Subaru Impreza Complaints

2,698 consumer complaints on file.

#786444September 4, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
THE WHEEL BEARING HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. NLM
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#766677September 4, 2002
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE REAR BEARINGS HAVE GONE OUT ON THIS CAR (PREVIOUS OWNER HAD REPLACED. SO FAR, THE DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT. HOWEVER, THE FRONT BEARINGS ARE STARTING TO GO OUT (AT 38,900K) AND I AM NOT SURE IF THE DEALER IS STILL GOING TO BE AS GOOD- THEY CLAIM THAT THEY NEED TO TALK TO THE MANUFACTURER. I WILL BE CONTACTING SUBARU IN THE MEANTIME. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS CAR, AND THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM- BUT SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED WITH A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE. SEE HTTP://WWW.RANMA.COM/%EHARLOCK/SUBARU/WHEELBEARING.HTML- ALSO THERE IS A YAHOO GROUP DEVOTED TO SUBARU OUTBACK SPORTS WITH MANY POSTING ABOUT BAD BEARINGS. THANKS FOR YOU PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.*AK
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#766245August 26, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
I CONTACTED MANUFACTURER SUBARU OF AMERICA (SOA) REGARDING MY ISSUES. THEY (SOA) ACKNOWLEDGED THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BEARINGS, BUT COULD NOT GUARANTYME ANY ASSISTANCE.*AK
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#766152August 24, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER THE FIRST OIL CHANGE NOTICED A HESITATION PROBLEM WHEN ACELLERATING FORM A STOP AND A ROUGH IDLE. THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP. REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. CONTACTED SUBARU DIRECTLY AND THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. FOUND OUT FORM OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. IT IS NOT GETTING ANY BETTER AND AM WORRIED WHEN I TAKE OFF SOME TIME THAT IF THE ENGINES STALLS OUT LIKE THIS I COULD GET REAR ENDED.*AK
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#766075August 22, 2002
WHEELS
THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO SUCH INCIDENTS. 80% OF MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
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#766076August 22, 2002
WHEELS
THIS IS THE SECOND SUCH INCIDENT. 80% OF MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
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#765993August 21, 2002
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUBARU IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. THIS IS A CONTINIUOSLY DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE RECALLED! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
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#765464August 10, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
NEW 2002 IMPREZA WRX RECEIVED CRACKED WINDSHIELD BY A SMALL PEBBLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CRACK HAS SPIDERED ACROSS MY WHOLE FRONT WINDSHIELD. SUBARU DEALERSHIP DOESN'T COVER THIS ON ITS WARRANTIES.*AK
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#765418August 9, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
REGARDING THE GAS GAUGE: GAUGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. SHOWS AS BELOW EMPTY WHEN THERE IS STILL OVER 3 GALLONS OF FUEL LEFT. GOES UP AND DOWN FOR NO REASON. I PERSONALLY KNOW 3 OTHER 93 IMPREZA OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. RE: THE POWER LOCKS/CHILDPROOF SWITCH. I CANNOT OPEN THE BACK RIGHT DOOR FROM THE INSIDE BECAUSE I CANNOT DISENGAGE THE CHILDPROOF SWITCH. NO MATTER WHAT POSITION THE SWITCH IS IN THE DOOR STILL DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY 1987 SUBARU GL WHICH I NO LONGER HAVE.*AK
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#765003July 31, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN SO I TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER. MY GOAL WAS TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN HOWEVER IT WAS NOT WORKING FAST ENOUGH SO I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES. I WAS UNABLE TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE A CEMENT BLOCK. MY CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE FORCING ME TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE I WAS STILL UNABLE TO COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. FINALLY I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH WHICH HELPED TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN BUT THE BRAKES STILL FELT VERY STIFF. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT WAS CREATED DUE TO MY USING THE CRUISE CONROL. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO OUR MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I BELIEVE, HOWEVER, THAT A TEMPORARY MALFUNCTION OCCURED THAT CAUSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO FAIL TO DISENGAGE.*AK
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#764923July 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
RANDOMLY WHILE MODERATELY BRAKING ON DRY NORMAL TEXTURED PAVEMENT ABS SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE, THIS CAUSES A MAJOR AND DANGEROUS LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND PEDAL PRESSURE. IN ORDER TO RESTORE SOME BRAKING POWER THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DISENGAGED COMPLETELY AND THEN HAVE PRESSURE REAPPLIED. THIS WILL RESULT IN ABOUT 3/4 OF THE NORMAL BRAKING POWER. IF THE ABS ENGAGES AGAIN THE PROCESS MUST BE REPEATED. THIS ENTIRE PROCESS CAUSES BRAKING DISTANCE TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE FROM THE EXPECTED AMOUNT.*AK
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#764546July 22, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD HIT BY ROCK ,CAUSING DIME-SIZED STAR FRACTURE, EXTREME CRACKING ACROSS WINDSHIELD ENSUED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BEFORE RESIN COULD BE APPLIED. THIN WINDSHIELD. *AK
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#764474July 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE CLUTCH SHUDDERS AND SLIPS HORRIBLY ON COLD STARTS IN 1ST GEAR. THE WHOLE CAR WILL SHAKE DUE TO HOW HORRIBLE IT IS. STOPS SHUDDERING AFTER 15 MINS OF STOP AND GO. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL AND MANY CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN, BUT THAT IS THE WAY THE SUBARU CLUTCH BEHAVES. -- BTW: THIS SITE DOES NOT SEEM TO SHOW ANYWHERE NEAR THE AMOUNT OF CLUTCH SHUDDER ISSUES I HAVE HEARD OF, AND IT SEEMS THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE POSTED CLUTCH SHUDDER ISSUES UNDER THE WRONG PART DEFECT.*AK
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#764371July 17, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
AS I WAS PROCEEDING DOWN A LOCAL INTERSTATE, A VERY SMALL PEBBLE CAME FROM A TRUCK AND PRODUCED A VERY SMALL DING IN MY WINDSHIELD. TWO DAYS LATER, THE DING BECAME A VERY LARGE CRACK. I CONTACTED A WORLDWIDE CAR CLUB FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I ONLY WANT THE WINDSHIELD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
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#8013458July 8, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP HAS TO PRESS AND HOLD GAS PEDAL FOR AT LEAST 5 SECONDS BEFORE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE. IT THEN WILL JERK FORWARD AND ACCELERATE AT A HIGH SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER.*AK
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#763855July 5, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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#763776July 2, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TRAVELING ALONG A STRAIGHT, DRY, PAVED ROAD. SPEED APPROX 50MPH. ENCOUNTERED A SITUATION REQUIRING AGGRESSIVE BRAKING (APPROX 75-80%). WHILE BRAKING, CAR CROSSED A SMALL BUMP, ABS ENGAGED FOR AN EXTENDED TIME AND BRAKING POWER WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY LOST. SEVERAL CAR LENGTHS LATER (ROAD FREE FROM IMPERFECTIONS NOW), ABS WAS STILL MODULATING AND THERE WAS STILL VIRTUALLY NO BRAKING POWER. DISTANCE REQUIRED TO STOP WAS *MUCH* LONGER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. PROBLEM HAS ALSO OCCURED X2 AT LOW SPEED, NEARING A STOP SIGN, HIT A POTHOLE....LOST BRAKING UNTIL ABSOLUTE LAST SECOND, BARELY STOPPED IN TIME. SEEMS AS THOUGH ABS UNIT IS CONFUSED, AS IF THE WHEELS WITH TRACTION ARE BEING MODULATED WHILE THE TIRE THAT HIT THE BUMP AND HAS POOR TRACTION (POSSIBLY AIRBORNE MOMENTARILY?) IS GETTING BRAKING POWER, THUS RENDERING THE CAR WITH LITTLE STOPPING ABILITY AT ALL. VERY DANGEROUS, I WAS LUCKY IT WAS NOT AN ANIMAL/CHILD/CAR THAT I WAS TRYING TO AVOID. DEFINITELY DANGEROUS, AND NOT NORMAL ABS OPERATION.
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#763777July 2, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN SAME PLACE & SHAPE AS NUMEROUS OTHER 2002 SUBARU WINDSHIELDS. *AK
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#763637June 29, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPLAINED CRACK STARTING ABOVE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, GOING DOWN ABOUT 5 INCHES THEN VERING TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE. TOTAL LENGTH OF ABOUT 2 FEET. NO ROCK CHIP OF ANY KIND WERE FOUND ON MY WINDSHIELD AND DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER HEARING FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR MODEL, THIS IS SEEMING TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. THE CRACK IS NEARLY IDENTICAL ON ALL THE CARS. OTHER PEOPLE ARE NOT HAVING THE LUCK I HAD IN GETTING IT REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
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#763618June 28, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
OTHER SUBARUS HAVE CRACKS IN WINDSHIELD REF#763477. *AK
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