2010 subaru legacy with approx 105000 miles car stalls when coming to a rapid stop and needs to be put in park to restart.this is very dangerous if it stalls in an intersection. I believe this is consistent with CVT/torque converter issue being described by many others and should be a recall in my opinion.
2010 Subaru Legacy transmission complaints
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Update to complaint number 11254310 summary of previous complaint: the subaru legacy has an issue where the vehicle will stall if the brakes are applied too firmly. Subaru refuses to fix this issue since the vehicle is out of warranty, even though they are aware of the defect. Update: this issue has caused an accident. My mother has been conditioned to not hit the brakes too hard for fear of stalling the vehicle. Recently, a vehicle came to a sudden stop in front of her, and she did not apply the brakes hard enough to avoid a collision. Thankfully nobody was seriously injured, but my mother did sustain some minor neck pain the day after the accident. This is a serious and known issue that subaru refuses to resolve.
The vehicle has an issue where it will stall out when the brakes are applied moderately to firmly. The driver must make a very slow stop to avoid stalling the car. This issue is very dangerous, as if a driver has to panic brake, followed by a sudden acceleration to avoid a rear-end collision (I've personally had to do this a few times), the vehicle will have stalled and can no longer accelerate. I have contacted subaru of america, but because it is outside of their 100k mile "extended transmission warranty" they refuse to do anything. They issued the extended warranty for this exact reason, and to avoid a recall. At this point, I believe the federal safety agency should issue a recall, as these cars are very dangerous to the driver and other vehicles on the road.
While crossing a busy street I was forced to brake hard and quickly because the car ahead of me suddenly stopped. My subaru's engine then stalled. I was almost hit from both the rear end and from the side because I couldn't start my car fast enough. The dealership indicates that this is due to a bad torque converter on the CVT transmission. This is a known issue with the 2010 legacy, but they will not and the federal safety agency won't force them to do a recall. However, my car is 16,000 miles outside the extended warranty they established when they found out about the problem. They indicated that I could have resolved this issue by july 2018 at no cost. However, since that date has past I'm out of luck and must pay for it out of pocket. Also, the car did not have any of these problems then, so they wouldn't have done preventative maintenance for it anyway. Therefore, I must now drive around a car that stalls whenever I brake. I am going to get in an accident. I just hope I don't die.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru legacy. When the contact purchased the used vehicle, she had it inspected by an independent mechanic. The mechanic did not find any failures at the time; however, the vehicle kept stalling when driving. An independent mechanic stated that the vehicle needed a new transmission and hardly had any fluids. In addition, there were a multitude of failures with the vehicle, including the brakes, engine, and transmission. The contact spoke with the federal trade commission to file a complaint with the dealer from where the vehicle was purchased (rad auto shop, 101 n main st, sharpsburg, pa 15215, (412) 782-2886). The contact was referred to her state attorney general's office. The contact stated that her bank would file a claim on her behalf if the dealer did not refund her money. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 141,000.
While in motion and coming to stops the vehicle shutters and shakes and dies. This has been going on for a month. It could lead to a collision from the rear as I have to restart it. Please help!
Car often shudders & stalls when coming to a stop on a city street also will sometime stall when going slow to turn into a parking space.
While driving the car, it frequently jolts, makes a screeching noise and it is scary because it also feels as though it may simply turn off. I have contacted the dealership from which I purchased the vehicle and I was informed that subaru is aware of the issue and that they would likely take care of repairing the transmission ($7,000). However, subaru has contacted me with the offer to pay only $2,500 of the total amount of the repair. My major concern is that subaru recalled these (CVT) transmissions, beginning with 2012 models; however, they are aware that the problem also exists in the 2010 outback and legacy, both of which my husband and I own and drive, respectively.
On night of november 8, 2018 vehicle was on the highway going approximately 55 miles per hour when the vehicle suddenly shut down and was unable to restart. Vehicle towed to subaru service center who advised "no oil shown on dipstick, drained oil found only about 1/2 quart in engine, oil was contaminated with chunks of metal, added oil and started engine, verified engine had a broken connecting rod and only running on 3 cylinders. Vehicle has 115,437 miles on it, oil change stick shows due at 114,109, 1,328 over due for oil change. Right front headlight assembly has water intrusion. Recommend replace engine". The last time the oil was changed was on august 22, 2018 at a subaru service center where the vehicle was maintained on a regular basis. It is evident that the oil burned off due to the same issues in other subaru legacy vehicles therefore causing the broken connecting rod. The federal safety agency id #10133527 (power train); the federal safety agency id# 10140479 (oil seepage); the federal safety agency id#10037247 (oil seepage on turbo house joints); the federal safety agency id#10140477 (torque converter); subaru technical bulletins: tsb 16-90-13r, tsb 16-103-16r, tsb 16 102-16 and tsb 16-104-17. Owner never received notifications of extensions of warranty on transmission/power train and subaru service dealer never advised owner during any of the maintenance appointments that there was an issue with oil leaks and transmission issues. Owner was left in danger on a dark highway just outside of a tunnel, with no lights, no battery power and state troopers had to be called to protect them until the tow truck arrived. This could have been a tragic event. Will compile all maintenance documents and provide upon request. Thank you.
When coming to a stop, the car will sometimes stall. It acts like it would if you had a manual transmission and forgot to press the clutch. It doesn't happen all the time. Sometimes it's fine for weeks at a time and then will do it all of a sudden.
2010 subaru legacy ' gray car has rough down shifting as it comes to a stop. It vibrates or clunks like forgetting to push in the clutch if the car had a stick shift. Car stalls periodically. Other times the rpms drop and engine seems to recover without stalling. When shifting from reverse to forward of forward to reverse the car chatters and vibrates. This type of chatter has occurred in all situations, but seems to be happen more when he front wheels are turned and the brake is depressed. While backing out of parking space, then turning to go. Car has stalled a number of times. Happens when slowing down or changing gear. Frd to rev. All are random occurrences. The problem is getting worse and worse. There are more stalls and getting closer and closer together. This is the second time and for this issue. A repair was done under warranty maybe 18 months ago. I am brining it back to subaru today. This is the same symptoms last time (68k miles) I waited too long and car became not drivable. This is a known issue with CVT transmission in this car and must be recalled.
Torque converter problem: I went to bob baker subaru carlsbad, ca this 12:10pm, 06/04/18. I told the services guy that my engine shut off after step on brakes at low speed. I researched and downloaded the design problem notice from subaru, and he said the need to do more testing on my vehicle. I was waiting until 5pm and he finally told me that was it. I was represented the notice that came from subaru company. Why he was still hesitate not to fix immediately after I presented the notice. I believe that they had a lot of customers complaint before??
Transmission has an issue with lock-up type torque converter where the vehicle stalls at stops. Took the vehicle to lawrence subaru dealer in hanover, pa, dealer refused to fix under current warranty citing no issue with vehicle.
Car drops RPM and stumbles to almost stalling during breaking at city speeds also does the same in low speed reverse situation like parking. Dash lights up but no code stored. This is the third time this issue has presented itself. I spoke to a dealer reference the reverse issue and was told that there was nothing wrong with the car. Subaru claims to be one of the safest vehicles on the road? This is not safe. The chance of being rear ended at highway speed could be deadly!
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru legacy. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle made a loud grinding noise while attempting to downshift as well as upshift gears. The contact tried to reverse the vehicle, but it continued to make a grinding noise. Lou fusz subaru of st peters, missouri was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle needed a new transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 89,700.
The torque converter is locking up and not releasing, which causes the car to stall at random times. There are times where you may be on a hill and the car stalls. This is very dangerous in atlanta traffic. Subaru of america released a service bulletin to repair the issue at the driver's expense. On 6/21/17 they extended the warranties for the CVT transmission, but that did not cover the torque converter issue. I feel I shouldn't have to pay for the repairs since this is a mechanical fault on subaru's end. What does it take for them to realize that they should be fixing these issues and assume responsibility for this? A car to stall in the middle of an intersection and the driver gets hit?
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru legacy. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the contact came to an abrupt stop and the engine stalled without warning. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (brunswick subaru 2992 center rd, brunswick, oh, 44212) where it was diagnosed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but did not offer any assistance. The failure mileage was 136,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Stopping vehicle quickly and engine shudders and stalls at any speed. My car has 120k miles and has been doing this since just under 100k miles
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru legacy. While attempting to start the vehicle, the contact heard an abnormal noise under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v326000 (power train). The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Car dies when hard stopping. I took it to midas and was diagnosed with torque converter lock up. Took into subaru and was told needs a new transmission.
When coming to an abrupt stop, the engine sputters, stalls and dies. This is due to the torque converter locking up and killing the engine. Sometimes the stop does not have to be abrupt. Subaru needs to make this a recall and pay for the repairs.
Per service bulletin # 16-90-13, the car will stall when coming to an abrupt stop. Part of the time, the vehicle will stall when coming to a normal stop as well. This happened once while city driving when a light went from red to green as we were approaching. We were down to under 5 MPH and went to accelerate again to continue with the flow of traffic. Before I could release the brake, the car stalled and almost caused us to get rear ended. So that along with the inconvenience and danger of dying at stops will push us into performing this costly repair asap. The stalling can occur sometimes at every stop, and sometimes it will not happen for multiple stops. The torque converter is a known issue, and is to be replaced with a more updated model with different internal components. I contacted subaru and they informed me I was outside of my warranty so it was completely up to me.
Vehicle will shudder and stall when coming to a stop most often in the uphill position, it will also stall when coming to a stop after braking hard. This problem is avoided if you place the car in neutral but that is the only way. Engine idle will drop drastically and the vehicle has a hard time reengaging into drive after coming to a complete stop. I assume it is the CVT transmission or the torque convertor.
Issue: when slowing down and then during final braking (such as at a stop sign or traffic light and also when applying the brakes to avoid a dangerous situation at speed on the highway) the car will "shudder" and then the engine will stall and stop running. This is particularly dangerous in traffic if it is necessary to get off the road. The car was brought to brewster, ny subaru (845 278 8300) and the technician claimed it did not show any codes on the computer. I then asked for a drive with the service manager and then he was able to replicate the issue several times. After never having road tested the car until I asked for it they came back with the guess that it was the torque converter. Cost to fix aprox. $1770.00.I understand that there was a service bulletin issued on this, but I never received it. I also never received a recall notice. Considering the danger of this fault, I believe there should have been a recall. The car currently has aprox. 88,000 miles. Subaru should be responsible for the repair.
Problem is with the torque converter similar to bulletin number 16-90-13r issued by subaru involving legacy and outback models from 2010-2012. My car has been stalling when coming to a hard stop. Just had my car to firestone and they diagnosed the problem and referenced the bulletin. They recommend taking to a transmission shop or subaru dealer for repair. As this is a common problem among my car model and year I would have expected to see a recall for this as it is a potentially dangerous condition to stall at lights or stop signs. I believe subaru should be responsible for these repairs.
A 2010 subaru legacy [xxx], 67,381 mi on 02/03/16 was driven approximately 100 yards came to a stop. The vehicle could not be driven forward or reverse. After 30 minutes of attempts of different selection of switches, the vehicle was driven to d dealer. A part, number 22641aa54a sen ay-a/f r was installed to correct the discrepancy. This discrepancy is sufficiently dangerous to warrant a recall. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
When you suddenly brake, the car stalls and engine shuts off. You have to put car in park, and crank the car back on to proceed, which obviously is a safety issue whilst in traffic. This is a known issue according to numerous blogs and websites. This is an issue with a faulty torque converter in subarus. I even went to the dealer which they admitted it is not a recall but a technical advisory, which due to the safety concern it should be a recall.
Vehicle stalls or engine dies whenever it comes to a complete stop. It happens all day, cold and hot weather. Driver must switch gear from drive to neutral position in order to prevent stalling. This process should not be done on an automatic transmission. No error codes registers on the dash and vehicle starts right away after it stalls. This is an on going problem for subaru owners base on subaru forums and threads. Please investigate since this could be a faulty part in transmission and could cause injury, accidents and fatality on drivers.
I parked my car after traveling about 100 miles. I was sitting still with the engine running. I have a manual (6 speed) transmission, and the car was in reverse, but the clutch was in all the way and my foot was off the accelerator and on the brake. Suddenly, without any warning, I heard a noise and the engine quickly started to rev and the tachometer went all the way to the red line. After I recovered from the surprise, I tried to kick off the engine by depressing the accelerator quickly and releasing it. My action had no effect. I then turned the engine off with the key and it cut off. I have driven the car today and not had any recurrence of this nor have I had any instance of this type prior to last night.
My car stalls when I come to a stop. It is an automatic CVT car. He happens all the time. Could cause an accident when I stop and then accelerate.
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