Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| SB-05-50-10R | 02/03/2011 | 10037968 | Ready | 06/08/2011 | |
| SB-05-50-10R | 02/03/2011 | 10037968 | Subaru: there is a steering wheel vibration at highway speeds due to an imporper wheel balance. *rm | 06/08/2011 | |
| 05 | 12/01/2004 | 10015736 | Use of tire chains. subaru techtips. *tt | 08/10/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 01/08/2011 | 38000 | ||
| I just bought a used 2005 subaru legacy gt. 20 minutes after purchasing the vehicle i was driving along a snowy highway and accelerated just after a set of lights. the rear end of the car felt very loose and the car squirled after gaining control and accelerating to keep traffic moving the rear end squirled out and i was unable to regain control. the car spun 180 and slammed into the snow bank sideways. it has the stock potenza 205-45-17's i have never lost control of a vehicle in my life like that 2wd or 4wd. damage to the vehicle was minor the drivers side doors are both crinkled at the bottoms and part of the shroud underneath was broken off. plan is to replace tires asap shame on subaru putting out a winter vehicle with poor proformance tires. vehicle and stock tires have 36000kms. | |||
| 02/21/2005 | 20 | 11/21/2004 | |
| Standard equipped tires on subaru legacy 2.5 wagons are bridgestone potenza re92 215/45/zr 17, supposedly an all year tire. this tire size does not appear in the drop down menu on the tire page, thus the tire indicated on that page is incorrect. the tire in question is the re 92 215/45/zr 17. these tires are dangerous on wet pavements and impossible to control on snow. they should not be sold in the northern us. i've had countless incidents trying to control the car in low speed stopping and in low to moderate speed turning in light to moderate snow conditions. i purchased a 4 wheel drive vehicle because of the snow conditions in upstate ny. instead i have a car with tires that cannot handle even moderate winter conditions. these tires will ultimately result in someones injury and/or death. *nm | |||
| 01/01/2005 | 1 | ||
| The tires do not function, and hold traction during inclement weather, causing the vehicle to lose control. manufacturer was contacted. owner stated that vehicle was all wheel drive and brand new. the cause is undetermined at this time. *ak *nm | |||
| 12/19/2004 | 400 | 1 | 11/30/2004 |
| Vehicle: 05 subaru gt limited sedan (purchased) 11/30/04) tire: bridgestone, potenza re92 (215/45 zr17. my wife and i skidded as we approached a stop sign on a level, snow covered road. i broke gradually and my speed was low, about 10 mph as i started braking). instead of stopping, the car just kept going even though i applied more brake pressure. if there had been a car ahead of us, i would have rearended it. i discovered very negative reviews of this tire on the folllowing 2 customer survey bases: tirerack.com and 1010tires.com. the majority of customers rated this tire as poor for wet traction and very poor (dangerous was used in some reviews) for snow traction. i have case #s w/soa & bridgestone. they and the dealer have refused my request to credit my oe tires for new ones. many customers (ave of 2.6 out of 10) answered no when asked would you buy this tire again. i am very concerned that there is a safety issue with the re92 for wet traction, especially snow traction. considering that subaru awd vehicles built a reputation as a car that will be sure-footed in inclement weather, why would soa equip this car w/tires having a 160 tread rating? tire dealers i've spoken to about this issue say that this tire is the equivalent of a summer tire. soa should rephrase their slogan for cars w/re92s to: from the wheel that slips to the tire that slips.*ak | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 01/03/2005 | 1500 | 3 | 10/26/2004 |
| Oem tires on the 2005 subaru legacy gt are dangerous. just two months after purchasing our vehicle we were caught in an ice storm. while attempting to navigate a gas station at extremely low speeds the car lost traction and ran into a pole in front of a fuel pump. we own a non-awd vehicle and it has never lost traction at such low speeds on ice. we also noticed it did not handle well in the rain, though in snow it was marginally better but still dangerously easy to lose traction if the snow was packed any. decided to purchase snow tires because travel in the winter was dangerous. now, we've had to replace the oem tires because of premature wear -- they have less than 20,000 miles on them and the rear tires are nearly bald. all paid for out of pocket -- subaru claims no responsibility over the tires since they don't manufacture them and they aren't covered by warranty and continues to put them on their vehicles. subaru needs to recall the tires and give people tires that can actually handle real-world conditions. the dropdown menu for the tires is incorrect -- these are 17 tires, standard for the gt ltd. *nm | |||