Ontario, CA
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
THE CV BOOTS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY NEED REPLACING.
NHTSA complaint #10055056 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1990 Subaru Legacy transmission problems
14 of the 103 complaints about the 1990 Subaru Legacy are about the transmission — 14% of everything reported for this model year.
14
Complaints
1
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Automatic Transmission
6
42.9%
Axle Assembly
3
21.4%
Constant Velocity Joint
2
14.3%
Power Train
1
7.1%
Manual Transmission
1
7.1%
Axle Shaft
1
7.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain across every Subaru Legacy year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Somerset, KY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I ALSO PURCHASED AN 1992 SUBARU SVX THAT HAS A FAILED TRANSNISSION (SAME STYLE TRANNY) THIS CAR HAS 146000 MILES ON IT, II'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT APPEARS THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE, OUR LEGACY'S WENT OUT ON THE INTERSTATE, AND COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN FATAL
NHTSA complaint #731623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Namba, ID
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DESIGN FLAW OF RIGHT FRONT AXLE CAME OFF THE WHEEL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO DEPEND ON REAR WHEEL DRIVE ONLY AND ALLOWED THE FRONT RIGHT DRIVE LINE SPIN AIMLESSLY, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO COMPONENTS IN TRANSFER CASE.
NHTSA complaint #852372 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Huntington Station, NY
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
WHEEL BEARING FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #604584 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Vienna, VA
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING 55 MPH OR ABOVE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS. VEHICLE DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #834985 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Luling, TX
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TRANSAXLE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #536090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Denver, CO
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS.
NHTSA complaint #532448 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brick TWP, NJ
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CANNOT GET OUT OF PARK WITHOUT USING RELEASE BUTTON.
NHTSA complaint #517028 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Boca Raton, FL
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
CV JOINT FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #522474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hampton Bays, NY
Fire
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THE REAR AXLE, OVERHEAT FAILURE PART VISCOUS COUPLER IN THE TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #984472 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cedarville, MI
Crash
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO REVERSE FROM PARK, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #503234 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gainesvill, GA
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #502197 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ballston, NY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILS TO DISENGAGE FROM PARK INTO REVERSE.
NHTSA complaint #481019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Ballston LAK, NY
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLES TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE.AND IN ANY GEAR IT WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. TT
NHTSA complaint #959645 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.