Steering Problems of Subaru Legacy - part 2

Steering wheel remote radio volume control intermittent to non-operational. Problem began while parked and running after adjusting steering wheel to full length position (closer to driver).

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12/7/16 I have had a problem twice when I had no control of the steering wheel. I report'd it to the dealership in racine, WI. They did not seem concern'd. Some one stated they had never heard of its occurring prior to my statement to them. Another stated it was not dangerous. I stated it was to me. I believe he was the lead salesman. Both times were scary to me. There is some type of device in two places on the steering wheel. They seem to be "plastic" & are close to a rectangular/square shape. I believe one has a minus sign on the left & a plus sign on the right. I believe they are there if I should decide to drive in the manual position instead of the automatic position. Each time this occurred, this device somehow ended up in my coat or jacket pocket & prevent'd me from having control of the steering wheel. The car turn'd too far to the left, taking me over the center line. Luckily there was no one coming in the other direction when I braked. The second time it occurred, I was on the top section of the ramp parking lot where I volunteer at the hospital. I was wearing a different coat this time from the one I wore the first time. The vehicle was in motion both times when I had no control. I had ask'd at the racine dealership if they could be removed. The lead salesman stated "no". I have not report'd the second incident to them due to their cavalier attitude. This dealership has relocated to kenosha, WI. I have also switch'd to a different service center in milwaukee, WI. ( schlossman's )--- due to the same reason. I do not know how to upload & my printer is not working. I apologize, this is the best I can do for you. Thank you for this opportunity to report these incidents to you. I appreciate it & am grateful for it.

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When resumed cruise control, it did not. Instead the steering wheel was uncontrollable and had no direction. Was on interstate 84west in CT. Put on break and then was able to stop the vehicle on side of road. Went to the dealer and told no issue. Also have had gear shifting problems. Was in touch less car wash where the car is in park and when told (flashing sign) to move forward the car would not go into drive. After several attempts, shut car off and then was able to put in drive. On occasions the shifting gear has not remained in park and vehicle has moved forward.

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The car dangerously wanders all over the road sometimes even into another lane and requires constant steering correction. The dealer aligned the steering but no improvement. Many others have the same problem and Subaru won't fix, says it's normal.

The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while driving at 50 mph, the vehicle veered left and right independently. The contact mentioned that force was required to the steering wheel. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed but the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 400.

The contact owns a 2016 Subaru Legacy. While driving approximately 75 mph, the vehicle rolled over a bump in the road and became uncontrollable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle operated as intended. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed twelve times. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 500.

Eyesight packages adaptive cruise control with lane-departure and auto-braking doesn't work. Dealer refuses to fix.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the radio became inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign:10v283000 (steering). The failure mileage was 50,000. Ss.

I was traveling about 20mph during rush hour traffic. My vehicle lost it's throttle capabilities. This was very dangerous as I could only change lanes at idle speeds. I was nearly rear ended and side swiped. From what I can tell this has been a problem with several years of Legacy/outback models.

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Vehicle sways side to side from one side of road to other side of road at highway speeds around 60 mph. When vehicle is driven about 45 had not effect on steering. When driven on the highway the steering pulls extremely, unable to control the steering wheel while griping the steering wheel hard. The car is being pulled side to side at highway speed 60 mph can not get the speed up pass 60 mph and happens in slight windy conditions. Dealer is unable to locate the problem since all the tires are brand new, alignment is fully perfect. Suspensions are perfect.

I drove car and parked it. The next day I noticed when turning corners it was hard to steer, no power steering. It is not that noticeable while rounding slight curves in the road. The power steering fluid level is fine. I parked it in my garage thinking perhaps the extreme cold conditions was a factor. After parked in garage overnight, it initially handled fine, drove 19 miles and parked it. Drove it and it suddenly recurred. Called dealer and has never heard of the problem.

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There are very noticeable vibrations on that can be felt through steering wheel, floor, and driver and passenger seats. Vibrations start to appear at the speeds approaching 60 m/hr; they increase exponentially and by 75 miles/hour they border on violent. The aliment and wheel balance were checked and determined not be an issue. The car was never in the accident and was serviced regularly. The dealer failed to determine cause of the problem.

Driving s. In rt lane at 60 mph on I-26, lsr exit, on overpass, car started to veer left. When I corrected to right, car overcorrected way too much, tried correcting to left and car overcorrected way to much again. It started going right and left and spun in circles (as if it were on ice-it was a warm, sunny day) and hit the concrete divider on the left. . I begged the insurance adjuster to look underneath but the car was so smashed down in front that she couldn't get underneath to see what caused the failure. I called and again requested her to do this when they had it on a lift at the junkyard, but I doubt that it was done. It was definitely mechanical failure. It had new front brakes recently installed by the dealer and a drive shaft installed by custom brakes a few weeks before the accident. An oil change and service was done the week before. I had prior to this no notice of impending failure of any kind. From the looks of the car, it was amazing that I walked away. I have photos.

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The contact owns a 2013 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that the telescopic steering wheel would not lock into position. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the steering wheel shaft was replaced. The contact was informed by the manufacturer that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 13v194000 (steering). The failure mileage was 12,000.

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Driving on newly paved highway at 80mph the car starts to shake and vibrate. At lower speeds this is not an issue.

I own a 2012 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle became difficult to keep aligned, causing it to veer from left to right. The contact also stated that when attempting a turn in either direction, the steering wheel would seize and would not return to the default position once the turn was completed in city driving and hwy driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer multiple times for the failure and was test driven by a technician, who stated that there was no failure present within the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The vehicle was not repaired.

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Boots crack and you must replace entire drive shaft. Left front drive shaft was just replaced @85,000 miles as the boot cracked on the other side as well. Think this is a design flaw as drive shaft sits over the top of the catalytic converter with no shield to block the heat.

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The contact owns a 2013 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the steering wheel became unstable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that they could not diagnose the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and the contact was advised that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v194000 (steering). The approximate failure mileage was 100.

Vibrations occur when exceeding 50 mph. These vibrations extend to the steering wheel, floor, and driver and passenger seats and increase as speeds becoming enhanced in speeds over 70mph. No accidents and regular dealer service. Have had multiple balances, alignments and 2 new sets of tires to no avail. Car presently in dealer repair for greater than 8 weeks trying to fix problem. I was informed that the entire front suspension needed to be replaced.

Our 2006 Legacy outback was our 4th family Subaru, and was recently purchased used. I'm a driver with over 48 years of accident-free experience in new england and the northern us, traveling on personal and business trips during all types of severe winter driving conditions. While driving on a two-lane state road, light snow had just begun. Speed limit (50) and just developing conditions warranted no special concerns, however once or twice the back end felt as though wind was affecting travel (there was no wind), I slowed to 30-35 mph although snow still hadn't covered the road. Minutes later while on a straight-away with oncoming traffic approaching at a distance, the front end began drifting into the other lane. Without braking or any significant change in acceleration, I slowly corrected and the car began to come back to the right, however as I straightened the wheel, the car began pushing hard to the right, and would not respond to my counter steering. The car went off the road and struck a tree near the shoulder of the road. Now I can understand the car drifting to the right after my initial correction, since the road was crowned in the center and the road had snow on it. However, I didn't understand why the car had drifted to the left initially. It was a straight-away, I was steering straight so it wasn't a case of under-steer, and the peculiar thing was that at the time it felt as though the rear end was pushing me out of my lane. None of this made any sense until after the accident when we began researching and learned of similar reports described as 'ghost walking'. The initial experience of the 'wind' sensation wiggling the back end, and the inexplicable 'push' from the rear right seemed to fit well with the experiences of others. One other note, between our two dogs and some luggage, we did have about 250 lbs loaded from the rear seats to the storage area.

2011 Subaru Legacy. Consumer states vehicle has a flaw of wandering when driven on highways at speeds above 60 mph the consumer stated when driving at speeds of 45 mph or less, the steering was fine, although it was considerably stiffer. In the lower speed range, the dead-band on the steering wheel was near zero. However, at highway speeds the dead-band approached 1 inch. The dead-band seemed to be what caused the vehicle to wander continuously from one side of the lane to the other. The wandering only occurred on a straight well used highway. On curves, there was no wandering because the steering wheel was at the edge of the dead-band. The consumer returned the vehicle to the dealer twice. The first time. The wheels were aligned, which did not solve the problem. On the second visit, the shop could not reproduce the problem because there was no straight worn highways close by. The dealer performed a four wheel alignment on the vehicle. The consumer continued to experience the wandering problem. Updated 12/19/12.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle became difficult to keep aligned, causing it to veer from left to right. The contact also stated that when attempting a turn in either direction, the steering wheel would seize and would not return to the default position once the turn was completed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer multiple times for the failure and was test driven by a technician, who stated that there was no failure present within the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 7,601. Mah.

Between 60-75 mph there is a strong vibration on the steering wheel. Numerous people have this problem with the Legacys and outbacks.

Feeling unsteady on highway speeds 60+, whistle noise in heater vent not fixed by dealer, volume buttons on steering wheel not working brought in 4 times to dealer to fix, whistle noise in window was told is the mirrors outside however when roll window up and down several times. . . It hits the top hard, but shuts fully and noise stops sound like window will break, hard start 3x dealer asked where I buy my gas, hood of car vibrates on highway, heat comes out strong on windshield on foot setting, dealer said normal and showed map however its the same as setting it to foot and windshield setting, mileage: on full says 430, I clocked it and when it showed 380 we had only drove 17 miles inaccurate. Cup holder broke after putting water bottle in it was replaced by dealer, transmission shifting down by bucking dealer stated memorizes driving. Inside scratches easy cheap. Have case w Subaru of America but getting nowhere.

Very bad vibration in steering wheel and front end in speeds in excess of 40mph. Many other Subaru Legacy owners are also experiencing this. The wheel shakes and requires numerous and frequent adjustments as it vibrates constantly. This has been ongoing for almost 2 years with no know fix from Subaru.

The contact owns a 2011 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that the vehicle would become extremely hard to control when driving in heavy winds or when a heavy vehicle would pass. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer discovered that the right rear found to be slightly out of alignment. The dealer performed an alignment and the contact stated that the repair partially corrected the failure. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that all of the 2011 Subaru Legacy vehicles rode the same in heavy winds due to the vehicle design. In addition, the contact stated that when the steering wheel was moved one inch in either direction, the engine rpms would increase excessively and the vehicle would roll forward independently. The dealer advised that the software in the pcm was the cause of the failure but could not be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown, but the current mileage was 15,000.

While driving on the highway at 60+ mph the vehicle exhibits a severe "sway" or pull from side to side. The severity of the swaying increases with speed, the driver has to "fight" the steering wheel to keep the vehicle centered in its lane. The sway/pull has been present since the first highway trip at about 1000 miles, and is still present after dealer checks and realignments. The swaying can be so severe as to make the driver feel the car is uncontrollable at normal highway speeds. The swaying can be so severe as to cause the vehicle to depart from its lane. The swaying/pulling occurs in all road conditions. Passengers in the vehicle have commented on the swaying, stating they felt "unsafe". Tire pressures have been checked and adjusted to manufacturers specifications before each highway trip. When tested with a chase vehicle the 2nd vehicle did not exhibit these symptoms ruling out road/wind conditions.

At highway cruising speeds of 60-75mph there is a vibration/shake that is felt through the steering wheel. When traveling long distances this vibration causes discomfort to hands/arms. Decreased tire pressure, road force balance, and steering wheel replacement (soa TSB) did not fix. Next step is to replace tires. These are "bandaids" to the problem. Please force a real solution.

With good all-season tires, the car began "swimming", fish-tailing on snow-packed roads. At slower speeds it still felt like we had a flat tire. Dealer checked the car and said nothing was wrong, that they had never had such a complaint before and that it needed good snow tires. After $500+ in snow tires it, again, handled badly on slippery roads. The dealer's insistence that there was nothing wrong prompted me to sell the vehicle and leave Subaru (having owned 3). It's a sad day when a dealer prefers to see a client dead than address the problem. Good bye Subaru.

Severe steering wheel/front end shimmy about 60+ mph with normal driving. Pretty much a constant oscillation at road speed. Road force balancing of no help, nor do new tires have any effect. For goodness sake, NHTSA, please start a formal investigation of this significant and prevalent problem. . . Please.

2010 Subaru Legacy - has a vibration in steering wheel and in seat - gone back dealership 2 times already, once for a road force balance didn't work, 2nd time new tires, new steering dampener, suspension shim, wheel alignment and still have a vibration. Now their seems to a little play in steering at high speeds on turns since steering dampener was replaced. . There is a TSB about this issue fix from Subaru doesn't seem to work.

2011 Subaru Legacy 2. 5i cvt premium model : at highway cruising speeds of 60+ mph, the vehicle feels "wobbly". The car feels as though it is getting swayed from side to side, even in good road conditions. This feeling is very unsafe. It causes a feeling of loss of control on the vehicle. This happens even though the weather conditions are normal (no excessive winds or cross winds). This seems noticeable to the passengers as well. The swaying happens in right as well as left directions. No amount of steering wheel control seems to counter this. Tire pressures are accurate to specifications and the car is brand new.

The contact owns a 2010 Subaru Legacy. While driving approximately 60 mph the steering wheel began to violently vibrate and turn to the left and right. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they decreased the psi on the tires. The failure continued to recur while driving above 60 mph. The vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer where various repairs were performed. The failure continued to recur. She also stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph she applied pressure to the brake pedal and heard two clicking noises. The vehicle experienced an increased stopping distance and when she released the pressure from the brake pedal she again heard two clicking noises. The vehicle was again taken to the authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. It was not repaired. The failures continue to recur. The failure mileage was 824 and the current mileage was 1,894.

The steering sway wobble shimmy at highway speeds is still present. With vdc off it is substantially less sway feeling and steering correction. If you drive straight, you will have to continually correct the steering to overcome to above. About 800 miles I now get a vibration you can feel in the steering wheel. It feels unsafe. Other dangerous cvt occurrences are: - in 'd' the car surges occasionally when stopped, like an unintended acceleration surge. Scary, feels like the car is going to take off and feels unsafe. - while driving in cvt manual mode, lets say 2nd gear into a highway exit curve and you let off of the gas pedal, car continues at same speed and rpm!!!!! does not reduce rpm or speed until you hit the brake. Scary if you drive on a straight road and let off of the gas pedal car will reduce rpm and speed. -sometimes if your stopped and go to turn the wheel before you release the brake, engine will raise rpm quite a bit causing surge in power. Scary!.

Vehicle unsafe to operate at highway speeds. When driving car does not drive straight, shifting left to right continuously.