Subaru Legacy owners have reported 6 problems related to transmission slip out of gear (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Subaru Legacy based on all problems reported for the Legacy.
Vehicle has a manual transmission. When driving in 5th gear, transmission will "drop" out of gear without warning. The 5th gear was repaired on the and there was a packing nut that was supposed to be peened on the gear shaft to keep it from backing off. The manufacturer did not properly peen the transmission. The vehicle needed a new 5th slider nut, retightened, and peened correctly. Also in cruise control when the vehicle dropped out of the 5th gear, it caused the engine to race. (outback).
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Vehicle jumps out of gear whenever going down a hill.
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When driving the vehicle, the vehicle jumps out of drive into netural.
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The transmission jumps out of first gear and grinds into 2nd gear.
Consumer states after parking vehicle, it jump out of gear and started moving. Nlm.
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When driving at low speed, standard transmission drops out first gear,shifting into neutral.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Power Train problems | |
| Automatic Transmission Torque Converter problems | |
| Automatic Transmission problems | |
| Vehicle Shudder problems | |
| Clutch problems | |
| Manual Transmission problems | |
| Differential Unit problems | |
| Transmission Slip Out Of Gear problems | |
| Transmission Failure problems | |
| Transmission Noise problems |