While crossing a four-lane road, the accelerator pedal went limp and caused the engine to become unresponsive. The car would not accelerate and barely made it across the lanes of traffic to the median safely. The check engine light illuminated and when placed into park, the engine revved to approximately 2500rpm without my foot being on the pedal. I turned the engine off, and restarted it only to have it rev again on its own to 2500rpm. It took 5-6 attempts to restart it before the engine idled appropriately and the accelerator became responsive again. The check engine light remained on and obd code p2318 was returned when I plugged in a scanner to the port. This is not the first time this event has occurred; it has been random and sporadic for about 8 months now, sometimes occurring as often as 3-4 times per week to going 2 months in between episodes. Speed does not seem to be a factor, it's happened at both freeway and parking lot speeds, in all kinds of weather and at various temperatures, with the cruise control on and with the cruise control off.
2006 Subaru Legacy engine complaints
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The vehicle stopped responding to throttle pedal input, resulting in having to pull off the road, across lanes of traffic. Engine light comes on and cruise control light flashes. After restarting 3 times the lights go away. Dealer couldn't replicate so would not cover under warranty. This has happened on several occasions since, usually only in summer. Code is p2138 and appears to be a consistent problem with subaru vehicles.
Before this - engine replaced with very few miles - subaru claimed no warranty - insurance paid based on tiny leak in radiator - car just quit. Never knew of any leak - not water in garage floor ever. Then on 12/28/10 had heard loud knocking noise in front end. Subaru sent wrecker (2 hrs_ 1-way) to pick up car - replaced front end problems. Continued/constant problems with this vehicle - truly a lemon. I am 77 - have been stranded more than 2 x's recently - car just loses power - ck engine & cruise lights - also 10/9/12 dash lights on drove 6+ hours to service in new braunfels, tx. Nearest dealer is 2.5 hrs away 1-way. Need dealers no one else will even look at subaru. This is truly the subaru from hell!!!!! Limited income cannot buy another car but I should would if I could.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 subaru legacy. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the cruise control and check engine warning lights illuminated. The vehicle would not accelerate and engaged into limp mode. The contact shut the engine off and after restarting the vehicle, the contact was able to drive without failure however, the warning lights continued to illuminate. The failure recurred three times intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 72,300. Updated 1/30/13 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle didn't immediately go into limp mode, but it did after a period of 2-10 minutes after the hazard lights illuminated. Updated 01/31/13
While driving the check engine light came on and the cruise control started flashing, with no response from the gas pedal, only a high idle. Had the check engine light cleared and everything was fine. Out of town for the second occurrence same thing happened, now subaru has the car and I was told the engine harness has to be replaced at a cost of $1883.36. It seems to me that this should be covered under my extended warranty.
The turbocharger in my 2005 subaru legacy gt has needed replaced multiple times. Each time the car becomes un-drivable and has also cut off while in motion in the middle of the road. The vehicle had this occur in january 2011, august 2012 and now again in october 2012. The car has been serviced regularly and has been driven under normal conditions. Subaru has acknowledged that is defective but has not issued a recall for this safety concern. I am one of quite a few customers reporting the same issue. Despite having the vehicle serviced by subaru each time they have been unable to rectify this recurring hazard. There should be no reason that a vehicle should have an issue of this magnitude or severity at 63000, 68000 and again at 69000 miles. Aside from the expense involved the issue is certainly of great safety concern.
I have an 06 subaru legacy gt.at my 30,000mile checkup the report states good except the rear brake pads & rotors which is rated; may require follow up attention.the rear rotors were machined. At 37,778 miles the radio was replaced due to it shorting out. At this mileage my coolant cap is no longer holding pressure & has to be replaced. At 44,542miles, the invoice says replace rear brakes as only the brake pads were replaced & the rear rotors were machined 6,000miles ago. At 47,560 miles fourth gear is grinding.the invoice states; found low/dirty manual transmission fluid.the transmission fluid was changed at 30,000miles & the fluid levels are to be checked at every visit which was last at 47,478 miles.transmission fluid was replaced.at 47,560 miles; found rear brake rotors warped excessively.this was not mentioned at 44,542miles when the rear brake pads were replaced. The rear brake rotors were resurfaced at this time again; as the front rotors were to thin & were replaced. From 3-5-08 when the last major inspection was done the front rotors were marked;may require follow up attention.on 4-17-08 the rotors are too thin and need to be replaced.at 50,129 miles the wheel bearings were replaced.the leaking inner axle seals was unnoticed by the technician until I mentioned it. The invoice states;the technician found the front inner axle seals leaking. Found knocking noise coming from both front axles caused by lack of grease due to leaking boots. The axle boots were replaced. At 53,455 miles found front rotors warped, resurfaced front rotors as they were just replaced at 47,560 miles. The clutch feels that it is not working properly,fourth gear is grinding again & is difficult to get into gear.when shifting at times, clutch will be completely disengaged and vehicle revs to 5000+rpms for no reason.I picked my vehicle up to take to my transmission specialist for a 2nd opinion; the hood wasn't closed, it was only latched.
On june 24, 2008 my 06 subaru legacy lgt wagon suffered a serious engine failure. My oil pickup tube completely sheared off from the engine block due to a design flaw. Apparently this is a known problem with these pickup tubes for the subaru legacy & impreza models. I called the dealership to report my oil light was flashing, and I was told by the dealership rep "to drive it in and they will check it out". I asked again are you sure its ok to drive and was told yes. Later that day I called the dealer and asked what was going on and was told "my car would not be able to be looked at today but I could come get it and bring it in tomorrow". I again asked what was wrong and was told "they pulled a couple of cam timing codes but the car was ok to drive". Then 20 minutes later the dealer called me and said "we have to put you in a loaner car because we drove your car into the shop checked your oil level which was fine, but when we tested your oil pressure we found it to be zero so the car is not drivable, and if I did I would blow the motor". I explained to the rep again but what about me being told to drive it in here. Again was told "don't worry your car can go sometime without oil because of the new oils today & the way engines are built". Without an oil pickup tube your engine has no oil pressure, in some severe cases the only indication that there was a problem is your oil light will flash then boom you blew your engine. The dealership insists "my engine is fine and it can run without oil pressure for sometime without causing any damage". Every mechanic I talk to states your engine can not last with out oil, and it has caused harm to the engine or components of my engine. Subaru did replace the part under warranty but now I am left with a damage motor no extra added insurance. Subaru refusing to either rebuild my current motor or put a new one in. Please someone help my car is only two years old with 37000 miles on it. Sincerely, desperate
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 subaru legacy. While the vehicle was stopped, the contact noticed smoke coming from the hood of the vehicle. Once she pulled the vehicle over, she opened the hood and noticed flames coming from the radiator. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was towed to her local mechanic and repaired. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The vehicle was never diagnosed by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 36,700.
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