general problems of the 2003 Subaru Legacy

Two problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2003 Subaru Legacy. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Subaru Legacy based on all problems reported for the 2003 Legacy.

1 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 03/26/2021

For the last 2 years the front brakes stalled 4 times on the high way. I had to pull over, wait 20 minutes and the brakes are working again. The mechanic's computer doesn't find anything wrong.

2 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 02/10/2010

Traveling west on i90 near mentor ohio I attempted to stop my 2003 Subaru Legacy wagon on a snow covered portion of the road. My speed was about 45 mph. Traffic stopped suddenly, and when I applied the brakes, the car would not stop. Also, the abs brake system did not activate. Further, upon impact with the truck in front of me, the airbags did not deploy.


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