2006 Subaru Legacy electrical system problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2006 Subaru Legacy — 20% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

20%

share of all complaints

100,000 mi

median reported incident mileage

2 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Car loss power and went into limp mode with a solid check engine light and blinking cruise on the dash. The rpm jumped high with out the gas pedal being pushed down. Vehicle was in motion driving at 25 mph before the aforementioned happened.”
filed Oct 4, 2019
“Tl* the contact owns a 2006 subaru legacy. The contact stated that while driving at different slow speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact called the johnson subaru of cary (919-238-6864, located at 5010 old raleigh rd, cary, nc 27511, where it was informed that there was no…”
filed May 13, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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