2010 SUBARU LEGACY Complaints

VIBRATIONS OCCUR WHEN EXCEEDING 50 MPH. THESE VIBRATIONS EXTEND TO THE STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR, AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS AND INCREASE AS SPEEDS BECOMING ENHANCED IN SPEEDS OVER 70MPH. NO ACCIDENTS AND REGULAR DEALER SERVICE. HAVE HAD MULTIPLE BALANCES, ALIGNMENTS AND 2 NEW SETS OF TIRES TO NO AVAIL. CAR PRESENTLY IN DEALER REPAIR FOR GREATER THAN 8 WEEKS TRYING TO FIX PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAD ENTERED A PARKING SPACE, AND WAS SLOWING TO COME TO THE END OF SAID PARKING SPACE. THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED, AND I COULD NOT STOP IT WITH THE BRAKE. I HIT THE CONCRETE AT THE END OF THE SPACE AT FULL SPEED, WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. I NOTICED THAT THE IMPACT HAD SLIPPED THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, IT REGISTERED THAT IT WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE NEVER USED CRUISE CONTROL ON ANY THIS OR ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE BRUISING FROM THE SEAT BELT, AND NECK PAIN FROM THE IMPACT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END, AND A RUMBLING NOISE IN THE ENGINE WITH POOR RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

THERE ARE VERY NOTICEABLE VIBRATIONS ON THAT CAN BE FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL, FLOOR, AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS. VIBRATIONS START TO APPEAR AT THE SPEEDS APPROACHING 60 M/HR; THEY INCREASE EXPONENTIALLY AND BY 75 MILES/HOUR THEY BORDER ON VIOLENT. THE ALIMENT AND WHEEL BALANCE WERE CHECKED AND DETERMINED NOT BE AN ISSUE. THE CAR WAS NEVER IN THE ACCIDENT AND WAS SERVICED REGULARLY. THE DEALER FAILED TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I DROVE CAR AND PARKED IT. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICED WHEN TURNING CORNERS IT WAS HARD TO STEER, NO POWER STEERING. IT IS NOT THAT NOTICEABLE WHILE ROUNDING SLIGHT CURVES IN THE ROAD. THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL IS FINE. I PARKED IT IN MY GARAGE THINKING PERHAPS THE EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS WAS A FACTOR. AFTER PARKED IN GARAGE OVERNIGHT, IT INITIALLY HANDLED FINE, DROVE 19 MILES AND PARKED IT. DROVE IT AND IT SUDDENLY RECURRED. CALLED DEALER AND HAS NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL OR THROTTLE BODYS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION. THIS HAS NEARLY RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN MERGING OR PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. PROBLEM OF VEHICLE STALLING WHEN STOPPING AT A LIGHT STARTED AT THE SAME TIME (RELATED PROBLEM). DRIVES FINE UNDER ALL OTHER CONDITIONS. DEALER UNABLE TO ASSIST. *TR

INCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY 9AM, EXTREME HOT WEATHER. I WAS PARKED ON A HILL- STEEP PARKING. LEFT MY SISTER INSIDE TO GET A PARKING TICKET TO PLACE ON MY DASH BOARD THEN I CAME BACK TO PUT IN THE DASHBOARD, IT WAS STILL ON PARKED- MY SISTER WENT AT THE BACK OF THE CAR THIS TIME AND AS SOON AS I REMOVED THE KEYS FROM IGNITION IT STARTED SLIDING BACK AND IT WOULDN'T STOP- ALMOST RUNNING OVER MY SISTER. I WAS STEPPING ON THE BREAKS BUT SINCE THE KEYS ARE NOT ON THE IGNITION IT WAS NOT WORKING ANYMORE. THEN I PLACED BACK THE KEY THAT STOPPED THE CAR THIS TIME. THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER SEAT SAVED US FR FURTHER SLIDING DOWN AND RUNNING OVER MY SISTER AT THE BACK. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN GIVEN THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE SLIDING WHEN IT'S PARKED. I WON'T BE ABLE TO REMOVE MY KEYS WHEN IT'S NOT PLACED ON PARK. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS FOURS TIMES (ON EACH SIDE) IN THREE YEARS. I'VE HAD THE DEALER DO IT TWICE, AND I'VE DONE IT TWICE. THE DEALER MADE ME PAY BECAUSE BULBS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CHANGING THE LOW BEAM BULBS ON THIS VEHICLE REQUIRES REMOVAL OF THE TIRE, AND THE WHEEL WELL LINER - IT TAKE AT LEAST AN HOUR, AND IS EXTREMELY CUMBERSOME. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $150 FOR EACH INCIDENT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP CHANGING THESE BULBS. SOMETHING HAS TO BE WRONG WITH THE HEADLIGHT UNIT. *TR

MY SUBARU IS EQUIPPED WITH CVT, WHEN FUEL IS APPEALED ENGINE REVS, PAUSE, THEN DROP IN REV AND ACCELERATION. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN PASSING, CORNERING, OR ANY OTHER POINT WHEN IN A ROLLING START. *TR

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATING AIR BAG IS OFF WHEN A 5'4'' 112 POUND ADULT FEMALE IS IN THE SEAT. THE INDICATION LIGHT WILL SOMETIMES FLICKER FROM OFF TO ON BUT MAINLY REMAINS OFF FOR THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED AS WELL AS WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR IN JUNE 2011 AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR EACH TIME MY WIFE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *KB

THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG IN OUR 2010 LEGACY IS TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED BY A 120-POUND PERSON. THE BAG IS DEACTIVATING EVEN THOUGH THE SEAT IS SECURELY LOCKED INTO POSITION AS FAR FROM THE DASHBOARD AS IT WILL MOVE, AND NOTHING IS PLACED BENEATH THE PASSENGERS SEAT. TO REACTIVATE THE AIR BAG, IT IS NECESSARY TO STOP, THEN TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND THAT MANEUVER IS FREQUENTLY NOT FEASIBLE IN EITHER HEAVY FREEWAY TRAFFIC, OR ON REMOTE HIGHWAYS THAT LACK SHOULDERS. THE REBOOTING PROCEDURE INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT ANY SENSOR FOR THE SEAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER OPERATING THE AIR BAG. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO TREAT THIS PROBLEM. *KB