2019 Subaru WRX problems and owner complaints

THE VEHICLE STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AS I BEGAN TO DECELERATE ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. I ATTEMPTED SEVERAL TIMES TO RESTART THE ENGINE UNTIL THE VEHICLE REACH A ROLLING STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY A MINUTE I MANAGED ENGAGE THE ENGINE FOR A BRIEF PERIOD TO REACH THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS OR WARNING LIGHTS ON. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START THE ENGINE WITH NO SUCCESS SO I CALLED FOR SERVICE. AFTER WAITING FOR 30 MINUTES…

Owner-reported narrative. 29,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11375389 at NHTSA ↗

I was an hour into a 5-hour trip. I stopped the vehicle at a interstate rest area. I then went to start the car again after 5 minutes or so, and it would not start. After getting a jump start, I drove back to my dealership, and they informed me I needed to replace my battery. This vehicle is only 2 years old. I paid for a new battery.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11424522 at NHTSA ↗

VERY SIMILAR ISSUES DESCRIBED IN PREVIOUS ENGINE FAILURES REPORTED. NEW CAR, OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR, SERVICED ON FREQUENT. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOUD CLUNKY NOISE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. 7 WEEKS LATER STILL AT SUBARU AND DEALERSHIP NOT ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE BUT NOT STARTED TO SAY IT WAS DRIVER FAULT?

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11268703 at NHTSA ↗

UNKNOWN - Car will occasionally not shift into 2nd gear, and will be able to engage every other gear other than second.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11421901 at NHTSA ↗

The cam carriers for my vehicle are leaking oil. This is an incredible common, seemingly almost guaranteed, issue with these vehicles from Subaru at the 75-90k mile mark. The carrier are dripping oil, so worse than seeping, but not pouring. This runs the risk of the engine bleeding oil fast and running dry without checking oil levels every week or so and carrying extra emergency oil. This is a huge safety risk and given the proliferation of this issue across subaru vehicles and the CVT it needs to be addressed by SOA. There are no warning ligh…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11742031 at NHTSA ↗

at random, the vehicle will shut down for a second and start back up without pressing the start button. usually occurs while using carplay but has occurred without using the stereo. will happen back to back and cause the steering wheel to lock up at highway speeds, taking control of the vehicle away from me (driver). steering wheel has locked up several times when the car shuts off while driving. vehicle was taken to dealership for diagnostics and they were unable to pinpoint an issue.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11493131 at NHTSA ↗

I'm driving down the road and unexpectedly the power steering completely goes out and the car is almost impossible to steer. When I shut the car off it usually resets sometimes for only a couple seconds, sometimes longer before the power steering fails again. It has happened in the middle of multiple turns, highways driving, city driving and is very dangerous. If you look online it is a very common issue amongst other Subaru models with the same steering system, as well as the wrx but not for my year. If you look online you will see multiple pe…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11715651 at NHTSA ↗

I've had two fuel pumps replaced under warranty after the 2nd fuel pump failed hours after the Subaru dealership installed it. They installed the 3rd which worked until a week ago when my car stalled at a red light. The car would not start back up and it has since been diagnosed as a fuel issue.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11474719 at NHTSA ↗

fuel pump cut off intermeeting mager loss off power tech at subaru refuse to repair car has 72000 miles on well manetane

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11733161 at NHTSA ↗