Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||||
| 12 | 06/01/2005 | 10018202 | Worn or noisy wiper blades and visibility. subaru. *tt | 12/16/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY | |||
| 11/01/2008 | 55000 | ||
| 2005 subaru legacy gt wagon with 55k started intermittently about nov 1, 2008. the heating/ac display would go dead but the fan was on and kept blowing whatever temp was last selected but none of the controls would change it. could not duplicate at the dealership so they didn't do anything. about 2 weeks later it went from intermittent to 100% dead. radio still works and i've noticed that the radio display doesn't dim at night even though the rest of the instrument panels does. i cannot control any of the defrost or heating/ac controls. | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - BLOWER | |||
| 06/30/2005 | 1 | 06/24/2005 | |
| Heating always on in any vent mode, operation of car unhealthy due to hot air always blowing out of vents; even with cool air at lowest setting, 65 degrees f. | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 09/01/2004 | 4000 | 20 | 08/19/2004 |
| I have a 2005 subaru legacy gt manual transmission sedan. thus far i have had several issues with the car. 1) engine stuttering: this problem normally occurs when starting from a dead stop, or when shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. the engine will pause, or stutter, or hesitate, and cause the car to slightly jump. this occurs under low acceleration as well as high acceleration. 2) clutch stink: the problem is especially notable when going uphill from a dead stop. when the clutch slips, it causes a very acrid smell, like something is burning. this issue also occurs when in rush hour traffic. 3) clutch squeak: when pressing on the clutch, especially after the car has been driven for 5-10 minutes, the clutch will begin to squeak, and cause reverberations that can be felt on the brake pedal as well. the car was brought into the dealer who verified the issue. the entire clutch assembly was replaced without fixing the issue. then the clutch spring was replaced, and that made the squeak go away for a while, but has since returned. 4) weak windshield: over the course of normal driving on highways, the windshield has received numerous small chips from debris. several of these have caused cracks that have had to be filled in. *jb | |||
| 10/04/2004 | |||
| The windshield has cracked a total of six different times when the vehicle is being driven. this could be dangerous because the windshield could break in the driver's face. taken to dealer for repair twice. *nm | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - LINKAGES | |||
| 04/07/2007 | 11210 | 1 | 08/19/2005 |
| Last saturday, during a snow storm,the driver's side windshield wiper arm on the 2005 subaru legacy with 11210 miles came loose and stopped functioning. i was unable to drive in the snow storm. the dealer , ganley subaru, explained this was normal. they stated the wiper linkage iwasnot as robust as they used to be, and the wiper were retaining nut was designed to come loose if there was resistance on the wiper. this was to protect the wiper linkage and motor. this was very dangerous. especially on a car with all wheel drive marketed for winter use.*ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER - MOTOR | |||
| 06/23/2006 | 1 | 05/24/2004 | |
| The windshield wiper speed on my 2005 subaru legacy wagon is marginally adequate in very heavy rainstorm conditions. this condition was reported to my dealer service center, who admitted that other customers have voiced similar concerns. the dealer verified that my wiper blade speed is normal for that model. the wiper speed on the high setting is 10 cycles every 10 seconds. when compared to my 2003 subaru outback wagon, the speed on that vehicle is 12 cycles every 10 seconds. that is 20% faster and closer to what i feel is acceptable for safe driving in a thunderstorm. *jb | |||