Subaru Impreza Complaints

2,698 consumer complaints on file.

#10722272May 29, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN VERY COLD WEATHER (5F). WINDSHIELD MADE A POPPING SOUND . THE CAR WAS PARKED A WEEK LATER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A SPONTANEOUS CRACK ALONG THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO IMPACT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY AND MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. OTHER FOLKS ARE REPORTING A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722337May 29, 2015
TIRES
CONTINENTAL EXTREME CONTACT DW TIRES THAT CAME WITH USED SUBARU HAVE ALMOST NO WEAR ON TREAD, BUT WHEN I ASKED THAT THEY BE SWAPPED WITH THE CAR'S WINTER TIRES, TECHNICIAN SAID THEY WEREN'T SAFE BECAUSE OF CRACKS IN THE TREADS. THESE TIRES ARE ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, MANUFACTURED IN MARCH 2013, AND HAVE BEEN STORED IN COVERED SHED SINCE LATE LAST FALL (SO NO EXCUSE FOR SUNLIGHT DEGRADATION). CONTINENTAL'S WARRANTEE IS ONLY FOR ORIGINAL BUYER, SO WE'RE OUT OF LUCK. DEFINITELY WILL NOT REPLACE THESE WITH CONNENTALS!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722026May 28, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEATS
MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOESN'T REGISTER THE PASSENGER AND DISABLES THE AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717583May 21, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN A CRASH, BUT I AM WORRIED IT MAY DEPLOY OR FAIL TO DEPLOY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717768May 21, 2015
AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD LIGHT WOULD OCCASIONALLY INDICATE THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS DISABLED WHILE I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. ISSUE WOULD RESOLVE UPON TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, BUT IT RECURRED FREQUENTLY. THE ISSUE WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY OCCUPANCY SENSOR, WHICH USED A NEW CAPACITIVE TECHNOLOGY RATHER THAN THE OLDER STYLE WEIGHT SENSORS. OCCUPANCY SENSOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN SEPTEMBER 2012. FOLLOWING THE REPAIR, THE NEW OCCUPANCY SENSOR DETECTS A PASSENGER AND ACTIVATES THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS IF I PLACE A SMALL ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUCH AS A CELL PHONE ON THE SEAT, OR EVEN JUST REST MY HAND ON IT. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS NEW ISSUE IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN OR NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717562May 20, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT WENT OFF WHILE OCCUPIED BY A PASSENGER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT CAPACITIVE SENSOR HAS FAILED AND HAS ORDERED A NEW SEAT. THIS APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO YOUR NEWLY OPENED INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE15012 DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED: APR 10, 2015. I WILL SEEK TO RETAIN THE SEAT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT. MY REPAIRS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 6/1/2015.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717269May 19, 2015
ENGINE
CHECK OIL LIGHT FIRST CAME ON AT 5000 MILES. AFTER CHECKING THE OIL, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I WAS DOWN TWO QUARTS OF OIL. I GOT A COMPLETE OIL CHANGE WITH SYNTHETIC OIL WHICH IS NOT CHEAP. OIL LIGHT AGAIN CAME BACK ON AFTER ANOTHER 2500 MILES. HAD TO ADD ANOTHER QUART OF OIL. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS RATE OF OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER I INSISTED ON AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. HAVING TO ADD OIL THREE TIMES IN 9000 MILES FOR A BRAND NEW CAR IS NOT NORMAL NO MATTER WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS. I HAD A 2011 SUBARU IMPREZA SPORT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I ACTUALLY RAN MYSELF OUT OF OIL AND THE CAR STALLED GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE FREEWAY. I LIMPED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I MUST HAVE HAD A MAJOR OIL LEAK. MY GARAGE WAS AND IS CLEAN OF ANY SIGNS OF AN OIL LEAK. I WAS NOT EVEN DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE CAR STALLED AND WAS OUT OF OIL. I TRADED THE 2011 IMPREZA SPORT FOR A 2014 IMPREZA SPORT BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE 2011 MUST HAVE BEEN A LEMON. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO KEEP HAVING TO ADD SYNTHETIC OIL TO A BRAND NEW CAR BETWEEN OIL CHANGES TO KEEP IT RUNNING, AND I TRADED IN A CAR WITH NO CAR PAYMENT TO GET ANOTHER CAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE. YET, I SEE THERE IS STILL NO RECALL FOR EITHER THE 2011 OR 2014. SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO HAVE TO STALL AT HIGH SPEEDS AND CRASH BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE BY SUBARU TO ADDRESS AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM, APPARENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716206May 13, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
UPON START IN ANY WEATHER AFTER SITTING OR MULTPLE START AND STOP TRIPS WITH ENGINE AT OPERATING TEMPETURE A VERY STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL OVER TAKES CABIN SO BADLY WINDOWS HAVE TO BE ROLLED DOWN TO AVOID SICKNESS. SMELL CONTINUES AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF DRIVING WITH WINDOWS DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716298May 13, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT THEN REPLACED THE CLAMPS ON THE OIL RETURN LINE HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL FEED LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V460000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIRS, WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 7/1/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715637May 11, 2015
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH, THE ALERTS INDICATING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS OFF LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD AND CENTRAL CONSOLE IN OUR 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND WE HAD BEEN DRIVING CONTINUOUSLY FOR OVER AN HOUR ALREADY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. WHEN WE LEFT TO RETURN HOME LATER THAT DAY, THE ALERTS WERE OFF WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON. HOWEVER, AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY HUSBAND IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE ALERTS INDICATING THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS OFF LIT UP AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715560May 10, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE SIDE WALL BULGE DEVELOPED AFTER HITTING POTHOLE IN PARKING LOT AT <15 MPH. BULGE ~1/2" HIGH AND EXTENDS FROM JUST ABOVE BEAD TO JUST BELOW EDGE OF TREAD. BULGE ~1" WIDE. FOUR TIRES PURCHASED AND INSTALLED BY SEARS (PLATTSBURGH, NY) ~1 YEAR AGO - OEM SIZE ON OEM RIMS. VEHICLE HAS TWO SETS OF WHEELS (SUMMER. WINTER), NO SEASONAL DISMOUNT/REMOUNT. REPORTING INCIDENT AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715447May 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. WHEN PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED THE AIR BAG WILL RANDOMLY TURN ON AND OFF. OCCURS WITH BOTH LIGHT AND HEAVY PASSENGERS. SUBARU SERVICE RETRIEVED A CODE B1650 FROM COMPUTER. SUBARU ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE IS $300.00 FOR CONTROL UNIT REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714423May 4, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DROPS DOWN. THE SWIVEL PIN THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE CONSISTS OF A PLASTIC SLEEVE COVERING A METAL ROD. THE PLASTIC SLEEVE HAS BROKEN AND WILL NOT EXERT ENOUGH FORCE TO KEEP THE VISOR FROM UNEXPECTEDLY DROPPING DOWN, OBSCURING THE DRIVER'S VISION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEED (65 MPH). APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN 2010 AND RELATED YEARS OF THE IMPREZA AS THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE EVEN AFTERMARKET PARTS MANUFACTURERS SELLING REDESIGNED REPLACEMENT VISORS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A "THRILL" WHEN IT HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC, AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND YOU CAN'T SEE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713493April 29, 2015
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS
FRONT END COLLISION, VEHICLE TOTALED. SEAT BELT FAILURE. BRAKE FAILURE. AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MULTIPLE INJURIES SUSTAINED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10713329April 28, 2015
AIR BAGS
I HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG BECAUSE OF A SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THIS IS THE VERY ISSUE THAT THE NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING FOR THE SUBARU IMPREZA 2012, YET I OWN A SUBARU IMPREZA 2013. IT IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD AND I SHOULD NOT NEED TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT IS A KNOWN DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713178April 27, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEATS
THE SENSOR THAT DETERMINES WHETHER THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED OR NOT ISN'T WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER THE AIR BAGS SOMETIMES WON'T TURN ON. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR AND IT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712979April 26, 2015
ENGINE
OIL LEAKING FROM PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE. OIL LEAKING ON A HOT ENGINE CAN CAUSE A FIRE. THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, DUE TO INCORRECT SIZING OF THE GASKET. IT IS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY AND MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712565April 24, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ICE FROM A SEMI-TRAILER ON 1/27/2015. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE INSURANCE PROCESS, WAS IN THE COLLISION REPAIR SHOP FOR 23 DAYS, AND WAS RETURNED TO ME WITH A HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT WAS EPOXIED TOGETHER. IT IS NOW APPROACHING 90 DAYS SINCE THE INITIAL ACCIDENT. SUBARU OF AMERICA, THE DEALER THAT SOLD THE VEHICLE TO ME, AND THE COLLISION REPAIR CENTER WHICH IS ANOTHER LOCAL SUBARU DEALER ALL INDICATE THAT REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES FOR THE 2015 SUBARU IMPREZA ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I NEED TO FIND OUT THE POTENTIAL SAFETY DEFICIENCIES FOR THIS 2015 SUBARU IMPREZA WITH A DAMAGED HEADLIGHT THAT HAS BEEN EPOXIED BACK TOGETHER AND RE-INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE THAT HAD 700 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT ON 1/27/2015, AND NOW HAS 5900 MILES DUE TO MY . 100 MILE ROUNDTRIP DAILY COMMUTE FOR WORK. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712181April 22, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN
FAILED WELDS CONNECTING PEDAL PANEL TO THE FIREWALL. RESULTS IN LOUD SQUEAKING WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL IS DEPRESSED/RELEASED AND THE PANEL WELDS MAY FAIL ENTIRELY ON MY '08 STI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712288April 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT THE AIRBAG DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE OFF SIGNAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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