Manufacturer: FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA)
Manufacturer Id: 1075
Model: Legacy
Model Year: 1996
Note: Transmission Type: Fulltime AWD 4AT
Plant City: Lafayette
Plant Company Name: SIA
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: B line
Transmission Speeds: 4
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: L
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT APPROX 60-65 MPH I AM GETTING VIBRATION TO THE CAR- STEERING AND DRIVER SEAT. *JS
1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
AFTER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SMELLING BURNING OIL, A MECHANIC FOUND DEFECTIVE SEALS ON THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY AND ELSEWHERE. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED THREE TIMES. THE DETAILS ARE ESSENTIALLY IDENTICAL TO THOSE DESCRIBED IN COMPLAINT ODI ID#855347. IN TWO CASES, THIS HAS RESULTED IN FOULED TIMING BELTS, WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN THE LAST CASE -- MARCH '03 AT 90,000 MILES -- THE VALVE COVER GASKETS FAILED AS WELL. PLAINLY THE SEALS, THEIR DESIGN, OR THE GEOMETRY OF THE ENGINE FITTING ITSELF IS DEFECTIVE. *JB