Suspension
Filed Sep 24, 2019
FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE AT BASE OF STRUT.
- NHTSA ID
- 11257865
- Incident
- Sep 20, 2019
- Mileage
- 162,000 mi
1999 Subaru Legacy Suspension Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Suspension reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Sep 24, 2019
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 94 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Subaru Legacy submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming suspension
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Suspension
Filed May 5, 2015
1 injury reported
WIFE COMING HOME FROM WORK SPRING BLEW AND WENT THROUGH TIRE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP HAD IT FIXED WHEN BEING FIXED REPAIR SHOP SAID OTHER SIDE WAS BROKE TO SO HAD BOTH REPAIRED LATER FOUND SUBARU HAD A RECALL ON THIS SO CALLED THEM ON THE 1800 NUMBER THEY SAID IT WAS VIN SPEC AND OURS WASN'T ON THERE I WISH IT MET THAT OUR CAR WOULDN'T HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ANY ON THE REPAIR COST, SO THEY ADVERTISE THE CAR IS A SAFE CAR YOU HAND DOWN TO YOUR CHILDREN BUT ACCORDING TO THE MANAGER I SPOKE WITH A 1999 AND 140 THOUSAND MILES THE CAR WAS BEYOND THEIR WORRIES. THE CAR IS IN OTHERWISE GOOD SHAPE. I GUESS FROM WHERE THEY STAND IF THEY MAKE IT A FEW YRS ON A BAD DESIGN NOONE GETS HURT THEY ARE OFF THE HOOK . I JUST THINK THIS IS UNSAFE AND IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE NO MATTER WHAT ... *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10714646
- Incident
- Mar 18, 2015
- Mileage
- 140,000 mi
Suspension
Filed May 22, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU OUTBACK. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING AND RUBBING NOISE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 160,000. UPDATED 06/09/08 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFACTION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL # 01V216000. UPDATED
- NHTSA ID
- 10228668
- Incident
- May 20, 2008
- Mileage
- 160,000 mi
Suspension
Filed May 6, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HIS VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V216000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10226779
- Incident
- May 4, 2008
Suspension
Filed Jun 12, 2003
VIBRATION, FROM INITIAL ACCELERATION TO HIGH SPEED DRIVING. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10022985
- Incident
- Oct 28, 1998
SteeringSuspension
Filed Dec 6, 1999
VEHICLE HAS HAD CONTINUED STEERING AND ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS CAUSING DIFFICULTY HANDLING. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 549817
- Incident
- Nov 5, 1999
Body & structureEngineSuspension
Filed Jun 23, 1999
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CRACKED #2 PISTON; CROSS MEMBER WAS MIS-MANUFACTURED-CAMBER COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED TO SPEC.
- NHTSA ID
- 707825
- Incident
- Apr 20, 1999
Suspension
Filed Feb 23, 1999
SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT OFF AND CAN NOT BE RECTIFIED CAUSING VEHICLE HANDLING PROBLEMS, PULLING.
- NHTSA ID
- 544072
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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