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87 reportsMileage unknown · Jun 28, 2016
Air Bags
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF TH…
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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
NHTSA ODI #10881235
149,000 miles · Apr 8, 2016
Fuel/propulsion System
TWO OCCURRENCES SO FAR ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 23 AND TUESDAY APRIL 5. VEHICLE SUDDENLY DISPLAYS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND VEHICLE DROPS INTO "LIMP MODE." PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY DUE TO WEAR ON THE POTENTIOMETERS IN THE DRIVE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM. THIS WEAR CAUSES DIFFERENT READINGS WHICH MAKES THE MOTOR …
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TWO OCCURRENCES SO FAR ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 23 AND TUESDAY APRIL 5. VEHICLE SUDDENLY DISPLAYS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND VEHICLE DROPS INTO "LIMP MODE." PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY DUE TO WEAR ON THE POTENTIOMETERS IN THE DRIVE-BY-WIRE SYSTEM. THIS WEAR CAUSES DIFFERENT READINGS WHICH MAKES THE MOTOR THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE PEDAL AND CUTS THE VEHICLE SPEED TO ROUGHLY 5 MPH. FIRST OCCURRENCE DRIVING ALONG AT POSTED SPEED OF 45 MPH. SECOND INSTANCE TRYING TO LEAVE FROM A STOPLIGHT, GOT INTO THE INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE SPEED DROPPED, WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF INTERSECTION. (CEL CODE P 2138 - THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR)
NHTSA ODI #10854332
125,000 miles · Apr 5, 2016
Vehicle Speed Control
ONE MORNING AFTER STARTING MY CAR I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AS I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR DOWN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, I NOTICED THAT I HAD NO ACCELERATION POWER. THE CAR WAS ON, ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT WHENEVER I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WOULD IDLE HIGH AND COAST WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE…
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ONE MORNING AFTER STARTING MY CAR I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AS I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR DOWN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, I NOTICED THAT I HAD NO ACCELERATION POWER. THE CAR WAS ON, ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT WHENEVER I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WOULD IDLE HIGH AND COAST WHEN PUT IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS I PUSHED THE PEDAL. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COUNTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
NHTSA ODI #10853647
170,000 miles · Mar 20, 2016
Engine
WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AROUND 45 MPH, CAME TO A STOP AND CE AND CC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND GAS PEDAL WAS DISSABLED, SO A FELLOW MOTORIST HELPED ME PUSH THE CAR AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION. AFTER TURNING ENGINE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES THROTTLE CONTROL CAME BACK AND I COULD DRIVE HOME (CE AND CC LIGHTS STILL ON). I REPLACED THE G…
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WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AROUND 45 MPH, CAME TO A STOP AND CE AND CC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND GAS PEDAL WAS DISSABLED, SO A FELLOW MOTORIST HELPED ME PUSH THE CAR AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION. AFTER TURNING ENGINE ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES THROTTLE CONTROL CAME BACK AND I COULD DRIVE HOME (CE AND CC LIGHTS STILL ON). I REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL AND RESET THE LIGHTS. SIMILAR PROBLEM REOCCURRED ON WAY TO WORK, CE AND CC LIGHTS CAME ON BUT STILL HAD THROTTLE CONTROL AND CC WAS INACTIVE. I SUSPECT A DISCONNECT IN THE DRIVE BY WIRE LOGIC FOR THE GAS PEDAL VERSUS THE CC.
NHTSA ODI #10850626
140,000 miles · Mar 9, 2016
Vehicle Speed Control
WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED BEING RESPONSIVE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. WHEN IN PARK THE ENGINE REVVED TO ABOUT 2.5K RPM AND STAYED THERE. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT AND IT STAYED AT THAT LEVEL. AFTER SEVERAL MOR…
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WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED BEING RESPONSIVE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. WHEN IN PARK THE ENGINE REVVED TO ABOUT 2.5K RPM AND STAYED THERE. I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT AND IT STAYED AT THAT LEVEL. AFTER SEVERAL MORE TRIES IT EVENTUALLY STARTED UP AND RAN FINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODE IS P2138 FOR THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR.
NHTSA ODI #10845775
150,000 miles · Feb 1, 2016
Electrical SystemEngineFuel/propulsion System
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT AND CRUISE LIGHTS COME ON AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I ALMOST GOT REARENDED BECAUSE OF IT. IT SET A CODE #P2138. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT.
NHTSA ODI #10823381
100,000 miles · Jan 11, 2016
Electrical System
VEHICLE WIRING FOR REAR WIPER IS FAULTY AND DAMAGED. HAVE SEEN THE SAME THING ON OTHER OUTBACKS AND LEGACY WAGONS. DANGEROUS BECAUSE THIS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE OPTIMAL FOR ALL-WEATHER DRIVING. HARD TO SEE OUT BACK IN HEAVY RAIN.
NHTSA ODI #10819536
140,000 miles · Nov 18, 2015
EngineVehicle Speed Control
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ODI #10794749
129,000 miles · Sep 23, 2015
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Fuel/propulsion SystemVehicle Speed Control
I EXPERIENCED TWO ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IN MY 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35 MPH AND THE RPM'S BEGAN INCREASING RAPIDLY. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND UNABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE SAFELY WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED. I SAT THERE THINKING THAT THE MOTOR WAS GOING TO B…
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I EXPERIENCED TWO ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IN MY 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 35 MPH AND THE RPM'S BEGAN INCREASING RAPIDLY. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND UNABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE SAFELY WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED. I SAT THERE THINKING THAT THE MOTOR WAS GOING TO BLOW UP IF I ATTEMPTED TO START IT AGAIN. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND HE THOUGHT THAT IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AS HE HAS REPLACED MANY OF THEM ON SUBARUS. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND MOVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS NOT GOING TO DO IT AGAIN. THE CAR WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHERE HE CLEANED THE SENSOR AND SAID IF I HAVE A PROBLEM AGAIN THEN I SHOULD REPLACE IT. FAST FORWARD 4 MONTHS LATER AND I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ON A BUSY STREET WHERE THE CAR LOST POWER AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AFTER RPMS SKYROCKETED AND I WAS LEFT WITH NO CONTROL. UPON START UP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, OBVIOUSLY TRIGGERING A CODE THAT SAYS THE CAR IS A DEATH TRAP WITH A REALLY POORLY DESIGNED THROTTLE. I PLAN TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, BUT THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR SOMEONE NOT IN A POSITION TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AS IT JUST HAPPENS RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING SIGNS.
NHTSA ODI #10775435
88,111 miles · May 21, 2015
Unknown Or Other
THE ENGINE LIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON & REMAINED. CAR SLOWED TO A CRAWL. WHEN CAR RESTARTED COULD DRIVE AT A NORMAL SPEED, BUT WARNING LIGHTS, LISTED AS ABOVE, REMAINED ON. TOOK IN TO MECHANIC WHO STATED THE THROTTLE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS APPARENTLY THERE IS AN INHERENT DEFECT (HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS). …
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THE ENGINE LIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON & REMAINED. CAR SLOWED TO A CRAWL. WHEN CAR RESTARTED COULD DRIVE AT A NORMAL SPEED, BUT WARNING LIGHTS, LISTED AS ABOVE, REMAINED ON. TOOK IN TO MECHANIC WHO STATED THE THROTTLE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS APPARENTLY THERE IS AN INHERENT DEFECT (HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS). TECHNICALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL, BUT SO FAR IS NOT!
NHTSA ODI #10717747
Official recalls
7Jan 2, 2020
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (STI included), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflators with alternate inflators, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Subaru Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Saab owners may contact the Saab Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKA-20.
Jan 2, 2020
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Saab owners may contact the Saab Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKB-20.
Jan 2, 2020
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester, 2003-2006 Baja, 2004-2011 Impreza, 2004-2014 WRX (including STI), 2003-2014 Legacy and Outback, and 2005-2006 Saab 9-2X vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles had their passenger frontal air bag inflators previously replaced under a prior recall using inflators of the same design. The inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Subaru will notify their owners. General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began January 7, 2020. Subaru owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Saab owners may contact the Saab Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is TKC-20.
Apr 11, 2019
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, 2008-2011 Impreza vehicles, 2008-2014 WRX vehicles, 2005-2014 Legacy vehicles, 2005-2014 Outback vehicles and 2006-2008 Tribeca vehicles equipped with a mechanical key ignition switch installed as a replacement part. The ball spring inside the switch may break, reducing the strength of the ignition switch. If this occurs, the weight on the key ring and certain road conditions could cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position to the accessory position, turning off the engine.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: The engine turning off unexpectedly can increase the risk of a crash. If a crash occurs under this condition, the air bag may not deploy, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ignition switch, replacing the ignition switch, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 10, 2019. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is WUF-91.
May 28, 2015
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Subaru Baja vehicles manufactured January 22, 2003, to July 21, 2004, 2004-2005 Impreza vehicles manufactured January 28, 2003, to May 31, 2005, 2003-2008 Subaru Legacy vehicles manufactured January 22, 2003, to May 2, 2008, 2003-2008 Subaru Outback vehicles manufactured February 18, 2003, to May 5, 2008, and 2005 Saab 9-2x vehicles manufactured February 11, 2004, to March 17, 2005. The affected vehicles are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Subaru will notify their owners and General Motors will notify Saab owners. Dealers will replace the passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The Subaru recall began on June 17, 2015. Owners may contact Subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. The Saab recall began on July 27, 2015. Owners of Saab vehicles may call 1-800-955-9007. Subaru's number for this recall is WQR-53. Note: The recall completely supersedes recall 14V-399 (WQL-48) and partially supersedes recall 14V-763 (WQP-51) in that model year 2004 through 2005 Subaru Impreza and model year 2005 Saab 9-2x vehicles are now only part of this campaign. Note: On December 18, 2015 Subaru informed NHTSA of an expansion of this recall to include certain model year 2003-2004 Subaru Baja, 2003-2008 Subaru Legacy and 2003-2008 Subaru Outback vehicles.
Jun 10, 2014
Subaru of America, Inc. (Subaru) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Outback and Legacy, 2008-2011 Impreza and 2008-2014 Impreza WRX/STI, and 2009-2013 Forester vehicles, currently, or formerly, registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Salt water could splash on the brake lines through a gap in the fuel tank protector, resulting in excessive corrosion of the brake lines. Note that affected vehicles not currently, or formerly registered, in the salt belt states identified above are eligible for repair, at no cost to the customer, upon request.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Brake line corrosion may result in brake fluid leakage. Fluid leakage may result in longer distances being required to slow or stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will test the brake system by depressing the brake pedal and inspecting for brake fluid leaks. If no brake fluid seepage is observed, the affected areas will be rustproofed with anti-corrosion wax. If brake fluid seepage is observed, the brake lines will be replaced followed by rustproofing with anti-corrosion wax. These services will be performed free of charge. The recall began July 2014 and second notifications will run through November 2014. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's recall campaign number is WQK-47. Note: This recall supersedes recall 13V-110 which applied to certain 2005-2009 Legacy/Outback vehicles. Vehicles that were remedied under the previous campaign still need additional areas rust-proofed.
Mar 27, 2013
Subaru is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Outback and Legacy vehicles manufactured from December 2003, through April 2009 and currently, or formerly, registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Salt water could splash on the brake lines through a gap in the fuel tank protector, resulting in excessive corrosion of the brake lines.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Brake line corrosion may result in brake fluid leakage. Fluid leakage may result in longer distances being required to slow or stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Subaru will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles. If no brake fluid seepage is observed, the affected area will be rustproofed with anti-corrosion wax. If brake fluid seepage is observed, the brake lines will be replaced followed by rustproofing with anti-corrosion wax. These services will be performed free of charge. The recall began on May 30, 2013. Owners may contact Subaru at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's recall campaign number is WQG-43.
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