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2012 Subaru LEGACY Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1532358
Internal NHTSA #	11172165
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	LEGACY
Model Year	2012
File date	02/01/19
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Wife was driving car with newborn son when she came to an abrupt stop because someone slammed on the brakes in front of her so she did and the car stalled and stopped on her nearly avoiding being rear ended. On other occasions she would stop on a hill and the car would shudder and come to a stop and die. This is a very dangerous safety concern for any of these vehicles equipped with this cvt transmission. Especially when subaru boasts about how this transmission is completely maintenance free for the life of the car what a joke rectify the problem before somebody dies
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100500
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PARAGONAH, UT
VIN pattern	4S3BMCJ62C3XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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Type of child seat code
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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Subaru LEGACY Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Subaru LEGACY Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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