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
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 →
DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED.
DRIVER'S MOTORBELT FAILED.
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 BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
IN HEAVY RAIN, SEALANT AROUND ELECTRIC SUNROOF FAILS AND WATER LEAKS ONTO THE DRIVER.
HEATING, VENTILATION, AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS DO NOT OPERATE FULLY. CANNOT REMOVE FOG OR ICE FROM WINDSHIELD.
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 BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, LOOKED AWAY FOR SPLIT SECOND AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
CLUTCH WORE OUT PREMATURELY.
LEFT CV JOINT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRBAG.
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
PURCHASED CAR AS A PROGRAM CAR, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED UP . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
SEAT BELT PLASTIC BUCKLE CONNECTOR FALLS INSIDE DOOR FRAME. *SD
FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. *AK
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
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
TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCK UP GOING DOWNHILL ON SNOW, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. *DSH
EMERGENCY BRAKE BUTTON HAS BROKEN OFF, CANNOT USE. TT
WHEN GOING DOWNHILL ON SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE. *DSH
THE REVERSE GEAR WENT OUT OF TRANSMISSION. TT
DURING REAR END COLLISION LESS THAN 5 MPH DELAYED DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. "DUP: SEE 959980". TT
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 1:00 POSITION SPEED 5 MPH AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT LOW SPEED IMPACT PARTICALLY CAME OUT. "DUP 950412: 962085". TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE IN SNOW/WET WEATHER AND INSTEAD SURGES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *SKD
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 SPEED 25 MPH, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. 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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