Subaru Crosstrek Complaints

1,200 consumer complaints on file.

#11271683October 28, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SMALL CHIPS AND CRACKS IN THE WINDSHIELD FROM TINY ROCKS HITTING IT WHILE DRIVING AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR ON CITY STREETS AND 70 MILES PER HOUR ON HIGHWAYS. THESE CRACKS HAVE HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES FROM SMALL ROCKS AND DEBRIS.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271271October 27, 2019
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
AT AROUND THE 2000 MILE MARK I NOTICED A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN FUEL ECONEMY. I ALSO STARTED NOTICING METAL PARTICLES IN THE ENGINE OIL. I ALSO NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN ENGINE POWER AS WELL. THIS IS A SIGN OF DEBRIS GETTING IN THE ENGINE AND CAUSING METAL PARTICLES TO BECOME BROKEN OFF. MY MILEAGE WENT FROM 460-480 MPT TO 360-380 MPT. (MPT=MILES PER TANK) I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTHING WAS FOUND FROM THRM TESTING THE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTING THIS THRU PHOTOGRAPS ON MY TRIPOMETER. I TOOK DEALERSHIPS ADVICE AND TRIED A DIFFERENT GAS STATION WITH THE SAME RESULTS. FUEL ECONEMY IS AVERAGING 22-33 MPG CITY/HIGHWAY. I DRIVE 20 OF 25 MILES EACH WAY TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DISPLAY THAT READS GAS MILEAGE BASED ON HOW I DRIVE IN THE CAR SAYS I SHOULD BE GETTING BETWEEN 27-28 MPG BASED ON HOW I DRIVE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271288October 27, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2018 CROSSTREK WITH 3000MI, GOT INTO CAR EARLY COLD MORNING 1/2018, TURNED ON DEFROSTER WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE STOPPED. NO "TRAUMA," NO ROCKS, NO ACCIDENTS. CROSSTREK WITH EYESIGHT DRIVER ASSIST PACKAGE, HAD TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD AND RECALIBRATE EYESIGHT. A REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD WAS NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE REPAIRED, ONLY REPLACED, DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF EYESIGHT. TWO DAYS FOR REPAIR, LOANER CAR PROVIDED.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271334October 27, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH ON THE 55 FREEWAY SOUTH, MY WINDSHIELD 'POPPED' AND DEVELOPED A CHIP, WHICH LOOKS AS THOUGH IT WAS HIT BY A ROCK, BUT IT WAS NOT. THE WINDSHIELD HAS ALSO DEVELOPED MYRIAD IMPERFECTIONS, WHICH APPEAR AS WATER SPOTS, BUT ARE NOT REMOVABLE. AT CERTAIN POINTS IN THE DAY, DEPENDING ON LIGHT, IT GETS DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, EVEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER CLEANING IT.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271340October 27, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM VERY TOP TO CENTER, NO PREVIOUS ROCK CHIPS OR OTHER DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271341October 27, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A ROAD THAT IS A 45MPH ROAD, AND I DONT HEAR A ROCK HIT MY WINDSHIELD BUT I LOOK DOWN AND NOTICE I HAVE A SMALL CRACK STARTING AT THE VERY EDGE OF MY WINDSHIELD, WHICH THEN SPREAD ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD RATHER QUICKLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271338October 27, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SMALL ROCK CHIPPED FRONT WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED A 4 INCH CRACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271349October 27, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OCT 2017, STONE CHIP PASSENGER VIOLENTLY CRACKED NEXT MORNING WHEN DEFROSTER WAS RUN TO DEFOG FRONT WINDOW. CAR WAS STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271365October 27, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING MY 2019 CROSSTREK ON THE HIGHWAY ON THE WAY TO WORK WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CRACKING NOISE, WHICH I REALIZED CAME FROM A DEEP CHIP THAT APPEARED ON THE LOWER WINDSHIELD. I ASSUMED A VEHICLE AHEAD MUST HAVE KICKED UP A ROCK, AS THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS VEHICLES OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT COULD HAVE FALLEN ON IT ANYWHERE NEARBY. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE CHIP FILLED AND AM KEEPING AN EYE OUT TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO SPREAD ANY FURTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271373October 27, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
CRACKED WINDSHIELD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269232October 17, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CANNOT TURN OFF CAR AND REMOVE KEY AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK. PROBLEM IN INTERMITTENT. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267451October 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD SPEEDOMETER RED DIM LIGHT AN OLDER STYLE TRANSMISSION. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INSUFFICIENT AND COULD NOT BE MANUALLY ADJUSTED SEPARATE FROM THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION DOES SHIFT QUICK ENOUGH. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268948October 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE KEY MECHANISM FAILS TO LET YOU REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE SWITCH. IT FAILS TO RETURN TO THE FULL OFF POSITION TO ALLOW THE KEY REMOVAL. I HAVE TO TURN KEY OFF & ON ANYWHERE FROM TWICE TO 20 TIMES TO GET THE KEY TO RETURN ALL THE WAY TO THE OFF POSITION TO ALLOW THE KEY REMOVAL. SOMETIMES, I START AND STOP TO ASSIST THE OPERATION BUT STILL CAN TAKE UP TO 10 TIMES FOR THE KEY POSITION TO FULLY RETURN TO THE OFF POSITION TO ALLOW FOR THE KEY REMOVAL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267854October 11, 2019
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION, AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM DEACTIVATED WHEN THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 11, 2019 AT GRAYSON SUBARU (8729 KINGSTON PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37923). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. *PM CONSUMER STATED DESIGN/ SAFETY DEFECT CREATES CONFUSION AND CONCERN FOR APPROPRIATE ACTIVATION STATUS OF PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHTS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267937October 11, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AFTER WORK, THE BATTERY WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DISCHARGED. I WAS ABLE TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH SUBARU AND RECEIVED A JUMP START. (THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE I WAS BACKPACKING THE WEEKEND OF 9/21-9/22, BUT THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DISCHARGED. ANOTHER ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR SCOUT TROOP WAS ABLE TO GIVE ME A JUMP START. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, BUT HAD BEEN ABLE TO CATCH IT IN TIME BEFORE THE BATTERY DIED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, WHICH COULD BE REMEDIED BY ME TAKING MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER THE JUMP ON 10/3, THIS LOSS OF ACCELERATION HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT CONTINUE MOVING. ON A FINAL NOTE, I REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH THE EVENING OF 10/3 AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED EITHER PROBLEM SINCE.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267281October 9, 2019
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE STEERING WILL UNEXPECTEDLY PUSH THE CAR ACROSS THE LANE, SOMETIMES HARSHLY, ESPECIALLY AROUND CURVES. THIS IS MORE THAN A SIMPLE NUDGE FOR LANE ASSIST, IT SCARES THE HECK OUT OF YOU AS YOU FIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. AT LEAST ON OUR CAR IT'S ENOUGH TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT! THE CAR HAS BEEN IN TO SUBARU THREE TIMES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, WITHOUT SUCCESS. AFTER INFORMING SUBARU OF AMERICA AND OPENING A FORMAL COMPLAINT (CASE #148267253025) THEY DISMISS THIS AS THE EYE SIGHT/LANE ASSIST WORKING, AND SAY THE REMEDY IS TO TURN THIS SAFETY FEATURE OFF...WHICH TO US IS RIDICULOUS AND NOT WHY WE PURCHASED THIS CAR. AS WE HAVE INFORMED SUBARU THE CAR SITS IN OUR GARAGE AS WE ARE SIMPLY TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. OUR INITIAL COMPLAINT WAS IN JULY, AFTER OUR FIRST ROAD TRIP,AND THE PROBLEM RECURS IRREGULARLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR NOW HAS 5725 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266727October 7, 2019
STEERING
DRIVING 70 MPH, CRUISE ON BUT NOT SET, LANE KEEP ASSIST WAS ON. DRIVING DOWN MIDDLE OF MY LANE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR ABRUPTLY TURNS TO THE RIGHT. I COULD NOT RECOVER FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID GOING INTO THE NEXT LANE. BECAUSE I WAS OVER THE LINE, THE LANE DEPARTURE GAVE ME AN ALERT. A FEW DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED FOR THE 2ND TIME. SAME SPEED, SAME ABRUPT FORCE TURNING THE CAR, THIS TIME TO THE LEFT. I MAY HAVE BEEN CLOSE THE THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY LANE BUT NONETHELESS, IT SUPPOSE TO NUDGE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK INTO MY LANE. NOT AN ABRUPT TURN. IT CERTAINLY GETS YOUR ATTENTION AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266063October 4, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENT JERKY ACCELERATION COMBINED WITH A SIGNIFICANT LOSS IN POWER DURING MODEST ACCELERATION. AT TIMES I GET NO ACCELERATION WHILE THE CAR JERKS BETWEEN 2,000 & 3,000 RPM. THIS IS UNPREDICTABLE AS TO WHEN IT MIGHT HAPPEN BUT OCCURS AT ENGINE SPEEDS UNDER 3,000 RPM REGARDLESS OF VEHICLE SPEED OR GEAR SELECTED. MY INITIAL IMPRESSION WAS THAT IT IS MOST FREQUENT WHEN RESUMING DRIVING AFTER HAVING STOPPED FOR A SHORT PERIOD WHICH WAS PRECEDED BY PROLONGED HIGH SPEED DRIVING. NOW IT SEEMS IT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME. MAY BE RELATED TO OUR HIGH AMBIENT TEMPS THIS TIME OF YEAR. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS FORUM. HTTPS://WWW.SUBARUXVFORUM.COM/THREADS/HESITATION-WHILE-MODEST-ACCELERATING.163650/ I TOOK IT TO MY SUBARU DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THEY SAID THEY WERE ABLE TO REPRODUCE WHAT I DESCRIBE AND SAY IT IS "NORMAL". I HAVE OWNED 7 MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES PRIOR TO THIS ONE AND CAN SAY IT IS ANYTHING BUT NORMAL. "NORMAL" APPARENTLY MEANS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THERE'S NOTHING MY DEALER CAN DO ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265495October 1, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SMALL PEBBLE HIT WINDSHIELD. NOT MOVING AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. NOW WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265250September 30, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. SEVERITY INCREASES WITH OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE AND DRIVE TIME. KEY HAS BEEN UNABLE TO BE REMOVED ON TWO OCCASIONS. REPEATED VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP HAS RESULTED IN NO LONG TERM FIXES. THIS IS AN ON GOING ISSUE SINCE FEB 2019. THIS RESULTS IN A CAR IN PARK, THAT CAN NOT BE LOCKED, WITH A KEY THAT CAN BE TURNED ON AND USED BY ANYONE WHO OPENS THE DOOR AND SITS IN THE DRIVERS SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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