Engine Stall problems of the 2012 Subaru Legacy

Three problems related to engine stall have been reported for the 2012 Subaru Legacy. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Subaru Legacy based on all problems reported for the 2012 Legacy.

1 Engine Stall problem

Failure Date: 04/02/2020

Engine stalls after abrupt stop. For example, I was on post road in westport connecticut and slowed down from 25mph+ very quickly with a hard brake. The engine immediately stalled and all lights on the dashboard were activated. Restarting the car allowed me to proceed. This issue also occurred on a highway (the meritt parkway) several weeks ago. This problem is consistently reproducible and has happened 10+ times. . Read more...

2 Engine Stall problem

Failure Date: 02/27/2020

2012 Subaru Legacy. When coming to a hard stop the engine will stall. Will happen any time you come to a hard stop. This is very dangerous and can cause an accident in dense traffic. Very scary.

3 Engine Stall problem

Failure Date: 05/14/2012

Engine stumbles and almost stalls. I have now 8500 miles on the car. This has happened at least 10 times sporadically to this point. Dealer can't find the problem.


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