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1993 Subaru Legacy

Safety Score
85
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

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No recalls found for the 1993 Subaru Legacy.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2006-02-22 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, NHTSA #94V052000 CONCERNING THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE R…
2005-01-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT No 0 DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE RESTRAINT WHEN IN USE. T…
2004-10-07 TIRES No 0 THE CONSUMER PURCHASED FOUR NEW FIRESTONE TIRES. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WENT FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CORD THAT M…
2004-09-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH LEGACY. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PAST THE SECOND GEAR. *TC
2003-12-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 DEAR SIR/MADAM: THANKS FOR HELP. IT IS THREATEN TO THOUSANDS SUBARU CAR DRIVERS, LIKE FIRESTONE TIRES THREATEN TO THO…
2003-12-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 DEAR SIR/MADAM: THANKS FOR HELP. IT IS THREATEN TO THOUSANDS SUBARU CAR DRIVERS, LIKE FIRESTONE TIRES THREATEN TO THO…
2003-10-09 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 DEAR SIR/MADAM: THANKS FOR HELP. IT IS THREATEN TO THOUSANDS SUBARU CAR DRIVERS, LIKE FIRESTONE TIRES THREATEN TO THO…
2003-07-03 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP No 0 FUEL FILLER PIPE HAD ALL KINDS OF DIRT, DEBRIS AND RUST CAUSING IT TO FAIL AND LEAK OIL. THE FILER TUBE RUSTED AND CAU…
2002-09-15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 CONSUMER NOTICED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DOESN'T COME UP PROPERLY, DEALER REPLACED THE BELT THREE TIMES AND THE PROBLEM ST…
2001-12-25 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 DEAR SIR/MADAM: THANKS FOR HELP. IT IS THREATEN TO THOUSANDS SUBARU CAR DRIVERS, LIKE FIRESTONE TIRES THREATEN TO THO…
2001-12-18 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY No 0 THE CLUTCH ON THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED THREE (3) TIMES. IT WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN 1995, REPLACED AGAIN IN 1999 A…
2001-10-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 DEAR SIR/MADAM: THANKS FOR HELP. IT IS THREATEN TO THOUSANDS SUBARU CAR DRIVERS, LIKE FIRESTONE TIRES THREATEN TO THO…
2001-10-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 DEAR SIR/MADAM: THANKS FOR HELP. IT IS THREATEN TO THOUSANDS SUBARU CAR DRIVERS, LIKE FIRESTONE TIRES THREATEN TO THO…
2001-09-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 DEAR SIR/MADAM: THANKS FOR HELP. IT IS THREATEN TO THOUSANDS SUBARU CAR DRIVERS, LIKE FIRESTONE TIRES THREATEN TO THO…
2001-09-02 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR HAS DEFECTIVE LOCKS, THE LOCKS WILL INTERMITTENLY LOCK. CONTACTED DEA…
2001-08-18 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MHP WHEN BELTS BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE. SHORTLY FOLLOWING CAR LOSS POWER, INCLUDING S…
2001-05-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 5 MINUTES AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, IGNITION TURNED OFF CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT O…
2001-02-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 DEAR SIR/MADAM: THANKS FOR HELP. IT IS THREATEN TO THOUSANDS SUBARU CAR DRIVERS, LIKE FIRESTONE TIRES THREATEN TO THO…
2000-12-23 SEAT BELTS No 0 BOTH FRONT SEAT MOTERIZED SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS FAILED. THE CABLE ON BOTH SIDES CAME OUT.*AK
2000-12-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE STALLED, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, CONSUMER COASTED VEHICLE TO A STOP AND IT IMMEDIAT…
2000-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE No 0 VEHICLE IS SOMETIMES UNCONTROLLABLE TO SLOWDOWN AT 10 TO 20 MPH AND ENGINE STOPS WHILE OTHER VEHICLES ARE DRIVING 65 MP…
2000-09-18 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON HIGHWAY AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW JUST EXPLODED. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIF…
2000-09-11 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 TREAD SEPARATION, 2ND TIRE REPLACED FOR THIS REASON. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P195/60R15 )
2000-08-04 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. THEN PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AND FOUND OUT THAT TREAD SEPARATED. F…
2000-07-01 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 CONSUMER STATED THAT ON JULY 1,2000, THERE WAS A BLOWOUT OF THE GOOD YEAR EAGLE GA TIRES, PRODUCT CODE 113-938-444-0, D…
2000-06-06 TIRES No 0 THREATEN TO THOUSANDS SUBARU CAR DRIVERS, LIKE FIRESTONE TIRES THREATEN TO THOUSANDS CAR DRIVERS USING FIRESTONE TIRES.
2000-05-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSES A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER INCLUDING STEERING. AFTER COASTING TO…
2000-03-17 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH AND A DEER RAN ACROSS THE ROAD. CONSUMER JAMMED THE BRAKES, AND WENT OFF THE ROAD, …
2000-01-29 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 TRAVELED FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 HOURS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 45 - 65. CAR LOADED WITH EQUIPMENT AND PASSENGERS. TRAVELING…
2000-01-14 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 AFTER COLD ENGINE START, APPROX. 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING, AT APPROX. 20 MPH ENGINE RPM'S VERY SUDDENLY AND RAPIDLY WENT T…
2000-01-14 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 AFTER APPROX. 2 MINUTES AFTER ENGINE START AND AT APPROX. 20MPH, ENGINE RPM'S SUDDENLY AND RAPIDILY ACCELERATED TO 5000…
1999-12-08 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHILE APPLYING BRAKES. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP ON WET / ICY ROAD CONDITIONS, VEHI…
1999-11-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 THIS CAR HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR; WE HAVE FULL RECORDS. THIS SHOULD OCCUR AT THIS MILEAGE.
1999-11-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 TRAVELLED OPEN ROAD FOR TWO HOURS. TRAVELING UP A MOUNTAIN WITH CAR LOADED FOR CAMPING, AND 3 PASSENGERS. CAR LOST CO…
1999-09-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 TRAVELLING ON INTERSTATE 66 - FOR APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR TO 45 MINUTES.....AT NIGHT.....INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ALL ON …
1999-08-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 BOTH OF THE MOTORIZED SEATBELTS FAILED. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR AND EVERYONE OF THEM HAVE HAD THE S…
1999-04-26 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE ENGINE HARD TO START. CRANKS BUT DOES NOT TURN OVER UNTIL 6 OR 7 TIMES TRYING, IF THEN. STRONG SMELL OF GAS. …
1999-02-25 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING INTO CAR WASH RESULTING IN VEHICLE HITTING POLE, WHEN DRIVER PUT C…
1999-01-16 SEAT BELTS No 0 AUTOMACTIC SHOULDER BELT ISN'T WORKING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, AND THE CONSUMER CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING. *AK
1998-11-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER HARNESS RETRACTOR OPERATES ERRATICALLY, FREQUENTLY LEAVING THE HARNESS ONLY PARTIALLY RETRACTED.…
1998-05-13 STEERING:RACK AND PINION No 0 RACK AND PINION SEALS LEAK FLUID.
1998-04-05 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ON DRIVER & PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT, NOT RETRACTING OR RELEASING FOR USAGE. INFORMED THE MOTOR…
1998-01-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED.
1998-01-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT IS LOCKED INTO PLACE AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY OPENED. MOTOR IS BROKEN AND MAY NOT PROTECT DRIVER…
1997-11-25 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE TWO SEPARATE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AT 43,000 MILES, FOR SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION PROB…
1997-09-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 DRIVER'S MOTORBELT FAILED.
1997-08-06 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
1997-07-07 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RETRACTOR. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORR…
1997-06-15 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISON WIN HICH THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE…
1997-06-11 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 0 AIR BAG: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, LOOKED AWAY FOR SPLIT SECOND AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID …