2.2

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
71,258 miles

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problem #1

Mar 012012

Legacy 4-cyl

  • 14,000 miles
Purchased brand new Subaru Legacy October 31st of 2011. After only five months and 14,000 miles beginning in March of 2012 I was shocked to discover the following problem(s) with my Legacy: Low idling, bogging down, at oil light illuminated, and nearly stalling out. This issue is still continuing to this day, sporadically. I now have 25,500 miles and there is no solution to this problem. I experienced this low idle, bogging down, and nearly stalling out- at the following documented mileages: 14,989 miles, 15,120 miles,17,007 miles, 17,714 miles, 18,124 miles I then began a more detailed log: 18,383 miles, April 19th 2012, 3:23 P.M., 74 degrees. 20,074 miles, May 2nd 2012, 12:37 P.M., 78 degrees, and 80 miles driven that moment. 21,558 miles, May 16th 2012, 10:06 a.M., 74 degrees, air conditioner on, and 50 miles driven that moment. 21,711 miles, May 17th 2012, 12:16 P.M., 67 degrees, 43 miles driven that moment. 22,899 miles, May 25th 2012, 2:20 P.M., 86 degrees, 107 miles driven that moment. 22,900 miles, May 25th 2012, 2:22 P.M., 86 degrees, 108 miles driven that moment. 23,454 miles, date not logged, 11:44 a.M., 84 degrees, 59 miles driven that moment. 24,977 miles, June 8th 2012, 12:59 P.M. 75 degrees, 81 miles driven that moment. 25,378 miles, June 11th 2012, 5:00 a.M., 64 degrees, 0 (zero) miles driven that moment.

- Fredericktown, PA, USA