Subaru Legacy owners have reported 406 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 35 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (124 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's car stall (41 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
Unintended acceleration, on 2 occasions. First occasion, car was in drive waiting at a traffic stop and the engine radically increased it's rpm from idle to over 6000 rpm, remaining there. Braking control maintained the automobile's position. Read details...
While driving, exhaust odor detected in cabin causing headaches/nausea and exhaust became much louder starting at roughly 185,000 miles. Discovered Subaru service program bulletin wuj-95 which identifies cracks forming in the bellows section of the front exhaust pipe and its replacement with an Read details...
Check engine light came on with the cruise control icon flashing. The cars rpm�s were repeatedly fluctuating when parked, in neutral, and in drive with the brake on. Read details...
The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the dealer for service, he was informed that the front exhaust pipe was fractured. The dealer diagnosed that the front exhaust pipe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Read details...
This is the second well maintained Subaru Legacy that the engine has blown in under 150,000 miles. First a 1999 and now a 2005. Research online shows that this is an ongoing problem and has also been confirmed by independent mechanics. Read details...