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2006 Subaru LEGACY Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	954800
Internal NHTSA #	10488032
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	LEGACY
Model Year	2006
File date	08/11/12
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Our 2006 legacy outback was our 4th family subaru, and was recently purchased used. I'm a driver with over 48 years of accident-free experience in new england and the northern us, traveling on personal and business trips during all types of severe winter driving conditions. While driving on a two-lane state road, light snow had just begun. Speed limit (50) and just developing conditions warranted no special concerns, however once or twice the back end felt as though wind was affecting travel (there was no wind), i slowed to 30-35 mph although snow still hadn't covered the road. Minutes later while on a straight-away with oncoming traffic approaching at a distance, the front end began drifting into the other lane. Without braking or any significant change in acceleration, i slowly corrected and the car began to come back to the right, however as i straightened the wheel, the car began pushing hard to the right, and would not respond to my counter steering. The car went off the road and struck a tree near the shoulder of the road. Now i can understand the car drifting to the right after my initial correction, since the road was crowned in the center and the road had snow on it. However, i didn't understand why the car had drifted to the left initially. It was a straight-away, i was steering straight so it wasn't a case of under-steer, and the peculiar thing was that at the time it felt as though the rear end was pushing me out of my lane. None of this made any sense until after the accident when we began researching and learned of similar reports described as 'ghost walking'. The initial experience of the 'wind' sensation wiggling the back end, and the inexplicable 'push' from the rear right seemed to fit well with the experiences of others. One other note, between our two dogs and some luggage, we did have about 250 lbs loaded from the rear seats to the storage area.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	73000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	STORRS, CT
VIN pattern	4S4BP67CX64XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	30
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2006 Subaru LEGACY Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Subaru LEGACY Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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