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2012 Subaru LEGACY Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	924064
Internal NHTSA #	10461249
Manufacurer	SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	LEGACY
Model Year	2012
File date	01/03/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	14000
Number of Occurences	5
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FREDERICKTOWN, PA
VIN pattern	4S3BMBB67C3XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
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	0
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What is Recall?
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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2012 Subaru LEGACY Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Subaru LEGACY Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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