Manufacturer: FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA)
Manufacturer Id: 1075
Model: Legacy
Model Year: 2002
Note: Body Type: Sedan and Outback Sedan
Plant City: Lafayette
Plant Company Name: SIA
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Speeds: 4
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: GT
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM
2004 SUBARU LEGACY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LOCKED UP THE BRAKES/WHEELS AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLIDE AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS INOPERATIVE *JB
2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
OUR 2002 SUBARU LEGACY WAGON HAS AN OBNOXIOUS SMELL OF GAS IN THE INTERIOR AFTER STARTING IN COLD WEATHER. WE HAVE A SMALL 1-YEAR OLD WHO IS RISKING BRAIN DAMAGE FROM THESE FUMES AND I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUES WITH THE PROBLEM THAT SUBARU IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING AS A RECALL BUT A HIDDEN SERVICE BULLETIN. THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENGINE FIRE AND THE INHALATION OF GAS FUMES POSES THREATS FAR BEYOND WHAT TYPICALLY SHOULD CALL FOR A SERVICE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE ISSUE TODAY AND I IMAGINE CHARGING US $500-$750 TO FIX, AND WE HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THIS ISSUE FOR AWHILE. HOW CAN A MANUFACTURER MAKE A DEFECTIVE PART THE LEAVES SUCH A RISK WITHOUT A RECALL? AT LEAST I UNDERSTAND WHILE I AM LIGHT-HEADED THIS MORNING. RIDICULOUS!! *JB