2017 SUBARU LEGACY Complaints

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON IN MY 2017 SUBARU LEGACY WITH ONLY 8,000 MILES & STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ON JUNE 18TH WE LEFT HOUSTON FOR SOUTH DAKOTA WITH ASSURANCE FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT AS LONG AS THE LIGHT WAS NOT FLASHING THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. ON THE 2ND DAY OF OUR TRIP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY & WE WERE NOT UNABLE TO USE OUR CRUISE CONTROL. WE HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED & REPAIRED IN RAPID CITY, SD. AT COURTESY SUBARU. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A WIRING HARNESS. IT WOULD TAKE 1500 HOURS TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TORN COMPLETELY APART. I HAVE ATTACHED PHOTOS. SUBARU REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT THE SAME. THE USB OUTLET DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. THE CAR LINER AND WIRING IS SHOWING IN PLACES THAT IT WASN'T BEFORE. THERE ARE SCRATCHES ON THE VEHICLE THAT WEREN'T THERE BEFORE AND LINING IN THE TRUCK ISN'T ATTACHED. I HAVE LOST ALL TRUST IN THE VEHICLE. WHAT HAPPENS IF 1 YEAR, OR ANYTIME IN THE FUTURE THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILS OR WORSE CATCHES FIRE? I CONTACTED SUBARU REQUESTING A BUY OUT OR TRADE IN OPTION. THEY HAVE REFUSED ONLY TO OFFER A 5 YEAR, 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. I DO NOT WANT THE VEHICLE & WILL SELL IT SO I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF RUNNING A CARFAX WOULD SHOW THE WIRING ISSUE & THEY SAID YES. THAT INFORMATION WILL LESSEN THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE AS A TRADE IN BUT I WILL NOT SELL THIS VEHICLE TO A PRIVATE PARTY WITH THE ISSUES AND I WILL NOT KEEP IT KNOWING THAT SOMETHING ELSE COULD GO AWRY. I ONLY WANT TO BE TREATED FAIRLY BUT SUBARU WILL ONLY SAY THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND REFUSES ANY REMEDIES EXCEPT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I DO HAVE A COPY OF THE EMAIL STRING WITH SUBARU CUSTOMER SERVICE IF NEEDED.

GAS CAP DOESN'T OPEN. I DECIDED TO BUY THIS CAR LAST YEAR BECAUSE ANOTHER LEGACY CAR HAD THE SAME REPAIR SHOWING ON ITS CARFAX. AND NOW I HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. THE REP SAID TODAY THAT THEY HAD ANOTHER CAR TO REPAIR FOR THE SAME ISSUE.

IN A PARKING LOT IN A STATIONARY POSITION I SHIFTED INTO PARK AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION; IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE SAME DAY IN MY GARAGE.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2017 SUBARU LEGACY AND INITIALLY SAW A DEER TO MY LEFT AND TRIED TO STEER SLIGHTLY RIGHT. NEXT THING I KNOW THE COPS ARE THERE AND TOOK ME TO HOSPITAL. THEY SAID THE CAR WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT. IT HAD MASSIVE DAMAGE AND AFTER TWO MONTHS IN SHOP, STILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL ON THIS CAR BUT IT WAS SENDING ME MESSAGES THROUGH STARLINK SAYING THERE WAS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. I WILL TRY TO ATTACH THAT SCREEN SHOT. ALSO THE DEALER THAT SOLD US THE CAR HAS BEEN NO HELP AT ALL. THE CAR WAS DRIVING AND IN MOTION. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EITHER.

PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM ACTIVATED ON HIGHWAY WITH NO IMMINENT THREAT OF A COLLISION. THIS CAUSED BY TO ABRUPTLY STOP WITH ME BIENG REAR ENDED.

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

PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR HOUSING IS MELTING, MOST LIKELY COMING FROM HEATED MIRROR DEFAULT. SUBARU HAD A RECALL IN 2013 FOR SIMILAR ISSUE.

I NOTICED 1 OF THE ORIGINAL TIRES THAT CAME ON MY NEW SUBARU LEGACY HAD A SIDEWALL BULGE. WHEN LOOKING AT THE WHEEL YOU COULD NOT SEE ANY MAKES TO INDICATE I HIT A POT HOLE OR CURB. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I NOTICED ANOTHER TIRE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT THE FIRST TIRE AND OFFERED TO REPLACE IT FOR FREE SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I REPORTED IT. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN I SAW THE SECOND TIRE THE WARRANTY HAD LAPSED. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TIRES TO COME IN I DID NOTICE ONE OF THE BULGES HAD DOUBLED IN SIZE. IN THE TIME I SAW IT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND REPLACING IT I PUT NO MORE THAN 300 MILES ON THE CAR.

NEW 2017 SUBARU LEGACY WAS BOUGHT IN MAY 2017. WITH IN A MONTH, WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN A SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT. DEALER DID NOT COVER STATING IT WAS ROCK HIT. IT GOT FIXED WITH INSURANCE CLAIM. AFTER FIXING IT, THE SAME DAY EVENING IN THE OFFICE PARKING LOT, IT CRACKED AT THE SAME SPOT. WITH COURTESY OF THE THE REPAIRER IT WAS CHANGED WITH WARRANTY. NOW, EXACTLY AFTER ONE YEAR, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, HEARD LOUD NOISE AS IF MY TIRE GOT BURST. WHILE LOOK AROUND I SAW THE WINDSHIELD CRACK AT THE SAME SPOT. IT CAN NOT BE COINCIDENT TO HAPPEN 3 CRACKS AT THE SAME SPOT.

THE STEERING HAS NO RESISTANCE TO INPUT FROM THE ROAD OR CROSSWIND, HEAVY/SLUSHY SNOW, ETC. YOU HAVE TO STEER INTO A CROSSWIND AND AS SOON AS THE WIND IS GONE, THE CAR VEERS. THIS HAPPENS WITH THE WIND GIVEN OFF WHILE PASSING THE FRONT OF A SEMI TRUCK OR OTHER LARGE COMMERCIAL TRUCK. THE STEERING IS VERY EASY FOR THE DRIVER BUT HAS NO "FEEL". IT NEEDS MORE WEIGHT TO RESIST OUTSIDE FORCES. I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ALIGNED IT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THEY SAY IT IS INHERENT TO THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. THIS OCCURS REGULARLY. IT ALSO SEEMS TO PERPETUALLY UNDERSTEER GOING INTO SWEEPING CURVES ON A HIGHWAY OR STATE ROUTE. YOU START STEERING BUT ENTER THE CURVE STRAIGHT BEFORE THE STEERING STARTS TO WORK. IT RESULTS IN A JERKY EXPERIENCE.