Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Body & structure 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.
10
Latest Oct 2, 2020
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.
6%
of 159 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.
4
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 the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2015 Subaru Legacy submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 body or structure
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structure
Filed Oct 2, 2020
Crash reported
I PARKED MY CAR ON A ROAD (NEIGHBORHOOD) WITH A SLIGHT INCLINE. I WENT AROUND IN FRONT OF IT TO LOOK AT AN ITEM FOR SALE (SMALLL PINK PIANO) IN THE YARD. I LOOKED AT THE ITEM, THEN HEARD MY CAR TAKE OFF. I TRIED TO RUN TO GET INTO IT TO STOP IT, BUT IT WAS GOING TOO FAST. IT ENDED UP GOING TO THE RIGHT AND RUNNING INTO THE GARAGE OF THE HOUSE I WAS NEAR. IT HIT THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE GARAGE AND CONTINUED INTO THE GARAGE WHERE IT WAS STOPPED BY SOME PAINT CANS PILED UP AND THE BACK OF THE GARAGE. THE MAN WHO LIVED IN THE HOUSE WAS ABLE TO SQUEEZE INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE AND BACK IT OUT - I DROVE IT HOME (ABOUT 2 BLOCKS). MY INSURANCE COMPANY CAME OUT AND ESTIMATED THE DAMAGE AT ABOUT $4500, BUT THEY HAVE NOT LOOKED UNDERNEATH OR AT THE MECHANICS. SUBARU IS INVESTIGATING. PICTURES ARE TOO BIG TO UPLOAD
NHTSA ID
11362363
Incident
Sep 24, 2020
Mileage
66,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Feb 25, 2019
MY FRONT BUMPER POPS OFF ON A REGULAR BASIS AND MY GPS HAD TO BE REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE. NOW IT HAS ANOTHER PROBLEM IN THE CONTACT AREA. LETTERS ARE MISSING. IF NEED TO FIND A NUMBER UNDER THE LETTER "G", YOU CAN'T. THE AREA WHERE THE LETTER "G" SHOULD BE IS BLANK.
NHTSA ID
11182435
Incident
Dec 11, 2018
AirbagsBody & structureBrakes+1 more
Filed Nov 19, 2018
Crash reported
MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT YESTERDAY. WHILE PULLING IN TO A PARKING SPOT AND ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE ABOUT TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE RESULT WAS A FRONT END COLLISION WITH THE SIDE OF A RESTAURANT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I'M GRATEFUL THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT I'M WORRIED THAT THERE MAY BE SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY OTHERS LIKE IT. I'M NOT SURE HOW TO START AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS NATURE SO I'M TURNING TO YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR GUIDANCE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
NHTSA ID
11152454
Incident
Nov 18, 2018
Mileage
76,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Feb 8, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU LEGACY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GLARE FROM THE SUN REFLECTED OFF THE DASHBOARD. THE GLARE PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM SEEING THE ROAD CLEARLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ONE YEAR AGO, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A&T SUBARU (801 BETHLEHEM PIKE, SELLERSVILLE, PA 18960). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE FINISH OF THE FACEPLATE ON THE DASHBOARD, IT CAUSED THE SUN TO REFLECT OFF THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.
NHTSA ID
11071767
Incident
Jan 4, 2016
Mileage
24,000 mi
Body & structurePowertrain (other)Visibility
Filed Nov 21, 2017
TRANSMISSION SLIPS, GAS CAP DOES NOT CLOSE/OPEN PROPERLY AND "STICKS." CONSTANT BUZZING SOUND FROM WINDOWS EVEN AFTER THEY WERE REPLACED AND THE MOONROOF WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTON FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE MOONROOF WILL CLOSE AND THEN OPEN AGAIN.
NHTSA ID
11047675
Incident
Jan 31, 2015
Body & structure
Filed May 13, 2016
FUEL FILLER DOOR FREEZES SHUT. GAS TANK CANNOT BE REFILLED UNTILL ICE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR IS MELTED. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHILE MOVING AND/OR STATIONARY.
NHTSA ID
10864744
Incident
Jan 15, 2016
Mileage
2,000 mi
AirbagsBody & structure
Filed Feb 17, 2016
Crash reported1 injury reported
TAKATARECALL, ONDEC16,2015 DRIVING ON RT81&LITTLECITYRD,AT SIGNAL LIGHT.I HAD GREEN LIGHT AND WAS HIT FROM RIGHT SIDE BY ANYOTHER CAR WHICH RAN RED LIGHTHIT MY FRONT END OF CARSPUN ME AROUNDAND NOT ONE AIR BAG WENT OFF,DAMAGE WAS ALMOST11,000WHAT IS WRONG WITH SUBARUAIRBAGS
NHTSA ID
10836612
Incident
Dec 16, 2015
Mileage
15,000 mi
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Dec 30, 2015
BOUGHT MY VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING IT HOME, HAD THE DEFROST ON CAUSE THE WINDOW KEPT FOGGING UP WHEN I HEARD A CRACK AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE BOTTOM UP WHERE THE DEFROSTER IS AND THEY WONT REPLACE IT, ON TOP OF THE WHERE U PUT GAS IN THE CAR IT STUCK SHUT AND THEY TOLD ME TO PRY IT OPEN N LEAVE IT OPEN TILL THEY GET A PART BUT IT IS ON BACK ORDER SO DON'T NO WHEN I WILL GET IT FIXED THAT OCCURRED THIS MONTH ON THE GAS OPENER 12/30/2015
NHTSA ID
10816960
Incident
Mar 24, 2015
Mileage
20 mi
Body & structureElectricalEngine
Filed Dec 7, 2015
Fire reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE AND A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER ENTERED THROUGH THE WHEEL WELLS, ONTO THE FUSE BOX AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, AND INTO THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,200.
NHTSA ID
10808788
Incident
Sep 30, 2015
Mileage
11,200 mi
Body & structureFuel system
Filed Jul 15, 2015
GAS LID WOULD NOT RELEASE AFTER PULLING THE LEVER. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULITIPLE TIMES PRIOR WITHOUT ME REALIZING IT WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE SECOND TIME I PULLED THE LEVER IT WOULD RELEASE - THIS LAST TIME IT WOULD NOT RELEASE EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE PULLS - I HAD TO PUSH THE GAS DOOR FORWARD WITH THE PALM OF MY HAND AND THEN PRY OPEN
NHTSA ID
10734111
Incident
Jul 15, 2015
Mileage
1,200 mi
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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