Rear window defroster ceased functioning. The problem was due to broken wire in a wiring harness that passes through a rubber accordion boot between the car body and the tail-gate (near the right-hand tailgate hinge). The left hand tail-gate boot was removed and a previously repaired wire was also found ( this is a previously owned car). Research at an online forum for subaru owners showed that many other owners of 2005 and 2006 subarus have experienced similar failures due to broken wires in this wiring harness. I suspect that it is an under-reported problem. I believe that subaru should be asked to issue a safety recall notice.
2006 Subaru Legacy electrical complaints
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Hello, I had bought a 2006 subaru legacy 2.5 gt limited and I live in the hills of western ma, so my car saw 2 winters. Coming back from boston, ma 14 miles from home (out of 135 miles) as I was entering charlmnt I slowed down to 30 MPH. As I approached a corner with a car coming in my lane. I thought if I went into his lane best case scenario I could make it. But we clipped back bumpers and when I put my brakes on the car started going faster at that time I just said there was puddle with ice underneath. But now with the recall about the brake lines in certain states being recalled, that makes since because when I slammed onto my brakes the car started to go faster not slowing down. I contacted about the accident [xxx] vp of subaru of america or soa. All he kept on doing was denying about this and offering $500.00 if I bought a new subaru and now with the recall of the brakes it makes sense and even the recall he won't replace my vehicle in closing I would like to say that my subaru was a lemon and at the time of accident they were looking for a car like mine to swap it out with. [xxx] ps: I bet that never will I fill information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Hello in march 2007 while driving back from boston,ma I was 14 miles from home when a car came around a corner in my lane I looked to my right and there was a telephone pole, so I had to go in to his lane I thought I had it made but we clipped back bumpers so I had slam on the brakes and when I did the car seemed to go faster and now with recall I wonder if my brakes weren't working. Also none (zero) of the 6 air bags deployed and I thought that was odd and the seatbelt gave me all my injuries broken ribs,thumb and a burst fracture of my l2 vertabrae.the last injury was crushed lt foot from the tire and alloy she'll came through the fire wall the other factor was the dealership were I bought my car was trying to find another car for my car because it had so many problems I contacted soa talked many times to [xxx] and the most they would do was give me an extra $500.00 if I bought a new subaru. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
While traveling at approximately 55mph, my legacy's throttle became unresponsive, the check engine light came on, and the cruise light began to flash. I was able to safely coast off the road and a subsequent code check revealed a code 2138 (throttle position sensor). In the ensuing months I replaced the tps, which didn't help, then reseated the connection on the throttle itself, which worked for about six months. The problem has recently recurred and seems to be a common problem.
After driving for about 30 minutes, the acceleration pedal suddenly became completely unresponsive. I attempted to accelerate by depressing the pedal twice but, to no avail. At this point, I was coasting but, the car was idling at exactly 2k rpms. Luckily, the road I was on wasn't too busy and I was to safely pull off the road, into the grass. After which, killed the engine. I waited about five minutes, started the car, tested my accelerator, and it worked again. So, I waited five more minutes, tested again, and drove home. No other incidents thus far. I'm going to test the throttle position sensor's (and accelerator pedal sensor's) seating, clean the connectors and, if necessary, replace one or both of the sensors.
I was driving with my 6 month pregnant wife. No indication of impending problem. Suddenly the at oil temp indicator lighted up and split second I loss engine power with steering became stiff. Good thing I was not in the freeway yet and was able to safely pull over with residual momentum. This could be worse if I am passing thru my daily commute of using the bridge or if it happened in the freeway because I do not have total control of the car brought the car to the dealer to diagnose the er-hc error in the dash and was advised that the issue was due to melted wiring harness connecting all the computer systems. Their only reason is that it has been driven for 133k miles that's why we saw the issue. I think this is a reliability/safety issue that needs to be taken into consideration.
I continuously receive error p2138 on my 2006 subaru legacy. This error is associated with throttle/pedal position sensor/switch. This appears to be a common error related to the sensor on the gas pedal or the throttle body for this make and model and other subaru models around the same time frame. This issue causes the vehicle to loose power/ability of the gas pedal of the vehicle at unknown times. This has happened while driving on the highway at 60+MPH, I am lucky no accidents have occurred so far. If I am unable to pull off to the shoulder, I have to stop the car in the middle of the highway or road and turn the car off and try and restart. See links attached as this appears to be a common issue for the past 5 years for other subaru users. Http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/66-problems-maintenance/24906-code-p2138-throttle-position-sensor.html http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1209810 http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/p2138-and-warrantyi-61407.html?p=2370840 http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/p2138-throttle-pedal-position-sensor-switch-150344.html?t=150344.
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