2000 Subaru Legacy Problems & Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING A STATE INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION SHOWED SEVERE RUST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED TWICE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V153000 (SUSPENSION) BY PATRIOT SUBARU OF SACO (LOCATED AT 769 PORTLAND RD, SACO, ME 04072, (207) 284-7900). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE TWO SUB SECTIONS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,159. *BF CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALLS THAT WERE PERFORMED WERE NOT DONE PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH UNDERCOATING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. *DL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE, THE CONTACT DETECTED AN ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

STRONG FUEL SMELL WHEN STARTING IN COLD WEATHER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A CONTINENTAL EXTREME CONTACT TIRE, SIZE: 205/55R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SUSTAINED A BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED A BLISTER ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REFERENCE TO THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE TIRE WAS 155. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,904.

CAR SLID ON BLACK ICE OFF THE ROAD, DOWN A VERY STEEP EMBANKMENT, INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING, AND TOTALED THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK CAR RUNNING FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MIN. THE WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SMOKED AND QUICKLY CAUGHT FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE CARD. I OPENED THE DOOR AND STEPPED OUT. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE PANEL ON THE CAR DOOR ALSO CAUGHT FIRE AND STARTING MELTING. I HAD BEACH TOWEL IN THE BACK OF THE CAR, AND TRIED TO SMOTHER THE FIRE WITH THE TOWEL, BUT QUICKLY DECIDED THE FIRE WAS TOO LARGE, GROWING TOO QUICKLY AND WAS ACTUALLY INSIDE THE DOOR. I GAVE UP ON THE TOWEL, AND IN LAST DITCH EFFORT TO THE SAVE THE CAR I GRABBED, AND TORE OFF THE PLASTIC DOOR PANEL AND THREW IT TO GROUND. SOME OF THE MELTED PLASTIC FROM THE DOOR PANEL DID GET ON MY HANDS, AND I RECEIVED SEVERAL BURNS TO MY FINGERS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. I WAS THEN ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE REMAINING FIRE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR APPEARS TO BE LIMITED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A VERY POWERFUL FUEL SMELL EMITTING FROM THE AREAS OF THE ENGINE. WHEN I POP THE HOOD THE SMELL IS THE STRONGEST. THE SMELL IS OF RAW GASOLINE (NOT EXHAUST OR ANYTHING OF THAT SORT) AND PERMEATES INTO THE CABIN AND ALL AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR EMERGES ONLY ON COLD DAYS, SPECIFICALLY TEMPERATURES THAT DROP BELOW 39 F. THE ODOR GROWS MORE POTENT AS THE CAR RUNS AND IF I ACTIVATE THE HEAT BLOWERS YOU AND SMELL IT EVEN MORE. THE ODOR EVEN LAST LONG AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF, EXISTING AROUND THE ENGINE FOR HOURS AFTER SHUT DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V153000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 181,000. *TR

REAR SUBFRAME RUSTED AND BROKEN A PART - DEALER DEEMED CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V153000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT PREVENT THE RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE SUB FRAME DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 72,204.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY GT AWD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE FREEWAY. PURCHASED REPLACEMENT TIRE AND DROVE 313 MILES ON THIS BRAND NEW TIRE AND IT DEVELOPED A BUBBLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE RADIO STOPPED FUNCTIONING ON ITS OWN AND THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE CHANGING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. THE GAUGES THEN STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT WAS THEN UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP OR DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMPERATURE WARNING LAMPS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR SPORADICALLY AND ONCE IT DID, THE VEHICLE WOULD IMMEDIATELY DECELERATE WITHOUT THE CONTACT HANGING THE PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

CHRONIC, AND DOCUMENTED, FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS BY SUBARU. CAUSING A LARGE LEAK OF OIL THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND/OR ACCIDENT.

I BOUGHT A USED CAR THIS PAST SUMMER. NOW THAT IT IS COLD WHENEVER WE GET IN THE CAR WHEN IT'S REALLY COLD AND THERE IS A STRONG GAS ODOR IN THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT ALLOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS MODEL VARIOUS YEARS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD THINK THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY AND HEALTH ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU L WAGON. WHILE DRIVING THE ATF WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD DOWN-SHIFT. THE COMPUTER, TRANSMISSION COMPUTER, SPARK PLUG, OXYGEN SENSOR, AND COIL PACK HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. UPDATED 11/12/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON MOST OF THE TIME. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT WORKS ONLY ON SUBARU'S HAD NOT IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WAS NEEDED. UPDATED 11/16/09

COOLANT LEAK FROM DRIVERS SIDE HEAD GASKET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN SWERVING ACROSS THE LANES. SHE EXITED THE FREEWAY AND DROVE TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE UNIBAR FRAME ABOVE THE FRONT TIRES WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND ONLY THE TRANSMISSION BRACKETS WERE HOLDING THE VEHICLE TOGETHER. THE MECHANIC WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD PAY TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE REPAIR SHOP, BUT THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DECLARE THE VEHICLE AS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS IN THE REPAIR SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHAKES SEVERELY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHIFTED INTO PARK WHEN THE SHAKING OCCURS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

UNDER WARRANTY HAD THREE HEAD GASKETS ON 2000 LEGACY 2.5L (38,000, 55,000, 75,600 MILES RESPECTIVELY). AT 97,000 MILE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF #2 CYCLINDER. SUBARU BLAMED ME SINCE I REPLACED THE PLUGS AT 65,000. I PAID $1700 AT LYNNES SUBARU IN ARPIL TO REPLACE LEFT SIDE HEAD WITH NEW ONE. AT 99,500 MILE I AM SEEING THE COOLANT STARTING TO DROP IN RESERVOIR. ONLY 400 MILES LEFT ON 100K HEAD WARRANTY FOR RIGHT SIDE AND 10K MILE ON WARRANTY FOR NEW HEAD. THE CAR IS SITTING UNTIL I GET IT INTO DEALER. BESIDES HEADGASKETS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, REAR WIPER MOTOR, DOOR LOCKS AND UNDER DASH WIRING HAVE ALL FAILED. THIS IS A LEMON. CAN I PROSECUTE UNDER THE NJ LEMON LAW? IS THERE ANY OTHER FORUM TO GET SUBARU TO REPAIR OR BUY BACK VEHCILE? *TR

FRONT LEFT STRUT BROKE AND CAME CLOSE TO PUNCTURING THE TIRE. COULD HANDLE THE CAR EFFICIENTLY-WENT TO LOCAL GARAGE 1 MILE AWAY , WITH CAUTION , WHERE PEOBLEM WAS DETERMINED

2000 SUBARU LEGACY L TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE WHILE STOPPED FOR A LIGHT. CAR UNABLE TO BE MOVED AND STUCK IN TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSED A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM AS TRAFFIC BACKED UP BEHIND THE CAR. TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY REFUSES TO SHIFT. DEALER SAYS NEW TRNS. SUBARU AWARE OF DEFECT IN TRANS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD WHEN THE EXHAUST PIPE BROKE FROM IN FRONT OF THE MUFFLER. THE MUFFLER WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY HANGERS IN THE FRONT, DROPPED DOWN AND DUG INTO THE DIRT. THE REAR OF THE CAR POLE-VAULTED OVER THE MUFFLER, LEADING TO A TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS GOING SLOW AND STRAIGHT AT THE TIME, AND THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC. THE DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF THE CAR WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED, AND THE DAMAGE TO THE REAR QUARTER PANELS AND TRUNK WAS REPAIRED BY A BODY SHOP. *TR

SUMMARY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 45,926 MILES. IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY RACK AND PINION. THE GEARS HAVE MICROSCOPIC CRACKS AND THE TEETH BROKE OFF AT 30-35 MPH. THE CRACKS ARE VISIBLE TO THE NAKED EYE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, SAID IT WAS THE SECOND SUBARU THAT HAD A SIMILAR FAILURE. I HAVE ASKED SUBARU TO REVIEW THE CASE. SUBARU INDICATED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE ISSUES NOT A PRODUCT DEFECT AND REFUSED TO ABSORB ANY OF THE REPAIR COSTS OF $1695. I HAVE THE PARTS THAT FAILED AND I WILL RE-CONTACT SUBARU, REQUEST THAT A ZONE REP LOOK AT THE FAILED COMPONENTS, AND REVIEW THE CASE AGAIN. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AT 2MPH, THE FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE AS A RESULT OF A ROAD HAZARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DRIVEN OFF ROAD OR INVOLVED IN ANY PRIOR ACCIDENT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME THE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS CALIBRATED TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. OTHER VEHICLES ON THE LOT WERE DRIVEN AND THEY HAD THE SAME HESITATION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 01/19/06. *JB

THE FACTORY INSTALLED MOON ROOF GLASS DETACHED FROM GLUE. THE GLUE IN FRAME DID NOT ADEQUATELY HOLD THE GLASS IN PLACE. MOON ROOF WAS CLOSED WHEN THE GLASS CAME OFF. THE MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE ROOF FELT THAT THE GLUE WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK *BF *NM

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL "PERCOLATE", OR SKIP, AND STALL COMPLETELY UPON APPLYING BRAKE AT STOP LIGHT. STARTING UP AGAIN, IT WILL SKIP AND / OR COME TO A DEAD STOP AFTER ACCELLERATING. VERY DANGEROUS... HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AGO, SENT TO SUBARU REPAIR, WHERE THEY CHANGED THE PLUGS AND WIRES. IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY, APRIL 1, 2005. I WILL CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN AT CHASE PARKWAY SUBARU IN WATERTOWN, CT.*AK

NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN AT AROUND 40K MILES. NOW THE CAR IS AT 85K MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND GAVE MY CAR A LITTLE GAS. THE CAR REVED AND ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON, BUT I LOOKED AT MY GAUGES AND NOTHING LOOKED OUT OF THE ORDINARY, SO I KEPT DRIVING. ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, I WAS PULLING INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY GOING ABOUT 2 MILES PER HOUR (HER CAR WAS ABOUT 7 FEET AWAY) WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED (LIKE I HAD FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL), AND I CRASHED INTO HER PARKED CAR. AFTER CAR IS FIXED (THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY CAR), I WILL TAKE TO MY SUBARU DEALER. IT IS STILL UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY.*AK

AT ABOUT 76,000 MILES, VERY OCCASIONALLY, THE CAR HESITATED BEFORE ENGAGING IN DRIVE. THE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING MORE OFTEN RECENTLY, AND NOW AT 82,000, ACCORDING TO A SUBARU DEALER, THE TRANSMISSION APPARENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM TRYING A "FLUSH" BEFORE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE SUBARU SHOULD WARRANTY THEIR TRANSMISSIONS FOR MORE THAN 60,000 MILES OR RECALL THE PART IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT FAILS.*JB

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE GEAR SEEMED TO LOCK. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO A LOWER GEAR, AND PLACED THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON, DROVE TO THE MECHANIC, WHO CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. . THE ENGINE RUNS. BUT TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE.*AK

AFTER EXPERIENCING A FLAT TIRE CONSUMER CHANGED THE TIRE, AFTER PLACING THE JACK UNDER THE VEHICLE BODY IT BROKE IN HALF. *AK *SC

INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE RADIO, FOLLOWED BY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND THE EXTERIOR AUTO. THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS PULLED THE STEERING COLUMN APART AND CHECKED THE FUSE AND WIRING FOR MOISTURE, BUT NO MOISTURE WAS FOUND. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS ALSO PERFORMED. NO FAILURE WERE CODES FOUND. *JB

MULTIPLE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS FOR WEEKS AFTER COOLANT ADDITIVE INSTALLED. SUBARU CAN NOT FIX IT.*AK

WHILE SUBARU DOES NOT REGARD THEIR DEFECTIVE CLUTCH MECHANISM AS A SAFETY PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS IN WHICH IN FACT MY SAFETY HAS BEEN ON THE LINE. I AM ANNOYED AT THE CASUAL ATTITUDE SUBARU HAS DEMONSTRATED ON THIS ISSUE, AND I HAVE GOTTEN EXCUSES OR SHRUGS OVER THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE STUTTERING CLUTCH PROBLEM THAT IS APPARENTLY WELL KNOW TO SUBARU AND CLUTCH OPERATORS OF THEIR CARS SINCE THE LATE 90'S. I AM A VETERAN CLUTCH USER, THIS IS NOT OPERATOR ERROR. IN MY CONVERSATION WITH SUBARU, THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN INCIDENCE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND THAT IT WAS COVERED BY A SERVICE BULLETIN. RELEVANT INTERNET FORUMS CONTAIN MANY COMPLAINTS AND QUESTIONS ON THIS PROBLEM. THE TWO INCIDENTS I HAVE HAD THAT QUALIFY THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVE THE CAR BEING UNEXPECTEDLY UNABLE TO MOVE THROUGH TRAFFIC AS CARS APPROACHED ME. IF ANOTHER CAR HAD PROCEEDED NORMALLY FROM MY STOPPING PLACE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO PROBLEM WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT MY CAR WILL, WITH INCREASING REGULARITY, NOT MOVE PROPERLY WHEN IT IS ASKED TO DO SO. IN THE CASES I AM REPORTING, AS I MOVED AWAY FROM A STOP, THE CLUTCH HAD BEGUN TO ENGAGE, MOVED ME INTO THE INTERSECTION, BUT THEN IT HAS GONE INTO ITS LURCHING ROUTINE THAT STOPS ME IN FRONT OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC. ONLY WHEN I STOP AND RE-ENGAGE THE CLUTCH SEVERAL TIMES IN SUCCESSION CAN I GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. SUBARU WILL NOT ROUTINELY REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TALKED TO DEALERS THREE TIMES, AND HAVE RECEIVED DISMISSIVE EXPLANATIONS. ONE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY PROBLEM TO THEIR SATISFACTION. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM, NOT A MERE TECHNICAL ISSUE. THE CLUTCH PROBLEMS ARE APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD, AND IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE ME IF ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. *JB

VEHICLE STOPPED DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND THERE WAS A LOST OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. *MR THE VEHICLE STOPPED DURING THE DEALERS TEST DRIVE, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM POINTED TOWARDS A KNOCK SENSOR AIR FLOW SENSOR, OR POSSIBLY AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT. *SC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKETS ON 2000 SUBARU LEGACY. *MR THE DEALER ADD A SEALANT TO THE COOLANT SYSTEM TO PREVENT LEAKS. THE CONUSMER FEELS THE GASKET SHOULD BE REPLACED. *NM

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM SUBARU OF AMERICA YESTERDAY. IT IS ASKING THAT CERTAIN OWNERS OF SUBARU AUTOS (LIKE MY 2000 LEGACY) HAVE A STOP LEAK PUT INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM TO AVOID LEAKS IN THE HEAD GASKET. IN THE PAST THERE HAS BEEN INCIDENCES WHERE PEOPLE HAD TO HAVE THEIR HEAD GASKETS REPLACED ON THEIR SUBARU AUTOS. THIS TYPE OF QUICK FIX CAN LEAD TO DAMAAGE TO THE ENGINE PARTS BY PARTIALLY CLOGGING THE COOLING SYSTEM, WEARING OUT THE WATER PUMP, ETC. IF A HEAD GASKET DOES BLOW LATER BECAUSE THE TEMPORARY SEAL DID NOT WORK, THE ENGINE COULD SIEAZE UP AND THERE IS A CHANCE, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE SUBARU CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS OR FATAL ACCIDENT. SUBARU SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ADMINISTER A TEMPORARY FIX FOR VEHICLES STILL UNDER WARRANTEE, THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM AND NOT JUST TREAT THE SYMPTOMS.*AK

DEALER FOUND LEAKING FUEL HOSES.ROBLEM SRATRED OUT WITH A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE GETS BELOW ABOUT 30 DEGREES F. THIS PROBLEM STARTED LAST WINTER AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS "BAD GAS". THIS YEAR THE FUMES WERE MUCH WORSE SO I STARTED LOOKING ON-LINE FOR A SOLUTION. I FOUND OTHERS HAD THE PROBLEM TOO AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO TIGHTEN LOOSE AND LEAKING FUEL HOSES. THIS WEEK MY DEALER FOUND TWO LEAKING FUEL HOSES IN MY CAR AND SEEMED TO BE AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WIDE-SPREAD.FUEL LEAKS SEEM PRETTY SERIOUS AND COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

A LEAK IN THE REAR HATCH CAUSED THE INTERIOR BULBS TO BURN OUT. ALSO, REAR TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPAIR. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 67,500 MILES, WITHIN THE WARRANTY TIME PERIOD BUT OUT OF THE MILAGE LIMIT. DEALER CANNOT FIND A REPLACEMENT.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM ON 2000 SUBARU OUTBACK. *MR THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WHERE IF THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A WEEK OR MORE, THEY WOULD LOCK UP AND ONLY ROCKING BACK AND FORTH WOULD RELEASE THEM, WHEN THAT OCCURRED AND THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, THE BRAKES WOULD GRIND FOR A LONG TIME. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. *SCC *JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE DRIVER MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE TIRE WILL BE REPLACED ( BIG O SIZE 18570R14). PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOO DIRTY. *MR THE RECALL LETTER STATED "WILL CLEAN." THE CONSUMER FOUND IT IRONIC HOW THE TOPSIDE WAS WASHED AND CLEANED YET THE UNDERSIDE WAS ALLEGEDLY TOO DIRTY TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATES REAR LIFTGATE CLOSED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT BY ERASING THE CODE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK OUT THE ENGINE. DEALER WOULD NOT CHECK THE ENGINE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE. *AK

CLUTCH FAILED AFTER ONLY 30K MILES OF NORMAL DRIVING. THIS WAS PRECEDED BY FOUL BURNING ODOR, WHICH STARTED SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF CAR NEW FROM THE DEALER. *NLM

TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING, DRIPPING FLUID ON EXHAUST SYSTEM WHICH IS CREATING BURNING SMELL AND AT TIMES SOME SMOKE. FIRE HAZZARD? THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 29738 MILES AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH A 'USED' UNIT (MFG TERM IS REMANUFACTURED, WHICH EQUALS A UNIT THAT ALREADY FAILED FOR SOMEONE ELSE AND WAS REBUILT). THE REPLACEMENT UNIT HAS ONLY 10,000 MILES AND IS LEAKING IN TWO PLACES.*AK

DEALER ADVISED ME I WOULD HAVE TO GET USED TO THE BRAKES,THERE IS A PROBLEM,THE WHEEL GETS SO HOT IT WILL BURN YOU AND I CAN'T HARDLY STOP ON SNOW,I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE HEAT "FRYS" THE BRAKE PADS. THIS IS A PUBLIC DANGER AND THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS SHOULD BE TESTED AND RECALLED.*AK

CAR WAS STATIONARY. A/C WAS ON. THROTTLE PEDAL MOVED DOWN OF ITS OWN ACCORD RESULTING IN REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT AT BELOW 5MPH. LIKELY PROBLEM WITH A/C TO THROTTLE LINKAGE.*AK

CAR PURCHASED MARCH 2000. IN JUNE TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE REPORTED IT WAS PERIODICALLY RUNNING ROUGHLY. CHECKED IT AND STATED "THERE WAS NO PROBLEM". THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS OFF AND ON. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCT. 2000. BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER 10/20/00 TO PERFORM SERVICE RE: RECALL WXV-79 ECM. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE 01/12/01. REPORTED CAR STILL RUNNING ROUGH AND ALSO ON OCCASION GET A STRONG RAW GAS SMELL. ALSO REPORTED TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SEEM TO ENGAGE CORRECTLY (PROBABLY RELATED TO ROUGH IDLE PROBLEM). DEALER CHECKED AND STATED COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLELM. 4/03/01 BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE, STILL WASN'T RUNNING VERY WELL. 7/03/01 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS OBVIOUS A FUEL INJECTOR (#2) HAD GONE BAD, HAD 15058 MILES ON CAR. CAR BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS AGAIN. 12/12/01 BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER AND REPORTED THE CAR AGAIN WOULD OCCASIONALLY HAVE A RAW FUEL SMELL. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 3/4/02 BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE, REPORTED CAR CONTINUED TO RUN POORLY AND COULD STILL SMELL RAW GAS. DEALER STATED "ALL IS NORMAL". 3/19 02 AGAIN BROUGHT CAR IN AND REPORTED FUEL SMELL, AND THAT THE ENGINE OBVIOUSLY WAS MISSING. NO ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. CHECKED AND FOUND #4 FUEL INJECTOR HAD FAILED, REPLACED THIS. CAR CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGHLY. CONTINUED TO MISS AND HESITIATE WHEN EXCELERATING. 4/14/02 CAR EXCELERATED ON ITS OWN, STARTED CAR, WITH FEET ON CLUTCH AND BRAKE, AND THE CAR EXCELERATED TO 6000 RPM, TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARED AND THE CAR SOUNDED AWFUL AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT CAR IN 4/15/02 AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. DEALER CHECKED AND REPLACED #1 FUEL INJECTOR, HMMMM, WHAT A SUPRISE. DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. CAR CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGHLY ON AN INTERMITENT BASIS. SCHEDULED TO BRING INTO DEALER ON 6/4/02. SUPPOSEDLY A COMPUTER PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED RE: THE SAFETLY AND RELIABILITY OF THIS CAR. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM.*AK

CAR PURCHASED MARCH 2000. IN JUNE TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE REPORTED IT WAS PERIODICALLY RUNNING ROUGHLY. CHECKED IT AND STATED "THERE WAS NO PROBLEM". THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS OFF AND ON. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN OCT. 2000. BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER 10/20/00 TO PERFORM SERVICE RE: RECALL WXV-79 ECM. BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE 01/12/01. REPORTED CAR STILL RUNNING ROUGH AND ALSO ON OCCASION GET A STRONG RAW GAS SMELL. ALSO REPORTED TRANSMISSION DIDN'T SEEM TO ENGAGE CORRECTLY (PROBABLY RELATED TO ROUGH IDLE PROBLEM). DEALER CHECKED AND STATED COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLELM. 4/03/01 BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE, STILL WASN'T RUNNING VERY WELL. 7/03/01 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS OBVIOUS A FUEL INJECTOR (#2) HAD GONE BAD, HAD 15058 MILES ON CAR. CAR BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS AGAIN. 12/12/01 BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER AND REPORTED THE CAR AGAIN WOULD OCCASIONALLY HAVE A RAW FUEL SMELL. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. 3/4/02 BROUGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE, REPORTED CAR CONTINUED TO RUN POORLY AND COULD STILL SMELL RAW GAS. DEALER STATED "ALL IS NORMAL". 3/19 02 AGAIN BROUGHT CAR IN AND REPORTED FUEL SMELL, AND THAT THE ENGINE OBVIOUSLY WAS MISSING. NO ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. CHECKED AND FOUND #4 FUEL INJECTOR HAD FAILED, REPLACED THIS. CAR CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGHLY. CONTINUED TO MISS AND HESITIATE WHEN EXCELERATING. 4/14/02 CAR EXCELERATED ON ITS OWN, STARTED CAR, WITH FEET ON CLUTCH AND BRAKE, AND THE CAR EXCELERATED TO 6000 RPM, TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARED AND THE CAR SOUNDED AWFUL AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BROUGHT CAR IN 4/15/02 AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. DEALER CHECKED AND REPLACED #1 FUEL INJECTOR, HMMMM, WHAT A SUPRISE. DEALER STATED THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. CAR CONTINUES TO RUN ROUGHLY ON AN INTERMITENT BASIS. SCHEDULED TO BRING INTO DEALER ON 6/4/02. SUPPOSEDLY A COMPUTER PROBLEM. I AM VERY CONCERNED RE: THE SAFETLY AND RELIABILITY OF THIS CAR. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER LOST POWER INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IN COOLER WEATHER (BELOW 45F) THE VEHICLE SHAKES, BUCKS, AND SHIMMYS VIOLENTLY. ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, IT HAS ALMOST STALLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

UPON PRESSING ACCELERATOR VEHICLE STALLS. IT TAKES A FEWW MINUTES BEFORE IT ENGAGES. TOOK TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FAILURE OF ORIGINAL EXHAUST SYSTEM. *AK

THE BRIDGESTONE TIRE,(DOT#OBT2PFB419,TIRE SIZE P205/55HR16) THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT AND LITERALLY SPLITED IN TWO WHILE DRIVING.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TIRE FAILED UNDER HIGHWAY SPEED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE TIRE DID EXPLODE. THE TIRE DEALER INSPECTED THE OTHER THREE TIRES WHILE STILL ON THE VEHICLE ,AND FOUND NO APPARENT DEFECTS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: OBT2PFB TIRESIZE: P205/55R16)

LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 75 MPH ON A 85 DEGREE DAY. OUTSIDE SIDEWALL BLEW AND COMPLETELY SPLIT APPROX. 2" UP FROM BOTTOM OF TIRE. HAD INFLATED ALL TIRES TO 36LBS. LOAD WAS 3 PASSENGERS + LUGGAGE. LOAD EST. 700LBS MAX... PICTURES AVAILABLE & STILL HAVE TIRES. REPLACED ALL 4 WITH MICHELINS. SUBARU AND FIRESTONE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED VIA E-MAIL WITH DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT. LOOKS LIKE FIRESTONE HAS DISCONTINUED THIS TIRE AS IT'S NOT LISTED AS AVAILABLE ON THEIR WEB SITE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2X0W66120 TIRESIZE: P225/60R16)

THE TIRE IS TUBELESS. TRAVELING AT AN ESTIMATED 50 MPH THE TIRE SIDE WALL SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. IF I LOST A FRONT TIRE I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 8M15794-7 TIRESIZE: P22560R16)

SIDEWALL DETERIORATION AND FAILURE. ON SIDEWALL, 1 CM. BELOW THE CORNER/BEGINNING OF TREAD, RUBBER DETERIORATED ESPOSING WHITE MATERIAL UNDERNEATH FOR THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF TIRE. NO BLOWOUT EXPERIENCED, JUST SLOW LEAK RESULTING IN FLAT. VEHICLE LOCATION AT TIME OF FAILURE: NH ROUTE 16 SOUTH, 0.5 MILES BEFORE EXIT 9. VERY HOT DAY - TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90'S. FAILED TIRE LEFT AT TRI-CITY SUBARU (NH) SERVICE DESK ON 6/16 - CONTACT SERVICE MANAGER (PAUL) AT (603) 742-3647 (MON-FRI 8AM-5PM). DUE TO LOCAL UNAVAILABILITY OF FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT REPLACEMENT TIRE (ON 6/16), MY VEHICLE NOW HAS A GOODYEAR SPIRIT TIRE ON FRONT/LEFT. I AM AWARE THAT HAVING DIFFERENT DESIGN TIRES ON MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE, BUT I HAD NO CHOICE. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE UNSAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING ON THE DONUT SPARE. REQUESTING OF TRI-CITY TO REPLACE FAILED TIRE, AND REINBURSE MY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOODYEAR SPIRIT TIRE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/60R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/60R16 )

ONCE VEHICLE WAS TURNED AND CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED, EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER HAD HIS FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. *AK AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO EXAMINED THE VEHICLE STATED THAT UNDER FULL THROTTLE, THE BRAKES DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. *YH

RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.*AK TIRE IS FIRESTONE WILDERNESS. *SLC

WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP AND HEATER ON, VEHICLE ACCELERATES ABOUT 7 TO 8 FEET. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG.*AK

VEHICLE WAS BEEN AT DEALER SIX TIMES DUE TO REAR BRAKE CALIPERS STICKING AND BURNING OUT. ALSO, BRAKE FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT AND BURNING SMELL FROM THE CALIPERS STICKING APPEARED IN PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RAW FUEL VAPORS ENTER PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DLR HAS TRIED TO FIX WITH NO SUCCESS. SUBARU HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DLR FOUND AND REPLACED LEAKING FUEL RAILS. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PASSENGERS OVERCOME BY FUMES. COULD BE CAUSE OF ACCIDENTS, INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS IE: DRIVER DOSES OFF DUE TO FUMES.*AK

WHEN HEATER SWITCH IS ACTIVATED AND THEN DEACTIVATED IT WILL NOT SHUT OFF.*AK THE PROBLEM WAS REGARDING SEAT HEATER. IT HAD RUBBER SMELL WHEN ACTIVATED. *YH

ENGINE REVVED ON 3 SEPARATE INCIDENTS, THE LAST TIME VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT PARKED CAR IN FRONT AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE PARKING SPACE. DEALER COULD NOT "DUPLICATE THE CONDTION" SO NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000. DRIVER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK AFTER EXCESSIVELY APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER HAS VEHICLE CURRENTLY. *AIK

VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT, MOST NOTICEABLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEFECT DID NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO HAVE FULL CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND COULD CAUSE AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. DEALER RECOGNIZED PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOT PROVIDED REMEDY. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AT 35MPH OR LESS. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP 6 TIMES FOR STALLING. MECHANIC HAD REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR & COIL PACKS EACH TIME. EVEN HAD IT TEST DRIVEN. PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED, DEALER IS REPLACING IT. *SLC

CONSUMER SMELLS EXCESS RUBBER SMELL, POSSIBLE EXHAUST SYSTEM PROBLEM. *SLC

FRONT AND DRIVER PASSENGER WINDOWS SQUEAK. *SLC

FRONT DRIVER DOOR RATTLES. *SLC

WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR LAST YEAR I ASKED ABOUT THE BRAKES. TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES THE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE SALESMEN STATED THATS THIS WAS NORMAL. SINCE THE PURCHASE, I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR ENDED SOMEONE. IN SEPTEMBER THE ROTORS ON THE CAR WERE RESURFACED AT 16,000 MILES. AT THE SAME TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME ABOUT THE SEVICE BULLETIN "LOW BRAKE PEDAL PERCEPTION". THE SERVICE PEOPLE ADJUSTED THE BRAKES PER BULLETIN 06-29-00. THERE IS A MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THE BRAKES OPERATE SINCE THE ADJUSTMENT. THE BULLETIN STATES IT IS A PERCEPTION PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 30 YEARS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE NOT A PERCEPTION. IN THE 2001 MODELS THE BRAKES OPERATE VERY DIFFERENTLY. THEY ENGAGE VERY QUICKLY WHEN YOU PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN!*AK

RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS PULLING CAR TO THE RIGHT. DEALER ALSO SAID TO KEEP TIRES INFLATED 5PSI ABOVE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. CAR SHAKES AT 55MPH IN WARM WEATHER BUT DOES NOT OCCUR IN COLDER WEATHER. (DOT NUMBER: BM19359-1 TIRESIZE: P225/60R16)

THE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING. *MJS

THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEM MAKING A TURN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. WAS INFORMED THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *JG *AK

TREAD SEPERATION, TOTALLY FLAT TIRE AT 50 MPH, ON I-95 IN LUMBERTON NC( DOT NUMBER: W2X0-W66 TIRE SIZE: P225/60R16 )

TREAD SEPERATION, TOTALLY FLAT TIRE AT 50 MPH, ON I-95 IN LUMBERTON NC( DOT NUMBER: W2X0-W66 TIRE SIZE: P225/60R16 )

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

THE ORIGINAL FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRE FAILED AND SHREDDED WHILE DRIVING. *MJS

NO SUMMARY( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 )

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH AND, HEARD A NOISE, AND AND SAW TIRE DEBRIS HITTING AGAINST VEHICLE . VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. BECAUSE ENTERING A TUNNEL HE PULLED OVER. NO VISIBLE PUNCTURE ON THE TIRE. LEFT REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE,AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT COMPARED TO OTHER CARS IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS TOO MUCH ROOM BETWEEN BRAKING AND ACTUALLY STOPPING. ALSO, BRAKES FEEL SPONGY. CONSUMER IS AFRAID OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. IT MAY BE THE ABS BRAKES. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

SEATBELTS ARE TOO SHORT FOR LARGE PEOPLE, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO USE THEM, SUBJECTING OWNER AND/OR PASSENGERS TO POTENTIAL SEVERE PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR CONSEQUENT LAWSUITS. DEALER PROMISES TO PROVIDE SEATBELT EXTENDERS SINCE I PURCHASED CAR LAST WEEK, BUT I'M STILL WAITING. MY COMPLAINT IS WITH SUBARU FOR NOT MAKING THE ORIGINAL SEATBELTS LONG ENOUGH FOR ALL USERS; ALSO WITH NHTSA FOR NOT REQUIRING MANUFACTURERS TO PROVIDE THIS MOST NECESSARY SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO WEIGH MORE THAN THE 215 LBS. AS IS PRESENTLY MANDATED BY NHTSA. IN MY BUSINESS, I OFTEN CARRY PROSPECTIVE HOME BUYERS IN MY CAR. SOME OF THEM ARE LARGE, AND MOST OF THEM WON'T TRY TO BUCKLE UP FOR FEAR THEY WILL BE EMBARASSED ABOUT THE INABILITY OF THE SEATBELT TO FIT THEM. RATHER THAN ASK FOR A SEATBELT EXTENDER, THEY SIMPLY SAY NOTHING, THEREBY EXPOSING THEMSELVES AS WELL AS MY OTHER PASSENGERS (AND MYSELF) TO FURTHER INJURY. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE EXPAND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR CAR MANUFACTURERS TO MEET AMERICANS' EXPANDING WAISTLINES! THANK YOU. *AK

RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE CRACKED. NLM

RIGHT SIDE DOOR STRIKERS MISADJUSTED CAUSING THE DOOR NOT TO CLOSE EASILY. NLM

WHILE BRAKING THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT. NLM

THE GEAR SHIFT IS HARD TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. NLM

THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE BOUNCES WHHEN DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROAD. NLM

CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING AND CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING VEHICLE SLOWLY. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATED. *AK

IN HEAVY RAINS, WATER COMES INTO THE VEHICLE RESEALED THE REAR WINDOW, HOWEVER STILL CONTINUES. *ET

AFTER SNOW STORM ICE BUILT UP IN THE WHEEL WELL CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN TURNING THE WHEEL AND CHANGING THE WHEELS FROM 15' TO 16' WITHOUT INCREASING THE SIZE OF WHEEL WELL CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM. YH

VIBRATION OCCURRING WHENEVER DRIVING AND RUNNING OVER BUMP OR ROUGH ROA/ WHILE MAKING SMALL TURNS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAVE NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO STEER OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A SKID ACROSS THREE LANES INTO THE MEDIAN. BEFORE COMING TO A STOP, IT FLIPPED OFF AN OPENING IN THE MRDIAN WHERE A ROAD RAN UNDERNEATH AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ON THE ROOF OF THE CAR ONTO THE ROAD 15-20 FEET BELOW. PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS COMPLETELY CRUSHED, WHEREAS DRIVER'S SIDE REMAINED INTCT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A BLACK EYE/WHIPLASH/MANY BRUISES, AND GENERAL TRAUMA. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS TOO SHORT FOR THE INDIVIDUALS THAT I DRIVE AROUND. I'VE CALLED THE DEALER AND SUBARU'S CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO ACCOMIDATE THIS PROBLEM. MY PASSENGERS AND MYSELF, WHEN I'M THE PASSENGER, CANNOT US THE SEAT BELT. WHEN THE SEAT BELT DOES FIT, AND YOU ATTEMPT TO MOVE IT LOCKS UP AND LOCKS YOU IN PLACE, AND YOU CAN NOT MOVE. YOU MUST REMOVE THE BELT AND THEN REATTACH. SUBARU HAS REFUSED TO RAISE THE RECEIVER ON THE BELT WHICH WOULD ALLOW EXTRA ROOM. IN ORDER FOR ME TO KEEP THIS CAR AND OPERATE IN A SAFE MANNER ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO ACCOMODATE PLUS SIZE INDIVIDUALS

WHILE BACKING UP INTO A PARKING SPACE, ENGINE RACED AND THE CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN BACKING UP CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF. CONSUMER HIT A CURB AND WENT UP OVER THE CURB. PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, HIT A CAR AND THEN ANOTHER CAR, AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD'NT GO INTO PARK. SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF.*AK