Subaru Impreza Complaints

2,698 consumer complaints on file.

#10884469July 13, 2016
AIR BAGS
SUBARU HAD A RECALL ON THE ODC (OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM) NHTSA 15V419000 FOR CARS PRODUCED FROM 4/2011 THROUGH 2/2012. MY CAR WAS PRODUCED IN MID MARCH 2012 - AND EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLED VEHICLES. THE ODC WOULD BE DEACTIVATED IF A PASSENGER WAS IN THE CAR AND WE HAD A CHARGER PLUGGED IN THE POWER OUTLET. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. IT IS BEING FIXED, BUT IT IS A $1,200 CHARGE, FOR WHAT I BELIEVE SHOULD BE PART OF THE RECALL. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND HELP.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882678July 5, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT SOME CODES NEEDED TO BE CLEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH A DEALER AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE IDLING FOR SOMETIME IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE RELEARN THE IDLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882671July 5, 2016
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR IS HAVING THE SAME EXACT BEHAVIOR DESCRIBED IN A RECALL FOR THE 2012 MODEL YEAR (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V419000, SUBARU RECALL NUMBER WQT-55). MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE SINCE MY PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE IDENTICAL TO THAT WHICH IS DESCRIBED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882772July 5, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD JUST TURNED AND PUSHED ON THE GAS TO GET UP TO SPEED-ABOUT 45MPH. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP ACCELERATING/REVVING. I WAS HEADING TO A LIGHT TURNING RED. I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD AND ALSO BUT ON THE EMERGENCY BREAK. BETWEEN THE TWO, I OVERCAME THE ACCELERATION. ONCE STOPPED, I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO PARK. AT THAT POINT THE ACCELERATION FINALLY STOPPED AND THE CAR SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF. I TOOK IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT-IT HAD NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE-VERY SCARY. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA'S, BUT NEVER SUBARUS.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881386June 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V323000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 10/28/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON JULY 31, 2016. UPDATED 11/02/16.*JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877160June 28, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875496June 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER DRIVER AIRBAG IS OFF EVEN THOUGH SOMEBODY SEATING . THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE AND I DISCOVER IT RECENTLY. SUBARU DEALER CHARGED ME FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR BECAUSE ITEM IS OUT OF WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872648June 6, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY FROM A STANDING OR SLOW MOVING POSITION THE CAR STALLS OFTEN TIMES LEAVING YOU MOMENTARILY STOPPED IN THE FACE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC.THIS ACTION IS SPORADIC, IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU MASH THE ACCELERATOR FOR TAKE-OFF . THE DEALER MECHANIC SAYS IT HAS BEEN A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871807June 1, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871184May 27, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR WILL HAVE A SLOW OR NON RESPONSIVE START FROM A STOP.. THERE WILL BE A COUPLE SECOND LAG FROM THE TIME I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870761May 25, 2016
WHEELS
IN 2014 TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT STARTED BLINKING THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED. NOW 2016 SAME PROBLEM NOW TOLD ONE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM SENSORS IS AGAIN DEFECTIVE BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870188May 21, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM A DEALER WHO PURCHASED THE CAR FROM NEW YORK AUCTION. AFTER PURCHASING AND REPLACING COMMON THINGS YOU WOULD AFTER BUYING A USED CAR, WE RECENTLY REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, AND AFTER INSTALLING THE PADS, AND DRIVING THE CAR AROUND, AND BREAKING SOFT AND HARD THE CAR WAS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY FROM A STOP FROM 60 MPH, AFTER PULLING OVER I NOTICE SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. AFTER GETTING THE CAR HOME AND PULLING THE DRIVER SIDE APART, I NOTICED THE BRAKE CALIPER'S MAIN PISTONS FROZE UP AND WASN'T WORKING PROPERALY , DUE TO SO MUCH COROSSION AND RUST FROM THE CAR, COMING FROM NEW YORK., THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS BARELY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS, CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR, WHICH IS CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATIONS AND LONGER TIME AND DISTANCE TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS THOROUGHLY WASHED AND CLEANED OF ALL SALT RESIDUE AND RUST. REPLACING BOTH FRONT CALIPERS, PADS, AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH MY SUBARU DEALER TO ADDRESS A RECALL THAT'S STILL NOT COMPLETED ON THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863934May 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V32300 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860672April 21, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS SOMEONE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR REVVED UP VERY HIGH AND ACCELERATED VERY FAST TO AN UNINTENDED SPEED. I BRAKED WITH NO EFFECT. I PUT ALL MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE, ALMOST STANDING UP, FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THEN I HEARD A LOUD SNAP UNDER THE CAR, LIKE I JUST UNSTUCK SOMETHING, THEN IT REVVED BACK DOWN TO A CONTROLLABLE SPEED. IF IT WASNT FOR THE FACT IT WAS EARLY MORNING AND THERE WEREN'T AS MANY CARS AROUND ME ON THIS HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN HIT OR HIT SOMEBODY ELSE. VERY SCARY. LUCKILY, I DIDN'T, AND MY CAR'S BEEN DRIVING OKAY FOR PAST FEW DAYS ; IT IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AS I WRITE THIS (4/21/16) GETTING CHECKED OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860667April 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND INJURIES TO THE LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10860366April 19, 2016
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU IMPREZA. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT STARTED TO CONSUME AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF OIL, MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER EVERY 1,200 MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 5,500 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND A TEST NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED AT 30,000 MILES. PER THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN EVERY 1,200 MILES FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. AFTER THE SEVENTH TEST, IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALER THAT THE SMALL BLOCK NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860439April 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND ACTIVATED. I AM NOT SURE WHICH SPEED IT WAS SET TO (IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 65-85). AS I WAS DRIVING, I APPROACHED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT. I DID NOT DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL FIRST, BECAUSE BRAKING SHOULD DEACTIVATE IT. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WAS COMPLETED JAMMED AND WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. I THEN LIFTED MY FOOT, AND PUSHED THE BRAKE AGAIN. I THEN SLAMMED BY FOOT DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE WHOLE TIME I COULDN'T DEPRESS THE BRAKE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STILL ACTIVE AND I WAS COMING VERY CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I THEN DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN WAS NOT STUCK AND IT WORKED AS USUAL. AFTER THIS, EVERYTHING IN THE CAR SEEMED TO WORK NORMALLY. I CAME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF OR OTHERS. I HAD TO SWERVE IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS EXTREMELY STRESSFUL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854861April 11, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL : I HAVE A 2005 SUBARU WRX WHICH HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULE FOR THE RECALL, FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE BEEN USING THE CAR WITHOUT ALLOWING ANYONE TO SIT IN THE FRONT SEAT FOR A YEAR NOW, WAITING FOR THE RECALL TO BE SCHEDULE. I AM TIRED OF BEING INCONVENIENCED DUE TO THIS RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854955April 11, 2016
POWER TRAIN
YOU CAN GOOGLE THE THOUSANDS OF CASES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE I'M DESCRIBING. SEEMS TO BE ALL MODELS OF IMPREZA WRX 08+. I HAVE A GRADUATE POPING FROM MY CLUTCH PEDAL THAT GRADUALLY GOT LOADER AND LOUDER AND LOUDER. NOW I CAN HEAR SQUEAKING OR CREEKING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED AND THE PEDAL POPS PRETTY GOOD YOU CAN FEEL ON YOUR FOOT NOW. MY CLUTCH PETAL FEELS REAL SPONGY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND IT'S BROKEN SPOT WELDS IN THE FIREWALL HOLDING THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IN PLACE NOTICEABLY EFFECTING THE VEHICLE SINCE 20,000 MILES!! AT TIMES MY CLUTCH CABLE HAS GOTTEN SO LOOSE AND SPONGY FEELING IT FEELS AS IF IT HAS TROUBLES GOING INTO GEAR AT TIMES MAKING IT A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD EFFECT ONES POWER TRAIN IN THE MOST SEVERE CASES BY ENABLING THE VEHICLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR PROPERLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHY THERE IS ANY QUESTION ON A RECALL. WHY SHOULD I HALF TO PAY FOR 3-4 HOURS OF LABOR TO FIX THIS MANUFACTURES DEFECT I MEAN IT'S SNAPPED WELDS HIDDEN WITHIN THE INSIDE OF A FIREWALL COMPLETELY NO QUESTION A MANUFACTOR DEFFECT. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854077April 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED FROM A CONCUSSION FROM HITTING THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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