Consumer Complaint Detail

SUBARU / LEGACY / 2005

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033524 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2004
Consumer's City: DALLAS Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Subaru of America, Inc.
Model Name: LEGACY Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/supercharger
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4S3BL676756 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 10 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Early 2005 (build date in 2004) subaru legacy 2.5 gt turbo stutters, hesitates or stumbles at middle rpms (2000-3000). occurs most noticeably in upper gears, on excessively hot or cold days but occurs all the time. one dealer admits to hearing of the matter, the other claims not to have - though i know of two other owners who have complained to the same dealer. subaru of america now has an ecu reflash - though it has only improved it slightly. soa refuses to recall or release a tsb on the matter. both local dealers refused to address the issue, or contact soa on the matter. *jb