1996 Subaru Legacy brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 21 complaints for the 1996 Subaru Legacy, 13% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 13% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 6 crashes.
What owners wrote
Owner has ABS brakes, he states that his ABS system does not work well in wet or icy wheather, this mostly occurs in the winter time, ABS failed, resulting in an accident. Cannot find anything wrong with vehicle.
The vehicle was slowly moving into driveway and the brakes were applied and failed to stop the vehicle and hit the house. The vehicle was towed. The consumer was informed by dealership that the master cylinder failed. The master cylinder needed to be replaced. The consumer stated that there was no warning. The failure of the master cylinder caused the front brakes rotors and pads to burn up.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Subaru Legacy
- Air bags 25 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints