2015 SUBARU LEGACY Electrical System Problems

I have had several battery issues that I just believed to be bad luck and would get a new battery under warranty but it has gotten worse lately. It led me to look online and I notice I am not nearly the only one as this complaint has been brought up my numerous people. It is in regards to my 2015 Subaru legacy and how I’m not certain if my car will start if I make a few short trips where I’m “in and out” of the car more than 3 times in a short period of time. There is definitely a parasitic draw issue from the vehicle and it is a safety concern in not knowing if your vehicle is going to start or if you’ll need a jump or worse be stranded. With the amount of complaints on this issue I would have thought there would be a recall. I know there are safety bulletins but nothing that the dealer or Subaru themselves will address. I have also signed up for the battery settlement case but have not heard back in regards to this. I am really wanting to know if there is a solution because I’ve read a lot of reviews where this is happening in newer models also. It needs to be addressed and a resolution should be offered because it is happening to A LOT of Subarus. My other concern was the seats and moonroof. The leather driver seat has torn up and I have put covers over it to look similar but I use a sun screen for the vehicle often and it still tore up the seat. Lastly the moonroof has a defect that the dealer wouldn’t address. There is something wrong with the seal and loud wind gets in somewhere and makes the vehicle shake as though you turned up a base speakers to the loudest setting. The battery issue has been going on for years as well as the moonroof that has a spot that is allowing in air and causes the vehicle to shake. Please help hold subaru accountable for these issues and get back to me with some sort of solution! Thank you for your time.

We have owned two 2015 Subaru Legacy sedans. Both of them have had major battery problems. We've had to have battery tenders (trickle-chargers) installed on both cars, and we're still having battery problems. We've been stuck in various parking lots, unable to start the car, and had to get jumps from others. This is a royal pain, and a potential safety hazard if we are stuck in a remote location. We've been told by our mechanic that this vehicle does not really "turn off" when you shut it down. There are several devices in the car which continue to have a "parasitic draw" on the battery, which it is not capable of sustaining. We've had the battery and charging system checked out multiple times, and everything checks out fine. Replacing the battery will NOT solve the problem. Replacing the battery with a deep-cycle battery will NOT solve the problem. It is an inherent defect in the electrical system of the vehicle. Available for inspection: YES Safety issue: being stranded with a dead battery in a dangerous location Confirmed by an independent service center: YES Inspected by anyone else: NO Warning lamps or messages: NO

Car battery is draining very frequently which is causing the battery to die. Even for short periods of not using the car, the will fail to start due to the drained battery.

Battery continually dies. Driven daily and even after driving same day battery will be dead. Issue occurs more frequently when headlights are set on auto. Seems battery drains when car is off but still pulling a charge. Have been stranded numerous times since purchasing the car 2 years ago. Have had battery checked and told it is fine.

The battery has a parasitic drain, and if left off for more than 8 hours, is completely dead on attempt at restart. This has also killed my passenger side forward window which can no longer go up or down.

I just brought this car a few months ago and i have been having alot of problem with it from engine oil low when it not to tpms light coming on and going off to now eletric parking brake locked up now i cant move my car and i work seven days a week and always maintain my cars was getting checked its really weird

Extremely high, abnormal parasitic draining of my battery, in my 2015 Legacy whenever vehicle is not running. This parasitic drain on battery will leave you stranded, if parked for a few days, causing a safety issue, as you can imagine. I always connect and use a battery tender/maintainer with hood up, after every time I use car, when I return car to garage. If I did not have a garage, I would have to connect to this battery charger/maintainer and close the hood to deter exposure to the elements, such as snow, ice, and rain. It is not actual fault of battery, as new perfect battery will drain within a few days with this extremely high parasitic drain. I thought possibly if I blocked the battery remotes from contacting the car, I could reduce this drain. I placed the two remotes into a metal container and then I placed this into a second metal container. This did not resolve the parasitic battery draining issue.

I am the original owner of the vehicle in question. I have been experiencing excessive electrical drain issues throughout the life of my vehicle. I have had to jump it at least 10 times and have replaced the battery 4 times throughout my 7 years of ownership. This is quite excessive and has caused safety issues in the past as you never know when the battery suddenly no longer has enough power to start the vehicle. My fiancé was recently on a ferry and upon landing the vehicle would not start and this caused quite an issue with the ferry operator and resulted in undue stress and anxiety on her. I have also always had an issue with the Adaptive Cruise Control system (EyeSight) in which under what I believe are specific circumstances, the system fails to detect the roadway and road markers in front of the vehicle and abruptly shuts off. This hasn't been a major issue as I am still actively driving the vehicle, but when you are driving 50mph on a highway and suddenly you are decelerating without brake lights indicating so to others around you can cause a sense of alarm. The somewhat specific situations this occurs in is when there is very little to no ambient light on the road. Although my headlights are on, they don't seem to provide enough light for the system to 'see' at all times.

Electrical system drains battery very frequently. I have had alternator checked and is fine. This vehicle drains batteries leaving the car unable to start. The batteries will be dead by the 2 year warranty. I see there is a lawsuit in NJ showing the CAN electrical system does not go to sleep when the car is off.

battery drainage problem, transmission jerking

Battery drainage and replacement more often than usual

Bettery drained

When the car sits unused for more than several days, it goes completely dead. I have had both my mechanic and the dealer check the entire charging system ( battery, alternator, engine drive belt etc ) to no avail. Everything tests as working within given parameters and my 2015 vehicle w/ 67,000 miles is currently on it's 4th battery ! The dealer has refused to perform the two Technical Service Bulletin(s) issued by Subaru corporate unless l pay for them, as they claim they can find no evidence to show they are needed. As a disabled retiree, I cannot depend on this, my only vehicle, to go to doctors appointments, food shopping and other normal necessary daily activities. Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Battery has failed repeatedly. 6yr old car on 4th battery. First replaced by Subaru, then AAA, then by AAA by warranty

I have experienced two separate occasions where my vehicle accelerated even though my foot was on the brake pedal. Once, I was slowing down on a main street for a stop light behind several other cars. My vehicle began to accelerate and would have rammed the car in front of me if I had not been able to swerve into an empty turn lane. Due to the acceleration, I figured I must have accidentally hit the gas pedal, so I lifted my foot and hit the other pedal--which was the accelerator, and naturally just accelerated the vehicle more. I then put my foot back on the brake and the car came to a stop. The second time, my son was backing into our driveway. He had the brakes on. The car was slowing down. Then it suddenly accelerated backward. My son said his foot was still on the brake pedal when the car accelerated, and he did the same thing I did when I had the issue: he moved his foot to the other pedal, thinking he had made some kind of error, but found that the switch only made the car accelerate more, so he switched back to the brake pedal and the car stopped. In both of these instances, the car was initially braking when the brake pedal was applied, then began to accelerate without a change in foot positioning. The accelerator was not touched in either instances because the vehicle was going slow enough not to need much pressure, and the accelerator is positioned far enough away from the brake as it is impossible to touch both pedals at the same time. The floor mats were properly secured at both times (as they always are) and could not possibly have interfered in any way. Thankfully no one has been hurt or experienced any property damage during either of these episodes, but I am worried that one of these days, something horrible will happen if this problem is not corrected! I will give the date of the most recent occurrence in the information included with this report.

CAN ( Controller Area Network) is causing a parasitic draining of my battery causing me to have to jump my car regularly and I changed the battery less than a year ago. I know that I'm not the only person that has had this issue, I'm aware of the current class action lawsuit out against Subaru for this current situation. This is a very costly a serious issue that demands attention now. It's very dishonest of Subaru to tell you that nothing's wrong or offer any fix, all while taking our hard earned money. I'm very frustrated because I can't afford to continue messing with this issue nor can I simply go out and buy another vehicle. I have been left stranded both at home and aboard leaving my wife and kids not too mention myself at risk. I have taken the vehicle in and haven't had any remedy. No other failures at the time of this reporting.

I have a 2015 subaru legacy 2.5i engine. The problem i have is a blown fuse in the main compartment F26 (backup). I have read subaru forum(s) and in earlier years this is same issue that I current have in my car. In the older models this was recalled and the issue was reworked at subaru repair centers at their cost. This issue also said it could cause a over heating and possible cause a fire. Please look into this issue. Kind Regards, Doug Whittemore 57 lexington ave. haverhill, MA 01835

When I was in the garage (about 2 months ago) trying to start my car, it tried to start but did not. Repeated attempts to start the car failed, and it acted like the battery was low. I measured the battery voltage and it was only 5.9 volts. I recharged the battery and took it to an auto parts place to get a new battery. They tested the battery and said it was still good and would not recommend replacing it. The car has been fine since. I realize this is not exactly a safety issue except if it had happened someplace remote and not in my garage where I could work on it it could have been bad. I just found out there is a class action lawsuit against Subaru over their CAN system that sometimes fails (does not go to sleep) and causes the battery to run down faster than it should. It sounds to me like that is what happened to my car. If you are keeping up with complaints about Subaru's CAN system I guess you can add mine to the list (or database). Thanks for your efforts.

THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STOPPED WHILE DRIVING, ON 5 OCCASIONS. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY TERMINAL PART ON 3/31/21 ON 5/12/21 40 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE, THE AIRBAG MALFUNCATION ICON CAME ON. AS WELL AS AN IDIOT LIGHT IN THE CENTER PANEL OF THE DASH BOARD BY THE MPHIL GUAGE.TWO HOURS LATER THE IGNITION LOCK LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND CAR WOULD NOT START. CONCURRENT TO THIS THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW CAN NOT BE OPERATED FROM DRIVERS SIDE. ON 5/14/21, 40 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON THE DASHBOARD. ALL THE SAME STUFF HAPPENED AGAIN.

Mileage: 41,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACTED STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HIS RESIDENCE. HE SAW SMOKE ILLUMNIATED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FIRE STARTED AROUND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE CONTACT WHO THREW SNOW FROM THE OUTSIDE INTO THE VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE NO INJURIES. NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE POLICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED TO NO LOCAL MECHANICS OR LOCAL DEALER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

SRVD DISABLED AT 39000 MILES. BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM FAILURE.

Mileage: 39,000

CLOCK SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN IS BAD. HORN DOES NOT WORK. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG MAY BE INOPERABLE. CONDITION EXISTS WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WITH IGNITION OFF AND WHILE IT IS IN MOTION.

Mileage: 90,000

AFTER TURNING ONTO MY INCLINED, SOMEWHAT LONG DRIVEWAY, AND APPLYING A SOFT BRAKING WHEN ENTERING MY GARAGE, THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP TO A HIGH SPEED AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL WHICH HAD TWO LAYERS OF PLASTIC STORAGE BOXES IN FRONT OF IT. THE BOXES PUSHED THE WALL INTO MY HOUSE WHICH PUSHED MY DINING ROOM HUTCH FORWARD CAUSING THE TOP PART TO FALL BACK AND BREAK JUST ABOUT ALL THE CRYSTAL AND HEIRLOOM ITEMS INSIDE IT. THE TOP PART OF THE HUTCH IS UNREPAIRABLE. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED, MY HOME IS DAMAGED, AND MY HUTCH IS RUINED. I AM NOW AFRAID TO EVER PARK IN MY GARAGE AGAIN WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM ALSO AFRAID OF THIS HAPPENING ELSEWHERE WHERE I MIGHT POSSIBLE INJURE OTHERS OR MYSELF.

Mileage: 60,000

2015 SUBARU LEGACY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A WIRING DEFECT. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE'S MIRROR LINK APP MALFUNCTIONED. *JS

AFTER SITTING IN DRIVEWAY FOR 3 DAYS, VEHICLE WOULD BARELY START, STRONG EXHAUST SMELL, RAT NEST ON TOP OF ENGINE AND CHEWED HOSES AND WIRING. HAD TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP. ADVISED OF RODENT DAMAGE. REPLACED: ENGINE WIRING HARNESS, TRANSMISSION HARNESS, TRANSMISSION INSULATION, FIREWALL INSULATION, HOOD INSULATION, FUEL TRANSFER PIPES, AND FUEL LINES AT ENGINE BAY. CLEANED EXCESS DEBRIS FROM ENGINE BAY AND FUEL BAY (THEY HAD TO DROP THE FUEL TANK). REASSEMBLED. FINAL COST, INCLUDING TOW CHARGE: $4557.42. THANKFULLY, INSURANCE COVERED, MINUS OUR $1000.00 DEDUCTIBLE. GREEN CARS, NOT GREEN IN THE WALLET.

TAKATA RECALL WHILE DRIVING APPROX 60-65 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF I-24 INTERSTATE WITH DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD SUDDENLY CAME ON AND THE SUBARU WENT INTO AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM, CAUSING THE FRONT TO GO INTO A NOSE DIVE, AND THE BRAKES STAYED LOCKED. AN ACCIDENT INCURRED AND THE SUBARU AS WELL AS A VEHICLE BEHIND WERE TOTALED. LOW BACK, WRIST AND NECK INJURIES OCCURRED TO THE DRIVER OF SUBARU LEGACY. A CLAIM WAS SUBMITTED TO SUBARU. IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS AND NO FOLLOW UP HAS OCCURRED. FINALLY WITH LEGAL ASSIST, THE LEGACY WILL BE EXAMINED BY A "SUBARU" ENGINEER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.

Mileage: 30,000

IN JANUARY OF 2015, I PURCHASED A NEW 2015 SUBARU LEGACY WITH THE LATEST SAFETY FEATURES AND EQUIPMENT. WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF PURCHASE OF THE LEGACY BEGINNING IN APRIL OF 2015 THE RADIO/NAVIGATION/DRIVER ASSISTANCE DISPLAY CONSOLE BEGAN TO LOCK UP AND BECOME NON-OPERABLE AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF OPERATION. THE DEALER (MATT SLAPP SUBARU OF NEWARK, DELAWARE) HAD DIFFICULTY DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AND CALLED IN THE SUBARU REGIONAL TECHNICIAN TO TRY TO RECOMMEND A FIX. HE RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE CENTER CONSOLE RADIO AND DISPLAY. THIS ALL TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN THE REPLACEMENT UNIT CAME IN, WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE REPAIRS SHORTLY AFTER THE NEW RADIO/DISPLAY CONSOLE HAD BEEN INSTALLED, THE SAME PROBLEM WE HAD BEFORE WAS EVIDENT. IN ADDITION, WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCESS THE MAP AND NAVIGATIONAL FUNCTION AT ALL WITH THE NEW UNIT. AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS WE WERE DISCOVERING THIS, THE DEALER CALLED TO TELL US THAT THE COMPUTERIZED INVENTORY ACCOUNTING SYSTEM HAD FLAGGED THE MISMATCH BETWEEN OUR MODEL AND THE RADIO/NAVIGATION CONSOLE THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED IN MY SUBARU. WE RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND FOR THE SECOND TIME A NEW AND CORRECT MODEL RADIO/NAVIGATION CONSOLE WAS INSTALLED. WE NOW HAD ACCESS TO THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM SCREEN AND MAPS AGAIN GOING INTO THE FALL OF 2015 AND FOR THE REST OF THE WINTER EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. BUT DURING A WARM SPELL IN APRIL OF 2016 THE PROBLEM CROPPED UP AGAIN AND I BEGAN TO MAINTAIN A LOG (ATTACHED) OF THE OCCURRENCES WHICH BECAME MORE AND MORE FREQUENT AS WE MOVED INTO SUMMER DURING THE MONTH OF JULY THE SYSTEM LOCKED UP ON THE RIDE HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY ON ALMOST EVERY SUNNY, WARM DAY. SINCE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN UNTIL I'M ON MY WAY AND TRAVELING ON HIGH SPEED, LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS FOR 90% OF MY COMMUTE WHEN IT'S DIFFICULT TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD,

Mileage: 5,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE AND A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THROUGH THE WHEEL WELLS, ONTO THE FUSE BOX AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, AND INTO THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,200.

Mileage: 11,200

YESTERDAY IN THE EVENING I STARTED THE CAR AND HAD HALF TANK OF GAS IN THE CAR. BUT THE GAS GAGE WAS ON EMPTY. LIKE IT GOT STUCK THERE AND DROVE HOME IT STILL REMAINED THERE. TODAY IT WAS NORMAL. IT WAS 40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OUTSIDE.

Mileage: 18,000

ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE. EYE SIGHT SYSTEM ERROR LIGHT ON -- SAYS TO SEE DEALER. VEHICLE IS IN LOW CLEARANCE PARKING GARAGE - FLATBED TOW TRUCK CANNOT ENTER. BRAKES ARE STUCK ON. FRONT OF VEHICLE FACING GARAGE WALL, WHICH IS PARTIALLY OPEN (LOOKING THROUGH TO ANOTHER LEVEL). VEHICLE IS ON A SLIGHT DOWNWARD INCLINE FACING WALL. SEEMS LIKE ALL 4 BRAKES ARE LOCKED EVEN IN NEUTRAL. CAR STARTS FINE AND RUNS, CAN ENTER R N & D, BUT WILL NOT MOVE. NEW VEHICLE -- TOW TRUCK OPERATOR DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO RELEASE BRAKES FOR THIS MODEL YEAR, SINCE IT IS DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS YEAR. VEHICLE RECEIVED EYE SIGHT RECALL NOTIFICATION RECENTLY, BUT VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED YET. SUSPECT EYE SIGHT IS TO BLAME, AS IT HAS BEEN BEHAVING IN ERRATIC FASHION OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. (TURNS OFF IN EXTREMELY LIGHT RAIN, WHEN IT SHOULD NOT, STAYS OFF FOR A WHILE, THEN TURNS ON IN HEAVY RAIN)

Mileage: 8,140

THE ENTIRE RADIO DISPLAY WOULD FREEZE AND BECOME TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE TO ALL CONTROLS INCLUDING TRYING TO TURN THE RADIO OFF WITH THE POWER BUTTON. THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE IS BY TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 2 TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE EYESIGHT SYSTEM ACTIVATED PREMATURELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200. MA 10/15/2015 UPDATED 11/30/2017*CN

Mileage: 1,200

ON APRIL 11TH WE BOUGHT OUR BRAND NEW SUBARU LEGACY IT HAD MAYBE 34 MIILES ON IT (GIVE OR TAKE) MY HUSBAND DRIVES THE CAR AND A COUPLE OF DAYS HAVING THE CAR THE RADIO/BACKUP CAMERA/PHONE SYSTEM CRASHES- IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES. ON APRIL 14TH MY HUSBAND BROUGHT THE CAR INTO SERVICE. NOW I AM GOING TO JUST SPEED THINGS UP PUT ALL SERVICE VISITS IN ONE EXPLANATION AS I DO NOT HAVE MANY CHARACTERS LEFT. IN THE 8 TIMES THAT WE HAVE BEEN TO SERVICE WITH LOANER CARS, THEY REPLACED THE RADIO ONCE. THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE, SO WE SENT THEM VIDEO OF IT. THEY HAD NO CLUE WHAT TO DO WITH IT SO THEY SENT TO JAPAN AND WAITING FOR AN ANSWER. IN THE MEANTIME, THERE IS A SWEET SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SERVICE SAYS THAT THERE IS NO LEAK AND THE SMELL IS NORMAL AND FINE. WE DO NOT AGREE. I HAVE HAD MANY NEW CARS AND THE ENGINE NEVER SMELLS LIKE THAT. WHEN MY HUSBAND PICKED UP THE CAR YESTERDAY FROM SERVICE THERE IS A HUGE DING IN THE BACK SIDE. MY HUSBAND DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL HE GOT HOME. I HAVE ALREADY CALLED SUBARU CORPORATE AND EVERY TIME THEY SAY, "WE HAVE TO HEAR WHAT SERVICE HAS TO SAY." IT HAS BEEN TWO MONTHS AND STILL NO RESOLUTION. HOW LONG AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE?

Mileage: 100

I THINK THERE IS A POTENTIAL RECALL PROBLEM WITH EYESIGHT-EQUIPPED 2015 LEGACY MODELS. I TOOK MY CAR IN SEVERAL WEEKS AGO BECAUSE ONE DAY ALL OF THE HAZARD LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT (FLASHING RED) ON THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE, THE EYESIGHT AND THE ANTI-SKID LIGHT ON THE CENTER CONSOLE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT, AND THE LANE DEPARTURE LIGHT ON THE TACHOMETER. I STOPPED DRIVING IT FOR TWO DAYS WHILE I WAITED FOR MY SERVICE APPOINTMENT DAY TO ARRIVE. THE LIGHTS DID NOT COME BACK ON WHEN I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT MY CAR FOR A DAY AND SAID THAT THE LIGHTS MUST HAVE COME ON AS AN "ATTENTION GETTING DEVICE" TO ALERT ME THAT THE CAR WAS ABOUT A QUART LOW ON OIL (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT QUITE YET TIME FOR MY 6 MONTH/6,000 MILE OIL CHANGE). AFTER GETTING THE RECOMMENDED OIL CHANGE, I DROVE THE CAR WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. THIS PAST WEEKEND, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. ALL OF THE LIGHTS MENTIONED ABOVE CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHEN I STARTED IT AND PULLED OUT OF MY GARAGE. BASED ON MY LAST EXPERIENCE, I DROVE THE CAR ANYWAY. LATER IN THE DAY, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ONCE AGAIN CAME ON AND STAYED ON, EXCEPT THAT THIS TIME THE BRAKE AND THE ABS LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CAR CAN BE DRIVEN, BUT CRUISE CONTROL AND ASSOCIATED FEATURES (LANE DEPARTURE, ETC.) DO NOT WORK WHEN THESE LIGHTS ARE ON. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR WITH THESE LIGHTS ON ALL DAY SATURDAY (INCLUDING SEVERAL COMPLETE SHUTDOWNS FOLLOWED BY RESTARTS AN HOUR OR TWO LATER), THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED THE NEXT DAY, JUST AS IT DID LAST MONTH. I TOOK PICTURES OF MY DASH BOTH TIMES WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME ON THIS PAST WEEKEND. I CAN SUPPLY THEM ON REQUEST. IT HAS ONLY BEEN A FEW WEEKS AND 1000 MILES OR SO SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE, SO I THINK WE CAN RULE OUT THAT EXPLANATION.

Mileage: 12,412

2015 LEGACY 3.6R PURCHASED 12/18/14 TWO MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES: 1) SNOW / WATER ENTERING ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSING A BURNING SMELL INSIDE CABIN AND EXTERIOR. 2) WATER LEAK INSIDE CABIN AT DRIVER FOOT WELL AREA. ENGINE BURNING SMELL: 1/7 NOTIFIED DEALER OF BURNING SMELL WHICH APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM ENGINE/UNDER CAR AND INSIDE CABIN WHILE CAR WAS IDLING. DEALER REVIEWED AND WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE. 2/23/15 RETURNED TO DEALER AGAIN, ONCE AGAIN UNABLE TO REPLICATE 2/28/15 3255 MILES - BROUGHT TO ANOTHER SUBARU DEALER; DEALER CONFIRMED SMELL IN WRITING AND CITED DUE TO "RUSTPROOF COATING FROM FACTORY ON EXHAUST". 3/3/15 - DRIVING IN ANOTHER SNOW STORM, SMELLED BURNING AGAIN, PARKED AND OPENED HOOD - DISCOVERED WATER / SNOW ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT; ON TOP OF BATTERY AND COVERING ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; HAVE PICTURES. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF WATER STAINS AND RUST CORROSION ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ON ELECTRICAL WIRES AND THE PLASTIC WHITE FUSE CONNECTORS ARE DISCOLORED. SALT STAINS UNDERNEATH ENGINE HOOD AND ALL OVER ENGINE BODY. STANDING WATER UNDERNEATH THE BATTER CRADLE AS WELL AS SNOW. SEEMS WORSE ON LEFT SIDE THEN RIGHT BUT BOTH SIDES HAVE WATER. ENGINE HOOD IS FLUSH WITH BUMPER - DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY FIT ISSUE, HOWEVER THE ONLY WEATHER STRIP IS A SMALL PIECE ABOVE THE GRILL AREA AND DOES NOT STRETCH ACROSS AND OVER THE LIGHTS. 3/3/15 CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA AND DEALER - NO RESPONSE - YET. ****THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY MECHANICAL CONCERN. AT NO TIME SHOULD WATER EVER ENTER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT*** 2) WATER LEAK IN CABIN 3/2/15 DISCOVERED WATER LEAK INSIDE CABIN - DRIVER FOOT WELL AREA. NOTIFIED SUBARU OF AMERICAN ON 3/2 AND DEALER. KNOWN ISSUES DOCUMENTED ONLINE WITH SUBARU CROSSTREK AND PRIOR LEGACY MODEL YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 800

I HAVE A 2015 SUBARU LEGACY AND THE SRVD (BLIND SPOT & REAR BACKUP DETECTION) SYSTEM KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING. HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND DOES NOT GO AWAY WHEN DRIVING. TOOK THE CAR TO THE SUBARU DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS IS A DESIGNED SAFETY SYSTEM AND NOT WORKING IT BECOMES AS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 2,201

DRIVING ON FREEWAY WITH CRUISE SET AT 72MPH, REACHED DOWN TO THE CENTER COUNCIL TO GRAB AN ITEM, AND PULLED UP ON THE ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE BUTTON. THE BUTTON IS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO REACHABLE PLACES. THE CAR CAME TO A SCRATCHING HALT, LUCKY THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME. *TR

Mileage: 7,000