2013 Subaru IMPREZA problems and owner complaints

2013 SUBARU IMPREZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM. *SMD ACCORDING TO THE SUBARU MANUAL, THE BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM ASSISTED THE BRAKE POWER WHEN THE DRIVER CANNOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL STRONGLY AND THE BRAKE POWER WAS INSUFFICIENT. BRAKE ASSIST GENERATED THE BRAKE POWER ACCORDING TO THE SPEED AT WHICH THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE, ON A RURAL INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, WITH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC. WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65 MPH, HE IMMEDIATELY HAD TO HIT THE BRAKE, …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10506096 at NHTSA ↗

WAS AT A RED LIGHT, STOPPED. LIGHT TURNED GREEN STARTED TO GO, WENT TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR AND HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO ANY MORE. HAD IT TOWED TO GERALD JONES SUBARU DEALER, WHERE I BOUGHT IT. WAS TOLD IT WAS DRIVER ERROR AND THE CLUTCH WENT OUT. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAID HE'S SEEN IT PLENTY OF TIMES IN THE WRX GOING BACK TO 2008 AND THAT SUBARU HAS DEFECTIVE WELDS ON THE VEHICLES' FIREWALL, WHICH RESULTS IN CLUTCH AND/OR BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 3,925 miles reported. Look up ODI 10519856 at NHTSA ↗

FAINT WHIRRING NOISE NOTED, NO OTHER PROBLEMS- NO CHANGE TO PERFORMANCE, NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING PROBLEM BUT WHEN BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR A CHECK TOLD TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT $ 7902.88 NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR PREVIOUSLY, HAD ROUTINE OIL CHANGES (ALTHOUGH ONE TIME WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OIL LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING OIL WAS LOW BUT IT WAS ONLY 1500 MILES FROM LAST OIL CHANGE- BROUGHT IN AND HAD THAT TAKEN CARE OF), THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT EITHER. I AM PERPLEXED BY THE NEED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN IT …

Owner-reported narrative. 73,722 miles reported. Look up ODI 10725852 at NHTSA ↗

THE MALFUNCTION DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING ALWAYS OCCURS UNDER THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING MALFUNCTION THAT IN MANY CASES WOULD RESULT IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. 1. CAR IS PARKED, WITH THE ENGINE OFF. 2. DRIVER ENTERS CAR, DEPRESSES CLUTCH PEDAL, AND RELEASES PARKING BRAKE. 3. VEHICLE ROLLS (EVEN SLIGHTLY) BEFORE ENGINE IGNITION IS TURNED ON AND ENGINE STARTS. 4. ENGINE STARTS AND THE STEERING MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SE…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10536607 at NHTSA ↗

3 X IN 10 DAYS, I START THE CAR AND THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY FEELS WRONG AND CONTINUES UNTIL I TURN IT OFF. I HAVE TO GRIP THE WHEEL MORE FIRMLY, THE TIRES ALMOST FEEL LIKE THEY WANT TO PULL AWAY FROM ME; TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS BUMPY, LIKE SOMETHING IS CLICKING OVER KNUCKLES, OR COGS. NO LEAKING FLUID HAS BEEN SEEN, OR NOISE, ALTHOUGH THIS EVENING WHEN I TURNED INTO MY DRIVE, THERE WAS BRIEFLY A LOW, RUBBER AND AGN RUBBER SOUND (NO METAL SOUND, NO SQUEAK) THE DEALER SAID THEY DROVE MY CAR THIS MORNING, CHECKED EVERYTHING, SAW N…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10703440 at NHTSA ↗

RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA ID 18V-722) INVOLVING RISK OF VALVE SPRING FAILURE THAT COULD LEAD TO ENGINE STALLING AND RISK OF CRASH. CALLED OUR LOCAL SUBARU DEALERSHIP IN GOLDEN, CO TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. WAS TOLD THAT THE EARLIEST THAT THEY COULD GET TO IT WOULD BE MAY OF 2020 (15 MONTHS). "TOO MANY CARS ARE BEING RECALLED AT THE SAME TIME. 150 AHEAD OF US IN THE QUEUE FOR THIS REPAIR." THIS TRANSLATES TO ONLY 10 RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED PER MONTH. SAID THAT THEY HOPE TO MOVE US EARLIER, BUT NO PROMISES WERE MADE. NO …

Owner-reported narrative. 83,805 miles reported. Look up ODI 11171363 at NHTSA ↗

ENGINE STARTER BEING DAMAGED DUE TO ALL THE TIMES THE CAR HAS STALLED DUE TO VALVE SPRING. DEALER FORCED TO PAY $700 TO FIX WHEN STARTER IS FINE BUT VALVE SPRING IS THE ISSUE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION TO A STOP. ENGINE STALLED.

Owner-reported narrative. 191,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11181684 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ATTEMPTS. APPEARS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED (EITHER INDOORS OR OUTSIDE) FOR MORE THAN SEVERAL HOURS. CAR WILL CRANK OVER FOR 10+ SECONDS AND WILL NOT START. AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, CAR HAS STARTED EVENTUALLY. HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH DEALER AND SIA OFFICES THAT I HAVE NOTICED THE CAR WILL MAKE WHIRRING NOISES THAT COME FROM THE BACK RH SIDE OF VEHICLE - AND ALSO A CLICKING NOISE NEAR CENTER OF DASH WHEN TURNED OFF AND SITTING. THIS WILL GO ON FOR OVER 5 MINUTES AT A TIME…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10502043 at NHTSA ↗

DECEMBER 19, 2013, I PURCHASED A SUBARU IMPREZA FROM KOEPPEL SUBARU IN LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE CAR WAS "BRAND NEW" AND USED ONLY FOR TEST DRIVES. AFTER 5 MONTHS OF DRIVING THE CAR, THE CAR BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS TO START. PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CAR DOOR HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NOT GO OFF REGARDLESS OF THE SEAT BEING EMPTY OR OCCUPIED. SOMEONE GAVE ME A "BOOST" WHICH STARTED THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AND THEN PARKED THE CAR. …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10640336 at NHTSA ↗