1998 Subaru Legacy complaints

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 SEAT BACK COLLAPSED WHEN REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.

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.

WHILE WARMING THE VEHICLE UP THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD COMPARTMENT, AND WHENEVER STOPPING IN TRAFFIC THE SMELL IS VERY STRONG. THE SMELL IS LIKE GASOLINE, CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SOURCE OF THE PROMBLEM IS. *AK

BOUGHT MY SUBARU LEGACY 2.5 GT LAST MONTH, I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR THE FIRST SERVICING COMPLAINING OF CLUTCH, AND TRANSMISSION DIFFICULTY. WHEN CAR GOES OVER BUMPS, TRANSMISSION TWISTS AND LURCHES. 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THIRD GEAR IS DIFFICULT TO ENTER, REVERSE GRINDS.

WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE CATCHING OR MOVING. TOOK TO DEALER & PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED. MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *AK

SUNROOF DRAINLINES WERE REPAIRED TWICE, DUE TO LEAKAGE, DEALER BELIEVES THAT THE WINDSHIELD INSTALLER CAUSED THEM TO BE DISCONNECTED. CV JOINT LEAKING DUE TO FREEZE PLUG IN THE CV JOINTS, REPLACE BUT LEAKS WORSE. INSTALLED A BATTERY HOLD DOWN, TOP DEFROSTER LINE REPAIRED TWICE, SMELL OF BURNING OIL.

OIL LEAK FROM OIL FILTER SEAM, CAUSING FIRE. (QCAW)

DEFECT WITHIN VEHICLE IS CAUSING THE FRONT OF VEHICLE TO SHAKE, INCLUDING STEERING WHEEL WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN AT LEAST 58-68 MPH. ALSO PULLS TO RIGHT. DEALER ALSO CHANGED TRANSMISSION BRACKET AND ANGLE OF DRIVESHAFT, AND PUT IN NEW WHEELS AND RIMS. VEHICLE IS STILL SHAKING. *AK

VEHICLE VIBRATES CONTINUOUSLY.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS IN A CRASH, RESULTING IN INJURIES TO DRIVER.

UPON DRIVING ON ALL TERRAINS VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. SUBARU CLAIMED THAT PULLING TO THE RIGHT IS DUE TO A DESIGN FEATURE, AND THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM ADDITIONAL SERVICE ON VEHICLE. *AK