Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| SB-CF-18/19 | 07/24/2009 | 10030944 | Subaru: some vehicles equipped with the lineartronic cvt may exhibit a lack of power concern in reverse when on a steep incline. under certain conditions, vehicles may not continue to reverse after the vehicle has been stopped while backi | 12/23/2009 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| SB-CF-18/19 | 07/24/2009 | 10030944 | Subaru: some vehicles equipped with the lineartronic cvt may exhibit a lack of power concern in reverse when on a steep incline. under certain conditions, vehicles may not continue to reverse after the vehicle has been stopped while backi | 12/23/2009 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 01/20/2010 | 1000 | ||
| We purchased the car new, december, 2009. dealer is over an hour drive from home in another state. car is pampered and kept in garage when not being used. just in a couple months developed a pronounced thump in the rear under the car. intermittent, and there is a feel of the car vibrating or shimmying, if very slightly at the same time. we back out of driveway into street turning wheel to left, straighten, drive forward 80 feet to the stop sign. accelerate and turn to the right, there is a thump from under the rear of the car. next stop to the right it doesn't do it. only at the next turn to the left does it make the same thump. we took everything possible that might roll, out of the car, and it still does it. cannot seem to duplicate at the dealer. the first service we expressed concern, they looked at it and said they tightened a bushing. they have had the car 4 times since for other issues of rattles and noises, a couple recalls for defective hose and wiring and recently blue-tooth failure which we are still going around with them. they replaced sound deadening in the doors because it harmoniously vibrated at the pitch of scraping finger nails on the chalkboard, and give me the deer in the headlight look when i mention the first service and the term, bushing. when i take coworkers out to lunch, they say, what was that noise (thump), so i know i'm not imagining it. my concern is that something in the suspension is shifting back and forth, side to side, and something is going to fail, causing loss of control or death. makes me afraid to drive car. 14 months of ownership and we only have 8,650 miles on the car, so it's not like we abuse it. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/30/2010 | 3000 | ||
| The car experiences a 2-3 second intermittent hesitation followed by the car jetting forward. in addition, the vehicle has experienced occasional stalling. it has been taken to the dealership some 22 times for the same issue and upon recreating the problem i was told it is a | |||
| 09/17/2010 | 15000 | ||
| My 2010 subaru legacy automatic...while accelerating on an incline lost all acceleration, car acted as if it was in neutral, no response from the throttle. lights were still on, no warning light indicators. pulled over, turned off the engine and restarted. problem has not occurred since. dealer says he can't recreate the problem and the diagnostics reveal no error codes. afraid to drive my new subaru. | |||
| 05/31/2010 | 2000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2010 subaru legacy. while in reverse and attempting to put the vehicle in park, the vehicle ran down a hill and crashed in an embankment. the brakes did not engage. the crash was not reported to the police. no property damage was done. the contact stated this was the second incident. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer who advised they were not able to diagnose the vehicle. the current and failure miles were 2000. the vin was not available. aa | |||
| 09/24/2009 | 100 | 1 | |
| 2010 subaru legacy 3.6r has a long delay when attempting to accelerate the vehicle after a rolling stop, going over a speed bump, etc.... very dangerous in everyday driving especially when heading towards a red light that turns green. after the delay, the car lurches forward. have spoken with the dealer and told there is no correction. *cn | |||
| 12/11/2009 | 350 | 1 | |
| My 2010 subaru legacy 3.6r has a very noticeable delay when attempting to accelerate the vehicle after a rolling stop. this is very common in everyday traffic, heading towards a red light that turns green, as well as with speed bumps. there is almost a full 2 second delay and the car then thrusts itself when the accelerator actually responds. *tr | |||