Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 Subaru Legacy.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-26 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Dealer has reported rear subframe if broken. I googled this and found recall 03v153000 which seems applicable but suba… |
| 2023-04-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact's daughter owns a 2003 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclo… |
| 2021-03-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS THE FRONT BRAKES STALLED 4 TIMES ON THE HIGH WAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER, WAIT 20 MINUTES AND THE BRAK… |
| 2021-01-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL IN MY CAR SOMETIMES WORKS AND SOMETIMES NOT WHILE DRIVING THE LIGHTS FOR NOTIFICATION OF BRAKE OR ANS GO… |
| 2020-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE AT REAR WHEEL CONNECTOR RUSTED THROUGH AND LITERALLY BROKE A HOLE THROUGH THE VERY RUSTED METAL WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2020-01-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DEADLY DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG! AIR BAG RECALL. REPORTED ON LOCAL NEWS CHANNEL. |
| 2019-08-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE AN AIRBAG RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE TO GET IT SERVICED. WHEN CALLING MY LOCAL SUBARU DEA… |
| 2019-07-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2018-08-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2017-09-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR WITHIN THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2017-08-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS SYSTEM SAYS MY CAR IS 2003 SUBARU LEGACY. THIS IS NOT CORRECT. MY CAR IS A 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK AND HAS BEEN RECAL… |
| 2017-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Subaru Legacy. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the vehicle began to stall and then sei… |
| 2017-05-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR B… |
| 2017-03-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ARE THE DEALERS REQUIRED TO TURN IN THE OLD AIR BAGS THAT THEY REPLACE ON RECALL? AFTER THE DEALER "CHECKED" MY AIRB… |
| 2016-10-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I AM ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY STATIONED OVERSEAS. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH SUBARU AMERICA FOR OVER A YEAR… |
| 2016-09-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER RESPONDING TO THE RECALL NOTICE AND STILL NO NEW AIRBAG, D… |
| 2016-08-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-06-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-06-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-06-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2015-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING COLDER WEATHER, GASOLINE FUEL FUMES EMITTED I… |
| 2014-04-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SUBSEQUENT TO FILLING GAS TANK, GASOLINE WAS OBSERVED LEAKING FROM THE REAR UNDERCARRIAGE AREA, NEAR THE REAR WHEEL DRI… |
| 2014-01-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WILL LEAK GAS AS TEMPERATURES GO BELOW FREEZING. LEAK IS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PASSENGER SIDE. *TR |
| 2014-01-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GA… |
| 2013-11-11 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | DRIVING S.IN RT LANE AT 60 MPH ON I-26, LSR EXIT, ON OVERPASS, CAR STARTED TO VEER LEFT. WHEN I CORRECTED TO RIGHT, CAR… |
| 2012-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FOR AT LEAST 3 YRS NOW, WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING VERY STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN IN COLD WEATHER ESPECIALLY WHEN… |
| 2012-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUMES ACCUMULATE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN DRIVING IN TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING. DEALER STATES 'DIDN'T SMELL… |
| 2011-01-03 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD SEVERAL STUDS BREAK OFF OVER THE YEARS AND HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE STUDS ON MY 2003 SUBARU LEGACY LAST SUM… |
| 2010-10-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE INVOLVED IN ONE CAR CRASH ON A GRADED DIRT ROAD AT NIGHT; OVERCORRECTED TO THE LEFT AFTER RIGHT PASSENGER FRONT… |
| 2010-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CYLINDER HEAD GASKET FAILURE. *TR |
| 2010-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | TRAVELING WEST ON I90 NEAR MENTOR OHIO I ATTEMPTED TO STOP MY 2003 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON ON A SNOW COVERED PORTION OF THE… |
| 2009-08-14 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY. LAST YEAR THE CONTACT HAD THREE STUDS BREAK OFF ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AND N… |
| 2009-07-01 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE VALVE STEM FAILURE. *TR |
| 2009-01-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL SMELL IN CAR WHEN TEMP, IS BELOW ~20 F. RECALL IN 2001 AND SERVICE BULLETIN IN WRX IN 2002-03. BUT NOT FOR THIS MO… |
| 2008-12-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD COOLANT FLUSH IN DEC 2007 (39,924 MILES). COOLANT LEAKED AFTER THIS SERVICE. IN JAN 2008 (40,912 MILES) S… |
| 2008-12-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING. WILL NEED TO REPAIR FOR … |
| 2008-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | BOTH HEAD GASKETS BLOWN ON A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY WITH ABOUT 54,000 MILES AND REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALER CAR JUST… |
| 2008-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | BROKE TAILGATE WINDOW. GLASS SHOP INDICATED DEALER-ONLY ITEM. DEALER INDICATED NO REPLACEMENT WINDOWS EXISTED IN THE … |
| 2007-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CAR HAS 78,000 MILES. DURING REG OIL CHANGE IT WAS DISCOVERED ;HAT MY HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING OIL. IF NOT REPAIRED WI… |
| 2007-01-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEADGASKETS. *TR |
| 2006-11-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY SEDAN. AS I PICK UP SPEED YOU CAN HEAR AN INCREASING WIND NOISE COMING FROM AROUND THE FRONT… |
| 2006-09-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FOR THE SECOND TIME (SEE MY FIRST REPORT), MY 2003 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS SITTING AT A ST… |
| 2006-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2003 SUBARU LEGACY SEDAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN "DRIVE" AND YOU ARE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN,F… |
| 2005-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NOTICED THE SMELL OF COOLANT WHEN EXITING THE CAR AFTER DRIVING. I INVESTIGATED THIS AND FOUND A SMALL COOLANT LEAK COM… |
| 2005-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2003 SUBARU LEGACY IS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. *MR COOLANT LEAKED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE ENGINE DESIGN. THE ALUMINUM BLOCK… |
| 2004-10-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER IS NOT ACCURATE. I HAVE CHECKED IT WITH RADAR, GPS AND MULTIPLE MEASURED MILES WITH A STOP WAT… |
| 2004-09-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2003 SUBARU OUTBACK DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION AND THE CHECK E… |
| 2004-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | SERVICE WAS DONE AT 60,000 KILOMETERS AND BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED WHICH IN MY OPINON WAS PREMATURE ON A 3 YEAR … |
| 2004-08-01 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT: SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE SUNROOF SHATTERED. THE SUNROOF WAS OPEN AND LOUDLY CRACKED AS IF IN AN EXPLOSION.… |
| 2004-08-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD HAS A CRACK THAT STARTS ON THE PASSENGER EDGE MIDWAY UP THE WINDSHIELD AND GOES IN TOWARD THE CENTER TOWARD … |