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My wife experienced an unintended acceleration in her 2018 Subaru Legacy. My wife had begun to slowly back out of a parking space in a school parking lot when her 2018 Legacy went into an unintended rapid acceleration in reverse. The car took off in reverse and did not respond to her applying the brakes. Somehow she managed to steer the car which was rapidly acceleration in reverse, virtually uncontrollable, and guide the car down a row of parked cars until she clipped the front of another car at the end of the row and her car came to a stop. Thank God there were no students in the parking lot at the time! The floor mats in our Legacy are Subaru mats that lie flat and in no way would affect the accelerator pedal. As the car was accelerating in reverse, and she had removed her foot from the accelerator onto the brake, the brakes did not slow the car. There is considerable damage to the right rear of the car and trunk. After the accident, when the car was restarted, the accelerator and brakes worked fine and she was able to drive it home from the scene. Thank god students were not in the parking lot! [XXX] [XXX] (cell) [XXX] Nashua, NH 03062 (May-Oct), Ponte Vedra, FL (Nov-April) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
My wife experienced an unintended acceleration in her 2018 Subaru Legacy. My wife had begun to slowly back out of a parking space in a school parking lot when her 2018 Legacy went into an unintended rapid acceleration in reverse. The car took off in reverse and did not respond to her applying the brakes. Somehow she managed to steer the car which was rapidly acceleration in reverse, virtually uncontrollable, and guide the car down a row of parked cars until she clipped the front of another car at the end of the row and her car came to a stop. Thank God there were no students in the parking lot at the time! The floor mats in our Legacy are Subaru mats that lie flat and in no way would affect the accelerator pedal. As the car was accelerating in reverse, and she had removed her foot from the accelerator onto the brake, the brakes did not slow the car. There is considerable damage to the right rear of the car and trunk. After the accident, when the car was restarted, the accelerator and brakes worked fine and she was able to drive it home from the scene. Thank god students were not in the parking lot! [XXX] [XXX] (cell) [XXX] Nashua, NH 03062 (May-Oct), Ponte Vedra, FL (Nov-April) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
I have a 2018 Subaru Legacy 2.5. The front catalytic converter failed April 2022 with 130k miles. the part was replace by Subaru and the part has failed again. Oct 2023 with 180k miles. Exhaust fumes enter the passenger compartment (which are Carbon Monoxide). The same part has failed two times in a short period of time. Subaru states this is not a warranty issue .This must become a recall.
I have a 2018 Subaru Legacy 2.5. The front catalytic converter failed April 2022 with 130k miles. the part was replace by Subaru and the part has failed again. Oct 2023 with 180k miles. Exhaust fumes enter the passenger compartment (which are Carbon Monoxide). The same part has failed two times in a short period of time. Subaru states this is not a warranty issue .This must become a recall.
A friend was trying to move the car from the street when it suddenly lurched and accelerated and hit a tree, and boulder, and another car. They had not stepped on the accelerator yet. She lost control of the car. It was totaled as per State Farm.
A friend was trying to move the car from the street when it suddenly lurched and accelerated and hit a tree, and boulder, and another car. They had not stepped on the accelerator yet. She lost control of the car. It was totaled as per State Farm.
ACCELERATION HESITATES OR STUTTERS WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING, LIKE FROM A STOP IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. 2018 LEGACY 3.6R HAS DONE THIS SINCE PURCHASED IN APRIL 2019.
ACCELERATION HESITATES OR STUTTERS WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING, LIKE FROM A STOP IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. 2018 LEGACY 3.6R HAS DONE THIS SINCE PURCHASED IN APRIL 2019.
ON JUNE 6, 2019, WE TOOK OUR CAR IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TO PERFORM TWO OUTSTANDING RECALLS THAT INVOLVED "SOFTWARE REPROGRAMMING" -- ONE FOR THE FUEL GAUGE (WHICH APPARENTLY MAY NOT PROPERLY REFLECT LOW GAS LEVELS) AND ONE FOR THE HEAD UNIT (WHICH MAY FAIL TO INITIALIZE AND ACTIVATE THE BACKUP CAMERA). WE HAD _ZERO_ PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD UNIT (OR FUEL GAUGE TO OUR KNOWLEDGE) PRIOR TO THE RECALL WORK. NOW THE HEAD UNIT FAILS TO INITIALIZE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES EVERY FEW TIMES WE START OUR CAR -- THE _EXACT_ ISSUE THAT THE RECALL WAS INITIATED TO ADDRESS. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE REPROGRAMMING MAY NOT HAVE REMEDIED THAT SENSING ERROR EITHER. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHICH HAS INSTRUCTED US TO RETURN TO THE SAME DEALER TO HAVE THEM TRY TO FIX IT AGAIN. WE SCHEDULED THEIR NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT ON JULY 3RD, BUT NOW HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THE SOFTWARE REPROGRAMMING ROLLED OUT BY SUBARU ACTUALLY REMEDIED THE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. INDEED, IT APPEARS TO HAVE INTRODUCED A DEFECT INTO OUR HEAD UNIT SYSTEM.
ON JUNE 6, 2019, WE TOOK OUR CAR IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TO PERFORM TWO OUTSTANDING RECALLS THAT INVOLVED "SOFTWARE REPROGRAMMING" -- ONE FOR THE FUEL GAUGE (WHICH APPARENTLY MAY NOT PROPERLY REFLECT LOW GAS LEVELS) AND ONE FOR THE HEAD UNIT (WHICH MAY FAIL TO INITIALIZE AND ACTIVATE THE BACKUP CAMERA). WE HAD _ZERO_ PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD UNIT (OR FUEL GAUGE TO OUR KNOWLEDGE) PRIOR TO THE RECALL WORK. NOW THE HEAD UNIT FAILS TO INITIALIZE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES EVERY FEW TIMES WE START OUR CAR -- THE _EXACT_ ISSUE THAT THE RECALL WAS INITIATED TO ADDRESS. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE REPROGRAMMING MAY NOT HAVE REMEDIED THAT SENSING ERROR EITHER. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHICH HAS INSTRUCTED US TO RETURN TO THE SAME DEALER TO HAVE THEM TRY TO FIX IT AGAIN. WE SCHEDULED THEIR NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT ON JULY 3RD, BUT NOW HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THE SOFTWARE REPROGRAMMING ROLLED OUT BY SUBARU ACTUALLY REMEDIED THE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. INDEED, IT APPEARS TO HAVE INTRODUCED A DEFECT INTO OUR HEAD UNIT SYSTEM.
AFTER FILING TANK I TOOK A DRIVE...DROVE ABT 30 MILES TO DO SOME SHOPPING THEN ABT 2 HOURS LATER I DROVE THE 30 MILES BACK HOME WITH THE FUEL GUAGE NOT MOVING....AFTER SEVERAL HOURS AT HOME GETTING READY TO GO OUT FOR THE EVENING I GOT INTO CAR..PRESSED THE BUTTON AND STARTED CAR...NOTICE THAT THE FUEL GUAGE WAS AT 3/4....WHEN I PARKED IT WAS ABOVE FULL...THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2018 (PURCHASED CAR NEW ON MAY 26 2018) CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON JULY 3, 2018...THEY RECEIVED IT ON JULY 7, 2018....AFTER BEING AT THE DEALER FOR 11 WEEKS THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH A NEW CLUSTER (DEALER WAS AWARE THE A RECALL WAS IN THE WORKS FOR A PREMATURE EMPTY TANK WHEN LOW FUEL LIGHT CANE ON)..RECEIVED CAR BACK ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 AND ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 I ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE....DROVE HOME FROM DEALERSHIP 21ST WENT TO WORK MORNING 22ND CAME HOME AND GOT READY TO GO OUT...GOT INTO CAR WITH AGAIN A FULL TANK WHEN PARKED AND NOW UPON IGNITION IT WAS A BIT OVER 7/8 LOWER...THE DTE IS AND HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE.... DEALERSHIP HAD NEVER DRIVEN CAR SO THAT WAS RECENTLY DONE....NEW SENSORS PUT IN....TOOK OFF FROM DEALERSHIP 4-3-2019 WITH FULL TANK...DROVE ABT 49 MILES AND DECIDED TO TOP OFF TANK TO TEST MILES/FUEL CONSUMPTION...NOW THE GUAGE REMAIN IN THE SAME POSITION AS PRIOR TO ADDING FUEL...ALSO IN THE SAME 49 MILES THE DTE DROPPED FROM 610 TO 460.... WHEN I RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK IN SEPTEMBER IS WHEN I STARTED IMAGE DOCUMENTING....WITHOUT AN ACCURATE FUEL GUAGE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD....SUBARU AND DEALERSHIP ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH NO SOLUTION...
AFTER FILING TANK I TOOK A DRIVE...DROVE ABT 30 MILES TO DO SOME SHOPPING THEN ABT 2 HOURS LATER I DROVE THE 30 MILES BACK HOME WITH THE FUEL GUAGE NOT MOVING....AFTER SEVERAL HOURS AT HOME GETTING READY TO GO OUT FOR THE EVENING I GOT INTO CAR..PRESSED THE BUTTON AND STARTED CAR...NOTICE THAT THE FUEL GUAGE WAS AT 3/4....WHEN I PARKED IT WAS ABOVE FULL...THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2018 (PURCHASED CAR NEW ON MAY 26 2018) CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ON JULY 3, 2018...THEY RECEIVED IT ON JULY 7, 2018....AFTER BEING AT THE DEALER FOR 11 WEEKS THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH A NEW CLUSTER (DEALER WAS AWARE THE A RECALL WAS IN THE WORKS FOR A PREMATURE EMPTY TANK WHEN LOW FUEL LIGHT CANE ON)..RECEIVED CAR BACK ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2018 AND ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 I ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE....DROVE HOME FROM DEALERSHIP 21ST WENT TO WORK MORNING 22ND CAME HOME AND GOT READY TO GO OUT...GOT INTO CAR WITH AGAIN A FULL TANK WHEN PARKED AND NOW UPON IGNITION IT WAS A BIT OVER 7/8 LOWER...THE DTE IS AND HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE PLACE.... DEALERSHIP HAD NEVER DRIVEN CAR SO THAT WAS RECENTLY DONE....NEW SENSORS PUT IN....TOOK OFF FROM DEALERSHIP 4-3-2019 WITH FULL TANK...DROVE ABT 49 MILES AND DECIDED TO TOP OFF TANK TO TEST MILES/FUEL CONSUMPTION...NOW THE GUAGE REMAIN IN THE SAME POSITION AS PRIOR TO ADDING FUEL...ALSO IN THE SAME 49 MILES THE DTE DROPPED FROM 610 TO 460.... WHEN I RECEIVED VEHICLE BACK IN SEPTEMBER IS WHEN I STARTED IMAGE DOCUMENTING....WITHOUT AN ACCURATE FUEL GUAGE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FEEL SAFE ON THE ROAD....SUBARU AND DEALERSHIP ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH NO SOLUTION...
FUEL LEVEL NOT PROPERLY INDICATED SUBARU"S LETTER INDICATED THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN OR IF THERE WOULD BE A FIX TO THE PROBLEM
ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWED THAT THE REMAIN MILEAGE WAS 70, BUT IT STOPPED ALL THE SUDDEN DUE TO NO GAS. I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR STOPPED ON A PUBLIC STREET WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. AFTER MANY TIMES TRYING TO START THE CAR, IT DID NOT WORK; IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR STRANDED TO GO AND GET GAS TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION.
FUEL LEVEL NOT PROPERLY INDICATED SUBARU"S LETTER INDICATED THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN OR IF THERE WOULD BE A FIX TO THE PROBLEM
ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWED THAT THE REMAIN MILEAGE WAS 70, BUT IT STOPPED ALL THE SUDDEN DUE TO NO GAS. I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR STOPPED ON A PUBLIC STREET WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC. AFTER MANY TIMES TRYING TO START THE CAR, IT DID NOT WORK; IT WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR STRANDED TO GO AND GET GAS TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION.