Subaru Impreza Complaints

2,698 consumer complaints on file.

#10255030January 14, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 SUBARU IMPREZA SPORT WAGON. IN COLD WEATHER, STRONG SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE FILLS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IT SICKENS MY CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254690January 12, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG PERIODICALLY TURNS OFF WHEN MY GIRLFRIEND IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. SHE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 125 LBS AND WHEN SHE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG WILL HAPHAZARDLY CHANGE FROM "ON" TO "OFF" WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE REMAINING IN THE "ON" POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254007January 6, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I NOTICED A FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN AND TRACED IT TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON INSPECTION I NOTED FUEL POOLING ON THE ENGINE HEADS. I REMOVED IT WITH A PAPER TOWEL FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND VERIFIED IT WAS STILL FLAMMABLE. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID THAT HAPPENS WHEN IT GETS BELOW ZERO OUTSIDE. THE PROBLEM HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF FEELING LIGHT HEADED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND MY WIFE HAS PASSED OUT DUE TO THE ODOR WHILE RIDING IN THE CAR AND SUSTAINED A MINOR HEAD INJURY AS A RESULT. IT OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS WHEN THE TEMP. IS BELOW 20 DEGREES F OR SO. I HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOWS WHILE DRIVING TO VENT THE FUMES WHICH CAUSES A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10254054January 6, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS IS A COMPLAINT TOWARDS SUBARU OF AMERICA (SOA). THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED FUEL FUMES IN THE CABIN OF MY VEHICLE. PLEASE REVIEW THE FORUMS ON THIS ONLINE. THIS CANNOT GO ON , WE HAVE TO LEAVE OUR GARAGE DOOR OPEN TO DISPELL THE FUMES, ITS A FIRE HAZARD. SOA WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM DEFECT. IT NEEDS TO BE ON A SAFETY RECALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED EVERY YEAR WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHES BELOW FREEZING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TOO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED $$$ TO CORRECT THE DEFECT (APPROX $500). *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10253904January 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE PREVIOUS WINTER AND THIS ONE, A RAW FUEL SMELL OCCURS ON START UP. UPON OBSERVATION, THERE IS A FUEL LEAK BELOW THE TURBO INLET TUBE, COMING FROM THE FUEL RAIL/HOSE. ONCE WARM, THE SMELL IS GONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253409December 31, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I FIND THE HID HEADLAMPS ON MY 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA STI TO BE AIMED AND/OR THROW A LIGHT PATTERN THAT IS DANGEROUSLY LOW. AT NIGHT, OBJECTS ONLY VERY CLOSE TO THE VEHICLE ARE LIT UP. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON UNLIT ROADS AT NIGHT, PARTICULARLY IN THE RAIN. AN INQUIRY WITH THE DEALER INDICATED THAT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVE MADE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, BUT THAT THE HEADLAMPS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED BY THE DEALER, AND SUBARU HAS OFFERED NO SOLUTION. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253021December 29, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
FRONT PASSENGERS SITTING CORRECTLY THAT WEIGH BETWEEN ~95 AND 120LBS DO NOT ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG OR THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS INTERMITTENT. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252991December 28, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEYLESS ENTRY SECURITY WHEN YOU TURN IT ON THE HEADLIGHTS DOESN'T BLINK. ON THE DASHBOARD "SECURITY" WORD IS FLASHING. IT WASN'T THERE BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252736December 24, 2008
VISIBILITY
I WAS DRIVING UP THE SNOW SIERRA NEVADAS AND MY WINDSHIELD WASHER DOESN'T WORK. NO VISIBILITY. I HAD IT FIX BEFORE BUT SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK. I CRASH INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT THE SNOW AN CHAIN LINK FENCE. I HAVE A BUMPER DAMAGE BUT IT IS NOT BIG. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252737December 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD A REPLACE MY BATTERY. MY BATTERY IS NEW AND MY CAR WON'T START WITHOUT JUMP STARTING IT. IT IS A NEW BATTERY. I BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION. THEY CONNECTED THE WIRES. I WAS CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252762December 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION GEAR WON'T MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I CALLED TOWING. HE OPEN THE LITTLE COVER AND PUSH IT WITH A KNIFE. THEN, I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT. WAS THE PART DEFECTIVE? I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK IT BUT I CAN'T RECALL IF HE FIX IT. I HAVE TO CHECK WITH HIM. NOW IT IS WORKING. I AM WONDERING IF OTHER SUBARU OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252552December 22, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
2004 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW SAFE STOPPING ON SNOW/SLEET/ICE. ABS SYSTEM WILL OCCASIONALLY KICK IN WHEN HITTING SMALL BUMPS/POTHOLES WHILE STOPPING AND CAUSE THE PEDAL TO GO LIMP REQUIRING YOU TO RELEASE BRAKING PRESSURE AND REENGAGE THE BRAKE TO STOP. I'M READING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THIS CAR. THE ONLY WAY TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS IS TO KEEP AN EXCESSIVELY LONG DISTANCE BEHIND CARS DURING SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS AND PRAY NO ONE CUTS IN FRONTS OF YOU WHILE BREAKING OR YOU WILL HIT THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252564December 22, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY SUBARU 2202 WRX HAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT EVERYTIME IT IS COLD OUT. THEY HAVE A TSB TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS IN ALL CASES. THE TSB IS 09-36-03. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD CARE ABOUT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT INVOLVES FUEL. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252271December 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2008 WRX STI SUBARU THAT HAD COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FACT THE DEALER COULD NOT PERFORM A CRITICAL ECM RECALL THAT WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF ENGINE FAILURE. SUBARU REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER WARRENTY. THE CAR HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE START ALSO HAD BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES THEY REFUSE TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251977December 16, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN COLD WEATHER (FREEZING), THE FUEL RAIL UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS GASOLINE. THE GAS DRIPS DIRECTLY ONTO THE HOT ENGINE. NOT ONLY IS THIS A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD (AND KNOWN SOURCE OF A HANDFUL OF FIRES) BUT IT ALSO IS A HEALTH RISK AS THE FUMES FROM THE GAS ENTER INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR WHEN THE HEATER IS IN USE. I HAVE HAD TO KEEP WINDOWS OPEN WHEN DRIVING MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER TO PREVENT GETTING SICK FROM THE GAS FUMES. THE ISSUE GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE THE LONGER IT GOES WITHOUT REPAIR. MY MODEL YEAR IS 2002, AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN KNOWN SINCE 2003 WHEN A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUES TO ALL SUBARU DEALERS. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON THOUSANDS OF CARS AND THERE IS GREAT INCONSISTENCIES IN SUBARU DEALERS REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM. MY CAR IS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WITH 920000 MILES ON THE CAR. WHILE THIS PROBLEM JUST STARTED WITH MY CAR, OTHERS REPORTED THE ISSUE WITHIN THE FIRST 20,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251517December 11, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, WHICH COULD BE CORRECTED BY A PATCH KIT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 01/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 01/12/09.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251115December 8, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
WE WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 14 AT ABOUT 9 PM WHEN WE HEARD (AND FELT) A LOUD BANG AND THEN FELT THE NOTICEABLE BUMPINESS OF A FLAT TIRE. WE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE TO FIND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FLAT, WHICH WE PROCEEDED TO CHANGE WITH THE SPARE THAT WAS SUPPLIED WITH THE CAR. THE CAR IS A 2007 SUBARU IMPREZA AND IS ACTUALLY A LOANER FROM THE DEALER SINCE MY CAR IS IN THE SHOP, BEING REPAIRED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE 8TH TIME IN 2 YEARS (SEPARATE COMPLAINT). UPON INSPECTING THE TIRE THE NEXT DAY, IT'S EVIDENT THAT IT IS A BLOWOUT AS IT HAS A 4 INCH SLIT IN THE SIDEWALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD THAT WE DROVE OVER. I HAVE NOT HAD THE TIRE REPLACED YET BUT THE DEALER IS ASSERTING THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT MY CAR. THEY DID, HOWEVER, OFFER TO SELL ME THE TIRE AT THEIR COST WITH FREE INSTALLATION. I PLAN ON KEEPING THE TIRE WHEN I DO GET IT REPLACED, SINCE I'M PAYING FOR IT. I WILL BE CONTACTING BRIDGESTONE HEADQUARTERS AND SUBARU HEADQUARTERS IN NEW JERSEY ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. TIRE IS A BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE 92A, SIZE P205/55R16 89V DOT EM8K JLL2407. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250958December 6, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TODAY'S DATE IS DECEMBER 06, 2008. I STARTED TO SMELL A FOUL GAS SMELL INSIDE MY CABIN A FEW DAYS AGO. THE SMELL HAS OCCURRED SINCE THEN. WHAT SEEMS TO TRIGGER THE SMELL OF GAS IS THE COLD START UPS IN TEMPERATURE DEGREES OF LOW 20'S AND BELOW. THE SMELL IS EXTREME. IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE SITTING DRIVING ALMOST UNBEARABLE, MY PASSENGERS, ALONG WITH ME GET HEADACHES. I AM FORCED TO OPEN THE WINDOWS IN FREEZING WEATHER TO ALLOW THE GAS SMELL TO EXIT. THE SMELL GOES AWAY AFTER OPENING WINDOWS AND/OR 10 OR MORE MINUTES OF VEHICLE OPERATION. I HAVE ONLY SEARCHED FOR HELP FROM THE NASIOC ONLINE COMMUNITY. IT IS A COMMUNITY OF THOUSANDS OF SUBARU OWNERS WHO AS WELL HAVE REPORTED HUNDRED OF CASES OF THE SAME GAS SMELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250585December 3, 2008
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL PERIODICALLY STOP WORKING AND FAIL TO MOVE ALTOGETHER, EVEN WHEN THEY ARE IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. HE MUST PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND MANUALLY PULL THE WIPERS DOWN WITH HIS HANDS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED OVER TEN TIMES WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. MOST OF THE TIME THE WIPERS WORK NORMALLY, BUT DURING RAINY AND SNOWY CONDITIONS, THE FAILURE CAN CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY. THE SUBARU DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IF THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE, THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250511December 2, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IT WAS RAINING. I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A LIGHT, SAW ANOTHER CAR COMING TOWARDS ME. I APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WAS A HESITATION OF BRAKING POWER DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IN LOW TRACTION CONDITIONS OR OVER BUMPS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE SAME YEAR SIMILAR MODEL HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS COMPUTER AND THAT THEY REPLACE THE ABS COMPUTERS FOR THAT ONE BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T FOR MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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