Subaru Crosstrek Complaints

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#11310797February 22, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
CAR WAS PARKED IN A CAR PORT UNDER A CONDO AT THE BEACH NO BAD STORMS NO BAD WEATHER CAME BACK THE NEXT MORNING TO A CHIP NOW WALKED 4 TO 5 INCHES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310784February 22, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON 5 MONTHS AFTER GETTING CAR. I HAD TO HAVE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD REPLACED. IT OCCURRED WHILE IT WAS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY - NOTICED ONE MORNING AS I DROVE VEHICLE THAT DAY CRACK SPREAD AND GOT LARGER
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#11310199February 19, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, NO WIND JUST COLD WEATHER. NOTICED A CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF FRONT WINDSHIELD, STARTING BELOW WIPER. CAR WAS NOT HIT, NO DENTS OR ANY OTHER DEFECTS. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED ONLY 4MOS AGO AND HAS 3,300 MILES ON IT.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#11309329February 15, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MARCH 2019 I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS. IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES AND EACH TIME I TOLD THEM SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE ENGINE STUTTERS OR MISFIRES. SOME TIMES IT DOES NOT EVEN RESPOND TO PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS IS INFREQUENT AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO EXPERIENCE IT. BUT, IT DOES EXIST AND I AM AFRAID ABOUT THE SAFETY. FOR EXAMPLE I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND STARTED TO TURN LEFT AND I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IT WENT ABOUT TEN FEET AND WOULD NOT GO FURTHER. I PUMPED THE PEDAL AND TWO OR THREE SECONDS LATER IT MOVED. SUBARU TOLD ME I COULD TRADE IT IN AND THEY WOULD GIVE ME $2000 TOWARDS A NEW CAR ALONG WITH A TRADE IN VALUE OF $18,500 THIS IS HORRIBLE. I FEAR THE SAFETY BUT ALSO DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER $8 ,000 FOR A VEHICLE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BUY. ON THE SECOND VISIT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AND PROBLEM WITH ENGINE THEY SAID THERE WAS TOO MUCH OIL IN THE ENGINE. THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES WHO TOUCHED THE OIL THAT WAS PUT IN THE ENGINE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT NO ONE IS HELPING ME WITH. ALSO, I DID HAVE A RECALL FOR THE NEED TO UPDATE THE ENGINE COIL SOFTWARE PROGRAMING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308605February 11, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ON JUNE 30, 2018, I WAS DRIVING MY 2018 SUBARU CROSSTREK LIMITED EDITION ON A CITY STREET. I HEARD A NOISE WHILE DRIVING BUT KEPT DRIVING SINCE I WAS JUST BLOCKS AWAY TO WORK. I PARKED IN THE MONITORED PARKING LOT AND VISUALLY LOOKED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE MY CAR FOR SOME INDICATION OF WHERE THE NOISE CAME FROM, INCLUDING THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE. I SAW NO CRACKS TO THE WINDSHIELD OR OTHER AREA OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE (90'S).I WENT IN TO WORK. WHEN I GOT OFF WORK I WENT OUT TO MY CAR. I GOT INSIDE MY CAR, IMMEDIATELY NOTICING A 6-8 INCH LONG CRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I WENT HOME IN SHOCK ABOUT THE LARGE CRACK IN MY WINDSHIELD. I LATER CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, AND WAS TOLD MY DEDUCTIBLE AND TO CALL AROUND TO FIND QUOTES ON REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD BY ALL THE AUTO SHOPS INCLUDING MY LOCAL SUBARU DEALER THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD WOULD NEED REPLACED BUT THE CAR WAS SO NEW THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS IN STOCK AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WOULD BE SINCE THE CAR WAS SO NEW. I DIDN'T GET THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED .I FELT THAT SUBARU SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A NEW WINDSHIELD AS THE CAR WAS ONLY PURCHASED NEW 9 MONTHS BEFORE. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE AT THE TIME AND I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER THAT SUBARU DID NOT COVER THE WINDSHIELD IN THE WARRANTY ON THE CAR. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE THE DEFECT OF THE WINDSHIELD PREVENTS THE SAFE AND PROPER OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE SUBARU'S EYESIGHT SAFETY SYSTEM, INTENDED TO PREVENT COLLISIONS, IS ATTACHED TO THE INSIDE OF THE UPPER WINDSHIELD. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AT THE TIME IF OTHER OWNERS HAD COMPLAINTS, BUT THE CAR WAS SO NEW I ONLY FOUND ONE. NOW, A SEARCH REVEALS MANY COMPLAINTS OF DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELDS AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I WORRY ABOUT MY SAFETY STILL AND I BELIEVE SUBARU SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD.*DT*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11308135February 10, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. THE FIRST, I DID NOT REPORT, BUT WAS IDENTICAL IN OCCURRENCE. WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY @ APPROX. 70MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND POWER, AS IF TO BE IN NEUTRAL. THE GEAR SHIFT WAS NOT JARRED, MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE BRAKE, THIS WAS NOT OPERATOR ERROR. THE CAR SLOWLY LOST SPEED AS PRESSING ACCELERATOR ONLY REVVED THE ENGINE WITH NO RESULTS. I IMMEDIATELY PRESSED THE HAZARDS AND MY INDICATOR TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY ARRIVING THERE SAFELY ALTHOUGH OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY WERE REQUIRED TO REACT. UPON GETTING TO THE SHOULDER, I SHUT OFF THE CAR, AND TURNED IT BACK ON. ACCELERATOR WORKS AS IT SHOULD AND I WAS LUCKILY LEAVING THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER WHO WAS REPAIRING A BRAKE LIGHT RECALL, THE SERVICE MANAGER LAUGHED IT OFF AS OPERATOR ERROR. I ASSURE YOU IT WAS NOT. IN HINDSIGHT, THIS COULD BE A FAR MORE TRAGIC SCENARIO HAVING YOUR CAR LOSING POWER WITHOUT NOTICE ON A HIGHWAY. ALL POWER STEERING AND INDICATORS ON THE DASH WERE UNAFFECTED, ONLY THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307441February 6, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2 SIGNIFICANT WINDSHIELD CRACKS IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. OF OWNING THIS CAR. ONE WAS REPAIRABLE. THE SECOND HAS RESULTED IN THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT, AS A SMALL CHIP EXTENDED TO 7 INCHES WITHIN ONE WEEK. NO EXCESSIVE SPEED OR DRIVING AT CLOSE PROXIMITY AT FAULT. FIRST CRACK 3/8/19. SECOND INCIDENT 1/27/20- LESS THAN ONE YEAR APART ON A BRAND NEW VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307378February 5, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU CROSSTRECK. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD ON THE VEHICLE CRACKED UNDERNEATH WINDSHIELD WIPER. THE CONTACT STATED THEIR WINDSHIELD CONTINUED TO CRACK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BOB BAKER SUBARU, 5500 PASEO DEL NORTE, CARLSBAD, CA 92008, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 6,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301622January 24, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK OVERNIGHT IN THE LOWER DRIVERS SIDE AREA. VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 8K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301152January 22, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ON 1/18/2019, I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WITH SEVERAL CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN ME AND THE NEXT CAR WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND. WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING HIT THE CAR AND SAW NO DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD AT THAT TIME. SEVERAL HOURS LATER A CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD STARTING BELOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPER. THERE WAS A SMALL PIT THERE, BUT THE LOCATION SEEMS UNLIKELY FOR A ROCK STRIKE AS IT APPEARS PROTECTED BY THE HOOD. THE PIT IS RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF A HEATING ELEMENT AND THIS APPEARS TO ME TO BE A HEAT EXPANSION ISSUE GIVEN THE LOCATION AND THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENED IN THE FIRST 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. I HAVE HAD THE WINDSHIELD REPAIRED TO STOP THE CRACK FROM SPREADING, BUT THE DAMAGE CAN STILL BE SEEN. THE ATTACHED PHOTOS ARE BEFORE THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300655January 21, 2020
STEERING
THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING SHORTLY AFTER CAR WAS STARTED TO GO ON S SHORT TRIP. WE WERE STILL N OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. I COULD STILL DRIVE IT, BUT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT ON CURVES ON BACK ROADS AND HIGHWAY TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE 32 MILES AWAY. I HAVE HEARD OTHER SUBARUS HAVE HAD SHORTS IN THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300902January 21, 2020
ENGINE
MY 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK HAS A SUBSTANTIAL POWER/ACCENTUATION HESITATION WHEN STARTING OUT. CAR IS NOT RESPONSIVE TO INCREASED ACCELERATION PRESSURE FOR A COUPLE SECONDS. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING AT LOWER SPEEDS 0-50MPH AND YOU HAVE TO ADJUST YOU SPEED GRADUALLY BY LETTING UP AND GENTLY PUSHING ON THE GAS, THE CAR CAN SHUTTER/SLIGHT BUCK. THIS IS A CONSTANT/CONSISTENT ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300166January 17, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON SMOOTH INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH LIGHT TRAFFIC . THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION. AFTER STOPPING IN A SAFE LOCATION, I DISCOVERED THE MOON ROOF HAD SHATTERED INTO TINY PIECES. I AM POSITIVE THERE WERE NO ROCKS OR STRUCTURES ABOVE..THERE WAS 1500 MILES ON THE CAR. THE SLIDING CEILING WAS CLOSED OR THERE WOULD BE SHATTERED GLASS ALL OVER THE INTERIOR. NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT IT WAS VERY DISTRACTING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL. THE MOONROOF GLASS MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY. THE DEALER REPLACED IT AT NO COST TO ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299737January 16, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AT THE BOTTOM CENTER WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. IT IS NOT FROM A ROCK HITTING IT. CLEAN "LINE" 1 FOOT LONG. IT IS A BRAND NEW CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS ON MANY WEBSITES DESCRIBING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299044January 13, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
UNKNOWN CRACK ON WINDSHIELD FROM WHAT SEEMS TO BE NOTHING. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT OUTSIDE ON MY DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299117January 13, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO REMOVE KEY. THIS OCCURS WHEN STATIONARY AND TRYING TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. HAD THIS ISSUE FOR A ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE I TOOK IT IN AS SUBARU HAD A RECALL FOR WUE90 STOP LIGHT SWITCH REPLACEMENT AND I THOUGHT IT MAY BE RELATED AS DID MY SERVICE PROVIDER AT NORTH PARK SUBARU OR MAYBE HAD TO DO WITH STEERING. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED, THE REPAIR WAS OUT OF MY POCKET. THE SERVICE PROVIDER REPORTED 'ERRATIC OPERATION OF PARK SWITCH ON SHIFTER' AND THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. THIS APPEARS A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS MANY OTHERS REPORT THE SAME ISSUE. THE SERVICE PROVIDER ALSO REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE AND STATED MANY PEOPLE HAD COME IN RECENTLY TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE SERVICED. IT MAYBE UNETHICAL THAT THE SERVICE PROVIDER HAS NOT OR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE REPORTING THE MATTER. CAR IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD (WHEN OCCURED) AND HAS 50K MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298846January 12, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY APPROX 1.5 HRS TRAVELING 75 MPH AND 60 MILES OF GAS LEFT IN TANK THE VEHICLE CUT OFF.. I COASTED INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF VEH. NO WARNING LIGHTS GIVEN OR OUT OF FUEL. RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE WITHOUT ISSUES TO THE NEXT EXIT, FILLED THE TANK AND CONTINUED ANOTHER 45 MIN TO HOME WITHOUT ISSUE. SINCE, IVE ONLY DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES TO AND FROM WORK AND ERRANDS W/O ISSUES. AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND CONCERNED ABOUT ANY FUTURE ROAD TRIPS. DO TO NO WARNING OR REPAIR LIGHTS AND THE VEH DRIVING W/O ISSUE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN. I JUST WANT TO FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE FURTHER THAN HOME
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297483January 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR JUST HAS HAD BACKUP CAMERA ISSUE SINCE A MONTH AGO. I CALLED THE LOCAL SUBARU SERVICE BUT THEY WOULD CHARGE ME FOR A DIAGNOSIS WHICH I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA TO PAY IT. I LEARNED THAT SUBARU RECALLS OTHER SUBARU MODELS (NON CROSSTREK) FOR ITS BACKUP CAMERA ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MY BACKUP CAMERA TO BE FIXED WHICH THAT IS A SAFETY CONCERN.*DT VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. CONSUMER STATED CROSSTREK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11296733January 2, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO REASON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292503January 1, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
NO VISBILITY OF CRACK BEFORE WORK. 9 HOURS LATER A LARGE CRACK APPEARS ON WINDSHIELD. CAR WAS PARKED IN GATED SECURE PARKING STRUCTURE F=DURING THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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