Subaru Crosstrek Complaints

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#11323446May 5, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY CAR SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN. IN THAT TIME, THE WINDSHIELD FORMED A CRACK STARTING AT THE BOTTOM NEAR THE HEAT VENT AND GOING UP INTO THE MAIN PART OF THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO IMPACT FROM A FOREIGN OBJECT, THE CRACK SEEMED TO FORM SPONTANEOUSLY AT SOME POINT DURING THE THREE DAYS I DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11323197May 4, 2020
ENGINE
WHILE PUTTING MY VEHICLE IN PARK THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS OF GOING BACK AND FORTH TO GET THE KEY TO RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND SUBARU HAS YET TO ISSUE A NATIONAL RECALL. I HAVE ATTACHED A DOCUMENT THAT DETAILS THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322946May 1, 2020
ENGINE
MY SUBARU CROSSTREK PLUG IN HYBRID HAS REPEATEDLY (8 TIMES NOW) HAD THE CHECK ENGINE SAFETY LIGHT COME ON WHICH DISABLES SOME OF THE SAFETY FEATURES. SUBARU HAS REPLACED A NUMBER OF PARTS INCLUDING THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER ASSEMBLY, THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPUTER AND HARNESS. RECENTLY THEY REPLACED THE ECM CONTROL AND NOW THE CAR HAS AGAIN FAILED AND IS SITING IN MY GARAGE WAITING FOR SUBARU TO GET BACK TO ME. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322570April 28, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT IMPACT. THE CONTACT CALLED GERALD JONES SUBARU (4022 WASHINGTON RD, AUGUSTA, GA 30907, (706)760-4102) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,428. THE VIN WAS INVALID.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322355April 27, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
IN THE PAST 18 MONTHS OF OWNING MY SUBARU CROSSTREK, I HAVE HAD THE WINDSHIELD CRACK TWICE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE FIRST TIME MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED, THERE WAS NO "POINT OF IMPACT" THAT I WAS ABLE TO DETECT AND THE WINDSHIELD STARTED TO CRACK NEAR THE HEATING VENT UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE SECOND TIME THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED, THERE AGAIN WAS NO "POINT OF IMPACT" DETECTED AND THE CRACK SEEMED TO START FROM THE TOP MOST PART OF THE WINDSHIELD RIGHT WHERE THE REARVIEW MIRROR WAS ATTACHED TO THE WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322356April 27, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU CROSSTREK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON 3/32/2018 AT A LOCAL DEALER FOR AN UNKNOWN BRAKE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 20 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED CRASHING INTO THE MEDIAN. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RK SUBARU OF VINELAND (612 N DELSEA DR BUILDING 2, VINELAND, NJ 08360) WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, HE WAS AWAITING A CALLBACK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THIS DEALER SERVICED THE RECALL FOR THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,247.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322415April 27, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OUR 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK (16.8K MILES) IS NOT BEING DRIVEN AS OFTEN AS IT USED TO BE BECAUSE WE ARE NOW WORKING FROM HOME. ON 4/4/2020 WE FOUND THE ORIGINAL BATTERY DRAINED DEAD AFTER ONLY 6 DAYS OF THE CAR BEING UNDRIVEN. TRIED AND FAILED TO START THE CAR - DASHBOARD LIGHTS LIT UP BUT THERE WERE RAPID CLICKING SOUNDS. TO GET IT TO THE DEALER, I STARTED THE PROCESS OF JUMP STARTING IT WITH MY BATTERY-PACK TYPE JUMP STARTER. I ATTACHED THE POSITIVE CABLE TO THE POSITIVE TERMINAL FIRST, AND THE JUMP STARTER'S INDICATOR LIGHT WAS FLASHING 'ALL GOOD ' CONTINUE'. I THEN ATTACHED THE NEGATIVE CABLE TO THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED RED, WHICH MEANS 'THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG ' DO NOT PROCEED'. ON 4/6, I BROUGHT THE DEAD BATTERY TO THE DEALER USING MY OTHER CAR. THEY CHECKED THE BATTERY AND BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I RECEIVED A NEW SUBARU-BRANDED BATTERY. I WENT HOME, INSTALLED IT, AND TURNED THE CAR ON TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WORKED. ON 4/10, WE STARTED UP THE CROSSTREK AND TOOK IT FOR A SEVERAL-MILE TRIP. 6 DAYS LATER, AFTER THE CAR NOT BEING DRIVEN, THE NEW BATTERY WAS DEAD - KEY FOB WOULD NOT OPEN THE CAR, NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN WE TRIED TO START THE CAR. USING MY JUMP STARTER AGAIN, I RECEIVED THE SAME INDICATOR LIGHT WARNING. WE HAD THE CROSSTREK TOWED TO THE DEALER ON 4/16. TECHNICIANS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY CHARGED THE BATTERY AND KEPT THE CAR UNTIL 4/20 WHEN THEY TRIED TO START IT UP ' IT STARTED. WE PICKED THE CAR UP AND DROVE IT HOME. TODAY IS 4/27. THE CAR HAS STARTED UP AFTER 6 DAYS OF NOT BEING DRIVEN ALTHOUGH LAST WED. AND SUN. I CHARGED THE BATTERY A BIT USING A TRICKLE CHARGER. I CURRENTLY DO NOT GET A WARNING LIGHT ON MY JUMP STARTER WHEN I DO A TEST. WE ARE NOW GOING TO DRIVE IT WHEN WE NEED TO WITHOUT USING THE BATTERY CHARGER AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322284April 26, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
LONG CRACKING OF THE WINDSHIELD AFTER MINIMAL TRAUMA. THERE IS EXCESSIVE PITTING OF THE GLASS FOR THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. SPECIFICALLY, A 6 INCH CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD WAS INDUCED BY A PEBBLE WHILE CRUISING AT 60 MPH. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WITH SO MUCH WINDSHIELD DAMAGE PER MILE OF USE. THE CAR HAS 12,000 MILES ON IT, AND I'VE TAKEN 5 OTHER CARS WELL ABOVE 100,000 MILES EACH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322304April 26, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
A VERY SMALL ROCK THAT WAS FLUNG FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE ABOUT 40-50 AHEAD OF ME, GOING 35 MILES PER HOUR ON A STRAIGHT AWAY IN TOWN, HIT MY WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN A SMALL STAR WHICH WITHIN ABOUT 10 MINUTES TURNED INTO A LARGE CRACK SPANNING FROM THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE UPWARDS TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. I'VE HAD 3 REPAIRS DONE ON THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO PEBBLES CHIPPING THE GLASS, AND NOW WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR AN EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT DUE TO THE THIN GLASS AND THE EYESIGHT SAFETY CAMERAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11322019April 23, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KET GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PUT IN PARK. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321959April 22, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE HAD A REMOTE START INSTALLED BY THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO ACCEPTING DELIVERY OF THE CAR. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO START. THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP (SPORT SUBARU SOUTH IN ORLANDO FL) SENT A TECHNICIAN TO REPAIR THE CAR, RATHER THAN TOWING IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND REPAIRING IT THERE. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THE REMOTE START WAS DEFECTIVE AND REROUTED THE STARTING PROCEDURE. SINCE THEN, THE CAR MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE ON COLD STARTS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE THE REST OF THE REMOTE START COMPONENTS REMOVED, BUT THEY CLAIMED TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE SOUND. WE FEEL THESE REMOTE STARERS ARE UNSAFE AND LIKELY DAMAGING THE VEHICLE'S STARTER, AND POSSIBLY OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. WE HAVE VIDEO OF THE CAR NOT STARTING AND THE ENGINE NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321280April 16, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW SUBARU CROSSTREX FROM THE DEALER ON MAY 28TH, AND IT ARRIVED WITH LESS THAN 200 MILES ON IT. ON JUNE 9TH, NEVER TRAVELLED ON A HIGHWAY AND ONLY DRIVEN ON VILLAGE STREETS SURROUNDING MY HOME, IT ENCOUNTERED A CHIP/SMALL CRACK. THIS WAS REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. I AM NOTING THAT EACH BRAND NEW SUBARU VEHICLE PURCHASED HAS HAD A CHIP/CRACK WITHIN WEEKS TO MONTHS OF PURCHASE. PRIOR TO THESE TWO VEHICLES, I HAD PURCHASED A SUBARU SEDAN, BRAND NEW FROM THE FACTORY, AND IN THE 10 YEARS I OWNED IT, WITH 100K MILES, IT NEVER HAD ONE CHIP NOR CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD BETWEEN THE YEARS 2006 TO 2016.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11321136April 14, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED WINDSHIELD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#11321031April 13, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY, VEHICLE IN MOTION WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WAS HIT BY SMALL ROCK FROM THE CAR TRAVELING IN FRONT OF ME. RESULTED IN SPIDER CRACK AND WITHIN 30 MINUTES A 10'+ CRACK. NORMAL WINDSHIELDS DO NOT CRACK THIS EASY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320908April 12, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED WINDSHIELD LESS THAN 15,000 MILES ON THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320761April 10, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
A/C COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED AND THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 80K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320661April 9, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
HI, I WAS READING ONLINE THAT OTHERS HAVE BEEN ISSUING COMPLAINTS ABOUT CRACKS IN SUBARU CROSSTREK WINDSHIELDS RANDOMLY OCCURRING. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AS WELL. MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AT A MOUNTAIN RESORT IN WINTER OR 2019 (~27 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE). NO PREEXISTING DAMAGE WAS NOTED PRIOR TO LEAVING THE VEHICLE. THE CRACK EXTENDED FROM THE SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD TO ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY ACROSS IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER (ABOUT 1FT LONG). NO IMPACT EVENTS WERE VISIBLE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED IT. I DO NOT HAVE IMAGES OF THE DAMAGE BUT DO HAVE THE INSURANCE CLAIM IF NEEDED. APPROXIMATE DATE PROVIDED BELOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320602April 8, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I NOTICED THAT MY WINDSHIELD HAD A LARGE CRACK IN IT AFTER DRIVING INTO WORK ONE DAY WITHOUT ANY PRECIPITATING FACTORS (NO WRECK, NO HIT, NO ROCKS, ETC). IT WAS INITIALLY SMALL AND HAS QUICKLY INVOLVED TOP TO BOTTOM OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11320060April 2, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE IS 8 MONTHS OLD. HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 CRACKED WINDSHIELDS WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319895March 31, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN I PUT MY 2017 SUBARU CROSSTREK IN PARK, I CAN NOT TAKE MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. THEY ARE LOCKED IN. I HAVE TO PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE BRAKE, PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, THEN SLAM IT INTO PARK AGAIN, AND EVEN THEN IT DOESNT ALLOW THE KEYS TO TURN ALL THE WAY TO PULL THEM OUT. I HAVE TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES, BEFORE THE SENSOR REALIZES THE CAR IS IN PARK AND I CAN TAKE MY KEYS OUT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR A COUPLE MONTHS, AND IS NOT AT THE POINT WHERE IT IS HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE TIME I GO TO TURN THE CAR OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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