Subaru Impreza Complaints

2,698 consumer complaints on file.

#11156558December 6, 2018
ENGINE
THE LOW-OIL LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST 11,400 MILES. SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS TOLD THAT THIS OIL CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL. HOWEVER, WE FIND IT EXCESSIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. WE NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IF WE HAD KNOWN ABOUT ITS OIL CONSUMPTION. SUBARU SHOULD PLACE A WINDOW STICKER WARNING DRIVERS TO CARRY EXTRA OIL TO PREVENT GETTING STRANDED WITH A BLOWN ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155855December 4, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IN COLD TEMPERATURES WHEN STARTING THE CAR THERE IS A SMELL OF RAW FUEL THAT FILLS THE CABIN TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND AIR IT OUT BEFORE IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE. SUBARU HAS TSB'S ON THIS ISSUE FOR MANY VEHICLE MODELS AND YEARS BUT DOES NOT SEEM TO THINK IT IS WORTHY OF A RECALL. THIS ISSUE FIRST STARTED FOR ME ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN A CONSTANT PROBLEM SINCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155950December 4, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON A IMPACT OF 50 MILES A HOUR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11156020December 4, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE IS SWAYING LEFT AND RIGHT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS EVEN WITHOUT STRONG WIND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155418December 2, 2018
ENGINE
HIGH RPM WHEN STARTING CAR IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN ENGINE WARMS UP RPMS RETURN TO NORMAL. CHOKE ISSUE? IT'S BEEN THIS WAY SINCE NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155507December 2, 2018
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VALVE SPRINGS RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED SINCE 10/31 WITH NO REMEDY. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY HARMFUL THING! WOULD LIKE AN UPDATE OR AT LEAST GET MY CAR FIXED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11155508December 2, 2018
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL PEELING STARTED AT 68,000 AND GETTING WORSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152709November 30, 2018
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES
2014 SUBARU IMPREZZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAINT METALLIC SQUEAL ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE METALLIC SQUEAL WAS DUE TO BRAKES THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED PREMATURELY. THE TIRES MADE A SHIMMYING SOUND WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE SOUND WAS DUE TO ROCKS TRAPPED IN THE TIRE TREAD BEING TOSSED AROUND IN THE WHEEL WELLS. THE BREAKS WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE TIRES WERE NOT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154594November 28, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IGNITION MECHANISM WILL NOT FULLY ROTATE COMPLETELY TO ALLOW KEY TO BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION HOUSING. CAR TURNS OFF BUT KEY WILL NOT RELEASE. UNKNOWN WHAT EVENTUALLY RELEASES THE MECHANISM FOR THE KEY TO TURN AND COME OUT BUT USUALLY TAKES SOME MINUTES, DOORS OR ELECTRIC LOCKS OPEN/CLOSE, STARTING THE CAR AGAIN AND DRIVING MORE... DON'T KNOW. ALL HAS WORKED AND NOT WORKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153555November 24, 2018
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING TO A THANKSGIVING GATHERING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JULTED. IT WAS VERY ODD FELT ALMOST LIKE A PIN WAS PUT IN THE TRANSMISSION FORCING THE TIRES TO STOP SPINING. BUT WAS VERY BRIEF. AFTER ANOTHER 0.5 MILES OF DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 70MPH IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT CONTINUOUSLY WITH LOUD GRINDING AND CRUNCHY NOISES. AFTER PULING OVER THE CAR WAS SMOKING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS EXTREMELY HOT. NO LIGHTS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. GOT A TOW TRUCK AND IT STRUGGLED TO PULL THE CAR ON TO THE TRAILER BED. AND WHILE IT WAS ROLLING ON YOU COULD STILL HEAR THE GRINDING NOISES. WE HAD 4 PEOPLE IN THE CAR 2 SMALL 5FT 2IN WOMEN AND 2 MAKES WINNING 180 LBS. WE HAD FOOD AND DUFFLE BAGS IN THE TRUNK AND IT WAS 40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OUTSIDE WE WERE 1 HOUR INTO THE TRIP AND ON FLARE ROADS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152594November 19, 2018
ENGINE
OIL IN CAR BECOMES LOW BETWEEN OIL CHANGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151546November 14, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING ON A DECLINE AT 10 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR ON A SNOWY EVENING AND WHEN I TRIED TO BREAK, MY BREAKS LOCKED UP AND I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF MY AUTOMOBILE EXCEPT FOR STEERING AND MADE THE CHOICE TO GO TOWARDS THE GUARD RAIL TO SLOW MY AUTOMOBILE DOWN SINCE I HAD NO BRAKES. I BOUGHT MY AUTOMOBILE 16 MONTHS AGO AND HAVE HAD DIFFICULTIES WITH TIRE LIGHTS COMING ON AND MANY OTHER ISSUES AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS AUTOMOBILE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151071November 12, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH MELTED AND CREATED A DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD. THE WIRE HARNESS AND BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE CONDITION. THEY NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE WIRE HARNESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151073November 12, 2018
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION, AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
WARNING LAMPS FOR STABILITY CONTROL AIR BAG RANDOMLY LIGHT UP ON MY DASH BOARD PANEL. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL ALSO SWITCH TO OFF EVEN WHEN A PASSER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT OR THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING SOUND WILL GO OFF IF A SMALL OBJECT IS PLACED ON THE SEAT. MY MECHANIC CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE AS I CANNOT RECREATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAUSE THE LAMPS TO SWITCH ON OR THE WARNING SIREN TO CHIME. COMPUTER READINGS DO NOT RETURN ANY "CODES" IF THE LAMPS AREN'T ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150740November 10, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING A NEW 2018 SUBARU IMPREZA, THE WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED ON THE EVENING BETWEEN 11/8/18 AND 11/9/18. THE WIND SHIELD HAD NOT SUSTAINED ANY IMPACTS DURING THE 3 MONTHS OF USE AND WAS ALWAYS PARKED SO THAT NOTHING COULD FALL ON IT FROM TREES ETC. THE CRACK HAD NO CHIPS ON THE MORNING OF 11/9/18, WHEN IT HAD SPONTANEOUSLY APPEARED AND WAS A CLEAN GLASS FRACTURE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING DAY ON 11/10/18 FOR REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY AS THERE ARE MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS AS WELL AS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST SUBARU FOR THIS EXACT DEFECT IN MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES DATING BACK TO 2015. THE CRACK IS CLEARLY CAUSED THROUGH A MANUFACTURER DEFECT; HOWEVER, THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP TOOK A PEN AND PLACED IT IN THE CRACK CAUSING A SMALL DENT TO OCCUR IN THE GLASS FRAGMENTS. THEY THEN SAID THE CRACK WAS CAUSED BY A STONE IMPACT AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CRACK WAS CLEARLY NOT CAUSED FROM A STONE AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN HIT BY ANY STONES. THE CRACK OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AWAY FROM ANYTHING THAT COULD FALL ON IT OR IMPACT THE WINDSHIELD IN ANY WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150167November 8, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
TWO SPECIFIC ISSUES. 1) THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT ACTIVATE, ACCORDING TO THE INDICATOR LIGHT, WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. 2) THE SENSOR IN THE PASSENGERS SIDE THAT RINGS A BELL IF THE PASSENGER IS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT WILL GO OFF WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT - DANGEROUSLY DISTRACTING FOR THE DRIVER. THE START DATE BELOW IS THE DATE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, AS THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149981November 7, 2018
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IT HAPPEN TO ME NOVEMBER 7TH AND ALMOST HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND .I WAS PULLING IN A PARKING SPOT AT OUR LOCAL CVS DRUG STORE.ZTHENMY SHOE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL. I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT.I SMASHED IN TO A IRON GATE AND TO BRICK FENCE SUPPORT.THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT I HAVE HAD LIKE THIS.AND MY HUSBAND ALMOST HAPPENED TO HIM.MY FROM END PRETTY TOE UP.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150017November 7, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTERMITTENTLY UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION AFTER PLACING CAR IN PARK. UPON RESTARTING VEHICLE AND TURNING IT BACK OFF, KEY IS ABLE TO BE REMOVED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144912November 2, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144997November 2, 2018
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER, AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V419000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBARU OF CORVALLIS (LOCATED AT 800 NW 5TH ST, CORVALLIS, OR 97330, (541) 754-1515) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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