general problems of the 2005 Subaru Legacy

A combination of high temperature and exposure to sunlight is causing dashboard to become sticky/melted. The center for auto safety is calling on car makers and the federal govement to address melting dashboards. The melting plastic coupled with sun glare makes it difficult to see through the windshield under certain conditions. I have the same issue that has been documented in the Nissan altima, Toyota camry, Mazda 3, Lexus is 250 and the Lexus 350 according to the gibbslaw group. Upon contacting Subaru, I was offered a $500 credit to have the dashboard replaced. This may only be 25% of the cost for replacement. As a safety issue, this should be paid for in full under a manufacturers recall.

The dash is melting and creating such a glare and a reflection on the windshield that it obstructs the drivers view and poses a safety risk.

I had owned the car for not even a year yet back in 2012, and the only accident I've ever been in happened on my way to school(college). The air bag did not come out of the steering wheel, but should have. Luckily I only experienced mild whip lash, and very large body shop bill. Also when they finally brought me in to get it replaced this past summer(2017) they pushed my car around the lot, and messed up my transmission amongst some other things. But when I asked the technicians about it, they got defensive, and denied any claim of wrong doing.

I received a recall notice for my Subaru Legacy and proceeded to take my car in for inspection at servco Subaru honolulu. They passed my car for a dashboard replacement recall about 6-7 months ago and said they would perform the recall as soon as the parts have come in. Every time I call they say that the parts have not come in yet, which is hard to believe because the recall extended warranty was supposed to be extended until March 31st 2017. At that time I would think they would tell me that the recall would not be covered even if they approved me many months in advance.

The vehicles turbo failed and destroyed the engine. The turbo and engine were all factory original. I replaced the part that I thought was causing problems with the engine and turned the car on and black smoke came out off the exhaust. According to the mechanic shop I took it to the oil union bolts are the cause of the problem to starving oil to the turbo and then the turbo fails. I think it is unclear that these engines have a major flaw in them. Most people have these problems way before the 100,000 miles on the odometer mark. I would need a completely new engine for the vehicle. I did oil changes every 3000 miles and did the recommended services at each time or mileage intervals.

Vehicle was traveling on highway and encountered wet road conditions. Vehicle began to pull to the left and the driver side front bumper collided with center concrete median. Vehicle continues to spin counterclockwise and the passenger side rear bumper collides with the center concrete median before coming to a stop. No other vehicles were involved in the crash. Highway patrol writes up the accident and vehicle was able to be driven home. Vehicle was brought to the insurance collision repair center and insurance determines vehicle to be a total loss. Vehicle has a touted reputation for having a symmetrical awd system for superior traction and control. Based on the experience of the accident, the vehicle loss traction and the symmetrical awd did not perform to maintain traction and control.