2018 SUBARU LEGACY Complaints

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

THE RADIO/NAVIGATION SCREEN WENT BLANK. THE REAR VIEW CAMERA, NAVIGATION, STEREO. ETC. NO LONGER WORK. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD THE RADIO HEAD NEEDS REPLACED. PROBLEM IS THEY ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND NO ONE CAN SAY HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO GET IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE BACK UP CAMERA NO LONGER WORKS AND CROSS TRAFFIC WARNING NO LONGER WORKS AND THE NAVIGATION NO LONGER WORKS.

RAN OUT OF GAS ON A FLAT HIGHWAY, WHEN THE INDICATOR SAID THERE WERE 30 MILES LEFT. GAGUE WENT FROM 1/4 TO 0 IN LESS THAN 20 MILES.

SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS NO CAR IN FRONT FOR POTENTIAL ROCK DAMAGE.SUNROOF WAS COVERED SO MOST OF THE GLASS WAS CONTAINED ON THE COVER. THE GLASS WAS BOWED OUTWARD AS IF THERE MAY BE TOO MUCH STRESS FORCED UP ON THE GLASS.

THE CAR VEERS RIGHT OR LEFT IRRADICALLY AS IF A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE CAR OR LARGE TRUCK PASSED BY. THIS IS VERY TROUBLING SINCE IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY AND HAS CAUSED THE CAR TO DRIFT OFF THE ROAD.

CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED. KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM ALLOWED DOORS TO BE OPENED. UPON SITTING IN DRIVERS SEAT, BEFORE ANY ATTEMPT TO START CAR, A MESSAGE ON DASH SAID "REMOTE KEY DEACTIVATED". AFTER THAT, NOTHING WORKED, NO FURTHER MESSAGES, COULD NOT LOCK DOORS, COULD NOT START CAR, NOTHING FUNCTIONED. FINALLY HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER, CASEY SUBARU, NEWPORT NEWS, VA. LATE NEXT MORNING, DEALER CALLED TO SAY CAR WAS READY FOR PICKUP. THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEM, BOTH REMOTE KEYS FUNCTIONED WELL, NO PROBLEM CODES FOUND. CAR OPERATED WELL ON MY DRIVE HOME, <5 MILES. HOWEVER, I HAVE A REAL CONCERN OF GETTING STRANDED IN FUTURE.

AT SPEEDS ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING HAS SUDDENLY, ERRATICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING PULLED THE CAR TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AS IF HIT BY A LARGE GUST OF WIND (WHEN THERE IS NO WIND OR PASSING TRUCK). IT IS AS IF THE STEERING IS OUT OF CONTROL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. THE CAR HAS 3,000 MILES AND THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5-8 TIMES. I NOTICE THERE IS ALSO AN IDENTICAL COMPLAINT FOR 2018 SUBARU OUTBACKS. THIS LAST HAPPENED TODAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING.

VEHICLE MAKING A LOUD METALLIC RATTLING NOISE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-45 MPH. SUBARU HAS MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO LOCATE AND REMEDY THE NOISE, BUT THEY HAVE NOT SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AFTER MORE THAN 4 TIMES. CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE ISSUE CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED OR REPAIRED.

PURCHASED A NEW SUBARU LEGACY FEB. 28, 2018. AFTER ONLY 70 MILES THE WARNING LIGHT FOR SEAT BELTS AND AIRBAG MALFUNCTION APPEARED ON A STARLINK SYSTEM AND DASH. AFTER IMMEDIATELY TAKING IT IN AT THE LOCAL CAR DEALER, SERVICE AGENTS CLAIMED THAT A "RODENT" HAS CAUSED THE DAMAGE. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, WE HAVE DISCOVERED A NATIONAL CIVIL SUIT AGAINST SUBARU. APPARENTLY THEY ARE USING BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS ON THE WIRING OF MANY NEW CARS THAT ATTRACTS SQUIRRELS AND MICE. WE HAVE LIVED AT OUR CURRENT RESIDENCE FOR OVER 35 YEARS WITH NUMEROUS CARS IN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER REPORTS ON JULY 10,2017, REPORTED THAT THEY HAVE UNCOVERED VARIOUS TECHNICAL BULLETINS FROM FORD, GM, HONDA, TOYOTA, AS WELL AS SUBARU CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. DEALER, AT THE MOMENT, REFUSES TO FIX IT WITHOUT EXTENSIVE COST TO US. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR--DRIVING IT WOULD NOT ONLY BE UNSAFE BUT ILLEGAL SINCE THE AIR BAG AS WELL AS THE SEAT BELTS SHOW A MALFUNCTION. FIXING IT MAY NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ON PERMANENT BASIS.