2012 SUBARU LEGACY Complaints

BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL SUDDENLY INCREASED WHILE DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED ALMOST TO FLOOR FOR CAR TO BEGIN BRAKING. BRAKING IS NOT VERY EFFECTIVE. NO BRAKE FLUID LOSS EXPERIENCED AND BRAKE FLUID APPEARS CLEAR. FLUID LEVEL NEAR MAXIMUM LEVEL IN RESERVOIR. A RECALL (11V562000) FOR SIMILAR ISSUE ON CERTAIN 2012 LEGACY WAS ISSUED BUT MY VIN DOES NOT INDICATE A RECALL.

MY 2012 SUBARU LEGACY STALLS OUT WHEN I COME TO A STOP. IT DOES THIS RANDOMLY. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN HAPPEN ANY TIME IN TRAFFIC. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS CAUSED BY A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER.

THE TORQUE CONVERTER OF MY CAR IS NOT SHUTTING OFF PROPERLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL PERIODICALLY. THE CAR HAS STALLED WHILE I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A TURN, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP, AND IT HAS STALLED WHILE I AM ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE, AND THE REPAIRS COST $2,200. MY CAR IS OVER 100,000 MILES SO THE WARRANTY WILL NO LONGER COVER THESE REPAIRS. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SUBARU VIA THEIR WEBSITE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, BUT HAVE YET TO GET A RESPONSE. FOR NOW, MY CAR IS AT THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP AND I AM FORCED TO RELY ON FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR TRANSPORTATION. I KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 2012 SUBARU LEGACY VEHICLES, AND IT IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT OFFERING A RECALL ON THIS PART. I AM BEING FORCED TO JUMP THROUGH MULTIPLE HOOPS TO ATTEMPT TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, AND SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED ANY OPTION OTHER THAN TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET.

I BOUGHT THIS CARE A FEW YEARS AGO AND FROM DAY ONE IF EVER IN TRAFFIC OR ON HIGHWAY AND HAVE TO STOP REALLY QUICKLY, IT WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL,, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG I LOVED THE CAR AND JUST AVOIDED STOPING ABRUPTLY , BUT AS I HAVE LEARNED OVER THE YEARS THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE, A CAR MUST BE ABLE TO STOP, ITS LIFE OR DEATH SERIOUS... TO MANY TIME TO COUNT MY 2012 SUBARU LEGACY HAS STALLED,,, COME TO FIND OUT SUBARU IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS AVOIDED A RECALL,,, THING IS I AM A FATHER SO FOR YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT,, VERY ALARMING,,, SO I CONTACTED SUBARU DIRECTLY AND BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A RECALL ,, THEY JUST GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND,, THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS WIDELY KNOWN,,, THIS HAS LEAD ME TO FILING THIS REPORT,,, THING IS IF SUBARU DOESN'T WANT TO DO A RECALL AT LEAST FIX THE ONES THAT ARE BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION, TO INSURE PUBLIC SAFETY, IT IS JUST VERY UNFAIR AND HONESTLY VERY DANGEROUS,,,, SUBARU IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CVT YET HAS SO FAR DODGED A BULLET AND HONESTLY I HAVE TO , JUST GLAD I DIDN'T GET IN A WRECK,,,, SUBARU PLEASE MAKE THIS RIGHT

AIRBAG LIGHT ON. OPEN CIRCUIT FOUND. NEEDS AIRBAG MAIN HARNESS, BODY HARNESS AND LEFT FRONT SUB SENSOR TO CORRECT CONCERN. IN MOTION WHEN LIGHT CAME ON.

STEERING WHEEL NEARLY LOCKED - BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. HAPPENED WHILE MAKING A VERY SLIGHT RIGHT TURN AT ABOUT 5MPH FROM A SMALL SIDE ROAD ONTO A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY. WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE A VERY VERY WIDE TURN TO GET OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT.

CAR WILL SHUDDER AND ALMOST DIE OR WILL DIE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTOR. WE HAVE THE CVT TRANSMISSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V694000 (VISIBILITY) AND 17V014000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SUBARU OF KENNESAW (905 ERNEST BARRETT PKWY NW, KENNESAW, GA) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

SUNROOF SHATTERED WITH A VERY LOAD BANG. DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY DURING THE DAY IN GOOD WEATHER AND AT CONSTANT SPEED. NOTHING HIT THE SUNROOF. THERE WERE NO CARS OR TRUCKS IN FRONT OF ME. I DID NOT GO OVER A BRIDGE OR ANY OTHER STRUCTURE. IT "SPONTANEOUSLY" SHATTERED.

ON JULY 31 OF 2017 I BROUGHT MY CAR TO 'BIG O TIRES' FOR ROUTINE BRAKE INSPECTION. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS ON CAR DASHBOARD. AFTER BRAKES INSPECTION MY CAR WAS DECLARED UNSAFE TO LEAVE THE SHOPS WITHOUT REPAIR. THE REPAIR HAD TO BE MADE BECAUSE OF BOTH REAR CALIPERS WHERE FROZEN. I HAD NO CHOICE AND AGREED TO REPAIRS (MY CAR THEN HAD MILEAGE OF 27,500 MILES; THE COPY OF SUBARU EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY I RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER 2017). REPAIR INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF CALIPERS, ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS (ALL REAR). ALSO, NEW TIRES, AS THEIR EXTENSIVE WEAR WAS CONSISTENT WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. STATEMENT OF REPAIR AND POLICY ARE ATTACHED. [SEVERAL MONTH BEFORE THIS REPAIR I VISITED SUBARU DEALERSHIP WITH CONCERN OF HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION INCONSISTENT WITH MILEAGE I DROVE. AT THAT TIME NO REPAIR WAS MADE, AND I ONLY GUESS THAT COMPUTER RESET WAS DONE.]