE REPAIR WAS STARTLING AND DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE NOW STARTED STALLING OUT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP. ON LONG DRIVES THIS WOULD NOT OCCUR. IT OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING LOCALLY AND STOPPING AT INTERSECTIONS. WHAT I LEARNED TO AND IMPLEMENTED WAS AS THE STALLING WAS STARTING TO OCCUR YOU WOULD GET A JITTERING FROM THE VEHICLE I WOULD SHIFT THE CAR TO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STALL. THIS IS NEITHER THE NORM OR SAFE, BUT SAFER THEN STALLING IN AN INTERSECTION WITH VEHICLES COMING AT YOU. THIS ISSUE STILL CONTINUES TO OCCUR. I HAVE NOT BOTHERED WITH THE DEALER NOR SUBARU BECAUSE MY LAST ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER RESOLVED, I'M ABLE TO COUNTER THE STALLING BUT MY WIFE WHO HAS TO GO OUT WITH MY 1YR OLD SON AND 10 YR DAUGHTER IS SCARED TO USE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IF IT WAS TO STALL IN AN INTERSECTION AS SHE IS TRYING TO CROSS IN THE VEHICLE A MAJOR ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR. PLEASE HELP AND INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE THAT I AM SURE IT IS HAPPENING TO OTHER SUBARU OWNERS. THANK YOU

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO PROPERLY DOWNSHIFT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. DURING THE FAILURE, THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALSO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER SUBARU CITY OF MILWAUKEE LOCATED AT 4640 S 27TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53221 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.*DT CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER [XXX] IS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE.*JB

Mileage: 140,000

2011 SUBARU OUTBACK WITH CVT STALLS WHEN COMING TO A ABRUPT STOP. SUBARU HAS A TSB AND KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER. CAR IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD THEREFORE CUSTOMER MUST PAY FOR THE FIX. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECT VIA A RECALL.

Mileage: 190,000

ENGINE STALLING WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKES DASH LIGHTS ALL COMING ON NO CRUISE CONTROL NO TRACTION CONTROL AT OIL LIGHT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. DANGEROUS IN DRIVING THIS CAR.SUBARU WILL NOT HELP FIX

Mileage: 169,000

CHANGED OUT THE TIMING BELT AS PART OF RECOMMEND SERVICE BY SUBARU ONLY TO LEARN THAT THE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AND IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALL SUBARUS BUILT BEFORE 2013. SUBARU IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAS CREATED A CONDITIONER THAT IS ADDED TO THE COOLING SYSTEM AS A "BAND AID."

Mileage: 123,000

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY ONCE REACHING THE ACCELERATION SPEED OF 65-75 THE CAR SOUNDS AS IF THE GEARS ARE SLIPPING AND SQUEAL ONCE IT KICKS IN. STOPPED AT DEALERSHIP ON OUR WAY BACK TO OUR HOME STATE. THEY TESTED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE CVT. THIS APPARENTLY HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IN 2017. WILL MY CAR STILL BE COVERED. WE HAVE 113K ON THE CAR.

Mileage: 113,243

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. IT STARTED OUT BEING SPORADIC, DIDN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN. THEN GRADUALLY THE STALLING HAPPENED MORE OFTEN UNTIL IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE IT STALLS ALMOST EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN. FOUND OUT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER, WHICH CAN CAUSE METAL SHAVINGS TO GO INTO THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH COULD CAUSE THAT TO GO AS WELL. WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS THIS IS TERRIFYING, WHAT IF SOMEONE HITS THE CAR DUE TO THE ENGINE STOPPING? SUBARU SAYS IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE IN THE CAR. IF IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE SHOULDN'T IT RECEIVE MORE CONCERN/CHECKUPS TO ENSURE THAT PART ISN'T FAILING?

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS YET TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V326000 (POWER TRAIN) WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 133,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES QUICKLY AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO HIS DESTINATION. SUBARU OF MUSKEGON (1878 E STERNBERG RD, MUSKEGON, MI 49444, (231) 799-2886) DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY EXTENDED A WARRANTY IN 2018, BUT IT HAD EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE SAME THING AS THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE TROUBLE STALLING WHEN I SLOWED SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE THE RPMS DROPPED FAR TOO LOW. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP PROPERLY WITHOUT THREAT OF STALLING. MY VEHICLE HAS NOW STALLED MORE THAN 5 TIMES WHILE ON THE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS. I FEEL THAT MY SAFETY IS THOROUGHLY AT STAKE WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY TURNS OFF. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE LACK OF COOPERATION THAT SUBARU HAS TO GIVEN TO COMPENSATE ME. IF STALLING OUT WAS NOT ENOUGH, MY CAR HAS NOW BEGUN TO SQUEAL AND BUCK DURING ACCELERATION. I WAS ON VACATION WHEN THIS ISSUE BECAME WORSE AND COULD BARELY MAKE IT BACK HOME FOR WORK ON MONDAY. IN MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH LEGACIES & OUTBACKS FROM THE YEARS 2010-2012. I FIND UNETHICAL THAT ALL SUBARU WILL DO IS OFFER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT DOES NOT COVER ME.

WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND MAKING A TURN THE CAR SHUTS OFF FORCING ME TO PUT IT IN PARK AND START IT UP AGAIN WHILE ALMOST BEING HIT BY TRAFFIC. WHEN COMING TO A STOP ALSO IT MAKES IT HARDER TO STOP BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS TRYING TO KEEP THE CAR MOVING. THIS HAS HAPPED MULTIPLE TIMES AND STILL IS.

Mileage: 115,000

JUST HAD CAR 120,000 SERVICE DONE EARLY AT AROUND 119000 SO MY 2011 CAR HAD JUST BEEN GONE OVER THOROUGHLY. I AM VERY GOOD ABOUT HAVING MAJOR SERVICES DONE BY AUTHORIZED DEALERS TOO. THIS PARTICULAR CAR HAD PREVIOUSLY SHUDDERED WHEN BRAKING ON OFF RAMPS FOR WHICH I WOULD SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL SINCE IT FELT AS IF CAR TRANSMISSION WAS BINDING SIMILAR TO HOW AN OLDER NON SLIP 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM WOULD "CRAB" AROUND TURNS. I HAD ASKED ABOUT THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES BETWEEN 60K-120K. HOWEVER, NOW MY CAR WAS STALLING WHENEVER I CAME TO A QUICK STOP. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER WITHIN A WEEK. TORQUE CONVERTER. I LOOKED INTO THIS AND SEE NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND THIS POWER TRAIN. IT APPEARS THE MANUFACTURER HAS ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. HAVE ANY DEATHS OCCURRED DUE TO THIS ISSUE? SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID BUCKING OR ENGINE STOPS ON OFF RAMPS, OR GETTING HIT BECAUSE YOU ARE STATIONARY OR STALLED IN A ROADWAY AFTER BRAKING ARE ISSUES. I AM LUCKY I HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO FIX. THERE APPEAR TO BE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. I ACTUALLY, BECAUSE I AM AN OLDER (NOT ELDERLY) AND MORE EXPERIENCED DRIVER, DID NOT HAVE ANY ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ISSUE. BUT, I COULD SEE THIS BEING A ISSUE FOR A YOUNGER DRIVER THAT COULD RESULT IN A REAL PROBLEM ACCIDENT OR DEATH IF THEY HAVE TO FUMBLE TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF DRIVE TO PREVENT BUCKING OR STALLING. I HAD DECIDED TO INVEST AND MAINTAIN THIS CAR FOR MY 15 YEAR OLD, SOON TO DRIVE, DAUGHTER. HOWEVER AND BECAUSE OF THIS ONE ISSUE, I NOW KNOW IT IS A UNSAFE VEHICLE IF IT CAN THROW A CURVE-BALL AT A YOUNG DRIVER BY STALLING WHEN BRAKING QUICKLY OR IN A PANIC BRAKING SITUATION. HAVING TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHILE STILL MOVING TO STOP OFF RAMP BUCKING OR STALLING IN BRAKING SITUTATION SEEM LIKE THEY COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS, DEATHS OR UNCONFIRMED DEATHS DUE TO THIS PROBLEMATIC TORQUE CONVERTER?

Mileage: 90,000

CAR SHUDDERS AND STALLS OUT WHEN BRAKING. CAR POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK ON THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

Mileage: 115,000

THE CAR IS JUST SHY OF 8 YEARS OLD. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO SUDDENLY STOP, SHUT OFF AND LOSE POWER STEERING WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. CURRENTLY THE ENGINE IS LEAKING EXHAUST FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THAT CAN BE SMELLED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IT IS ALSO LEAKING HOT OIL FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD ONTO THE LOWER EXHAUST AND LEAKING HOT COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR. THE EXHAUST AND FLUID LEAKS OCCUR WHEN STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

Mileage: 167,000

I PURCHASED THIS CAR ONE WEEK AGO FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER, AND WHILE IT TESTED FINE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT, DEPENDING ON HOW I COME TO A STOP AND HOW HARD THE BRAKE IS PRESSED, THE CAR STALLS. THIS PROBLEM WAS EVIDENT ON THE SECOND DAY I OWNED THE CAR, COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN WHERE I HAD TO BREAK HARDER THAN I WOULD HAVE LIKED. THE ORIGINAL OWNER STATES NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. A HAZARDOUS SITUATION SINCE THIS TORQUE CONVERTER MANUFACTURER DEFECT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY STALL WHEN COMING TO A RAPID STOP. ONE WEEK POST PURCHASE, NOW THIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT. IT CAN EASILY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. IN 2014 SUBARU PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN RECOGNIZING A DESIGN FLAW IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THESE VEHICLES TO 100,000 MILES. THE CAR I PURCHASED HAS 157,000. THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS, POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING DESIGN FLAW AND SUBARU NEEDS TO MAKE THIS AN OFFICIAL RECALL, REMEDYING THIS HAZARD. I SPOKE WITH CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE EXPENSE WILL HAVE TO COME FROM MY POCKET. I AM IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH MY LOCAL SUBARU DEALER/SERVICE CENTER AND HOPE THEY OFFER TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. SUBARU ABSOLUTELY NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL ON 2011 VEHICLES. THEY THEMSELVES ACKNOWLEDGED THE DEFECT AND CORRECTED IT ON FUTURE MODELS. IT SEEMS UNREASONABLE THAT THEY ARE HOLDING OWNERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR SINCE IT IS NOT DEPENDENT ON WEAR AND TEAR. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW.

Mileage: 157,000

MY CAR HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO STALL WHEN STOPPIMG ABRUPTLY CAUSING ME TO BE NEARLY REAR ENDED ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS. SUBARU ISSUED A NOTICE TO ITS DEALER SERVICE CENTERS THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL AS THEY SHOULD HAVE FOR THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT MY SUBARU NEEDS A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AND CONTACTING SUBARU CUSTOMER SERVICE ON THE TELEPHONE HAS RESULTED IN NO ASSISTANCE AND A PROMISE TO CALL ME BACK THAT HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED. I FEEL THAT SUBARU SHOULD BE OFFERING A RECALL TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

Mileage: 155,000

TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUES BEGAN AT 104,000 MILES, BUT I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET IT INTO SUBARU TO LOOK AT UNTIL 108,000. I AM NOW BEING TOLD THAT I NEED TO PAY FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AFFECTING DRIVER SAFETY. MY VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AND ACTUALLY SHUT OFF AS I CAME TO A STOP TO CROSS TRAFFIC TO ENTER A SHOPPING CENTER. MULTIPLE TIMES MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. MY VEHICLE EVEN SHUT OFF WHEN I HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. THE DELAY IN ME HAVING TO RESTART MY CAR NEARLY RESULTED IN THE VEHICLES COMING UP BEHIND RUNNING INTO ME DUE TO MY CAR BEING DISABLED IN TRAFFIC. ISSUES ARE RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISIONS WITH THE AFFECTED VEHICLE. BASED ON MY CAR BEING SLIGHTLY OVER THE 100K MILES I MUST PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR. SUBARU HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE TORQUE CONVERTER KNOWN ISSUE IN A WAY TO PROTECT DRIVER SAFETY.

Mileage: 108,000

VERY ROUTINELY WHEN COMING TO A STOP FROM THE CAR MOVING WHEN YOU DECREASE YOUR SPEED WHEN STOPPING FOR A LIGHT, TRAFFIC, OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD REQUIRE A QUICK STOP, THE CAR WILL STALL OUT AS YOUR SPEED IS LESS THAN 10-20 MPH AND YOU LOOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING, BRAKES. ECT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY SUBARU IMMEDIATELY. THIS CAN OCCUR ON ANY STREET, HIGHWAY AND WILL DO THIS WHILE TURNING AS WELL. THIS HAPPENS DAILY IN MY COMMUTE AND IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. IT OCCURS WHEN COMING TO A STOP FROM A MOVING POSITION.

Mileage: 230,000

WHEN CAR IS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN IT STALLS AND DIES ON ME AND I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK AND START IT BACK UP. I HAD A TIME WHERE IT IDLED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE AND DIDN'T BUT IT DOES THIS 4 TO 8 TIMES A DAY. NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON BUT I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK DUE TO IT STALLING. PLEASE HELP THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED IT IS NOT SAFE ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN IN MY CAR . I NEED ANSWERS.

Mileage: 1,380,000

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTION COMPANY WON'T ISSUE RECALL

Mileage: 120,000

MY 2011 SUBARU LEGACY HAS SUDDENLY BEEN EXPERIENCING TERRIFYING SHUDDERING AND STALLS WHEN I COME TO A STOP TOO ABRUPTLY. IN MY CASE MY VEHICLE STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS DUE TO A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER THAT HAS AFFECTED 1.5 MILLION OTHER SUBARU OWNERS. SUBARU HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE AS A RECALL. I FEEL UNSAFE IN MY CAR.

Mileage: 117,894

ENGINE SHUDDERS AND STALLS WHILE BREAKING DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! SUBARU REFUSE TO REPAIR MY CAR SAYING THAT I HAD JUST MISSED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD THAT THEY TOLD NO ONE ABOUT.

Mileage: 132,000

I PURCHASED MY 2011 SUBARU LEGACY 2.5I LIMITED IN APRIL 2018 WITH 99,110 MILES. IT WAS DRIVING FINE UNTIL ABOUT 104,000 MILES WHEN THERE STARTED TO BE SOME STALLING AND SLIPPING PROBLEMS. I HAD A P2096 CODE AND ASSUMED IT WAS A VACUUM OR BRAKE BOOSTER LEAK. I HAD BAD SHAKING COMING FROM AROUND THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND STALLING AT STOP LIGHTS. BY THE TIME MY MECHANIC AND I WERE ABLE TO REALIZE IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM I HAD ALREADY MISSED THE WINDOW FOR SUBARU'S EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THE RECALL. I HAVE A CVT TRANSMISSION THAT SUBARU CLAIMS NEVER HAS TO BE SERVICED, BUT NOW I AM STUCK WITH A FAILING TRANSMISSION ON A CAR WITH ONLY 106,000 MILES WITH ALL REGULAR MAINTENANCE DONE. MY CAR WILL STALL OF OR SLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE OR WHILE BREAKING AT STOPLIGHTS AND ONCE CAUSED ME TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE IN HICKORY, NC BECAUSE MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. NOBODY WAS INJURED, BUT IT MADE ME FEAR FOR MY SAFETY IN MY CAR.

Mileage: 104,000

CAR BEGAN CUTTING OFF WHEN STOPPING (CAR STOPS THEN SHUTS OFF, DASHBOARD LIGHTS COME ON, WILL RESTART AFTER PUTTING GEAR SHIFT IN PARK AND TURNING IGNITION) SUCH AS IN TRAFFIC, AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, WHEN STOPPING TO MAKE A TURN. FIRST OCCURRED ON AN 8 LANE WIDE OVERPASS. THEN, HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FOR NEXT TWO DAYS, NOT WITH EVERY STOP BUT ABOUT HALF THE TIME, SEEMED MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR WITH A 'HARD' OR SUDDEN STOP. A SAFETY HAZARD IN MY OPINION BECAUSE, ESPECIALLY IN TRAFFIC, SOMEONE COULD RUN INTO YOU WHILE YOU ARE TRYING TO RE-START THE CAR. SUBARU OF AMERICA ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY (10YR OR 100K MILES) WHICH I RECEIVED LETTER ABOUT IN JULY 2017. MY CAR'S CVT TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER THIS WARRANTY AFTER FIRST BEING MISDIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS A DIRTY THROTTLE BODY. MY CAR HAS 96K MILES ON IT. FROM READING ONLINE, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED FREQUENTLY WITH CERTAIN YEAR SUBARU MODELS AND MAKES. NOT SURE IF OTHER MAKES HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 96,248

CAR STALLS AND DIES WHILE STOPPING DUE TO FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. COULD BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE CAR WERE TO STALL IN AN INTERSECTION. THIS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WE'RE DEALING WITH DAILY. THE CAR WILL ALWAYS DIES WHEN STOPPING ABRUPTLY.

Mileage: 800,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A ROAD MY CAR WILL LOOSE POWER, ATTEMPT TO STALL, RPM'S DECREASE DURING HARD BRAKING SITUATIONS

Mileage: 79,000

MY TORQUE CONVERTER IS LOCKING UP UNDER BREAKING/COMING TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE SHUTTERS AND SHUTS DOWN. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE PROBLEM OCCURS UPON STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN RAPIDLY TO A SLOW CRAWL (I.E. LESS THAN 5 MPH). THIS ISSUE IS VERY REPEATABLE AND CAUSES DELAY IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING VEHICLES OR EMERGENCY VEHICLES IN THE CASE OF A HIGHWAY BACKUP, ETC. I HAVE READ FORUMS WHERE SEVERAL OTHER SUBARU OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. SUBARU ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM IN TSB 16-90-13R BUT FROM MY RESEARCH THEY ARE CHARGING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH A FAULTY COMPONENT THAT MUST BE RECALLED, NOT VOLUNTARILY REPAIRED. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT SINCE MANY SUBARU OWNERS ARE PROBABLY NOT YET AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 100,000

THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW 6 YEARS AGO. IT STALLED WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP IT STALLED AT A STOP LIGHT TWICE. WE WERE STOOD THE GAS CAPE NEEDED TO BE PUT ON TIGHTER AND IT WAS A SENSOR ISSUE. NOW 122 THOUSAND MILES LATER IT HAS STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. DEALERSHIP WANTS 1700 DOLLARS. I FOUND A BULLETIN. DATED 2014 THAT SAYS THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SUBARU IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR.

Mileage: 122,200

** THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, IT IS NOT A ONE-TIME EVENT. ** WHILE DRIVING AND THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO TRY TO STOP THE CAR, THE ENGINE SHUDDERS AND THEN STALLS OUT COMPLETELY - THE ENGINE STOPS. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY WHILE BRAKING SUDDENLY TO COME TO A STOP, AND IT SEEMS TO BE AVOIDABLE IF THE CAR IS BROUGHT TO A STOP VERY SLOWLY AND GRADUALLY. THE CAR MAY STALL OUT WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN ON A LOCAL ROAD OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY. THE CAR MUST BE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THEN RESTARTED. AT TIMES THIS HAS CREATED A VERY DANGEROUS AND NERVOUS SITUATION FOR ME AND MY PASSENGERS, AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD, BECAUSE IT HAS HAPPENED IN HEAVY STOP-AND-GO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. WHILE MOMENTARILY STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR A REAR END COLLISION IS VERY LIKELY TO HAPPEN.

Mileage: 83,000

MY 2011 SUBARY LEGACY 2.5I PREMIUM STALLS AT EVERY INTERSECTION WHILE BRAKING. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SUBARU AND THEY PUT OUT TSB 16-90-13R REGARDING THE ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON 1/6/2014. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS ISSUE CAUSES A SERIOUS DANGER OF BEING REAR-ENDED AT EVERY INTERSECTION, AS THE CAR STOPS ABRUPTLY FROM STALLING.THE STALLING HAPPENS WHENEVER APPLYING THE BRAKE AND COMING TO A STOP, AT ANY TIME OF DAY AND ANY TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE.

Mileage: 100,000

JERKY CVT OPERATION SINCE DAY 1. IN SLOW SPEED TRAFFIC (~20MPH) THE CAR HAD A BUCKING FEELING WHEN GENTLY APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT THROUGHOUT MY OWNERSHIP. JUST BEFORE THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY JERK BETWEEN 20-30MPH AND RPMS WOULD DROP BY 1,500 UNDER NORMAL ACCELERATION AS IF AN IMPROPER UP-SHIFT HAD OCCURRED (THOUGH I DID NOT CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN, AND THE CVT HAS NO "GEARS"). THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON ANY STREET, ANY TIME OF DAY, ANY GRADE OF INCLINE/DECLINE, TURNING OR STRAIGHT. GILLMAN SUBARU NORTH'S SHOP FOREMAN HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO SAY AFTER EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM FIRSTHAND ON A TEST DRIVE. I WORKED AT THE DEALER WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW, AND WAS CONSTANTLY DISMISSED BY BOTH THE DEALER, GILLMAN SUBARU NORTH, AND BY SUBARU OF AMERICA, BEING TOLD IT WAS JUST A QUIRK AND TO ENJOY MY NEW CAR. NOW, AFTER A TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGE THAT WAS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED BY GILLMAN SUBARU NORTH, THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY HAS FAILED AND THE DEALER WANTS $1772 TO REPAIR. SUBARU OF AMERICA WAS INFORMED OF EVERYTHING, AND REFUSED TO CONSIDER ANY OTHER CUSTOMERS' EXPERIENCES, AS THEY EVALUATE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS ONLY. THEY REFUSED TO GOODWILL ANYTHING WHATSOEVER.

Mileage: 250

UPON STOPPING AT INTERSECTIONS OR SUDDEN BRAKING ANYWHERE, THE DOWNSHIFT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO SHUDDER AND STALL. IT HAS HAPPENED DOWNTOWN AT SEVERAL BUSY INTERSECTIONS WITH VEHICLES COMING TO A STOP BEHIND ME. THE VEHICLE THEN NEEDS TO BE PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IN THE INTERSECTION. THIS ISSUE MATCHES SERVICE BULLETIN 16-90-13R. I HAVE ATTACHED A WRITE UP FROM A DEALERSHIP AFTER DIAGNOSING MY CAR. THE PROBLEM CITED IS A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID AND VALVE BODY.

Mileage: 122,000

CAR HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT AND IS ABOUT 5 1/2 YEARS OLD. THE CAR IS SHUDDERING AT STOPS AND STALLING. CAR HAS STALLED 4 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS AT MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS AND PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. REQUIRES A TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT WHICH IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY EXISTING RECALL OR WARRANTIES.

Mileage: 4

VEHICLE HAS 77,000 MILES AND IS 5 1/2 YEARS OLD. NOW SHUDDERING AND STALLING AT STOPS, OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN 2 WEEKS AT MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTIONS AND PRESENTS SAFETY HAZARD.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A SLOW SPEED THE CAR WILL STUTTER AND STALL. THE DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED AND IT WILL NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 118,000

CAR CONTINUES TO STALL WHEN REDUCING SPEED. OCCURS MOSTLY AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS; HOWEVER, HAS OCCURRED WHEN SLOWING FOR TRAFFIC. CAR HAS COMPLETED ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES AS REQUIRED. INITIALLY TOLD TO SERVICE AIR FLOW SENSOR AND HAVE INSPECTED FOR VACUUM LEAK. VEHICLE SERVICE DID NOT RESOLVE STALLING. SERVICE BULLETIN 16-90-13 SHOWS SUBARU KNOWS THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO BE FAULTY ON THESE VEHICLES, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNDER THESE EXACT CONDITIONS. THIS IS CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN ON THESE VEHICLES FOR THE POTENTIAL TO BE REAR ENDED DUE TO STALLING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW VEHICLE. SAFETY RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AND TORQUE CONVERTER SHOULD BE REPLACED BY SUBARU DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS COMING TO A RED LIGHT SLOWING DOWN FROM 15 MPH WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE CAR ACTS LIKE SOMETHING IS GRABBING & IT SHUTS DOWN THE MOTOR. THE CAR WAS NOT COLD IT WAS WARMED UP & DROVE ABOUT 28 MILES BEFORE DOING THIS. THE SKID LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS A DRY ROAD. THIS CAR HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE SEARCHED THIS ON THE INTERNET & HAVE SEEN OTHERS SAYING THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED WITH THEIR SUBARU. ITS SCARY TO THINK THIS MIGHT HAPPEN TO ME ON ONE OF OUR SLICK ROADS GOING OFF A HILL. I HAVE NOT HAD IT CHECKED OUT YET DO TO THE HOLIDAY SEASON. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I HAVE NOTICED WHILE APPLYING THE BREAKS WHEN IT STARTS FEELING LIKE THE ROTORS ARE GRABBING IF YOU EASE OFF JUST A LITTLE AND THEN APPLY AGAIN THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF IT WILL STAY RUNNING. I HAVE SHUT OFF THE SKID PROTECTION AND DROVE IT & STILL IT WILL DO THIS AND THE SKID LIGHT WILL SHOW UP. ON THE INTERNET IT SAYS IT COULD BE THE ICV VALVE. BUT IM NOT SURE THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE SKID PROTECTION. I BOUGHT THE CAR THIS SUMMER & I HAD THE DEALER SHIP TO PUT NEW BREAKS AND ROTORS ON IT BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. HAD NO TROUBLE AT ALL WITH THIS UNTIL LAST MONTH. I JUST HAD THE OIL AND FILTER CHANGED THIS WEEK. THERE ARE NO SERVICE LIGHTS STAYING LIT. & IT STILL DOES THIS. I WILL BE GETTING THIS CHECKED OUT. A GUY MENTIONED THAT IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC & DOES HAVE THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFTERS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR WAS IN THE AUTOMATIC MODE WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT IS NOT DROVE IN THE MANUAL SIDE. IM THINKING I SHOULD TRY DRIVING IN THE MANUAL SIDE TO SEE IF IT WILL DO THIS. I'VE HAD NO COMPLAINTS WITH ANY OF MY OTHER SUBARUS WEVE OWNED. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEM. HOWEVER I HAVE NEVER OWNED ONE WITH THE SKID PROTECTION OR IN THE 2000 MODEL UNTIL THIS ONE. *TR

Mileage: 114,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY 2011 SUBARU LEGACY FOR OVER EIGHT MONTHS, MY CAR WOULD JUST STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITHOUT ANY WARNING, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SERVICE CENTER, AFTER SEVERAL TRIES THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REMANUFACTURING ONE MY CAR STILL HAVING TROUBLE, WHENEVER I START THE VEHICLE AND MOVE FROM PARK TO REVERSE, ITS A HARD SHIFT AND THE CAR SHAKES LIKE ITS GOING TO STALL, ALSO FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, I HAVE TAKING MY CAR BACK AND THEY TOLD ME THAT'S NORMAL, THERE IS NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT THAT, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW THAT PROBLEM NEVER EXISTED, MY CAR HAVE 32, 800 MILES NOW, EVERYTIME I TAKE MY CAR I LOOSE A DAY FROM WORK, PLEASE HELP! *TR

Mileage: 26,000

WHEN PARKED ON A STEEP DOWN SLOPE, I ATTEMPTED TO BACK UP IN ORDER THAT I COULD LEAVE AN OUTDOOR CONCERT WHERE I HAD PARKED OFF ROAD.. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS FROM PARK, NEUTRAL OR REVERSE AND KEPT DRIFTING FORWARD. I TRIED TO ENGAGE REVERSE WITH THE FOOT BRAKE AND EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND IT STILL WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE TRANSMISSION STAYED IN DRIVE AND WOULD ONLY GO FORWARD NO MATTER WHAT I DID. THE CAR MOVED 1 FOOT FORWARD WHEN IT WAS IN PARK, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON AND THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN IT DID THAT, IT LEFT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE LEXUS IN FRONT OF ME ONLY AROUND 6 INCHES. I HAD NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO WAIT FOR THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR TO ARRIVE AND DRIVE AWAY BEFORE I COULD LEAVE. IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND I WAS PARKED IN A FIELD IN A COUNTY PARK, IN ANOTHER INCIDENT, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON AN UPHILL. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ATTEMPTED TO GO FORWARD BUT THE CAR DRIFTED BACKWARDS AND NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CAR BEHIND ME. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE LIGHT WAS RED, BUT TOOK IT OFF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE THE GAS. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARD AND NEARLY HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGED AFTER REVVING THE ENGINE STRONG AND BUCKED FORWARD. THIS CAR HAS THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND OTHER SYMPTOMS OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ARE LURCHING, BUCKING FROM A ROLLING STOP AND ROUGH IDLING. THE LOCAL SUBARU DEALER INSPECTED MY CAR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND THAT THE HILL ASSIST BUTTON WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THE DEALER'S STORY BASED UPON THE HUNDREDS OF POSTS OF SUBARU TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND ARE PURSUING A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AS DRIFTING BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS WITHOUT ANY CONTROL OF THE CAR WILL JUST RESULT IN A CRASH SOONER OR LATER. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR! *TR

Mileage: 32,410

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, BEFORE ACCELERATING; THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD IN A SHUTTERING MANOR AND THEN LUNGED FORWARD SEVERAL FEET (4-6 FT). THE RPMS SEEMED TO DROP (500-700 RPM) AND THEN SPIKE (1,200-1,500 RPM) WITH NO ACCELERATION AT TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE AND STOPPED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. I THEN TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO RUN FINE. THE ENGINE WAS NOT COLD AT THE TIME ON OCCURRENCE; IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN APPROX. 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

VEHICLE HAS VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AND CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDAL AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR

2011 SUBARU LEGACY 2.5I CVT PREMIUM MODEL : AT HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEEDS OF 60+ MPH, THE VEHICLE FEELS "WOBBLY". THE CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT IS GETTING SWAYED FROM SIDE TO SIDE, EVEN ON GOOD ROAD IN GOOD CONDITIONS. I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE AWD SYSTEM. I SLOW DOWN AT TIMES WHEN I SENSE THIS AS IT MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSAFE. IT CAUSES A FEELING OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS DURING NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS (NO EXCESSIVE WINDS OR CROSS WIND LOADING). THIS IS NOTICEABLE TO THE PASSENGERS AS WELL. THE SWAYING OR PITCHING HAPPENS IN RIGHT AS WELL AS LEFT DIRECTIONS. NO AMOUNT OF STEERING WHEEL CONTROL SEEMS TO COUNTER THIS. TIRE PRESSURES ARE ACCURATE TO SPECIFICATIONS AND THE CAR IS BRAND NEW TO ME FEB 5, 2011 AND HAS ABOUT 700 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 500

ENGINE SPEED SURGES OCCASIONALLY ( 4 EPISODES IN 6 MONTHS) WHEN MOVING VERY SLOWLY (PARKING) AND WHEEL IS BEING TURNED. HARD BRAKING STOPS CAR AND ENGINE SPEED RETURNS TO NORMAL. *LN

Mileage: 1,700