1998 SUBARU LEGACY Complaints

WHEN SITTING AT A LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, BRAKES GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE IS MOVING FORWARD. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AND IF ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPS IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER, AND CONSUMER APPLIES THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WON'T STOP. CONSUMER HAS TO GO AROUND THE OTHER VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING IT. OCCURS IN WINTER. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TWO NEAR COLLISIONS BECAUSE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND STOP VEHICLE. BOTH SITUATIONS WERE AT 25 MPH. *AK

.WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE OWNER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL LISTED FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, RECALL 99V04000. *AK

REAR ANCHOR SEAT BELTS ARE TOO LONG TO SAFELY SECURE A NUMBER OF CHILD CAR SEATS. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES APPROACHING THE EXIT RAMP THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT SEEM TO DISENGAGE. WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I HIT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH ON THE DASHBOARD--THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WENT OFF, HOWEVER THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN ALTHOUGH I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON AT AN ESTIMATED SPEED OF 40-50MPH. NEITHER DRIVER NOR PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND SENT THEM ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED ON 11/24/98; I HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE FROM SUBARU TO DATE.

VERY BAD OIL/GREASE SMELL BROUGHT INTO CAR BY VENTILATION SYSTEM AFTER EVERY OIL CHANGE. CAN SMELL IT OUTSIDE THE CAR AS WELL AS UNDER THE HOOD. GOES AWAY AFTER ABOUT 3 WEEKS. SERVICE DEPARTMENT STUMPED. I FOUND A SIMILAR REPORT: OD1 1D 828824, A BAD FUEL. *AK

LUBRICATION IN FRONT STEERING LEAKS ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM, CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER CABIN AIR. *YC

WHILE ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP, AT LOW ENGINE RPM AND LOW THROTTLE OPENING, THE CAR HESITATES. IF YOU GIVE IT MORE THROTTLE, IT GIVES A SUDDEN BUT UNPREDICTABLE BURST OF ACCELERATION. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY IF SOMEONE HAPPENS TO BE HEADED TOWARD YOU. IT IS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHEN THE CAR WILL START TO ACCERLERATE NORMALLY. IT IS A JERKY TYPE OF ACTION THAT DOES NOT COINCIDE WITH THE SMOOTH APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING AT 70MPH. IT WAS A FRONTAL AND SIDE COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT, CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT EVEN WHEN IN ALIGNMENT. RIDE IS VERY ROUGH LIKE SOMETHING IS OUT OF KILTER; THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T OPERATE SMOOTHLY BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR... LIKE HESITATION, AND ACTS LIKE THERE COULD BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GAS LINES OR PARTS CONTROLLING THE FUEL TO CAR; CUP HOLDER IS DESIGNED SO THAT EVERYTHING WANTS TO TIP OUT!! IT IS NOT DEEP ENOUGH WHICH COULD BE A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZZARD IF SOMETHING HOT TIPS OUT ONTO PASSENGER. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1993 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON THAT ALSO PULLED TO THE RIGHT!! AND THE TRANSMISSION (STANDARD) WAS SOOOOO POORLY GEARED IN 1ST AND SND THAT IT ATE TIRES CONTINUALLY, WOULD NOT MOVE ON SNOWY OR INCLINED SURFACES, AND POSED A MAJOR SAFETY HAZZARD IN WET OR SNOWY CONDITIONS,,, THIS WAS A STANDARD, NON-AWD MODEL... AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THIS VEHICLE AT 93,000 MILES AND SUBARU WOUDL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS!!! THAT VEHICLE WAS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AS THIS ONE IS,,, AND NONE OF THE CORRECTIONS THEY (THE DEALERSHIP) HAS MADE HAVE CORRECTED OR HELD SO FAR! AS FOR THE GEARING .. THEY SAY IT IS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST!! AS IS THE PULLING,,, I THINK I HAVE ANOTHER SUBARU LEMON,,, AND I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS OR WORSE THAT I HAD BEFORE!!!

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHEN APPLIED.DEALER HAS REPLACED LININGS ,FRONT CALIPER,MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER.PROBLEM STILL OCCURED.LUCKY ALL OCCURANCES WERE AT SPEEDS BELOW 25 MPH AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. SPEEDOMETER FAILED INTERNALY AND ODOMETER STARTED TO OPERATE BACKWARD. ACTUAL MILAGE ON CAR IS UNKNOWN.