general problems of the 2003 Subaru Legacy

One problem related to vehicle speed control has 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 Vehicle Speed Control problem

Failure Date: 07/14/2006

I have a 2003 Subaru Legacy sedan. When the vehicle is in "drive" and you are sitting at a traffic light or stop sign,for no apparent reason the rpm's increase by 200 to 330 rpm's and the vehicle lunges forward. This is a constant on-going problem and I have to very careful when pulling into my garage to make sure I don't run the vehicle through the back wall of the garage. I reported this to the dealer on 2 occasions. The dealer stated that this is "normal engine operation". The dealer stated that the engine's computer determines what the rpm's should be according to the electrical demand. This is an unacceptable explanation. You never know when the vehicle is about to lunge forward.


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