2012 SUBARU LEGACY Complaints

CAR SHAKES THEN STALLS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. STALLING BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES(NOVEMBER 2018) BUT HAPPENED ONLY TWICE IN 4 MONTHS SO I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, BUT TODAY 3/5/19 IT HAPPENED TWICE(I NOW HAVE 79,000 MILES). HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT SUBARU TO HAVE CAR SERVICED ON 3/11/19. HOWEVER, FROM READING THE COMPLAINTS, I DON'T THINK I AM GOING TO BE HAPPEN WITH THE OUTCOME.

THE TORQUE CONVERTER OF MY VEHICLE IS NOT SHUTTING OFF PROPERLY!!! THIS BEGAN HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2019. AS I CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP, MY CAR STARTED SHAKING, THE WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND MY ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED OUT AND DIED AT A STOPLIGHT. I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED AND NOW IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN TOTAL TWICE! MY CAR IS NOW AT 118K MILES WHICH PUTS IT OVER SUBARU'S 100K WARRANTY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AS IT HAS AFFECTED MANY SUBARU OWNERS WORLD WIDE. SUBARU MUST OFFER A RECALL ON THIS PART!!!!!

STARTED TO STALL OUT WHILE STOPPING AT LIGHTS, PARKING LOTS, WRY BAD WHEN UNEXPECTEDLY NEEDING TO STOP. ALMOST REAR ENDED A FEW TIMES BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD STALL APPROACHING LIGHTS. I FINALLY FIGURED OUT THAT I NEED TO PUT IT IN NUETRAL FOR IT NOT TO DIE. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT SUBARU HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES TO FIX THIS ISSUE I AM AT 100,500. THEY ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO FIX IT. BUT IF I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WOULD'VE NEVER FIXED IT . MY CONCERN IS THE NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS I WAS ALMOST IN ON A DAILY BASIS. IT HAPPENS WHEN I BRAKE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, ANYWHERE I NEED TO STOP.

WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR WITH NEWBORN SON WHEN SHE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP BECAUSE SOMEONE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES IN FRONT OF HER SO SHE DID AND THE CAR STALLED AND STOPPED ON HER NEARLY AVOIDING BEING REAR ENDED. ON OTHER OCCASIONS SHE WOULD STOP ON A HILL AND THE CAR WOULD SHUDDER AND COME TO A STOP AND DIE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR ANY OF THESE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS CVT TRANSMISSION. ESPECIALLY WHEN SUBARU BOASTS ABOUT HOW THIS TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY MAINTENANCE FREE FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR WHAT A JOKE RECTIFY THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE CAR SHUDDERS AND MAY STALL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC IF I'M TURNING LEFT AND THE CAR STALLS AT AN INTERSECTION. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON A BUSY CITY STREET IN THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA AREA. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS.

SQUEEL AND JERKKING. SEE SERVICE BULLETIN AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES. TSB 16-90-13R; CAR IS OUTSIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT THIS IS A VEHICLE DEFECT THAT SHOULD COVERED AND RECALLED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V626000 (PARKING BRAKE). THE DEALER (SMITH CAIRNS FORD LINCOLN, 900 CENTRAL PARK AVE, YONKERS, NY 10704, 914-377-8100) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER 1-38167237613. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR STALLS WHEN BRAKING ABRUPTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. IT SHUDDERS AND DIES.

TAKARA RECALL MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 5TH TO 6TH GEAR I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANUFACTURER ABOUT BUT BECAUSE MY CAR IS PAST THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT DID FOR THE ISSUE AND DID NOT INFORM ME I FOUND OUT AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR IT SUBARU JUST INFORMED ME THAT IF I WANT IT DONE I HAVE TO $5000 DOLLARS TO GET IT REPLACED BECAUSE I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE DEADLINE BEFOREHAND BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF A LETTER GOT SENT OUT FOR THAT VIN NUMBER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP. THE DEALER (MY AUTO IMPORT CENTER, 1860 E STERNBERG RD, MUSKEGON, MI 49444, (231) 799-2886) STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE ENGINE AND OFFERED TO ASSISTANT WITH 50% OF THE COSTS. THE PARTS THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SINCE IT WAS 10,000 MILES OVER THE LIMIT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,700.