Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Sep 17, 1997IN
PASSENGER SIDE DOORS LOCKING SPONTANEOUSLY, THUS MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO EXIT OR ENTER THE CAR.
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1991 Subaru Legacy complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Sep 10, 1997CA
THE OWNER STATES THAT ONCE LOCKING THE DOORS IN THE VEHICLE CANNOT GET OUT UNLESS USES BOTH HANDS. THE DOOR LOCK STICKS AND WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE. *AK
Visibility
Filed Aug 25, 1997CA
SUNVISOR BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, FAULTY SUNVISOR COULD CONTRIBUTE TO VEHICLE CRASH, CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH. *AK
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jun 30, 1997CA
INTERIOR CAR LOCKS FRONT PASSENGER AND BACK DRIVER'S SIDE DOESN'T UNLOCK PROPERLY. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed May 20, 1997VA
UNABLE TO HOOK THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WITHOUT THE USE OF A SEATBELT EXTENDER.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Feb 26, 1997IN
BRAKE FAILURE.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines1 injured
Filed Dec 13, 1996LA
RECALL RELATED , 94V052, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP WITHOUT WARNING AND LOSS OF CONTROL, IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 60MPH. *AK
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Dec 9, 1996TX
THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RELEASE, THEY WILL NOT UNLOCK AND CANNOT ENTER THE VEHICLE. *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Nov 19, 1996FL
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THERE IS A NOISE, CONSUMER SAID IT FELT LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, TOOK TO DEALER , CAN'T FIND PROBLEM . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Oct 29, 1996CA
DASHBOARD REFLECTS INTO WINDSHIELD, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Sep 4, 1996PA
REAR DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE.
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 3, 1996NY
ENGINE SURGED THREE TIMES. *DSH
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Apr 1, 1996PA
BRAKE PADS OVERHEAT DUE TO REPLACEMENT PADS HAVE A SENSOR ON ONLY ONE WHEEL AND THE ONE ONE EIGHTH OF AN IN DEEP. *SD
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Mar 26, 1996NY
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED. *DSH
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 28, 1996WV
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP CONTINUOUSLY, AFFECTING BRAKING PERFORMANCE/VIBRATING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 16, 1996IN
BRAKES MADE A SCREECHING NOISE. *SD
Seat Belts
Filed Feb 6, 1996TN
THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 17, 1996NY
THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE PURCHASE CAR NEW . TT
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 19, 1995CA
PURCHASE USED THE REAR DOORS INSIDE PASSENGER AND DRIVER HANDLE WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR LOCKS UP . TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Nov 17, 1995NJ
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL, PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT DEALER REPLACED HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, RIGHT AXLE SHAFT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. *SLC
Suspension › Multiple Axle
Filed Nov 8, 1995NE
4 WHEEL DRIVE REAR SUSPENSION SWING ARMS ARE CUTTING IN HALF W/LOWER KNUCKLE BUSHING BOLT HEADS WEAR OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 3, 1995NM
BRAKE ROTORS GLAZED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Hydraulic › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jun 28, 1995OH
THE BRAKE NEEDS A CONTROL VALVE, ITS LEAKING .
Seat Belts
Filed May 16, 1995NY
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE RETRACTOR SOMETIME DON'T RETRACT BACK SOMETIME. TT
Seat Belts
Filed Mar 21, 1995NJ
DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETURN. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Mar 15, 1995WY
LAP/SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 8, 1995TX
TRANSMISSION REPLACED DUE TO NOISE AND STICKING IN 3RD GEAR. *SKD
Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Jan 11, 1995UT
FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL. TT
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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