1999 Subaru Legacy

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 1999 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON. THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOLD ME THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK THAT RESULTED FROM THE OIL FILTER FRACTURING. THIS CAUSED SMOKE TO COME FROM OIL BURNING ON THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS, I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STILL SMOKES AROUND THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AFTER DRIVING IT. I CAN ALSO HEAR OIL DRIPPING FROM THE FILTER ONTO THE MANIFOLD. WHILE ONLINE REVIEWING MY CAR INSURANCE, I NOTICED THAT THIS VERY PROBLEM IS A RECALL DEFECT. I FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS AND CALLED SUBARU ABOUT THIS. THE REPRESENTATIVE NAMED PATRICIA SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND QUICKLY ENDED THE CONVERSATION. I KNOW THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NEED THIS ADDRESSED. MY WIFE AND BABY RIDE IN THIS CAR. THE RECALL # IS -98V127000. THANK YOU. *TR

• 12/29/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS AND VEHICLE ON SNOW PACKED HIGHWAYS CAUSING VEHICLE TO JERK AND SWERVE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. YH

• 12/27/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  STARTED NOTICING A PROBLEM WHEN COMING DOWN A LONG, STEEP HILL WITH EXTENSIVE SHUDDERING WHEN BRAKING. WHEN I GOT INTO TOWN, THERE WAS A EVEN MORE SHUDDERING WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. I HAD TO PULL ON THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. WHEN WE STARTED UP AGAIN, IT PULLED VERY HARD SO WE PULLED OVER AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE RACED UP ABOVE 4,000 RPM. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, BUT WHEN IT WAS STARTED AGAIN, IT RACED AGAIN. I EASED IT SAFELY HOME A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY WITH THE UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION PROBLEM CONTINUING. *TR

• 12/19/2004· EQUIPMENT,CHILD SEAT

  RECENTLY ACQUIRED A 1999 SUBURU LEGACY BRIGHTON IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. WAS INFORMED BY SELLER THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL WAS NEVER PROVIDED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I NEED TO KNOW THE PROPER METHOD FOR SECURING MY CHILD SAFETY SEAT IN THIS CAR. IN ORDER TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF FILE (JUST THE PART ABOUT THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSTRUCTIONS - NOT THE WHOLE MANUAL) FROM THE SUBARU WEBSITE, I AM REQUIRED TO BUY A "SUBSCRIPTION" TO THEIR WEBSITE. WHILE IT IS FAIR FOR MANUFACTURERS TO RECOUP THE COST OF ARCHIVING AND KEEPING AVAILABLE OWNERS MANUALS FOR OLDER CARS, INFORMATION SUCH AS PROPER SECURING OF CHILD SEATS IS INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE. GREED HAS TO BE CHECKED SOMEWHERE. *JB

• 12/12/2017· ENGINE

  LEAKING COOLANT AND REPLACED RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT AND STILL LEAKING AND STARTED TO OVERHEAD. FOUND OUT IT WAS HEAD BASKETS AND DID RESEARCH ON RECALLS FOR THIS YEAR MAKE AND MODEL. FOUND OUT ON FORUMS THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH BOTH TYPES OF ENGINES THAT YEAR THE SINGLE AND DUAL OVERHEAD CAM ENGINES AND ALL AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE, BUT ONLY THE SINGLE OVERHEAD CAM ENGINE HAD THE RECALL. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE DUAL OVERHEAD CAM ENGINE AS WELL.

• 12/06/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS WIFE'S SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENLY. IT STARTS AND STOPS AT WILL. THEN JUST ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO TAKING THE AUTO TO BE REPAIRED THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FOR GOOD. HE STATES THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST OR SLOW THEY ARE TRAVELING. TS

• 12/06/1999· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED STEERING AND ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS CAUSING DIFFICULTY HANDLING. MJS

• 11/23/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHILE APPLYING FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, LURCHING FORWARD ABOUT 3 FEET WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK

• 11/22/1999· WHEELSCrash

  I WAS TEST DRIVING THE CAR. I MADE A LEFT TURN ON A GRAVEL ROAD. I EXPECTED THE FRONT WHEELS TO PULL ME THROUGH THE TURN, BUT THE REAR WHEELS PUSHED ME AT A 300 ANGLE INTO A GUARDRAIL OFF THE ROAD. THE FRONT WHEELS SLID SIDEWAYS. ONCE THIS HAPPENED IT WAS TOO LATE TO STOP. THE DEALER ACCUSED ME OF NEGLIGENCE, THOUGH THE SALESMAN INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE ON THIS ROAD. I AM NOW INVOLVED IN A LAWSUIT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE.

• 11/18/1999· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD EXPERIENCES A PROBLEM WITH A UNKNOWN COASTING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DEFOGGER ISUSED, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/15/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID #98V127000 CONCERNING THE ENGINE. THIS CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

• 11/14/2003· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH LEFT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING TREAD SEPARATION. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE TIRE. SIZE#19060R15 YEAR 1999 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT NUMBER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/14/2003· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING TREAD SEPARATION. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO CHANGE TIRE. SIZE 19060R15, 1999. *AK

• 11/06/2002· POWER TRAIN

  THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY VEHICLE BECAME INCONSISTENT. SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T WORK AS SOON AS I STARTED THE CAR, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD STOP WORKING AT ANY RANDOM TIME WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE. EVENTUALLY, WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING, THE ODOMETERS WOULD STOP AS WELL. WHEN I WENT TO MY SUBARU DEALER TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND I WOULD HAVE TO WAIT INDEFINITELY FOR THE PART TO COME IN. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD BEEN REPLACING A LOT OF SPEEDOMETER HEADS ON MY MAKE AND YEAR OF CAR. I THINK IT IS UNUSUAL FOR A SPEEDOMETER TO BREAK DOWN AFTER LESS THAN THREE YEARS AND UNDER 65,000 MILES OF INITIAL SERVICE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING ON SUCH A YOUNG CAR, AND IF IT IS HAPPENING ON MANY CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR, I THINK THAT AN ORIGINAL PART MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE FOR THIS CAR. I THINK THAT A BROKEN SPEEDOMETER IS HAZARDOUS TO DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND THEREFORE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO WORRY ABOUT HAVING TO REPLACE MY SPEEDOMETER EVERY THREE YEARS OF MY CAR'S LIFE. DT

• 11/04/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS A CRACK ON ONE SIDE, AND CLIP IS BROKEN ON CLIP HOUSING ,WIRE TIE IS HOLDING BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH TOGETHER. THIS DEFECT IS CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE,AND SHIFT TO LOCK UP. *AK

• 10/22/1999· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCING HARD SHIFT AND ACCELERATES AT HIGHER SPEEDS WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER / WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE'S CAUSING FAILURE. *YC

• 10/20/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM. THERE IS A NOISE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED THE ABS SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/15/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL WARNING LIGHT HAS NEVER WORKED ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS, WHICH IS WITH 2.5 GALLONS REMAINING IN THE TANK. TYPICALLY, MINE ONLY COMES ON WITH LESS THAN 1 GALLON REMAINING, AND EVEN THEN USUALLY ONLY AFTER I'VE STOPPED THE CAR AND THEN RESTARTED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED. I CONTACTED SUBARU NATIONAL CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND AFTER CONSULTING WITH THEIR TECH SUPPORT PERSONNEL (ATLANTA?), I GOT A LOT OF DOUBLE TALK ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTROL FACTORS INVOLVED IN MY TESTING (I.E., REPEATED DOCUMENTATION). IN OTHER WORDS, THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT OR OTHERWISE DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. I HAVE MANY RECEIPTS SHOWING FILL-UPS WELL BEYOND THE SPECIFICATION WARNING LEVEL WHERE WHERE FUEL LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON A HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC AT HIGH SPEEDS DUE TO NO WARNING LIGHT IS A SERIOUS HAZARD. IT IS NOT SOMETHING I LOOK TO CREATE, BUT IT DOES ARISE IN HIGHWAY OR OTHER CONDITIONS FROM TIME TO TIME. MR

• 10/15/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MR *YH

• 10/03/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. BEFORE THE BRAKE COULD BE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY. BOTH THE VEHICLE AND BUILDING WERE DAMAGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE MILEAGE WAS LOW ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ODOMETER WAS REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

• 09/30/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGS,TIRES,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  CAR HAS PULLED TO THE RIGHT SINCE PURCHASE. PURCHASED VEHICLE LATE SEPT., 1998. AC DID NOT WORK VERY WELL, BUT WEATHER WAS COOL AND IT WAS NOT A PRESSING ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING SPRING/SUMMER, TOOK IN FOR REPAIRS TO DEALER IN EVANSVILLE. AC STILL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. ACCIDENT 5/19/99 WHERE I REAR-ENDED A VAN AT APPROX. 20 MPH., AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AC STILL ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. ON 9/17/99, AFTER DRIVING THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AT 65 MPH, I NOTICED THE TEMP GAUGE WAS ABOVE THE "H" AND PULLED OVER. THE CAR DIED AND NEVER RESTARTED. OVERHEATED TO THE EXTENT THAT AFTER ENGINE DIED, SMOKE BILLOWED OUT THE EXHAUST/TAIL PIPE AND OVER 3 HOURS AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF, RADIATOR FLUID STILL BOILED OVER WHEN ADDED. DEALER UNABLE TO PROVIDE EXPLANATION FOR OVERHEATING OR AC PROBLEMS. SUBARU REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE HAS REFUSED TO RETURN MY CALLS FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPAIRS.

• 09/24/2019· SUSPENSION

  FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE AT BASE OF STRUT.

• 09/24/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER THAT CAR HAD NO POWER, POOR GAS MILEAGE, HESITATION UPON STARTING OUT, MOTOR FELL APART AT 66,000 MILES ON INTERSTATE. CAR, ALTHOUGH A NEW MOTOR, CONTINUES TO HAVE NO POWER, POOR GAS MILEAGE, HESITATION UPON STARTING OUT. WHAT'S GOING TO KEEP THE MOTOR FROM BLOWING UP AGAIN, AND MAYBE WE BE KILLED. O2 AND PT SENSORS CONTINUES TO BLOW. SUNROOF WILL NOT OPEN;ADVISED A NEW ONE WOULD BE $975. SUNROOF COMPLAINT AT 13,680 MILES.

• 09/20/2004· POWER TRAIN

  DOWNSHIFTING ON INCLINES: PURCHASED A 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK LEGACY WAGON NEW ON NOV. 11/11/98, AT FUCILLO IMPORTS, WATERTOWN, NY. THE DOWNSHIFTING PROBLEMS OCCUR WHEN GOING DOWN LARGE HILLS AROUND 60 MPH, GENTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, LETTING OFF THE BRAKES, AND THE DOWNSHIFT JERKS YOU FORWARD. WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE WAS BRAND NEW, THE ABRUPT JERK WOULD PUT MY HEAD INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE SALESPERSON TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE WAY I DROVE THE CAR. ODOMETER FAILURE DURING AUGUST, 2002, THE VEHICLE STARTED INTERMITTENT ODOMETER FAILURES. THE ODOMETER WOULD DROP FROM ?? TO 0 FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN GRADUALLY RESUME. AFTER 6 MO. THE DEALERSHIP DID REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND I HAD TO HAVE THE ODOMETER REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $200. TRANSMISSION HESITATION AND ABRUPT ENGAGEMENT IN AUGUST 2002 (ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS THE INTERMITTENT ODOMETER FAILURE, AND THE CRANK SEAL LEAK / REPLACEMENT) THE CAR DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH A HESITATION WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE. ON A COLD INCLINE START, THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS SEVERAL FEET BEFORE ENGAGING IN DRIVE. AFTER REVERSING, THE HESITATION WILL LEAVE ME WITHOUT ANY DRIVE POWER, BEFORE JERKING INTO GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAW THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2002 (AT 65,179 MILES) AND DOCUMENTED (BUT NOT DUPLICATED) THE PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION CONDITIONER TREATMENTS HAVED EASED THE JERKING. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER, A SERVICE MANAGER FINALLY DUPLICATED THE HESITATION AND ROLL BACK. AND SUGGESTED TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT FOR $2,500. TODAY, THE CAR IS OVER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY AT 93,418 MILES. I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE RELATED, AND ARE DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. *AK

• 09/07/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING 55 TO 60 MPH ON A WARM DRY DAY CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE AND BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. ALSO, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, VEHICLE NOT STOPPING. CONSUMER HAD NO WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED INTO DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.*AK

• 09/07/1999· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE SPEED AND DAMAGE COSTS ARE GUESSES ONLY. THE PROBLEM WAS THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A FRONT END COLLISION AT A DECENT RATE OF SPEED. AFTER THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR SEES THE CAR I'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE A MORE DETAILED REPORT. PLEASE CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

• 09/06/2000· TIRES

  TIRE #1 IMPLODED, NEXT TIRE COLLAPSED, TIRE 3 NO LEAKS BUT AIR GOES( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/55/R16 )

• 08/28/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  REPEATED COLD ENGINE HESITATION; HAZARDOUS WHEN TURNING ONTO BUSY STREET.

• 08/13/2003· POWER TRAIN

  PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S CLUTCH.*MR CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS DUE TO FAULTY VEHICLE. *CB

• 08/13/2001· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PARK LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUTS OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/10/1999· WHEELSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH DRIVE STOPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO PREVENT HITTING A CAR THAT WAS TURNING LEFT. WHILE GOING AROUND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, WENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE AND THROUGH GRAVEL, WHEEL FELL OFF DUE TO NUTS: BOLTS SHEARING OFF,AND VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER .*AK

• 07/26/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURY. *MJS

• 07/26/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  TOTAL BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, JUST AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHCILE REQUIRED MORE STOPPING DISTANCE. DRIVER USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO START VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE CHECKED BY A DEALER. *AK

• 07/26/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN I'M GOING DOWN A DECLINE AT AROUND 40MPH AND THE TRANSM. IS IN 4TH GEAR AND I AM COASTING AND BEGIN TO APPLY THE BRAKE THE CARE WILL SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR AND REV THE ENGINE TO AROUND 3500-4000 RPM. I FEEL THIS SUDDEN UNEXPECTED TRANSMISSION SHIFT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF TRACTION ON SLIPPERY ROADS WHICH IS THE PURPOSE OF MY BUYING AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE.

• 07/25/2014· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT LANE OF I-78, THE SHIFTER POPPED OUT OF 5TH GEAR BY ITSELF (THAT IS, WITHOUT ANY HUMAN INTERVENTION). THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY, AS IT WAS NOW IN NEUTRAL. *TR

• 07/24/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON - IT THEREFORE GIVES WARNING FOR WHICH NO DETECTABLE CAUSE CAN BE FOUND. SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PINPOINT THE CAUSE OF A DEFECT WHICH PREVENTS ITS ENGINE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FROM FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY AND IS UNWILLING TO COMMIT TO FIXING IT

• 07/22/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNRESPONSIVE TO MY COMPLAINT. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

• 07/21/2000· STRUCTURE

  FRONT BUMPER SKIRT CATCHES ON PARKING SPACE BLOCKS AT THE HEAD OF PARKING SPACES. THIS HAS PULLED THE BUMPER OFF AND TWISTED IT. I WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY AWARE OF A PROBLEM LIKE THIS OR FOREWARNED ABOUT IT BY THE SALESMAN OR MANUFACTURER. I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAD I KNOWN. PARKING THE CAR SAFELY IN MY PARKING LOT (OR ANY LOT) IS MADE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT BY THIS PROBLEM.*AK

• 07/19/1999· POWER TRAIN

  THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTAINS "SLOPE CONTROL UNIT", WHICH ALLOWS FOR VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN RELEASING FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL, DIFFICULT AND DISTRACTING TO DRIVER. MJS

• 07/19/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN ACCIDENT NO DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAGS DURING COLLISION. NLM

• 07/18/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMEN OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS. THERE WAS A VERY GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATON.*AK

• 07/18/2000· AIR BAGSCrash

  NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN. *AK

• 07/15/2002· POWER TRAIN

  FAILURE OCCURS WHEN STOPPED AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED. CAR BEHAVES AS THOUGH IT IS IN NEUTRAL WHEN IT IS STILL IN DRIVE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES ALTHOUGH INTERMITTENT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION HAS CAUGHT. TAKEN TO DEALER 2 TIMES (ROBERTS SUBARU, DOWNINGTOWN, PA) AND ALTHOUGH THEY KEPT CAR AND DROVE FOR A FEW DAYS THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS FAILURE HAS ALMOST CAUSED CAR TO BE REAR ENDED 2 TIMES.

• 07/14/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON WITH 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES AND 15 INCH WHEELS. EVERY TIME THE FRONT DISK PADS ARE REPLACED, THE MECHANIC GETS THE PADS FOR 15 INCH WHEELS THE ARE INSTALLED AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. WHAT WE HAVE DISCOVERED IS THAT THE FRONT TAKE THE DISK PADS FOR 14 INCH WHEELS AND THE REAR TAKE THE DISK PADS FOR 15 INCH WHEELS. *AK

• 07/14/1999· POWER TRAIN

  DESIGN OF TRANSMISSION CAUSES IT TO CONSTANTLY DOWNSHIFT WHENEVER FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR TAPS THE BRAKE (SLOPE CONTROL FEATURE). NLM

• 07/14/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE SLOWING VEHICLE ON HILLS, THERE IS A JERKING MOTION WHICH CAN NOT BE RECTIFIED, IT IS ENGAGING INTO GEAR. MJS

• 07/11/2003· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR, TRANSMISSION WILL "DROP" OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE 5TH GEAR WAS REPAIRED ON THE AND THERE WAS A PACKING NUT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PEENED ON THE GEAR SHAFT TO KEEP IT FROM BACKING OFF. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROPERLY PEEN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW 5TH SLIDER NUT, RETIGHTENED, AND PEENED CORRECTLY. ALSO IN CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE VEHICLE DROPPED OUT OF THE 5TH GEAR, IT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO RACE. (OUTBACK) *SCC *JB

• 07/09/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SEATS

  WHEN DRIVING PRESSED ON BRAKES AND VERY ABRUPTLY ENGINE DOWNSHIFTED. ALSO, WHEN STOPPING ABRUPTLY CONSUMER LURCHED FORWARD IN SEAT. CONTACT DEALER DEALER STATED IT WAS COMMON IN 1999 VEHICLE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

• 07/06/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL FILLER PIPE LEAKS GAS WHEN FILLING. *TR

• 07/06/2005· POWER TRAIN

  DT: CONSUMER HAS A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY AND COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PUT INTO DRIVE IT IDLED AND THEN WENT INTO DRIVE. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A MODE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO REV THE ENGINE AND IT WOULD KICK IN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAL AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS TOO SOON TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 61,000. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE PROBLEM APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS AGO. *AK