Subaru Crosstrek Complaints (2019)

286 consumer complaints on file.

#11197294April 19, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
I AM APPEALING TO YOU FOR HELP WITH A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE ENGINE OF MY NEW 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK STALLS WHEN I JAM ON THE BREAK. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE ROAD. BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO AVERT A FATAL ACCIDENT. 1.) THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN FROM A HARD STOP OCCURRED THE NIGHT OF DECEMBER 26TH. THE DRIVER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN HE MADE A SHARP BREAK REALIZING HE'D GONE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. THE CAR'S ENGINE SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY IT WAS NIGHT AND FEW CARS WERE ON THE ROAD 2.) ON SUNDAY, APRIL 7TH, I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY ON A COUNTRY ROAD. I STOPPED SUDDENLY BEFORE A STOP SIGN I HADN'T SEEN. THE CAR ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE ON A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE THE CAR GOT GOING. LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHERE THERE WERE FEW CARS. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH CERTAIN SUBARU CROSSTREKS. THE SUBARU DEALER IN VESTAL, NY, AND SUBARU AMERICA DID INSPECTIONS ON MY CAR AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE IS NO DATA CONFIRMING THE PROBLEM. I SAY THAT THE READINGS ARE NOT TELLING THE WHOLE STORY. I WANT A COMPLETE DIAGNOSIS AND RESOLUTION TO THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING A SHUTOFF WHEN BREAKING SUDDENLY AND A SOLUTION, WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. I WANT TO BE SAFE ON THE ROAD AS DO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.SUBARUXVFORUM.COM/FORUM/ENGINE-DRIVETRAIN/163282-ENGINE-STALL-AFER-HARD-BREAKING.HTML?AMP=1 HTTPS://WWW.YOURMECHANIC.COM/ESTIMATES/SUBARU/CROSSTREK/WHEN-I-SLOW-DOWN-AND-STOP-THE-CAR-ENGINE-SHUTS-OFF-INSPECTION
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193793April 4, 2019
STEERING
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, DURING A MILD TURN, THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY PULLS IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE TURN. FIRST OCCURRED 3 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. TOOK CAR TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. MAY BE RELATED TO EXISTING STEERING RECALL. DEALER COOPERATIVE SO FAR. CHECKED VIN AGAINST EXISTING RECALL, BUT IT WAS NOT ASSOCIATED ON THE NTSB WEB SITE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193473April 2, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK, A CRACK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD JUST APPEARED ONE MORNING AFTER WARMING IT UP IN 20 DEGREE WEATHER, IN MICHIGAN. CRACK STARTED IN THE WIPER HEATING ELEMENT AREA AND THE CRACK SPREAD ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP. NO ROCK CHIPS ARE PRESENT. THE CAR IS JUST OVER 3 MONTHS OLD, 1700 MILES. I READ ELSEWHERE THAT THE NEWER OUTBACKS HAD THE SAME ISSUES. DOES CROSSTREK HAVE THE SAME ISSUES? SUBARU WON'T COVER IT. TOTAL BS.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11192359March 29, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY NEW SUBARU CROSSTREK HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIO PRESET STATIONS. I PROGRAMMED THEM SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR BUT 6 WEEKS LATER THE PRESET STATIONS DISAPPEARED AND ONLY THE PRE-INSTALLED (FREE TRIAL) STATIONS ON SXM RADIO WERE WORKING. I HAD TO REPROGRAM THE STATIONS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AUTO FAIR OF HAVERHILL, MA, THEY SAID THEY WERE AWARE OF THE 'RECALL' (THEIR TERM NOT MINE) BUT THAT THE RECALL WAS RECALLED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE 'SOFTWARE UPDATE '. THEY ASKED ME TO CALL AGAIN NEXT WEEK TO SEE IF A SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11184214March 4, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR HAS REPEATEDLY TURNED ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING. TWICE, WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY, ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS (EYESIGHT ALARMS, CHECK ENGINE, ETC.) WILL TURN ON. WHEN THE CAR COMES TO A STOP, THE OIL LIGHT ALSO TURNS ON AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, ESSENTIALLY PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. THE DASH INSTRUCTS TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE CAR STARTS AGAIN AFTER PUSHING THE IGNITION TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON AGAIN, BUT WILL HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN THE NEXT TIME THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. IT HAS TURNED OFF TWICE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, GOING SLOWLY. AFTER THREE FIRST INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND A "FATAL ERROR OF THE ECM" AND THE MAIN COMPUTER IN THE CAR WAS CHANGED AND THE GROUNDS WERE TESTED. THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE SAME DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM REPAIRS. THE CAR HAD ~200 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AND HAS LESS THAN 250 CURRENTLY. IN SUMMARY, THE CAR HAS TURNED OFF, MAKING IT UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, WHILE IN TRAFFIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THERE WERE ISSUES WITH APPLE CARPLAY GLITCHING JUST BEFORE EACH INSTANCE OCCURRED. THE INSTANCES WERE EXACTLY ONE WEEK APART.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11174985February 7, 2019
POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AT NIGHT, WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE SET ON "AUTO," THE ILLUMINATED GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT ADJACENT TO THE SHIFTER DO NOT ILLUMINATE. THIS LEAVES THE POSSIBILITY OF SHIFTING THE CAR INTO THE WRONG GEAR. THESE LIGHTS DO ILLUMINATE WITH THE LIGHTS SET TO MANUAL. THE SPECIFIC INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN AN OLDER DRIVER PARKED THE VEHICLE, THINKING SHE HAD SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND INSTEAD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REVERSE. HAD SHE BEEN ABLE TO VISUALLY VERIFY THE GEAR, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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