Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Subaru Legacy.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE AT BASE OF STRUT. |
| 2017-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LEAKING COOLANT AND REPLACED RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT AND STILL LEAKING AND STARTED TO OVERHEAD. FOUND OUT IT WAS HEAD BAS… |
| 2015-03-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 1 | WIFE COMING HOME FROM WORK SPRING BLEW AND WENT THROUGH TIRE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP HAD IT FIXED WHEN BEING FIXED REPAI… |
| 2014-12-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | STARTED NOTICING A PROBLEM WHEN COMING DOWN A LONG, STEEP HILL WITH EXTENSIVE SHUDDERING WHEN BRAKING. WHEN I GOT INTO… |
| 2014-07-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT LANE OF I-78, THE SHIFTER POPPED OUT OF 5TH GEAR BY ITSELF (THAT IS, WITHOUT ANY H… |
| 2014-05-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS STOPPED AT THE INTERSECTION OF 23RD AND UNION IN SEATTLE ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS GOING NORTH. IT WAS ABOUT 7:4… |
| 2012-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, THE FILLER NECK CORRODED AN… |
| 2011-01-31 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, AT APPROX 90KM/H OR 55 MPH SOUTH BOUND ON HWY-11 NEAR ORILLIA, ON, CANADA. THE HOOD LATCH FAILED… |
| 2010-11-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: HESITATES GOING INTO GEAR. GET STUCK IN NEUTRAL. SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS TO SEE IF IT W… |
| 2010-05-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HESITATION, SURGING, AND BUCKING AT MID-RANGE ENGINE RPMS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRENT PROBLEM DESPITE REPLACEMENT OF THE… |
| 2009-10-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY. ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS I EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. ONCE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY. L… |
| 2009-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE WARNING PANE… |
| 2009-05-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL FILLER PIPE LEAKS GAS WHEN FILLING. *TR |
| 2009-04-02 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 1999 SUBARU LEGACY IN 2008 AS A GIFT FOR MY 18YR DAUGHTER. WITHIN MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP DRIVER SID… |
| 2008-12-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I RECENTLY BOUGHT A USED 1999 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON. THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOLD ME THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK THAT RESULTED FROM … |
| 2008-05-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD… |
| 2008-05-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HIS VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE MENTIO… |
| 2008-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT FOUR MONTH AGO. THE DEALER SAYS THE SPEEDOMETER WILL … |
| 2007-10-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. BEFORE THE… |
| 2006-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WAR… |
| 2006-08-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR OVERHEATED RANDOMLY. HAVE REPLACED RADIATOR, WATER PUMP, 3 THERMOSTATS, HEAD GASKETS, AND HAD HEADS MACHINED AT SHO… |
| 2006-04-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOS… |
| 2005-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID #98V127000 CONCERNING THE ENGINE. THIS CONSUMER EXPERIENCED… |
| 2005-04-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER HAS A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY AND COMPLAINED ABOUT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE V… |
| 2005-03-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | Yes | 0 | HOOD STRIKER CAME LOOSE FROM HOOD. HOOD CAME OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. CRASHING INTO WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING AN AUT… |
| 2005-03-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER DID ANALYSIS AND STATES THAT FUEL FILLER 'PIPE' IS CORRODED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLA… |
| 2004-04-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO INTERMITTENTLY. NO KNOWN CAUSE OR PATTERN TO PROBLEM. AUTHORIZED DEALER COULD NOT REPLI… |
| 2004-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 97000 MILES - AUTOMATIC W CRUISE - VEHICLE JUST STARTED EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT HIGH IDLE CONDITIONS. THE FIRST CONDI… |
| 2003-07-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON WITH 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES AND 15 INCH WHEELS. EVERY TIME THE FRONT DISK PADS ARE REPL… |
| 2003-06-14 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN DRIVING IN 5TH GEAR, TRANSMISSION WILL "DROP" OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. *… |
| 2003-05-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER THAT CAR HAD NO POWER, POOR GAS MILEAGE, HESITATION UPON STARTING OUT, MOTOR FELL AP… |
| 2003-04-12 | CHILD SEAT | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND AND I JUST RETURNED FROM A CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSPECTION. WE HAVE A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY. WE HAD MANY PROBLEM… |
| 2003-04-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO. THE DEALER SAYS THE SPEEDOMETER WILL … |
| 2003-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR HESITATES TO ACCELERATE UNTIL 2500 RPM, THEN JUMPS. |
| 2002-11-25 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S CLUTCH.*MR CLUTCH WAS REPLACED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASSIONS DUE TO FAULTY VEHICLE. *CB |
| 2002-08-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY VEHICLE BECAME INCONSISTENT. SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T WORK AS SOON AS I STARTED THE CAR, OTHER TIMES… |
| 2002-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DOWNSHIFTING ON INCLINES: PURCHASED A 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK LEGACY WAGON NEW ON NOV. 11/11/98, AT FUCILLO IMPORTS, WATER… |
| 2002-07-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS WIFE'S SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING INTERMITTENLY. IT STARTS AND STOPS AT WILL. THEN JUST ABOUT … |
| 2002-07-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SERVICE DEPARTMENT UNRESPONSIVE TO MY COMPLAINT. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK |
| 2002-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEH… |
| 2002-03-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-12-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE 5, THE TRAFFIC SLOWED DUE TO AN ACCIDENT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE FWY., UPON NOTICIN… |
| 2001-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID I HAD A BURNED CYLINDER. THIS WAS AT 108,000 MILES. A SECOND MECHANIC CONFIRMED… |
| 2001-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 TO 60 MPH ON A WARM DRY DAY CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE AND BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. ALSO, BRAK… |
| 2001-08-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | PARK LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUTS OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATI… |
| 2001-07-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING PRESSED ON BRAKES AND VERY ABRUPTLY ENGINE DOWNSHIFTED. ALSO, WHEN STOPPING ABRUPTLY CONSUMER LURCHED FOR… |
| 2001-04-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | WHILE SON WAS DRIVING TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY BRAKES SO AS TO NEGOTIATE A 90 DEGRE… |
| 2001-01-15 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | I WAS ON AN ENTRY RAMP TO INTERSTATE 95 AND FOUND MYSELF A BIT OUT OF LINE IN THE ROAD AFTER I HAD TURNED TO CHECK ONCO… |
| 2000-07-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN. *AK |
| 2000-07-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMEN OF THE FRONT AIR BAGS.… |