Subaru Impreza Complaints

2,698 consumer complaints on file.

#10052729January 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VERY STONG FUEL SMELL ENTERING THE CABIN DURING EXTREME COLD WEATHER. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10052757January 9, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SEDAN WHICH HAS AN APPARENT FUEL LEAK IN COLD WEATHER. SUBARU HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITAIN OUT ON THIS PROBLEM TO FIX IT (THEY DO KNOW ABOUT IT), BUT IT HAS YET TO BE MADE A RECALL. I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THE OTHER NIGHT WHEN IT WAS VERY COLD OUTSIDE, AND THERE WAS A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN. I ASKED SOME OF MY FRIENDS WHO ALSO DRIVE WRX'S IF THEY HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THIS, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING THE PROBLEM RECENTLY AS WELL. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, THE TSB WAS DISCOVERED AND THE SOURCE BECAME CLEAR. FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE, WHICH POSES NOT ONLY A FOUL ODOR, BUT ALSO AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FIRE HAZZARD. PLEASE GET SUBARU TO MAKE THIS A RECALL SO THAT THEY CAN PREVENT ANYTHING BAD FROM HAPPENING TO ONE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. I DOUBT THEY WOULD WANT THEIR "SUBARU" NAME TO BECOME KNOWN AS THE "CARS THAT CATCH ON FIRE". MAKE THIS PROBLEM A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO NO LIVES ARE LOST. AK
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10052646January 8, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
GAS LEEK IN ENGINE BAY. *LA
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052569January 7, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
ON JAN. 5, 2004 AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 SUBARU WRX I COULD SMELL FUEL COMING IN FROM THE VENTS. I PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE HOOD TO GET A VERY STRONG SCENT OF FUEL AROUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. SUBARU HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THIS, BUT WHY THERE IS NO RECALL IS STILL BOTHERSOME TO ME. LEAKING FUEL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS NOT A GOOD THING AND THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER WRX OWNERS ON THIS SAME ISSUE.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052583January 7, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING
PREMATURE FAILURE OF REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. THE REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED AT 36,408 MILES. IT PROBABLY STARTED FAILING SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES EARLIER. I WASN'T AWARE OF THE CHANGE UNTIL A FRIEND POINTED OUT THE NOISE THAT HE THOUGHT SOUNDED LIKE THE WHEEL BEARING. SUBARU IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ALTERING THE REPAIR PROCESS TO AVOID "REPEAT PREMATURE FAILURES"(QUOTE FROM THE SERVICE BULLETIN.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053350January 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE FISH TAILED AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049734December 14, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES ON ROUGH DRY ROADS OR WHEN THE ROAD IS WET OR SNOWY ABS KICKS IN AND MY SUBARU WRX TAKE A VERY LONG TIME TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IT'S ALMOST LIKE THE BRAKES AREN'T EVEN WORKING. I HAVE ALMOST REAR EDNED PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THIS. ALSO, WHEN THE ABS GOES OFF ONCE IN THE SNOW, IT CONTINUES TO GO OFF EVERY TIME I STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047616November 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS ACTIVATES WHEN DRIVING OVER A SEMI-BUMPY SURFACE. DOES NOT SEEM NORMAL. ALMOST REAR ENDED A CAR DUE TO THIS INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AS THE EXIT OF THE PARKING LOT SEEMS TO CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039887November 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE CONSUMER COULD APPLY THE BRAKE AGAIN TO STOP. THE ROAD WAS DRY AND EVEN WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047419November 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON MY 2003 SUBARU WRX SEDAN, SEEM TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. WHILE BRAKING OVER BUMPS / BROKEN PAVEMENT THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND SEEMS TO MALFUNCTION AS THERE IS A VERY ACUTE LOSS OF PEDAL PRESSURE AND A SEVERE LOSS IN BACKING POWER. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND HAPPENS ON A SEMI REGULAR BASIS WHENEVER BRAKING OVER A SURFACE THAT HAS IRREGULARITIES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047421November 23, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS TURNS ON WAY TO QUICK IN SNOW... *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047320November 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY CAR'S ABS ENGAGES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY/UNEVEN SURFACES RESULTING IN NEARLY COMPLETE BRAKING LOSS. THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DOESN'T WANT TO STOP AT ALL. THIS CAN BE VERY SCARY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU AREN'T AWARE THAT THE ROAD IS UNEVEN. I'VE HAD TO GET USED TO THIS HAPPENING AND ADJUST MY DRIVING TECHNIQUES AS A RESULT!!! I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IS THIS! THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047124November 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT. HAPPENED 11/18/03 AND ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE 6/02. UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING, AROUND 35 MPH, THE ABS WILL ENGAGE AND DRASTICALLY REDUCE BRAKING DECELERATION OVER MINOR PAVEMENT IRREGULARITIES. TODAY IT HAPPENED WHEN GOING OVER BOTTS DOTS, BUT IT ALSO HAPPENS ON BUMPS, WASHBOARD PAVEMENT, ETC. THE PEDAL BECOMES LIGHT AND THE CAR BASICALLY STOPS BRAKING FOR 0.5 TO 1.0 SECONDS. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER, MASTER'S DEGREE, WITH EXPERIENCE IN VEHICLE DYNAMICS, HYDRAULICS, AND ELECTRONIC FEEDBACK CONTROL. THERE IS SOMETHING DRASTICALLY WRONG WITH THE ABS TUNING ON THIS CAR. I AM GOING TO DISABLE THE ABS SYSTEM UNTIL SUBARU FIXES THIS. PS I HAVE NEVER USED THE SPARE TIRE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046590November 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS WHEN DRIVING.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR . AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NEW WITH ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES. THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEE AT THE DEALER FOR ALMOST A YEAR. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046639November 4, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT SLOWLY OUT OF A LEVEL PARKING LOT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS THE VEHICLE COASTED. THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045204October 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEMS WITH ABS ACTIVATION - RIGHT CONDITIONS ( BRAKE ACTIVATION FOLLOWED BY BUMP ON SMOOTH SURFACE) RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BRAKING EFFORT - ABS ACTS LIKE IT IS CONFUSED AND BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO FLOOR. REPRODUCIBLE AT A PARTICULAR INTERSECTION WITH BOTH OUR WRX'S. MULTIPLE EVENTS WITH DIFFERENT TIRES ON VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045205October 31, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEMS WITH ABS ACTIVATION - RIGHT CONDITIONS (BRAKE ACTIVATION FOLLOWED BY BUMP ON SMOOTH SURFACE) RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BRAKING EFFORT - ABS ACTS LIKE IT IS CONFUSED AND BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO FLOOR. REPRODUCIBLE AT A PARTICULAR INTERSECTION WITH BOTH OUR WRX'S. MULTIPLE EVENTS WITH DIFFERENT TIRES ON VEHICLE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043723October 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE AN 02 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES PREMATURELY AND OVERLY-AGRESSIVELY IN A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS. MOST OFTEN IT HAPPENS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AND DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS. SOMETHING AS MINOR AS A 1/2 INCH DIP IN THE PAVEMENT CAN SET OFF THE ABS. ONCE THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS MOMENTARILY A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. IT CAN EXTEND THE BRAKING DISTANCE BY 1 OR 2 FULL CAR LENGTHS AS COMPARED TO WITHOUT ABS AND HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY CRASH INTO OTHER CARS SEVERAL TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043644October 27, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
AFTER READING ABOUT INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE SUBARU WRX ABS PROBLEMS, I NOW FEEL LIKE THE ISSUE IS BROADER THAN THE NHTSA RECALL SUGGESTS. I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A SITE TO FILE THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT.*AK I DRIVE A 2001 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.5RS. THE ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE INCREDIBLY SENSITIVE TO SMALL BUMPS AND UNDULATIONS IN THE ROAD. IF THE CAR HITS A BUMP WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, THE ABS SYSTEM BEGINS PUMPING THE BRAKE WHICH CAUSES, IN MY OPINION, LENGTHENED STOPPING DISTANCES AND A FEELING OF LACK OF CONTROL OVER THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM IS EASILY DUPLICATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043583October 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON MY 2003 SUBARU IMPREZA OUTBACK SPORT, THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS. IF YOU HIT A BUMP WHILE BRAKING IT WILL TRIGGER THE ABS - AND RESULT IN AN ALMOST COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. I NOTICE A BULLETIN IS LISTED FOR THE WRX ONLY, BUT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN MY CAR AS WELL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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