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2011
80,000 Miles
coolant pressure blows off res. cap and shoots coolant all over engine. does it spuratically.
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2011
80,000 Miles
Has been overheating weeks apart and coolant pressure blows off res. cap and shoots "Subaru super" coolant all over engine. Hoses are good, heater core fine. Had the radiator, thermostat, radiator cap and fan switch replaced. Still the blinking red light persist (2 days after the repairs). It was Tested for HG leak and mechanic says head gasket is not blown and compression is good. Going back to the shop again!!! First and likely last Subaru.
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2011
95,000 Miles
Subaru told me that the warranty is only for 60,000 and it has not been extended for the 2011 legacy.... Less than 4 years only and the repair cost about 3000...
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2011
102,000 Miles
My engine originally overheated while driving up a mountain highway. The first shop I took it too diagnosed it as a bad thermostat. They replaced it and the car went another 200 miles, then overheated again at the end of a long highway trip. This time another shop found a cracked radiator and another bad thermostat. A month later (couple hundred miles), it overheated once again just driving around town. Finally took it to the Subaru dealer and they say now the head gaskets have gone. Repair: $ 2600. Subaru's take on it is that the radiator was cracked all along, allowing air into the system. Subaru also said to me that if the engine overheats at all, your head gaskets have to be replaced. A rather dire warning considering the car has no temperature gauge, so you don't even have the opportunity to stop it from happening.
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2011
0 Miles
First time, it was a slow oil leak. The second time, the A/C went out while driving and, 10 min later, the check engine light went on. The tow truck guy found a large puddle of liquid under the car when he picked it up. The mechanic that did the work the first time couldn't believe it happened again since he thought Subaru fixed the issue. It is mind blowing to me that, regardless of who does the repair or how many miles are on the, that they won't stand behind their product on a known issue. They are happy to help me buy a new car (of course). I have been a loyal Subaru owner since 1984. My solution will probably be to not buy another Subaru, not because they aren't good cars (most of the time) but because they aren't the company they used to be. Customer service, to me, can right any wrong.
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2011
100,000 Miles
Oil keeps going down but no drips on garage floor. Just had the oil service and was told that it needed a reseal and coolant getting into the engine.
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2011
99,995 Miles
I saw small amounts of oil on driveway. Took it to the dealership, got an estimate of 2000 oe so to fix. Called Subaru Customer Service , a week later I got a call that it was covered. Subaru covered the entire cost of replacing both head gaskets. Made me happy.
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2011
139,835 Miles
Head gaskets began to leak at 139,835 miles...have had issues with the cooling systemsince the head gasket recall.
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2011
0 Miles
2011 Subaru Legacy- The cars temp gage would turn red here and there, loss of coolant thru overflow here and there, only overheated one time, filled with water to take to Subaru of Bedford, told me it was wire harness 800 bucks, changed thermostat, told me it was then my fuse box and wanted 1100 for that which I knew was not the cause of heating and cooling so I sent car back to where I got it and they couldn't find the problem either but told me was not the fuse box. They sent it to another Subaru dealer in Brunswick and they said heads are blown. 58 thousand miles so lucky for me it's still under warranty and won't cost me another 2000 bucks! I got it used in Nov 2015 and it still has temp plate on it because it has been in the shop more than we have been able to drive it. Never another sub!!! Bad choice!! I'll stick with Chevy or Ford next time around.
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2011
89,000 Miles
Rapidly lost coolant and engine overheated. Had it trailered to dealer. Blown head gasket diagnosed.
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2011
80,000 Miles
Burning smell, puddles under car, losing mpgs, and draining resevoir. Found oil in the spark plug tubes as well. Replaced all engine gaskets at the dealership. Had them also replace water pump, timing belt, thermostat as a 'while you're in there'. The repair cost $ 1370 and the total work done was $ 2075 after tax. Doing the maintenance items at the same time saved $ 500 in labor for dropping the engine. Subaru of America reimbursed me for $ 1000 of work done at a Subaru dealer.
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2011
85,000 Miles
The local Subaru dealer- Spurr in Brockport NY- the head gasket was leaking and my repair costs would by $ 1000 plus so I took it to a local mechanic who researched the issue and told me Subaru had issued a large number of repair bulletins on this issue and although they did not do a recall often fixed it at no cost. He suggested I call the Subaru regional rep and I did. Twenty minutes later I got a call from Spurr offering to fix it and no cost, which they did. I will buy my next car from Van Bortel Subarun in Victor.
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2011
100,000 Miles
Leaking antifreeze but oil level remaining stable so far...POS.....stick with Toyota or Honda instead
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2011
60,000 Miles
Overheats in weather over 90 degrees after highway driving. Usually 5 to 10 minutes after getting off hwy.
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2011
142,000 Miles
I have not been able to fix the problem, as the repairs and labor for the head gasket situation are out of my budget.
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2011
171,000 Miles
leaking head gasket the thermostate was pulled to stop leak temp fix
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2011
90,000 Miles
5 years old and 140 000km. Mostly highway.Started to overheat. Subaru dealer said it was a punctured radiator (they showed me what they say is mine, I don't beleive it). After 1100$ fix, problem occured again. Mechanic at Subaru dealer says it's the head gasket, and that it takes only 5s seconds for the head to warp and need to replace it along with head gasket. Pretty bad considering THERE IS NO TEMPERATURE GAUGE to warn the driver. When overheating a read light in the shape of a thermometer appears, then 5 seconds later many light come on and it's panic. You don't even have time to react (you're driving, supposed to pay attention to the road!).Discovered that both ground straps were in very bad shape, corroded. One was actually cut (recently, the tips were still the color of copper, the rest was corroded green), I supposed accidently by the mechanic at Subaru.Very bad considering they MUST know about the ground strap problems related to the coolant system.Very disappointed in Subaru.
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2011
78,000 Miles
Head gasket failure due to cooling system problem
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2011
220,000 Miles
3.0 lt. Engine. oil and coolant leak from head gaskets.Verified by dealer.
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2011
115,101 Miles
I had a Head Gasket Replacement in 2012 done by a Subaru Dealer (71 342 Miles) $ 2,200just had a Oil change at the same dealership and was told that my Head was leaking oilagain and I needed another Replacement (115 102 miles) I thought I wasn't hearing right.Found out that in 2012 they did not resurfaced the heads which is now something they dowhen replacing a head gasket. They offered me to do it for $ 1,100I am just so disappointedChristine R.