Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Subaru Legacy.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-02 | WHEELS:HUB | No | 0 | Hub was replaced in June of 2019. Car was driven about 14,000 miles (estimate) since then. While driving down the road,… |
| 2021-10-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | While driving down the highway I had to slam on my brakes to avoid colliding with someone and at that time the brake pe… |
| 2020-02-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OUR CAR WAS RECALLED DUE TO A SAFETY HAZARD WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN 2016, SO SEVERE THAT THE LETTER STATED TH… |
| 2020-01-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ACCE… |
| 2019-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR LOSS POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITH A SOLID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BLINKING CRUISE ON THE DASH. THE RPM JUMPED … |
| 2019-05-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WA… |
| 2019-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SLOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE … |
| 2018-12-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS ONLY AFFECT 05-06 LEGACY GT OWNERS. THE UP-PIPE FOR THE SUBARU LEGACY GT IN THESE GIVEN YEARS HAVE A CATALYTIC CO… |
| 2018-09-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TPS MALFUNTION. STOPS ACCELERATION AT THE HIGHWAY THAT ALMOST CAUSES AN ACCIDENT. |
| 2018-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD RUN INTO A FEW SMALL PROBLEMS THIS WINTER, LIKE MY STEERING WHEEL NOT TURNING WHEN THE CAR WAS COLD, BUT I EXPERI… |
| 2018-02-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE BRAKE … |
| 2018-01-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GAS PEDAL STOPS WORKING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES THE CRUISE CON… |
| 2017-10-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE FAILED TO STOP. ON CITY ROAD. I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE PADDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN ONLY TO GET WEAK BREAKING CAPA… |
| 2017-09-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2017-09-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UPON ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AFTER PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING . I WAS … |
| 2017-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS FAULTY RESULTING IN THE CAR NOT REALIZING WHEN A PERSON IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THIS… |
| 2017-04-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | EVEN AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE IN FOR THE BRAKE LINE RECALL, MONTHS LATER AFTER A SUBARU DEALERSHIP TESTED THEM, MY BREAK… |
| 2017-03-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THERE IS NO POWER TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR IS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE … |
| 2017-03-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TRAVEL POSITION SENSOR FAILS WHEN DRIVING CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATOR STOPS RESPON… |
| 2017-03-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HAVE AN ISSUE WITH DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, AT TIMES VERY HARD AND WHEN BRAKING, CAR SHA… |
| 2016-12-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL GOT RECALL LETTER, EMAILED (NO RESPONSE) THEN CALLED.... TOLD THEM WE ARE ON AN ISLAND IN SE ALASKA-NO … |
| 2016-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THE CHECK EN… |
| 2016-10-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATOR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS CRUISE AND SPORT LIGHT… |
| 2016-09-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | IVE HAD A ON GOING ISSUE WITH MY TPS I PRESS THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS I'VE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS FRO… |
| 2016-08-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEEDS, LOSE ACCELERATION AND NEED TO COAST AND PULL OVER. JUST BEFORE SHUTTING OFF ENGINE, RPMS J… |
| 2016-04-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ONE MORNING AFTER STARTING MY CAR I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AS I DECIDED TO DRIVE THE CAR DOWN TO A LOC… |
| 2016-04-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TWO OCCURRENCES SO FAR ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 23 AND TUESDAY APRIL 5. VEHICLE SUDDENLY DISPLAYS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE… |
| 2016-03-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED BEING RESPONSIVE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO… |
| 2016-03-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CYLINDER HEAD GASKET WENT OUT WITH ONLY 67,000 MILEAGE ON THE ENGINE AND I HEAR THIS HAPPENING ON THIS STYLE AND YE… |
| 2016-02-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AROUND 45 MPH, CAME TO A STOP AND CE AND CC LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND GAS PEDAL WAS DISSABLED, SO A… |
| 2016-02-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2016-01-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WIRING FOR REAR WIPER IS FAULTY AND DAMAGED. HAVE SEEN THE SAME THING ON OTHER OUTBACKS AND LEGACY WAGONS. DANG… |
| 2016-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT AND CRUISE LIGHTS COME ON AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I ALMOST GOT REARENDED BECAUSE OF… |
| 2016-01-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD SURFACE IS EXTREMELY STICKY,PARTICLES OF ANY TYPE OF RAG OR TOWEL USED TO CLEAN IT ADHERE TO THE SURFACE … |
| 2015-12-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2015-11-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATO… |
| 2015-07-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCED TWO ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IN MY 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TR… |
| 2015-05-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE ENGINE LIGHT AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON & REMAINED. CAR SLOWED TO A CRAWL. WHEN CAR RESTARTED COULD DRIVE AT … |
| 2015-02-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE SHUTOFF WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS CAR IN TRAFFIC. THE RESULTING PROBLEM WAS A FAILED CRANKSHAFT POSITI… |
| 2014-12-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE S… |
| 2014-12-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON (9) DURING THE EVENING OF 12/16/14 ON SIDE ROADS LOOKING AT CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. I WAS GOING 15-… |
| 2014-12-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. MY VEHICLE LOST IT'S THROTTLE CAPABILITIES. THIS WAS VERY DANGERO… |
| 2014-10-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY UPON HIGHWAY ACCELERATION AT 45 MPH AND GOT WORSE AT 55 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED TO TH… |
| 2014-09-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE CROSSING A FOUR-LANE ROAD, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT LIMP AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BECOME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CAR … |
| 2014-06-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY OUTBACK (NA). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE C… |
| 2014-06-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN I REALIZED THAT I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE PEDAL/GAS. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE DASH BOARD THE … |
| 2014-05-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR AT 65MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENL… |
| 2014-03-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE BRAKES … |