2010 SUBARU LEGACY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DOWNSHIFT AS WELL AS UPSHIFT GEARS. THE CONTACT TRIED TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, BUT IT CONTINUED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. LOU FUSZ SUBARU OF ST PETERS, MISSOURI WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,700.

I WEIGH 115 POUNDS. WHEN I SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF THE 2010 SUBARU LEGACY, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. WHEN SOMEONE HEAVIER SITS IN THE SEAT, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. I WORKED WITH MY SUBARU DEALER, WHO HAD NO REMEDY, SO THEY REFERRED ME TO SUBARU OF AMERICA (800-782-2783). I OPENED CASE 1-25522457944. THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO AVAILABLE REPAIR, AND THE PASSENGER MUST "SIT PROPERLY" IN THE SEAT. I AM SITTING PROPERLY. THIS WAS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE THEY KNEW ABOUT, AS THEY CORRECTED IN IN THE 2011 LEGACIES (WE OWN ONE OF THOSE, TOO). I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WHEN I SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IN THE 2011 MODEL. SUBARU OF AMERICA CONFIRMED THAT IF THE INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT LIT, THE BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. SO A PERSON OVER 80 POUNDS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OF A 2010 SUBARU LEGACY IS NOT PROTECTED. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A REMEDY, BUT PERHAPS SUBARU DOESN'T WANT TO GO THERE. I WANT THE VEHICLE ATTRIBUTES I PURCHASED TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED. THEY SAY IT IS, BUT IF IT DOESN'T DEPLOY FOR SOMEONE WHO IS 115, HOW DID THEY DESIGN IT? IS THIS SOMETHING YOU CAN HELP WITH? WE FIRST NOTED THIS PROBLEM IN 2014, TOOK IT IN, SUBARU COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS TIME, WE PUSHED HARDER FOR A RESOLUTION, SO WE HAVE BETTER INFORMATION. WHEN DID THIS FIRST HAPPEN DATE WILL REFLECT THE MOST RECENT DATE.

TAKATA RECALL: NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. HOWEVER, THERE ARE A LOT OF RECALLS FOR THIS TYPE OF AIRBAG, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE MY VEHICLE IS SAFE FOR MY FAMILY AND I.

THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS LOCKING UP AND NOT RELEASING, WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL AT RANDOM TIMES. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE YOU MAY BE ON A HILL AND THE CAR STALLS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN ATLANTA TRAFFIC. SUBARU OF AMERICA RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPAIR THE ISSUE AT THE DRIVER'S EXPENSE. ON 6/21/17 THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES FOR THE CVT TRANSMISSION, BUT THAT DID NOT COVER THE TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE. I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THIS IS A MECHANICAL FAULT ON SUBARU'S END. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR THEM TO REALIZE THAT THEY SHOULD BE FIXING THESE ISSUES AND ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS? A CAR TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE DRIVER GETS HIT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED ON A STEEP INCLINE, THE TRACTION CONTROL INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (BRUNSWICK SUBARU 2992 CENTER RD, BRUNSWICK, OH, 44212) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

STOPPING VEHICLE QUICKLY AND ENGINE SHUDDERS AND STALLS AT ANY SPEED. MY CAR HAS 120K MILES AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE JUST UNDER 100K MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V326000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

THE LOW BEAMS AND DRIVING BULBS ON MY VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 54,000 MILES KEEP NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NO EASY ACCESS TO PERFORM THESE COSTLY SAFETY REPAIRS , DUE TO THE ENGINEERING AND PLACEMENT OF THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY(IES). THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS ON 04/04/2017 PAST REPAIRS (4) WERE DONE BY SELF AND BODY SHOPS DUE TO ACCESS THROUGH THE WHEEL WELL COWLING ONLY, TODAY I HAVE A LOW BEAM AND DRIVING LIGHT OUT ON EACH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE! NO LIGHTS - NO SAFETY!

CAR DIES WHEN HARD STOPPING. I TOOK IT TO MIDAS AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK UP. TOOK INTO SUBARU AND WAS TOLD NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION.