2005 SUBARU LEGACY Complaints

OWN A 2005 SUBARU LEGACY. 32000 MI. AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS DONE 3 TIMES. SUBARU REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM, SAYING THEY ARE OK. VEHICLE WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY IN 4000 MI. THE PROBLEM ID POOR QUALITY TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

AT DIFFERENT THROTTLE INPUTS THERE IS AN ENGINE STUTTER/STUMBLE. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY DURING (2000-3000 RPMS) AND IS WORSE DURING COLD AND RAINY WEATHER, AS WELL AS DRIVING UP HILL. THIS FAILURE IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME ESPECIALLY IN VERMONT, SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED. SUBARU SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE AT LEAST 40 OTHER PEOPLE THAT I KNOW OF, THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AS ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE DID NOT GET WHAT I PAID FOR. SUBARU SHOULD ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM TELL US WHAT IT IS AND FIX IT BEFORE IT IS TO LATE. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING LAMP ON DASHBOARD BLINKED, CAUSING DRIVER TO MOVE HIS EYES OFF ROAD AND FOCUS ON WARNING LIGHT. DEALER CALLED IN FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE AND ENGINEER. AFTER 5 TRIPS TO DEALER. SUBARU CLAIMED THAT THISWAS A NORMAL SITUATION ON THE 2005 LEGACY. THEY STATED THAT THEY DO NOT INTEND TO FIND A SOLUTION, AND SUGGESTED THAT WE LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL ON 2005 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON IS INTERMITTENT OVER A RANGE OF OPERATING CONDITIONS (50-70 MPH, STRAIGHT/FLAT, SLOW/STEADY CURVE, UPHILL, HOT WEATHER, COLD WEATHER, ETC.). CANNOT PINPOINT TO ONE PARTICULAR COMBINATION OF OPERATING CONDITIONS. PERHAPS INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION, BAD SENSOR OR COMPUTER CONTROL FAILURE. WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS, "CRUISE" LIGHT ALWAYS STAYS ON, BUT "SET" LIGHT TURNS OFF AND ENGINE LOSES ACCELERATION. RESUMING/RESETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. NOTIFIED MILFORD SUBARU (NH) DURING 22,500 MI SERVICE AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE PROBLEM. NOTIFIED MILFORD SUBARU (NH) AGAIN DURING 30,000 MI SERVICE (THEY HAVE THE CAR NOW, WILL BE PICKING UP TONITE). HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND NHTSA RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS TOPIC, BUT HAVE SEEN INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS WHERE OTHER SUBARU OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 LEGACY.

LAST SATURDAY, DURING A SNOW STORM,THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM ON THE 2005 SUBARU LEGACY WITH 11210 MILES CAME LOOSE AND STOPPED FUNCTIONING. I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE IN THE SNOW STORM. THE DEALER , GANLEY SUBARU, EXPLAINED THIS WAS NORMAL. THEY STATED THE WIPER LINKAGE IWASNOT AS ROBUST AS THEY USED TO BE, AND THE WIPER WERE RETAINING NUT WAS DESIGNED TO COME LOOSE IF THERE WAS RESISTANCE ON THE WIPER. THIS WAS TO PROTECT THE WIPER LINKAGE AND MOTOR. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. ESPECIALLY ON A CAR WITH ALL WHEEL DRIVE MARKETED FOR WINTER USE.*AK

THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT SENSOR SENSED THAT THERE WAS SOMEONE IN THE SEAT WHEN THERE WASN'T. THE CHIME KEPT GOING UNTIL I BUCKLED THE SEAT BELT IN. I CALLED THE SUBARU EXTENDED WARRANTY PERSON AND THEIR REMEDY WAS TO TURN KEY TO THE ON POSITION IN THE IGNITION, THEN, WITHIN 30 SECONDS, BUCKLE AND UNBUCKLE THE DRIVER SEAT BELT 20 TIMES. SHE SAID THAT IF THE BATTERY GETS REPLACED OR UNHOOKED, I WOULD HAVE TO DO THIS 30 SECOND 'DRILL' AGAIN. IT DID REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

2005 SUBARU LEGACY GT PASSENGER SEAT BELT SENSOR IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME COMES ON AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 7 MILES WITH NO ONE IN THE SEAT OR ANYTHING SITTING ON THE SEAT. IT SEAMS TO BE WORSE IN THE WINTER THAN IN THE SUMMER. THE RENO DEALER HAS 'CALIBRATED' IT AT LEAST TWICE AND SEVERAL TIMES THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID TRY PUTTING THE BACK OF THE SEAT MORE VERTICAL AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM (IT DID NOT). I E-MAILED SUBARU SUPPORT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM DOES APPEAR TO BE A NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS GIVEN THE OPTION TO PERFORM A PROCEDURE TO PERMANENTLY DISABLE THIS WARNING CHIME, WHICH I DO NOT WANT TO DO. *JB

OEM TIRES ON THE 2005 SUBARU LEGACY GT ARE DANGEROUS. JUST TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING OUR VEHICLE WE WERE CAUGHT IN AN ICE STORM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO NAVIGATE A GAS STATION AT EXTREMELY LOW SPEEDS THE CAR LOST TRACTION AND RAN INTO A POLE IN FRONT OF A FUEL PUMP. WE OWN A NON-AWD VEHICLE AND IT HAS NEVER LOST TRACTION AT SUCH LOW SPEEDS ON ICE. WE ALSO NOTICED IT DID NOT HANDLE WELL IN THE RAIN, THOUGH IN SNOW IT WAS MARGINALLY BETTER BUT STILL DANGEROUSLY EASY TO LOSE TRACTION IF THE SNOW WAS PACKED ANY. DECIDED TO PURCHASE SNOW TIRES BECAUSE TRAVEL IN THE WINTER WAS DANGEROUS. NOW, WE'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE OEM TIRES BECAUSE OF PREMATURE WEAR -- THEY HAVE LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM AND THE REAR TIRES ARE NEARLY BALD. ALL PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET -- SUBARU CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY OVER THE TIRES SINCE THEY DON'T MANUFACTURE THEM AND THEY AREN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY AND CONTINUES TO PUT THEM ON THEIR VEHICLES. SUBARU NEEDS TO RECALL THE TIRES AND GIVE PEOPLE TIRES THAT CAN ACTUALLY HANDLE REAL-WORLD CONDITIONS. THE DROPDOWN MENU FOR THE TIRES IS INCORRECT -- THESE ARE 17" TIRES, STANDARD FOR THE GT LTD. *NM

EVERY TIME I DRIVE MY CAR, IT STUTTERS. IN ANY GEAR ( SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY OF A 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION) NO MATTER CONDITIONS NOR DRIVING STYLE. SPOKEN TO ALL LOCAL DEALERS AND S.O.A. OFFICIAL RESPONSE IS "TURBO LAG" THE SYMPTOMS ARE NOT THAT OF TURBO LAG, NOR CAN S.O.A. PROVIDE A DEFINITION OF TURBO LAG. MAY BE TURBO SURGE, WHICH IS DETRIMENTAL TO A TURBO CHARGERS LIFE. THIS DRAWS SERIOUS CONCERNS FROM LEGACY GT OWNERS. I THINK SUBARU MAY HAVE A "SERIOUS" ISSUE. THEY HAVE BEEN THROWING MONEY AT CUSTOMERS TO AVOID LEMON LAW'S. THIS CAR IS NOT ENJOYABLE TO DRIVE WITH THIS ISSUE. PRESS THROTTLE, STUTTER, STUTTER, STUTTER, GO. SUBARU PROVIDED NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN A NEW MODEL. S.O.A. PROVIDED $6000.00 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW SUBARU. MIND YOU THAT RESOLUTION WAS EASY TO GET, BUT DID ME NO GOOD, AS THAT OFFER WAS MADE SIX MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THAT VEHICLE. LEAVING A DIFFERENCE OUT OF POCKET OF $3,200.00 NOT A PROPER SOLUTION. BUT IT WAS BETTER THAN NOTHING. I ASSUME SUBARU OS COVERING UP A LARGE AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE. ONLY TIME, OR THE NHTSA WILL TELL. *NM

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING HEAVY RAIN STORMS, MY 2005 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON HAD PROBLEMS STARTING AND RUNNING. THE ENGINE 'STUTTERS' OR 'MISFIRES' UNTIL THE BATTERY IS DISCONNECTED AND LEFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, THEN RECONNECTED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE SUBARU DEALER ON APPROXIMATELY FOUR OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM, WHERE ECU CODES HAVE BEEN CLEARED, AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. IT INVARIABLY RETURNS WITH THE NEXT RAINSTORM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD EMERGE WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS, LEADING TO AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB