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1993 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 1993 record →

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 15, 1998NV

THE LEFT FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35 TO 40MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS INJURED, NOW IN WHEELCHAIR. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Apr 7, 1998NM

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED.

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Dec 17, 1997NM

DRIVER'S MOTORBELT FAILED.

Seat Belts
Filed Aug 25, 1997PA

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RETRACTOR. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Aug 21, 1997WA

AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. *AK

Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
Filed Aug 13, 1997NJ

IN HEAVY RAIN, SEALANT AROUND ELECTRIC SUNROOF FAILS AND WATER LEAKS ONTO THE DRIVER.

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element
Filed Aug 10, 1997NY

HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS DO NOT OPERATE FULLY. CANNOT REMOVE FOG OR ICE FROM WINDSHIELD.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 19, 1997OH

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISON WIN HICH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE ALL THE WAY AROUND TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 13, 1997OR

AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, LOOKED AWAY FOR SPLIT SECOND AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Power Train › Clutch Assembly
Filed May 12, 1997MA

CLUTCH WORE OUT PREMATURELY.

Power Train › Driveline › Constant Velocity Joint
Filed Apr 17, 1997FL

LEFT CV JOINT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Apr 14, 1997CA

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 3, 1996MO

IN WET AND DRY WEATHER THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE ARE NO ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM BECAUSE THE LIGHT GOES OFF. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE ON VACATION THE ABS FAILURE WARNIGN LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM FROM THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER, BUT THE ABS FAILURE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMED HAPHAZARDLY LOUD CLUNKING NOISES AT WHEELS WHEN BRAKE WERE APPLIED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED UP AND DOWN UNDER CONSUMER'S FOOT WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE PEDAL,.*JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Sep 18, 1996NC

PURCHASED CAR AS A PROGRAM CAR, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Jul 12, 1996OR

SEAT BELT PLASTIC BUCKLE CONNECTOR FALLS INSIDE DOOR FRAME. *SD

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 2, 1996UT

FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. *AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Apr 9, 1996MD

THE ENGINE IS SMOKING AND THE SMOKE COMES THROUGH THE VENTS AND CAUSES THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TO FILL WITH SMOKE AND BLINDS THE DRIVER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element
Filed Apr 2, 1996CT

REAR DEFROSTER DOES NOT HAVE AUTO SHUT OFF EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF DEFROSTER IS STILL ON WHEN VEHICLE IS RESTARTED/GLASS REACHS HIGH TEMP/SHATTER. *SD

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 27, 1996CO

TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 30, 1995CO

ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP GOING DOWNHILL ON SNOW, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. *DSH

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Nov 29, 1995AR

EMERGENCY BRAKE BUTTON HAS BROKEN OFF, CANNOT USE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 6, 1995NY

WHEN GOING DOWNHILL ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE. *DSH

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 30, 1995PA

THE REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT OF TRANSMISSION. TT

Air BagsCrash
Filed Mar 16, 1995NH

DURING REAR END COLLISION LESS THAN 5 MPH DELAYED DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. "DUP: SEE 959980". TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 13, 1995NH

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 1:00 POSITION SPEED 5 MPH AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT LOW SPEED IMPACT PARTICALLY CAME OUT. "DUP 950412: 962085". TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 9, 1995NY

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE IN SNOW/WET WEATHER AND INSTEAD SURGES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD

Air Bags › FrontalCrash3 injured
Filed Feb 7, 1995LA

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 SPEED 25 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

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