2009 Subaru Legacy Air Bags & Restraints Problems

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON (ON DASH).

2009 SUBARU LEGACY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO AIRBAG ISSUE, THE AIRGBAG LIGHT CAME ON. *AS *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FIRST WEEK HE BOUGHT IT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. STEVE MOYER SUBARU (201 S CENTRE AVE, LEESPORT, PA 19533), WAS CONTACTED BY PHONE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS SENSOR WAS REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL PREVIOUSLY BY AN UNKNOWN DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY COULD FIX IT BUT THE CONSUMER WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,800. *BF*JB

I GOT AN AIRBAG RECALL IN THE MAIL, INTERNATIONAL SUBARU IN ORLAND PARK WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR THIS RECALL.

TAKATA RECALL -- SUBARU WILL NOT TELL ME IF MY CAR HAS A TAKATA AIRBAG, BUT ONLY THAT I AM NOT CURRENTLY ON THE RECALL LIST.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND LIGHT TURNED OFF, DAYS LATER SAME THING NOW IS ON AND WONT TURN OFF, THIS STARTED SINCE THE VEHICLE GOT THE TAKATA RECALL DONE AT THE DEALER. GOOGLE THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT AND SEEM TO HAPPEN TO ALL SUBARU CARS SPECIALLY LEGACY, AND WHEN PEOPLE TAKE CAR TO DEALER THEY WANT TO CHARGE 2,000 FOR THE FIX. I MADE THE APPOINTMENT FOR APRIL 26,2017 TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HOPE WONT BE ASK TO PAY ANYTHING OR WILL HAVE TO FIND THE WAYS TO GET A LAWYER SINCE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART FROM FACTORY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V026000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HALDEMAN SUBARU, LOCATED IN HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY, WAS CONTACTED BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR NINE WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA AIRBAGS-- INCIDENT NOT MV RELATED-- BEAURUCRATIC ISSUE. I HAVE RECEIVED NO HELP GETTING MY AIRBAGS REPLACED. TRIED SEVERAL DEALERS. THEIR LIES DO NOT MATCH UP. GETTING THE RUN AROUND. VERY UPSET. UNACCEPTABLE SERVICE OR LACK THERE OF, REALLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE A AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU LEGACY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NO. 16V-358 BACK IN JUNE 2016. HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY SUBARU SINCE TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG AND IT SAYS NOT TO HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT, WHICH IS DIFFICULT FOR OVER 4 MONTHS.

STARTING IN FALL OF 2014 THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD GO ON & OFF INTERMITTENTLY; DURING THE FOLLOWING WINTER THE LIGHT RARELY CAME ON. ONCE WARM WEATHER HIT IN MAY OF 2015 THE LIGHT CONTINUALLY STAYS ON. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO CORRELATION TO THE PASSENGER SEAT BEING OCCUPIED OR NOT OCCUPIED. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT AIRBAG RECALL FOR EARLIER SUBARU MODELS, SUBARU MAY WANT TO CHECK INTO THEIR 2009 MODELS AS THERE APPEARS TO BE SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR INSTANCES RECORDED ON THIS SITE. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE (NOT KNOWING IF THE BAG WILL DEPLOY PROPERLY, IF AT ALL) & DO NOT HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR REPAIR COSTS OF SOMETHING THAT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING IN OTHER LIKE VEHICLES.

AIRBAG DASHBOARD CLUSTER LIGHT STARTED BEING INTERMITTENT AND NOW ON ALL THE TIME. DOES IT MEAN THE SENSOR IS BAD OR THE AIRBAG. SINCE THE CAR MAT BE PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS

THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHTS UP ON THE PANEL WHEN I START MY CAR ENGINE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND NEVER GOES OFF WHILE I DRIVE. I AM WORRIED THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL RELEASE UNNECESSARILY WHILE I'M DRIVING.

THE AIRBAG RED LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD OF OUR SUBARU LEGACY 2009 COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. FROM READING PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF OTHER OWNERS ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEARS 2005-2009 AND HAS BEEN COMMONLY REPORTED TO BE EITHER A MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE OR A FAULTY LINE OR SENSOR IN THE DIVER'S SEAT. BOTH OF THESE RESULT IN A COSTLY REPAIR OF APPROXIMATELY $2,000. ALSO HAPPENED TO US, AND ANOTHER COMMON COMPLAINT BY OTHER OWNERS ONLINE WITH THESE MODELS, IS THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT AUTOMATICALLY TURNS ON OR OFF REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED. DESPITE THE ABUNDANCE OF PERSONAL ACCOUNTS ONLINE BY OWNERS, SUBARU HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED THIS PROBLEM AND DEALERSHIPS ARE ASKING OWNERS TO PAY FOR THIS FIX. PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR CAR FOR EXAMPLE HAS ONLY 41K MIES ON IT, AND OTHER REPORTS ALSO INDICATE THIS OCCURRING WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILES AND VEHICLE AGE. I HOPE THAT NHTSA WITH INVESTIGATE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING BACK ON THIS ISSUE. *JS

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD GOES ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY ON MY 2009 SUBARU LEGACY. SOME DAYS IT DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL, AND OTHER DAYS IF WILL DO IT 2 OR 3 TIMES, SOMETIMES STAYING ON FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT OR NOT - ALTHOUGH USUALLY I DON'T HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THIS STARTED HAPPENING AT 80K MILES, AND I NOW HAVE 100K. SUBARU DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE $100 TO DIAGNOSE IT, BUT PROBABLY A SENSOR THAT NEEDS REPLACED IN THEIR OPINION AT A COST OF $500. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR OTHER OWNERS OF MAKE / MODEL / YEAR OF SUBARU. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A SUBARU ISSUE THAT IS LOOKED AT BY AN INDEPENDENT PARTY BEFORE SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC HAPPENS.

2009 SUBARU LEGACY 2.5 I SE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD TO BRIG THE VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED IF EVENTUAL IS COVERED BY WARRANTY. I ALREADY NEW IT'S NOT- THEY JUST TRIED TO GET ME IN AND MAKE SOME MONEY OUT OF THEIR SAFETY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND SEEMS LIKE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE REPAIR IS $1900- 2000, WHICH IS RIPOFF FOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY SUBARU OF AMERICA FOR FREE. *TR

AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AND WILL SOMETIMES TURN ITSELF OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF WITH THE IGNITION KEY. THEN I RESTART THE CAR AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT GOES AWAY. THIS IS HAPPENING ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

MY 2009 SUBARU LEGACY AIRBAG MODULE BECAME DEFECTIVE AT APPROXIMATELY 74,970 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING A PROBLEM. AS THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT, AND IS SELDOM DRIVEN AS I PURCHASED ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE SUBARU DEALER. I DID TAKE NOTE THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF. THE DEALER FOUND THE ERROR CODE WHILE RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS ON THE VEHICLE, AND CONTACTED SUBARU TO DETERMINE WHAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRBAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY, THE AIRBAG MODULE WAS COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERING THE VEHICLE UNTIL 75,000 MILES. THE DIAGNOSTICS, LABOR AND DEDUCTIBLE WERE NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. IS THIS A KNOWN FAILURE FOR SUBARU VEHICLES, OR AN ISOLATED INCIDENT/MODULE FAILURE DUE TO THE MILES ON THE CAR? *TR