Subaru Crosstrek Complaints (2017)

94 consumer complaints on file.

#11310938February 23, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I CAME OUT TO THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK AND THERE'S A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD WASN'T A SUPER HOT DAY OR SUPER COLD DAY OR ANYTING JUST LOOKED UP AND SAW THE CRACK I'M LIKE THAT'S A BUMMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11300655January 21, 2020
STEERING
THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING SHORTLY AFTER CAR WAS STARTED TO GO ON S SHORT TRIP. WE WERE STILL N OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED. I COULD STILL DRIVE IT, BUT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT ON CURVES ON BACK ROADS AND HIGHWAY TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE 32 MILES AWAY. I HAVE HEARD OTHER SUBARUS HAVE HAD SHORTS IN THE ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299117January 13, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER TO REMOVE KEY. THIS OCCURS WHEN STATIONARY AND TRYING TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. HAD THIS ISSUE FOR A ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE I TOOK IT IN AS SUBARU HAD A RECALL FOR WUE90 STOP LIGHT SWITCH REPLACEMENT AND I THOUGHT IT MAY BE RELATED AS DID MY SERVICE PROVIDER AT NORTH PARK SUBARU OR MAYBE HAD TO DO WITH STEERING. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED, THE REPAIR WAS OUT OF MY POCKET. THE SERVICE PROVIDER REPORTED 'ERRATIC OPERATION OF PARK SWITCH ON SHIFTER' AND THE SHIFTER WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. THIS APPEARS A MANUFACTURING FLAW THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS MANY OTHERS REPORT THE SAME ISSUE. THE SERVICE PROVIDER ALSO REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE AND STATED MANY PEOPLE HAD COME IN RECENTLY TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE SERVICED. IT MAYBE UNETHICAL THAT THE SERVICE PROVIDER HAS NOT OR DID NOT APPEAR TO BE REPORTING THE MATTER. CAR IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD (WHEN OCCURED) AND HAS 50K MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11292503January 1, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
NO VISBILITY OF CRACK BEFORE WORK. 9 HOURS LATER A LARGE CRACK APPEARS ON WINDSHIELD. CAR WAS PARKED IN GATED SECURE PARKING STRUCTURE F=DURING THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291976December 30, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN DRIVING INTO MY GARAGE, MY CAR MADE A STRANGE NOISE AND ACCELERATED INTO THE BACK OF MY GARAGE. I DID PUT ON MY BRAKES BUT THE CAR WAS GOING TOO FAST AND DID NOT STOP. I HAD DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY GARAGE, A SHELF AND INSIDE MY LAUNDRY ROOM AND BATHROOM. I DRIVE SLOW INTO MY STREET AND MY GARAGE. I HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE 1987 AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. MY CAR IS BEING FIXED BY GALE AUTO, BLAINE, MN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11291981December 30, 2019
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOW INTO MY GARAGE FROM TOWNHOUSE STREET. I HEARD THIS STRANGE NOISE AND MY CAR ACCELERATED FAST. I TRIED TO BRAKE BUT COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I HIT THE BACK OF MY GARAGE CAUSING DAMAGE TO GARAGE WALL AND INSIDE OF MY TOWNHOME. I HAVE LIVED HERE SINCE 1987 AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. THE CAR IS NOW AT GALE AUTO REPAIR, BLAINE, MN.. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287251December 5, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND THE CAR NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED, PUT IN REVERSE/DRIVE, AND THEN EITHER MOVED OR STEP FIRMLY ON THE BREAK AND BACK IN PARK. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT OFTEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283140December 1, 2019
POWER TRAIN, WHEELS
I LEASE A 2017 SUBARU CROSSTREK. THE CAR HAS BEEN FAITHFULLY MAINTAINED AS PER MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT/EXPERIENCED ANY BODY DAMAGE. THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES PRIOR TO 48K. THE LEFT WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED TWICE BETWEEN 48K AND 55 K AND THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED AROUND 52K. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT AND THE DEALER NOTED THAT ALL WHEEL BEARINGS ON EVERY SUBARU FAIL PRIOR TO 50K. FOR A RATHER PRICEY CAR, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL, IT COULD LOCK UP ONE WHEEL AND CAUSE THE CAR TO FLIP UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING ADDITIONALLY, YOU WILL DRIVE THE CAR ONE DAY WITHOUT ANY ISSUE AND LITERALLY, THE NEXT DAY, YOU WILL START TO HEAR A LOW GROANING NOISE. I WOULD LIKE THE NHSTA TO OPEN A DEFECTS INVESTIGATION AS THEY CAN FIND THE SAME PROBLEM ACROSS EVERY SUBARU MODEL FROM 2013-FORWARD WHEN THE WHEEL BEARING DESIGN WAS CHANGED. DEALER RECORDS AND WARRANTY REPAIRS CAN INDICATE THIS. THE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR WATER AND ROAD DEBRIS TO GET INSIDE OF THE BEARING, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR AND FAILURE. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE TO REPLACE WHEEL BEARINGS ON CARS EVERY 50K. MY LAST VEHICLE (2007 HYUNDAI SONATA) DROVE FLAWLESSLY UNTIL 277K AND I NEVER HAD TO CHANGE A WHEEL BEARING IN THE 10 YEARS I OWNED THAT VEHICLE. SHAME ON SUBARU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282225November 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS TUNED OFF AND IN PARK. CONSTANTLY NEED TO RESTART THE CAR AND PLAY AROUND WITH THE SHIFTER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A MONTH. CAR IS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS 40K MILES ON IT. GANLEY SUBARU OF BEDFORD HAS SAID ANY REPAIR WOULD NEED TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11282339November 25, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT BLINKS. CANNOT USE CRUISE CONTROL. ITS A 2017 CROSSTREK. TOOK IT TO DEALER TWICE. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS CATALYTIC CONVERTOR OR O2 SENSORS WHICH WERE FIXED BUT LIGHTS REMAIN ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279464November 11, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY WINDSHIELD BUSTED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279186November 9, 2019
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR STALLS RANDOMLY UPON ACCELERATION FROM A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN. TAKES 3 TO 4 SECONDS TIL THE CAR ACCELERATES. DURING ALL THIS TIME THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. AFRAID THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, AS YESTERDAY I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET T-BONED. WILL NOT DRIVE MY GRANDSONS IN THIS CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277756November 3, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I LOG A TON OF MILES AS A PART-TIME UBER DRIVER AND NEVER RECALL A STONE OR ANYTHING ELSE IMPACT MY WINDSHIELD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. SUDDENLY ON 9/15/19, THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK ON MY WINDSHIELD AND NOW, ON 11/3/19, THERE ARE LINEAR CRACKS ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT EXTEND 24" ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT SMALL CRACK. THIS WAS LIKELY DUE TO THE CHANGING COLD WEATHER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277649November 2, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE AFTERNOON OF AUG. 23, 2018 WITH VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC AND IN A RURAL AREA, I NOTICED A CRACK STARTING UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD IN ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT QUICKLY SPREAD UP SEVERAL INCHES (APPROX. 9 INCHES) THEN MADE A 90 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER AND CONTINUED MOST OF THE WAY ACROSS THAT HALF OF THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR ANY OTHER REASON FOR THE CRACK TO DEVELOP. THIS ALL HAPPENDED WITHIN ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED IN LATE AUGUST 2018. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I CAME UP BEHIND A LARGE GRAVEL TRUCK AND A PIECE OF GRAVEL HIT THE WINDSHIELD EXACTLY AT THE CORNER OF THE CRACK. THIS QUICKLY SPREAD HORIZONTALLY TO THE RIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAPPENED IN LATE SEPTEMBER OR EARLY OCTOBER 2018. THE TRUCK EXITED THE FREEWAY AND I WASN'T ABLE TO SEE THE COMPANY NAME ANYWHERE ON THE VEHICLE. SO THERE IS NOW A T-SHAPED CRACK THAT EXTENDS ACROSS MOST OF THE LOWER PART OF THE WINDSHIELD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271755October 29, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2017 SUBARU CROSSTREK THAT WAS SUBJECT TO A FAULTY WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD DEVELOPED A SPONTANEOUS CRACK FROM NO APPARENT OR OBVIOUS SOURCE OTHER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS CRACK DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY NOT IN MOTION AND NOT EXPOSED TO DAMAGE CAUSING DEBRIS. THE NEXT MORNING, AN INCONSPICUOUS CRACK AT ONLY A FEW MILLIMETERS APPEARED. OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THE CRACK HAD GROWN TO TENS OF CENTIMETERS. THE END RESULT WAS AN UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS WINDSHIELD CREATING VISIBILITY ISSUES AND A RISK OF INTEGRITY FAILURE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT FULL COST NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL AND WAS PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. ATTACHED IS A COPY OF THE INVOICE WITH COSTS FOR THE WINDSHIELD PARTS AND LABOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271679October 28, 2019
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE WINDSHIELD ON MY 2017 CROSSTREK CHIPS TOO EASY. I HAVE NEVER HAD CHIPS ON ANY OTHER VEHICLES WINDSHIELD. THE GLASS MUST BE TOO SOFT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CROSSTREK A FEW TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. MY TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT SOMETIMES SLIPS, AND SHUDDERS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267937October 11, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
MY BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AFTER WORK, THE BATTERY WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY DISCHARGED. I WAS ABLE TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH SUBARU AND RECEIVED A JUMP START. (THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE I WAS BACKPACKING THE WEEKEND OF 9/21-9/22, BUT THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DISCHARGED. ANOTHER ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF OUR SCOUT TROOP WAS ABLE TO GIVE ME A JUMP START. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATING, BUT HAD BEEN ABLE TO CATCH IT IN TIME BEFORE THE BATTERY DIED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, WHICH COULD BE REMEDIED BY ME TAKING MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER THE JUMP ON 10/3, THIS LOSS OF ACCELERATION HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT CONTINUE MOVING. ON A FINAL NOTE, I REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH THE EVENING OF 10/3 AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED EITHER PROBLEM SINCE.)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246738August 27, 2019
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY PASSENGER SEAT AND IT WAS ON BACKORDER FOR OVER A MONTH AND A HALF. THIS ISSUE HAD BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER SUBARU CARS (FORESTER) AND IT ALSO OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11229883July 7, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY KEY STARTED TO GET STUCK, I NEED TO START MY CAR, PUT IT IN DRIVE BACK IN PARK REPEATEDLY UNTIL IT COMES OUT. 30,000 MILES ON A CAR AND I CANT JUST HAVE IT FIXED WHEN THERE IS A TSB ON A KNOW ISSUE. TO DO THIS CYCLE OF ON AND OFF 1-9 TIMES ON A 2 YR OLD VEHICLE IS RIDICULOUS,THIS HAPPENS 50% OF THE TIME I TRY TO SHUT MY CAR OFF AND GETTING WORSE, PLEASE DO A RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221013June 18, 2019
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU CROSSTRAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE DRIVER PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. DURING THE INCIDENT THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE FEATURE( 'EYESIGHT') MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT YET NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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