Major Problems with 2003 Subaru Legacy Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2003 Subaru Legacy

2003 Subaru Legacy AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 30 miles

2003 Subaru Legacy SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 1 Mileage: 79800 miles

2003 Subaru Legacy AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 158000 miles

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Problems with AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM and VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Subaru Legacy owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS air bags failed to deploy in mva that probably totaled my 2003 subaru legacy wagon(no official word from adjuster yet)....	14 ~ 51845 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2003 subaru legacy. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph the contact smelled a...	6 ~ 98365 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL vehicle continues to accelerate while breaking. this incident has happend five times since new car purchase on april 29 2003....	5 ~ 8066 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2003 subaru legacy is leaking anti-freeze. *mr coolant leaked due to a defective engine design. the aluminum block and head	4 ~ 51509 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN when the recall was performed on the transmission the dealer broke the transmission pan bolt which caused fluid to leak	4 ~ 21369 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2003 subaru legacy. the contact stated that while driving 5 mph the contact smelled a...	3 ~ 146731 miles
TIRES 2003 subaru legacy purchased in july 2003 with four firestone p20555r16 tires (potenza re 92 m+s). left front tire blow-out...	3 ~ 35670 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the car suddenly stalled. suddenly i had nothing no power to do anything. then the transmission froze and i was...	3 ~ 33681 miles
WHEELS tl*the contact owns a 2003 subaru legacy. last year the contact had three studs break off on the right rear...	2 ~ 107009 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE fuel smell in car when temp is below ~20 f. recall in 2001 and service bulletin in wrx in 2002-03....	2 ~ 113500 miles
STRUCTURE i own a 2003 subaru legacy sedan. as i pick up speed you can hear an increasing wind noise coming...	2 ~ 29262 miles
STEERING driving s.in rt lane at 60 mph on i-26 lsr exit on overpass car started to veer left. when i...	1 ~ 201000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC traveling west on i90 near mentor ohio i attempted to stop my 2003 subaru legacy wagon on a snow covered...	1 ~ 79800 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS traveling west on i90 near mentor ohio i attempted to stop my 2003 subaru legacy wagon on a snow covered...	1 ~ 79800 miles
VALVE > TIRES tire valve stem failure. *tr...	1
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > TAILGATE > BODY broke tailgate window. glass shop indicated dealer-only item. dealer indicated no replacement windows existed in the united states. dealer also...	1 ~ 58000 miles
MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING car has 78 000 miles. during reg oil change it was discovered hat my head gaskets are leaking oil. if...	1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have a 2003 subaru legacy sedan. when the vehicle is in "drive" and you are sitting at a traffic...	1 ~ 1 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING noticed the smell of coolant when exiting the car after driving. i investigated this and found a small coolant leak...	1 ~ 65000 miles
POWER TRAIN 2003 subaru outback developed a problem where the vehicle would experience hesitation upon acceleration and the check engine light would...	1
ROTOR > DISC > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR service was done at 60 000 kilometers and brake rotors had to be replaced which in my opinon was premature...	1 ~ 60000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY windshield has a crack that starts on the passenger edge midway up the windshield and goes in toward the center...	1 ~ 20000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY dt: shortly after buying the vehicle sunroof shattered. the sunroof was open and loudly cracked as if in an explosion....	1 ~ 1500 miles
BEAD > TIRES while driving the front driver side bead broke releasing all air from tire. cause of the bead breaking is unkwown.	1

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