39 problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2016 Subaru Legacy. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Subaru Legacy based on all problems reported for the 2016 Legacy.
2016 Subaru Legacy will not release key from ignition even when car is in park. Will take several attempts and often requires forcefully putting gear shift in park for the key to release from the ignition. Problem is getting progressively worse and Subaru of America is claiming no responsibility.
Failure of the park-range switch resulting in the inability to remove key from ignition when shifter is in the park position.
My 2016 Subaru Legacy 4 -door sedan has power windows. When my vehicle was under it's extended warranty I had an issue with the passenger side window. When trying to roll the window down, it would roll down and then quickly roll back up. Over and over again. I had to wait and possibly even turn off the vehicle to finally get the passenger window to close. But needless to say, it made me very nervous. I took my vehicle to the Subaru dealership in grapevine, texas for repair. It was repaired at the time, at a cost of $100. 00. But here I am yet again, and the same problem has happened again. And now my driver's side window will not even roll down, at all. I no longer have the extended warranty, unfortunately. So, I am truly unsure if I feel comfortable taking it back for repairs. Wondering if this will happen again. And with the driver's side window not being able to roll down at all, this has proved dangerous for me and my mother. Who also drives my vehicle. It was/is especially quite dangerous going to do curbside pickups, drive thru for my prescriptions, or food orders. I am very concerned for mine and my mother's safety with both front driver's side and passenger side windows not working properly at all. I have never had a vehicle with this kind of issue before and feel if Subaru is all about safety then all my windows should work properly. I am at a real loss here as to what to do, as I cannot afford any repairs due to financial hardships and my poor health. So, it is rarely driven anymore, even though I have paid the loan off and have the title for the vehicle. I am very perplexed and need help as to what I could or should do, other than report this safety issue to NHTSA. Thankfully though, the rear windows work properly. I have not discovered any issues with those two windows. No warning lights or alerts have been present either for the front windows. But it is a definite problem and safety issue when the front windows do not work as they should.
Battery draining problem the requires a new battery to be installed original batter 2016 car would not start in February 2019 and required replacement car would not start in January 2021 and required replacement car would not start in December 2021 and required jumping.