Manufacturer: FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA)
Manufacturer Id: 1075
Model: Legacy
Model Year: 2001
Note: Body Type: Station Wagon and Outback Wagon
Plant City: Lafayette
Plant Company Name: SIA
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Manual/Standard
Trim: OUTBACK -Cold Weather
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY OR HAS A FAULTY DESIGN. THE WEIGHT SENSOR IS SUPPOSED TO TURN ON THE AIR BAG WHEN ANYONE OVER 100 POUNDS SITS IN THE SEAT. MY WIFE WEIGHS 130 POUNDS. THE AIR BAG DOES NOT BECOME ACTIVE MORE THAN 50% OF THE TIME WHEN SHE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. SUBARU TELLS US THAT THE SENSOR IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND IS CALIBRATED CORRECTLY, YET MY WIFE CONTINUES TO BE UNPROTECTED MORE THAN HALF OF THE TIME. THEY OFFER NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OTHER THAN RECOMMENDING THAT SHE SIT UPRIGHT IN THE SEAT. THE 2010 OUTBACK IS ALL NEW THIS YEAR AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS AIR BAG DESIGN IS A FLAW WITH CATASTROPHIC POTENTIAL. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK FOR PEOPLE IN OR NEAR THIS WEIGHT RANGE. THE AIR BAG IS SUPPOSED TO COME ON FOR ANYONE OVER 100 POUNDS, BUT IN REALITY ISN'T RELIABLY ENGAGING UNLESS YOU ARE ABOUT 150 POUNDS OR MORE. OUR LOCAL DEALER HAS ADMITTED TO SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE INTERNET ALSO REVEALS OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SUBARU NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND PROBABLY INITIATE A RECALL IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE SENSOR THRESHOLD WITH A LOWER WEIGHT LIMIT SO AVERAGE SIZE PEOPLE WILL BE PROTECTED. THIS TOP SAFETY PICK VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CAR SMELLS LIKE FUEL WHEN IDLING ON A COLD DAY. RUBBER FUEL LINES AND FUEL FILTER WERE LOOSE AND AFTER TIGHTENING THEM FUEL SMELL TEMPORARILY STOPPED. SMELL HAS RETURNED AND AFTER CALLING SUBARU DEALERSHIP THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO RUBBER FUEL LINES THAT NEEDED REPLACING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SUBARU'S AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY SUBARU. DEALERSHIP IS ASKING OVER $300 TO REPLACE FOUR RUBBER FUEL LINES LOCATED UNDER THE MANIFOLD. *JS