6 complaints reported

2015 Subaru Legacy Power Train

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
6
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Nov 2023

The CVT failed and the axle 12

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 SUBARU LEGACY, Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2023
Mar 2021

CAR STALLED ON CITY STREET. TURNED OUT TO BE THE TRANSMISSION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 SUBARU LEGACY, Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2021
Feb 2021

MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN IDLING ROUGH AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND FEELS AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL. IF I LET OFF THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY THE RPMS GO BACK TO NORMAL TEMPORARILY THEN CONTINUES TO IDLE ROUGHLY

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 SUBARU LEGACY, Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2021
Sep 2017

RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES. NOW THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 44,000 MILES. BOTH SITUATIONS OCCURRED WHEN UNUSUAL NOISES WERE HEARD FROM THE REAR END OF THE CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP MAKING THE REPAIRS AND SUBARU OF AMERICA HAVE NOT PROVIDED ANY REASONABLE EXPLANATION FOR WHY BOTH WHEEL BEARINGS WOULD HAVE PROBLEMS AT RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 SUBARU LEGACY, Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2017
Sep 2017

JUST GOT A NOTICE THAT SUBARU IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE CVT FOR THIS CAR AND MY SECOND SUBARU (2014 OUTBACK 4S4BRBLC0E3307363). CALLED THEM TO ASK WHAT PERCENTAGE OF CARS HAVE NEEDED THIS REPAIR SO I CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT KEEP OR DISPOSING OF MY SUBARUS. THEY TOLD ME "WE DO NOT HAVE ANY DATA ON # OF REPAIRS" AND SAID THEY JUST DID IT AS A COURTESY TO CUSTOMERS. SOUNDS LIKE A LOAD OF BUNK TO ME. I THINK THAT I AM ENTITLED TO THIS DATA TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AND ASK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN COMPELLING SUBARU TO BE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT WITH OWNERS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 SUBARU LEGACY, Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2017
Aug 2015

MY 2015 SUBARU LEGACY HAS A VERY ABRUPT THROTTLE TIP-IN (THE MANNER IN WHICH POWER IS DELIVERED UPON DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL). PUSH THE THROTTLE A LITTLE AND NOTHING HAPPENS AND THEN A LITTLE MORE AND IT TAKES OFF LIKE A SHOT! NOT SAFE WHEN PULLING INTO TIGHT PARKING SPACES. I CALLED MY SUBARU DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT IS CAUSED BY THE CVT TRANSMISSION DESIGN. SUBARU NEEDS TO REDUCE THE ABRUPTNESS OF THE THROTTLE TIP-IN FOR SAFE OPERATION. THIS IS UNSAFE AND SCARY IN TIGHT PARKING SITUATIONS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2015 SUBARU LEGACY, Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2015

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 2015 Subaru Legacy has 6 Power Train complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.