Safety Score
69
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-11-13 | 97V210000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH | 19,730 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WAS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO START, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD STALL/HESITATE WHEN IN MOTION ON CITY STREET. DISCOVERED TO … |
| 2017-08-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1997 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK. CAME OUT TO MY PARKED VEHICLE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE FLAT DUE TO PART OF THE SUSPENSION… |
| 2014-11-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 1997 SUBARU LEGACY GT 2.5L ENGINE, APPROX. 92K MILES, ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING. CAR WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR… |
| 2013-10-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FILLED ABOVE HALF A TANK, FUEL LEAKS ONTO THE GROUND IN LARGE AMOUNTS NEAR THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE… |
| 2013-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN PARK. THE FAILURE WAS RE… |
| 2012-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY FUEL FILLER RUSTED OFF @ THE FUEL TANK CAUSING IT TO LEAK ON THE GROUND WHEN THE TANK IS NEARLY FULL.I HAVE READ OTH… |
| 2011-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. … |
| 2010-01-07 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | GASOLINE FILLER TUBE ON SUBARU LEGACY MODELS (1994 & 1997) RUST OUT AND CAUSE VERY SERIOUS DANGER FROM POSSIBLE FIRE/EX… |
| 2009-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1997 SUBARU LEGACY 2.5 L ENGINE. 118,000 MILES. CHRONIC OVERHEATING. MANY DOLLARS SPENT ONLY TO FIND THAT THESE CARS AR… |
| 2009-02-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM SURE YOU HAVE RECEIVED OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2.5L ENGINE IN 1997 SUBARU LEGACY GT'S. THE HEAD GASKETS ARE… |
| 2008-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS OUT DRIVING ON A SUNNY SUNDAY WITH A COUPLE OF FRIENDS TO SEE THE FALL COLOR, AND WITHOUT WARNING MY CAR OVERHEAT… |
| 2008-09-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER A GAS FILL-UP, I NOTED A LARGE WET SPOT UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE IT SMELLS LIKE GAS… |
| 2008-06-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SUBARU LEGACY. THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GASOLINE FROM THE FILLER TUBE. THE DEALER STATED THA… |
| 2008-01-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | IN COLD WEATHER (ZERO OR BELOW), THE BRAKE PEDAL ON MY 1997 SUBARU LEGACY SEDAN BECOMES HARD, AND WHEN I PUT IT ANY GEA… |
| 2007-11-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | 1997 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND TH… |
| 2007-08-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATES ON… |
| 2007-07-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SUDDEN OVERHEATING OCCURRING MOSTLY ABOVE 60 KM/H SYMPTOMS INCLUDED LARGE POCKETS OF AIR IN COOLING SYSTEM AS WELL AS S… |
| 2006-09-23 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, THE HOOD LATCHE FAILED AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE … |
| 2006-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE ROTTED OUT. PLASTIC SHIELD OVER FILLER NECK TRAPS SAND. STEEL FILLER PIPE RUSTS WHERE WET SAND … |
| 2005-08-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT BRAKE HAS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS. THE BRAKES HAVE GOTTEN VERY HOT AND COULD… |
| 2005-03-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | APRROX. 3 MONTHS AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN MY HOOD POPPED UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIE… |
| 2005-02-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHAIC CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A… |
| 2004-12-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD AFTER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD A FEW FEET BEFORE STOPPING COMPLETELY. HAPPEN… |
| 2003-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE NOW REPLACED MY SUBARU 97 ENGINE 5 TIMES, AND EACH TIME THE NEW/USED ENGINE FAILED. EACH ENGINE HAD BETWEEN 60 A… |
| 2003-10-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING IN THE PARK POSITION, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEARS IN ANY DIRECTION. VEHIC… |
| 2003-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL FROM THE REAR SEPARATOR PLATE AND OIL PUMP SEAL. *AK THIS CAUSED COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF … |
| 2003-06-04 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HOOD UNLATCHED, FLEW BACK, AND CONTACTED THE WINDS… |
| 2002-12-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY 1997 SUBARU LEGACY WAS TOTALLED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE COLLISION OCCURRED AT 30-35 MPH, MY 97 LEGACY'S ENGIN… |
| 2002-07-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MOTOR. OIL CAN LEAK SO BAD IT WILL HIT HOT EXHAUST AND POSSIBLY STAR… |
| 2002-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | FRONT OIL SEAL IN MOTOR FAILED CAUSING OIL LEAK ONTO EXHAUST DEALER SAID IS NORMAL WEAR E/MAILED MANUFACTURE WITH NO RE… |
| 2002-05-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | HAVE HAD INTERMITTENT DIFFICULTY WITH STARTING VEHICLE BETWEEN 03/2002 & 05/2002. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ON COOL MO… |
| 2002-04-24 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HOOD LATCH CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE HOOD TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE CAUSI… |
| 2002-04-02 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE LEFT REAR WHEEL STUD BROKE AND THE TIRE FELL OFF AND THE CONSUMER COULD NO… |
| 2002-03-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN SNOW ONLY RIGHT FRONT BRAKE GRABS, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AS WELL. BRAKES WORK FINE IN DRY ROAD … |
| 2002-01-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS SET AT 65 MPH, GOING UP AN INCLINE AND MAKING A TURN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, LOST CONTROL … |
| 2002-01-11 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | LOUD, UNEXPECTED STATIC SOUND OVER VEHICLE'S STEREO SPEAKERS.--THIS OCCURS REGARDLESS IF RADIO IS OFF OR ON. --THE SOU… |
| 2001-12-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE BLOWING HEAD GASKETS.*MR WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SMOKE CAME FR… |
| 2001-12-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE WEATHER STARTED TO GET COLD. THE BRAKES SEEM TO FREEZE UP. DEALER HAD TO BLEED TH… |
| 2001-12-07 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FROZE UP, THIS CAUSED BELT TO SHRED, PART OF THE BELT THAT SHREDDED WAS OVER IN ENGINE COMPA… |
| 2001-12-07 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HOOD UNLATCHED AND BLEWOUT, OPEN BREAKING MY WINDSHEILD AND DENT… |
| 2001-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON A STEEP HILL GEAR WILL MOVE TO ANOTHER GEAR AS IF VEHICLE IS COASTING. *AK ENGINE DOES NOT HOLD CAR… |
| 2001-12-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN, I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR STARTED MOVING IN FRONT OF … |
| 2001-11-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL LEAK FROM CRANK CASE SEAL DRIPS BACK ONTO EXHUST MANAFOLD DURING NORMAL DRIVING. ONCE CAR HAS STOPPED AND IS AT IDL… |
| 2001-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CRANK SEAL LEAK IS A FIRE RISK. OIL DRIPS ALONG OIL PAN AND ONTO Y SECTION OF EXHAUST WHERE IT BURNS. THIS IS A COMMON … |
| 2001-10-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ENGINE WAS KNOCKING AND MAKING A TICKING NOISE, BRAKES WERE MAKING A SQUEAK/ LOUD NOISE, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBL… |
| 2001-09-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | RECALL 01V216000, CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER IN SEPTEMBER, HAS BEEN TOLD BY SUBARU THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE F… |
| 2001-09-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. MALFUNCTION COULD POSSIBLY BE OCCURRING W… |
| 2001-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE, AND IT WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND A PINCHED WIRE IN WIR… |
| 2001-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-02-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED REOCCURING ALTERNATOR FAILURES, AS A RESULT OF THE ALTERNATOR FAILING THE HARNESS WIRES HAVE ME… |