2017 SUBARU LEGACY Complaints

OUR CAR'S WINDSHIELD HAS HAD MANY RANDOM CRACKS OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, 4 TIMES NOW WE HAVE EXPERIENCED SPONTANEOUS CRACKS MORE SO THAN IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED. TODAY WE FOUND A NEW CRACK TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE, AS LARGE AS MY PALM GOING TWO SEPARATE WAYS AND WE HAVE NO IDEA WHY OR HOW IT HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING WHEN WE NOTICED THIS, IT WAS ONLY UNTIL AFTER IT WAS PARKED DID WE SEE THIS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE QUALITY OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE MODEL OF THIS CAR AND AM CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY IF IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY AFTER STARTING THE CAR. SUBARU DOESN'T RECOGNIZE LEGACY AS PART OF THE WINDSHIELD ISSUE. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $1000+ WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT FROM SUBARU ON A KNOWN ISSUE. THE CRACK STARTED FROM UNDER THE PLASTIC COVER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PASSENGER SIDE.

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE ONCE THE CAR IS PLACED IN PARK. I CAN NOT TURN THE CAR OFF BECAUSE THE KEY CAN NOT BE MOVED TO THE LOCK POSITION. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, BUT I HAD TO PICK A DATE SO I PICKED THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. I KNOW FROM ONLINE SEARCHES THAT OTHER SUBARU OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM

FLEXIBLE EXHAUST BELLOWS THAT CONNECT EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS CRACKED AND EXHAUST FUMES ENTER THE CABIN. THIS CAUSES HEADACHES AND NAUSEA WHILE DRIVING AND IDLING ESPECIALLY WITH THE HVAC SYSTEM ON.THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON PRIOR YEAR VEHICLES WITH THE SAME BODY STYLE AND ENGINE COMBINATION. MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED.

I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON HWY 75 IN IDAHO ON A SLUSHY MORNING AND A STATE PLOW TRUCK DRIVING SOUTH WAS THROWING SAND ON THE ROAD AND WHEN HE DROVE PAST THE SAND HE WAS THROWING CRACKED MY WINDSHIELD. NOW MY WINDSHIELD HAS CONTINUED TO CRACK AND IS IMPEDING MY VISION.

I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD WHEN I WENT TO MY GARAGE, I HADN'T DRIVEN THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS SO I THOUGHT POSSIBLY EXTREME HEAT OR HUMIDITY MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK. IT SEEMED UNUSUAL BUT I DID NOT HAVE ANY OTHER EXPLANATION SINCE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE & THE CRACK WAS IN A VERY NOTICEABLE SPOT. I CALLED SUBARU TO HAVE THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED.

I HAVE REVIEWED MULTIPLE THREADS ON THE INTERNET TALKING ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THEY ALL SUGGESTED CONTACTING SUBARU AMERICA AND THAT THERE WOULD BE A FREE FIX SINCE IT IMPACTS SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE (SEEMS EASY TO STEAL WHEN THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE CAR FOR EXAMPLE). SUBARU DID NOT RESPOND AS ANTICIPATED AND INSTEAD RESPONDED WITH A 'GO TALK TO A DEALER' WHICH ALSO IS QUOTED TO COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. MY FEELING IS THAT THE KEY BEING LITERALLY STUCK IN THE IGNITION COULD LEAD TO THEFT, FURTHER MECHANICAL DAMAGE, AND OTHER RISKS TO THE PERSON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK AND THE CAR CANNOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS INDEED IN PARK SO IT RETAINS THE CAR KEY LOCK, NOT RELEASING IT TO THE OWNER.

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE FROM LAS VEGAS NV TO MESQUITE NV THE BSD/RCTA AUTOMATICALLY DISABLED ITSELF OUT OF NOWHERE. I HAVE LOW MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE AND MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT SO I TOOK IT TO SUBARU DEALERSHIP WHERE I GET ALL MY MAINTENANCE DONE AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE WHY ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND IT WAS AT NO FAULT TO MY OWN THEY SAID BUT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY A PRETTY PENNY AND I JUST FEEL THAT SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURER DO TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE ON THEIR VEHICLES AND IT WAS NOT MY FAULT IT MALFUNCTIONED IT WAS THEIR SYSTEM.*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON A HILL AND WHEN HE STARTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT HAD TO QUICKLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN TO A BACKWARDS U TURN TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK INTO HIS YARD. THE CONTACT AVOIDED THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE NEIGHBOR'S YARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE IT BACK IN TO THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT ON THE PARKING BRAKES. HE ALSO PLACED STONES BEHIND THE TWO REAR WHEELS TO HELP PREVENT ANOTHER BACKWARD ROLL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE VIN TOOL DID NOT SHOW ANY RECALLS. THE CONTACT HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE FENDER AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR REPAIRED SINCE THEY WERE DAMAGED DURING THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

BOUGHT THIS CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF JUNE AS BARELY DRIVEN, FOR A VERY GOOD PRICE. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAD A 2 MONTH OLD BATTERY, THE CAR BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD WHEN I TRIED TO CRANK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THEY JUMPED IT AND THE TEST DRIVE THE BATTERY WAS CHARGED UP. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE EVERY DAY SO I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM UNTIL NOW, WHEN THE KIDS SCHOOL STARTED AND MY CAR WAS PARKED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS WITHOUT STARTING IT. MY WIFE WENT TO THE STORE AND SHE COULD NOT COME BACK, I HAD TO GIVE HER A JUMP. CAME BACK FROM THE STORE AND AGAIN, NOT ENOUGH TO CRANK THE ENGINE UP. AFTER I WENT TO A COUPLE OF SUBARU FORUMS, I FOUND OUT THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. THEN I FOUND OUT THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT INCLUDES MY VEHICLE "POTENTIAL BATTERY DISCHARGE (DEAD BATTERY) AFTER REPEATED PERIODS OF SHORT-TRIP DRIVING.".