Major Problems with 2008 Subaru Legacy Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Subaru Legacy

2008 Subaru Legacy AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 105000 miles

2008 Subaru Legacy SERVICE BRAKES Mileage: 75000 miles

2008 Subaru Legacy ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL Mileage: 95000 miles

Browse 2008 Subaru Legacy complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL 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 tl* the contact owns a 2008 subaru legacy. the contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated on...	24 ~ 58217 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i brought my car to the local repair shop when my airbag light on the dashboard was coming on intermittently....	6 ~ 101750 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2008 subaru legacy. while approaching a stop light at a speed of approximately 20 mph the...	5 ~ 21036 miles
SERVICE BRAKES upon cold start vehicle engine ran extremely rough placed transmission in drive while applying brake vehicle lunged forward while applying	4 ~ 97000 miles
POWER TRAIN this problem has been occurring for a long time now. i am finally reporting this after giving up on subaru...	3 ~ 68833 miles
WHEELS the front wheel bearing on my subaru legacy 2008 failed at 31 000 miles. *tr...	3 ~ 31620 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2008 subaru legacy. the contact stated that the surface of the dashboard had become very...	2 ~ 62000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM this has been happening for several weeks. when driving with my foot on the accelerator and when i take my...	2 ~ 37500 miles
ENGINE this problem has been occurring for a long time now. i am finally reporting this after giving up on subaru...	2 ~ 37500 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2008 subaru legacy. while driving less than 35 mph the transmission shifted on its own from...	2 ~ 14981 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING since purchasing this vehicle (the day the car was delivered to me) both headlight enclosures contain visible signs of moisture...	2 ~ 9005 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING we just purchased a new 2008 subaru outback. when we brought it home and took it for a ride we...	2 ~ 5 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL all of my dash lights are on (stationary & in motion) cruise control lights blinks consistently (stationary & in motion)...	1 ~ 95000 miles
SEAT BELTS rear passenger (driver side) seatbelt failed to buckle/lock. *tr...	1 ~ 35000 miles
TIRES i bought car new & it developed issue @ 3 1/2 yrs. i also have the subaru extended warranty.car has...	1 ~ 38509 miles
EQUIPMENT vehicle has a substandard poorly functioning air conditioning system. it has a defect whereby it cycles erratically and thereby creates...	1 ~ 25000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC i got off the highway on a secondary road on my way home when after the second stop sign trying...	1 ~ 3420 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES my 2008 subaru legacy has no manual reset button for the tire pressure monitoring system. we change out tires up...	1

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