2009 Subaru Legacy Airbags Problems

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON (ON DASH).

NHTSA ID

11402728

Incident

Jun 1, 2020

Mileage

152,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FIRST WEEK HE BOUGHT IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. STEVE MOYER SUBARU (201 S CENTRE AVE, LEESPORT, PA 19533), WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS SENSOR WAS REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL PREVIOUSLY BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY COULD FIX IT BUT THE CONSUMER WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,800. *BF*JB

NHTSA ID

11321003

Incident

Feb 26, 2020

Mileage

96,800 mi

2009 SUBARU LEGACY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO AIRBAG ISSUE, THE AIRGBAG LIGHT CAME ON. *AS *JS

NHTSA ID

11319492

Incident

Feb 29, 2020

I GOT AN AIRBAG RECALL IN THE MAIL, INTERNATIONAL SUBARU IN ORLAND PARK WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR THIS RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11259120

Incident

Sep 30, 2019

TAKATA RECALL -- SUBARU WILL NOT TELL ME IF MY CAR HAS A TAKATA AIRBAG, BUT ONLY THAT I AM NOT CURRENTLY ON THE RECALL LIST.

NHTSA ID

11032916

Incident

Oct 11, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V026000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HALDEMAN SUBARU, LOCATED IN HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY, WAS CONTACTED BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR NINE WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10993397

Incident

Mar 1, 2017

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND LIGHT TURNED OFF, DAYS LATER SAME THING NOW IS ON AND WONT TURN OFF, THIS STARTED SINCE THE VEHICLE GOT THE TAKATA RECALL DONE AT THE DEALER. GOOGLE THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT AND SEEM TO HAPPEN TO ALL SUBARU CARS SPECIALLY LEGACY, AND WHEN PEOPLE TAKE CAR TO DEALER THEY WANT TO CHARGE 2,000 FOR THE FIX. I MADE THE APPOINTMENT FOR APRIL 26,2017 TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HOPE WONT BE ASK TO PAY ANYTHING OR WILL HAVE TO FIND THE WAYS TO GET A LAWYER SINCE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART FROM FACTORY.

NHTSA ID

10980149

Incident

Mar 20, 2017

Mileage

57,000 mi

TAKATA AIRBAGS-- INCIDENT NOT MV RELATED-- BEAURUCRATIC ISSUE. I HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP GETTING MY AIRBAGS REPLACED. TRIED SEVERAL DEALERS. THEIR LIES DO NOT MATCH UP. GETTING THE RUN AROUND. VERY UPSET. UNACCEPTABLE SERVICE OR LACK THERE OF, REALLY.

NHTSA ID

10925607

Incident

Sep 1, 2016

Mileage

95,000 mi

RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NO. 16V-358 BACK IN JUNE 2016. HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY SUBARU SINCE TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG AND IT SAYS NOT TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT, WHICH IS DIFFICULT FOR OVER 4 MONTHS.

NHTSA ID

10925181

Incident

Jun 1, 2016

AIRBAG DASHBOARD CLUSTER LIGHT STARTED BEING INTERMITTENT AND NOW ON ALL THE TIME. DOES IT MEAN THE SENSOR IS BAD OR THE AIRBAG. SINCE THE CAR MAT BE PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS

NHTSA ID

10898934

Incident

Aug 6, 2015

I NOTICED AIRBAG SIGN COMES ON EVEN AFTER THE RECALL FOR AIRBAG WAS COMPLETED ON THE CAR WITHIN LAST 10 DAYS. THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $350 DOLLARS TO INVESTIGATE AND REPAIR AS AN APPROXIMATE ESTIMATE FOR BUDGETING OVER THE PHONE. SO I DID INTERNET SEARCH ON SIMILAR PROBLEMS, AND FOUND OUT VIA YOUTUBE VIDEOS AND CAR MECHANIC BLOGS THAT IT IS SUBARU'S ELECTRICAL SOLDER PROBLEM (ELECTRICAL CONNECTION) THAT TRIGGERS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY AND THEREFORE THE AIRBAG WARNING SIGN TURNS RED. WHAT IS THE POINT OF DOING A RECALL WHEN THEY CANNOT CHECK THE ENTIRE SYSTEM ? NHTSA HAS ERRED BY NOT MANDATING MANUFACTURERS TO "TEST THE ENTIRE AIRBAG SYSTEM FOR NORMAL FUNCTIONING". THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY THING THE RECALL DOES IT REPLACE THE FAULTY UNIT, THATS IT. SO BASICALLY, THE SYSTEM MAY MALFUNCTION, BUT THAT IS NOT COVERED BY SAFETY AIRBAG RECALL ? CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN ME THE LOGIC HERE? A LOT OF SUBARU CUSTOMERS ARE FACING THIS ELECTRICAL SOLDER SAFETY PROBLEM . SOME MIGHT NOT EVEN BE AWARE OF THE WARNING LIGHT. IT IS MY STRONGEST OPINION THAT NHTSA TAKE THIS REQUEST VERY SERIOUSLY AND ISSUE AN ADDENDUM TO AIRBAG RECALLS TO TEST THE ENTIRE SAFETY SYSTEM FOR OPTIMAL FUNCTIONING . YES, I INTENDED THE CAPS TO BE ON BECAUSE I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH. MEANWHILE, A BLANKET RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUES BY SUBARU TO FIX THE FAULTY AIRBAG INDICATOR CONNECTIONS THAT IS TRIGGERING THE WARNING SIGNS. CHECK THESE YOUTUBE LINKS TO UNDERSTAND THE EXACT ISSUE I AM FACING: 1) HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=KJXEPANO_E8 2) HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PVIAHPEPJ9A ALSO, I AM NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY DOCUMENTATION THAT EXPLAINS IF THIS WARNING LIGHT MEANS THAT THE SYSTEM HAS DISABLED AIRBAGS ? IF THAT IS THE CASE, CAN GET SUBARU'S ATTENTION AND RESOLUTION ? OR HOW MANY PEOPLE'S LIVES DOES IT TAKE TO GET THE ATTENTION?

NHTSA ID

10898086

Incident

Aug 23, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE A AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10892126

Incident

Aug 1, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10892046

Incident

Jun 10, 2016

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD GOES ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY ON MY 2009 SUBARU LEGACY. SOME DAYS IT DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL, AND OTHER DAYS IF WILL DO IT 2 OR 3 TIMES, SOMETIMES STAYING ON FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT OR NOT - ALTHOUGH USUALLY I DON'T HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AT 80K MILES, AND I NOW HAVE 100K. SUBARU DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $100 TO DIAGNOSE IT, BUT PROBABLY A SENSOR THAT NEEDS REPLACED IN THEIR OPINION AT A COST OF $500. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR OTHER OWNERS OF MAKE / MODEL / YEAR OF SUBARU. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A SUBARU ISSUE THAT IS LOOKED AT BY AN INDEPENDENT PARTY BEFORE SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENS.

NHTSA ID

10889017

Incident

Jan 6, 2015

AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. NO ACCIDENTS ON THE VEHICLE. THIS STARTED AFTER 70000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. LIGHTS KEEPS ON UNDER EXTREME TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS (BELOW 32 F AND ABOVE 80F)

NHTSA ID

10876372

Incident

Oct 8, 2013

Mileage

70,000 mi

STARTING IN FALL OF 2014 THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD GO ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY; DURING THE FOLLOWING WINTER THE LIGHT RARELY CAME ON. ONCE WARM WEATHER HIT IN MAY OF 2015 THE LIGHT CONTINUALLY STAYS ON. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO CORRELATION TO THE PASSENGER SEAT BEING OCCUPIED OR NOT OCCUPIED. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT AIRBAG RECALL FOR EARLIER SUBARU MODELS, SUBARU MAY WANT TO CHECK INTO THEIR 2009 MODELS AS THERE APPEARS TO BE SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR INSTANCES RECORDED ON THIS SITE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE (NOT KNOWING IF THE BAG WILL DEPLOY PROPERLY, IF AT ALL) & DO NOT HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIR COSTS OF SOMETHING THAT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING IN OTHER LIKE VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID

10759631

Incident

Aug 26, 2015

Mileage

60,000 mi

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHTS UP ON THE PANEL WHEN I START MY CAR ENGINE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND NEVER GOES OFF WHILE I DRIVE. I AM WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL RELEASE UNNECESSARILY WHILE I'M DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

10726133

Incident

Mar 3, 2015

Mileage

34,332 mi

SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BUT THE RED AIR BAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF IN MY CAR. IT USED TO BE INTERMITTENT BUT IS NOW STAYING IN LONGER. ONLY HAD A SLIGHT ACCIDENT WHERE A LADY COULDN'T STOP IN TIME ON BLACK ICE AND ONLY CHIPPED PAINT OFF MY REAR BUMPER (NO DEPLOYED AIR BAGS THOUGH). THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTS WORK FINE. I THINK IT'S ABSURD THAT SAFETY FEATURES THIS IMPORTANT AREN'T COVERED FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. NOT TO MENTION A SUBARU DEALER WANTING $100 JUST TO DIAGNOSE IT FOR A CODE. WOW.

NHTSA ID

10725830

Incident

May 7, 2013

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10706355

Incident

Mar 19, 2014

Mileage

33,000 mi

I HAD THE DEALERSHIP INSTALL A SUBARU REMOTE STARTER FOR MY 2009 SUBARU LEGACY. ABOUT A YEAR LATER I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH HAVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND STAY ON (WITH REMOTE STARTER, OR THE NORMAL WAY). SOMETIMES IT WOULD RE-SET IF I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. BUT RECENTLY IT JUST STAYS ON AND THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE OVER HEAD DISPLAY (FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG) DOES NOT LIGHT UP AT ALL . NOT SURE IF THE REMOTE STARTER WAS THE INSTIGATOR (PROBABLY NOT), BUT SUBARU HAD SAID THAT THE ISSUE IS A FAULTY SENSOR AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR SINCE IT IS A SAFETY MATTER FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705604

Incident

Oct 31, 2012

Mileage

90,000 mi

AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AND WILL SOMETIMES TURN ITSELF OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF WITH THE IGNITION KEY. THEN I RESTART THE CAR AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES AWAY. THIS IS HAPPENING ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10683436

Incident

Apr 17, 2014

Mileage

60,456 mi

THE AIRBAG RED LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD OF OUR SUBARU LEGACY 2009 COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. FROM READING PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF OTHER OWNERS ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEARS 2005-2009 AND HAS BEEN COMMONLY REPORTED TO BE EITHER A MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE OR A FAULTY LINE OR SENSOR IN THE DIVER'S SEAT. BOTH OF THESE RESULT IN A COSTLY REPAIR OF APPROXIMATELY $2,000. ALSO HAPPENED TO US, AND ANOTHER COMMON COMPLAINT BY OTHER OWNERS ONLINE WITH THESE MODELS, IS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON OR OFF REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED. DESPITE THE ABUNDANCE OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS ONLINE BY OWNERS, SUBARU HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND DEALERSHIPS ARE ASKING OWNERS TO PAY FOR THIS FIX. PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR CAR FOR EXAMPLE HAS ONLY 41K MIES ON IT, AND OTHER REPORTS ALSO INDICATE THIS OCCURRING WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILES AND VEHICLE AGE. I HOPE THAT NHTSA WITH INVESTIGATE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK ON THIS ISSUE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10681991

Incident

Jan 26, 2015

Mileage

41,273 mi

MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS PERIODICALLY GONE OFF & ON OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS. I CURRENTLY HAVE LESS THAN 45,000 MILES ON IT. OF COURSE THE DAY I HAD AN APPOINTMENT WITH SUBARU, THE LIGHT WOULD NOT APPEAR. HOPING AIRBAG WILL WORK IF EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653521

Incident

Nov 1, 2012

Mileage

25,000 mi

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. NO ACCIDENT. ON SMOOTH ROAD. IT HAS GONE OFF AND THAN COMES BACK ON. WILL GO OFF FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THAN STAY LIT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP THAT SERVICES SUBARU'S STATES THIS IS COMMON AND CAN SEND IT OUT TO SUBARU FOR SERVICE. CONTACTED SUBARU DEALER AND THEY STATED IT IS COMMON. THEY WILL TEST AND DIAGNOSIS, BUT MAY NEED TO REMOVE AND REPLACE. I HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT WILL NOT COVER DIAGNOSIS, ONLY FAILURE. SUBARU SHOULD REPLACE AT NO CHARGE. 2ND. ITEM. TOOK CAR IN DUE TO EXHAUST SYSTEMS VIBRATION. WAS TOLD IS COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER OFFERED ME TEMPORARY FIX FOR 100.00 TO PUT SCREWS AND ADHESIVE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. OR PAY 700.00 TO REMOVE AND REPLACE WITH NEW. I ELECTED FOR THE 100.00 FIX. AS THIS WAS DIAGNOSED OVER THE PHONE AND IS COMMON, THIS SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURE FIX. *TR

NHTSA ID

10598932

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

55,000 mi

2009 SUBARU LEGACY 2.5 I SE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD TO BRIG THE VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED IF EVENTUAL IS COVERED BY WARRANTY. I ALREADY NEW IT'S NOT- THEY JUST TRIED TO GET ME IN AND MAKE SOME MONEY OUT OF THEIR SAFETY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND SEEMS LIKE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE REPAIR IS $1900- 2000, WHICH IS RIPOFF FOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY SUBARU OF AMERICA FOR FREE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10597723

Incident

Jun 2, 2014

Mileage

23,000 mi