Automatic Transmission Torque Converter problems of the 2010 Subaru Legacy

The contact’s wife owns a 2010 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the vehicle hesitated and stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque converter had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the warranty had expired but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 179,000.

2010 Subaru Legacy with approx 105000 miles car stalls when coming to a rapid stop and needs to be put in park to restart. This is very dangerous if it stalls in an intersection. I believe this is consistent with cvt/torque converter issue being described by many others and should be a recall in my opinion.

While crossing a busy street I was forced to brake hard and quickly because the car ahead of me suddenly stopped. My Subaru's engine then stalled. I was almost hit from both the rear end and from the side because I couldn't start my car fast enough. The dealership indicates that this is due to a bad torque converter on the cvt transmission. This is a known issue with the 2010 Legacy, but they will not and the NHTSA won't force them to do a recall. However, my car is 16,000 miles outside the extended warranty they established when they found out about the problem. They indicated that I could have resolved this issue by July 2018 at no cost. However, since that date has past I'm out of luck and must pay for it out of pocket. Also, the car did not have any of these problems then, so they wouldn't have done preventative maintenance for it anyway. Therefore, I must now drive around a car that stalls whenever I brake. I am going to get in an accident. I just hope I don't die.

On night of November 8, 2018 vehicle was on the highway going approximately 55 miles per hour when the vehicle suddenly shut down and was unable to restart. Vehicle towed to Subaru service center who advised "no oil shown on dipstick, drained oil found only about 1/2 quart in engine, oil was contaminated with chunks of metal, added oil and started engine, verified engine had a broken connecting rod and only running on 3 cylinders. Vehicle has 115,437 miles on it, oil change stick shows due at 114,109, 1,328 over due for oil change. Right front headlight assembly has water intrusion. Recommend replace engine". The last time the oil was changed was on August 22, 2018 at a Subaru service center where the vehicle was maintained on a regular basis. It is evident that the oil burned off due to the same issues in other Subaru Legacy vehicles therefore causing the broken connecting rod. Nhtsa id #10133527 (power train); NHTSA id# 10140479 (oil seepage); NHTSA id#10037247 (oil seepage on turbo house joints); NHTSA id#10140477 (torque converter); Subaru technical bulletins: TSB 16-90-13r, TSB 16-103-16r, TSB 16 102-16 and TSB 16-104-17. Owner never received notifications of extensions of warranty on transmission/power train and Subaru service dealer never advised owner during any of the maintenance appointments that there was an issue with oil leaks and transmission issues. Owner was left in danger on a dark highway just outside of a tunnel, with no lights, no battery power and state troopers had to be called to protect them until the tow truck arrived. This could have been a tragic event. Will compile all maintenance documents and provide upon request. Thank you.

Torque converter problem: I went to bob baker Subaru carlsbad, CA this 12:10pm, 06/04/18. I told the services guy that my engine shut off after step on brakes at low speed. I researched and downloaded the design problem notice from Subaru, and he said the need to do more testing on my vehicle. I was waiting until 5pm and he finally told me that was it. I was represented the notice that came from Subaru company. Why he was still hesitate not to fix immediately after I presented the notice. I believe that they had a lot of customers complaint before??.

Transmission has an issue with lock-up type torque converter where the vehicle stalls at stops. Took the vehicle to lawrence Subaru dealer in hanover, PA, dealer refused to fix under current warranty citing no issue with vehicle.

The torque converter is locking up and not releasing, which causes the car to stall at random times. There are times where you may be on a hill and the car stalls. This is very dangerous in atlanta traffic. Subaru of America released a service bulletin to repair the issue at the driver's expense. On 6/21/17 they extended the warranties for the cvt transmission, but that did not cover the torque converter issue. I feel I shouldn't have to pay for the repairs since this is a mechanical fault on Subaru's end. What does it take for them to realize that they should be fixing these issues and assume responsibility for this? a car to stall in the middle of an intersection and the driver gets hit?.

The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Legacy. While driving approximately 35 mph, the contact came to an abrupt stop and the engine stalled without warning. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (brunswick Subaru 2992 center rd, brunswick, OH, 44212) where it was diagnosed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but did not offer any assistance. The failure mileage was 136,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Legacy. While attempting to start the vehicle, the contact heard an abnormal noise under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 10v326000 (power train). The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Car dies when hard stopping. I took it to midas and was diagnosed with torque converter lock up. Took into Subaru and was told needs a new transmission.

When coming to an abrupt stop, the engine sputters, stalls and dies. This is due to the torque converter locking up and killing the engine. Sometimes the stop does not have to be abrupt. Subaru needs to make this a recall and pay for the repairs.

Per service bulletin # 16-90-13, the car will stall when coming to an abrupt stop. Part of the time, the vehicle will stall when coming to a normal stop as well. This happened once while city driving when a light went from red to green as we were approaching. We were down to under 5 mph and went to accelerate again to continue with the flow of traffic. Before I could release the brake, the car stalled and almost caused us to get rear ended. So that along with the inconvenience and danger of dying at stops will push us into performing this costly repair ASAP. The stalling can occur sometimes at every stop, and sometimes it will not happen for multiple stops. The torque converter is a known issue, and is to be replaced with a more updated model with different internal components. I contacted Subaru and they informed me I was outside of my warranty so it was completely up to me.

Issue: when slowing down and then during final braking (such as at a stop sign or traffic light and also when applying the brakes to avoid a dangerous situation at speed on the highway) the car will "shudder" and then the engine will stall and stop running. This is particularly dangerous in traffic if it is necessary to get off the road. The car was brought to brewster, NY Subaru (845 278 8300) and the technician claimed it did not show any codes on the computer. I then asked for a drive with the service manager and then he was able to replicate the issue several times. After never having road tested the car until I asked for it they came back with the guess that it was the torque converter. Cost to fix aprox. $1770. 00. I understand that there was a service bulletin issued on this, but I never received it. I also never received a recall notice. Considering the danger of this fault, I believe there should have been a recall. The car currently has aprox. 88,000 miles. Subaru should be responsible for the repair.

Problem is with the torque convertor similar to bulletin number 16-90-13r issued by Subaru involving Legacy and outback models from 2010-2012. My car has been stalling when coming to a hard stop. Just had my car to firestone and they diagnosed the problem and referenced the bulletin. They recommend taking to a transmission shop or Subaru dealer for repair. As this is a common problem among my car model and year I would have expected to see a recall for this as it is a potentially dangerous condition to stall at lights or stop signs. I believe Subaru should be responsible for these repairs.

Vehicle will shudder and stall when coming to a stop most often in the uphill position, it will also stall when coming to a stop after braking hard. This problem is avoided if you place the car in neutral but that is the only way. Engine idle will drop drastically and the vehicle has a hard time reengaging into drive after coming to a complete stop. I assume it is the cvt transmission or the torque convertor.

When you suddenly brake, the car stalls and engine shuts off. You have to put car in park, and crank the car back on to proceed, which obviously is a safety issue whilst in traffic. This is a known issue according to numerous blogs and websites. This is an issue with a faulty torque converter in Subarus. I even went to the dealer which they admitted it is not a recall but a technical advisory, which due to the safety concern it should be a recall.