Subaru WRX problems and owner complaints

CONSUMER STATES, VEHICLE'S ABS IS INEFFECTIVE ON SLIPPERY AND GRAVEL SURFACES. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Owner-reported narrative. 44,040 miles reported. Look up ODI 10003788 at NHTSA ↗

THE ABS ON THIS CAR HAS ACTIVATED 3 TIMES ON 100% DRY ROADS AT LOW TO MODERATE SPEED. THE ACTIVATION SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY BUMPS OR EXPANSION JOINTS IN THE PAVEMENT. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF MOST OR ALL BRAKING POWER. 2 OF THESE OCCASIONS WOULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS HAD THERE BEEN ANYONE IN FRONT OF US.*** *AK DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS***758325.

Owner-reported narrative. 1,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10006478 at NHTSA ↗

I GET A OVERWHELMING FUEL SMELL WHEN STARTING MY CAR. MY MILEAGE IS HORRBILE. I BELEIVE THERE IS A FUEL LEAK IN MY CAR.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10049649 at NHTSA ↗

SECOND ATTEMPT TO FILE COMPLAINT PREVIOUS EFFORT WOULD NOT INCLUDE DATA ON COMPLAINT INFO PAGE. COLD WEATHER FUEL LEAK AS DISCRIBED IN SUBARU TSB 09-36-03 DATED 04/01/03.*AK RAW FUEL ESCAPING FROM FRONT OF RUBBER HOSE SECTION IDENTIFIED IN TSB , TEMP 3 DEG F. FUEL BEGINS TO ESCAPE MINUTES AFTER START OF CAR. AREA UNDER INTAKE MANIFOLD AND AIR INTAKE TUBE WET WITH RAW FUEL, CLOUDS OF FUEL VAPOR SEEN RISING FROM FRONT OF CAR WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS

Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10052466 at NHTSA ↗

THE STANDARD TRANSMISSION COMMONLY FAILS TO GO INTO GEAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT A STOP AND ALSO WHILE MOVING. DOUBLE CLUTCHING IS COMMONLY NECESSARY IN ORDER TO ENGAGE THE DESIRED GEAR. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10014052 at NHTSA ↗

CAR: 02 SUBARU WRX MANUAL TRANSMISSION THE CAR SUFFERS FROM THE CLUTCH JUDDER DESCRIBED BY MANY, AND DETAILED IN TSB 03-51-02. MY CAR HAS 44000 MILES. THE BASIC WARRANTY ON THE CAR IS 3YR/36000. POWRTRAIN IS 6 YR/60000. MY DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES MY PROBLEM AS BEING EXACTLY AS IN THE TSB. HOWEVER, HE INFORMS ME THE REPAIR IS NOT TO BE FIXED AT NO CHARGE TO ME- SINCE THE BASIC WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. GIVEN THAT THE CAR IS SO DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, AND THERE IS AN ACKNOWLEDGED MANUFACTURING DEFECT, IN A POWERTRAIN COMPONENT, I DON'T SEE THE PROBLEM. EX…

Owner-reported narrative. 39,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10028456 at NHTSA ↗

THERE IS A KNOWN INTERNAL TSB BEING CIRCULATED BY SUBARU OF AMERICA ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. PRICING HAS RANGED FROM $650.00 AND UP. THIS IS A HAZARD AND A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. I SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS RECURRING AMONGST HUNDREDS OF WRX OWNERS. FUEL LEAKS FROM A LINE ONTO THE ENGINE. TWO DANGERS EXIST, 1)POSSIBLE IGNITION OF THE RAW GASOLINE DUE TO PROXIMITY TO ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. 2)POSSIBLE EXPLOSION IN VEHICLE CABIN DUE TO ACCUMULATION OF DENSE GASOLINE VAPORS. IN ANY CASE IT WOULD…

Owner-reported narrative. 21,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10104685 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL SMELL OBSERVED INSIDE CABIN WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 40 DEG F. DEFINITE FUEL SMELL FROM PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE BAY WHEREAS NO SMELL FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH FUEL DRIPPING FROM LINES ONTO HOT ENGINE/ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 37,840 miles reported. Look up ODI 10105948 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN FIFTH GEAR MY CAR ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS AT 6,000RPMS. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE CAR AND MAKE IT TO AN EXIT RAMP, BUT THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. I PULLED THE CAR OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND IT STALLED OUT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FAIRWAY SUBARU WHERE I WAS TOLD MANY DIFFERENT EXCUSES THAT WERE ALL "DRIVER RELATED." I WAS TOLD THAT "THE CLUTCH DISINTEGRATED UNDER EXTREME HEAT FROM REVVING THE ENGINE." THE CLUTCH WAS TAKEN APART AND THERE WERE NO "HEAT SPOTS." I WAS THEN TOLD…

Owner-reported narrative. 22,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10220248 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD A LOSS OF POWER AS THE SPEED REDUCED TO 30 MPH INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH AND THE FLY WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 77,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10609441 at NHTSA ↗

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS (DATE IS THE FIRST INCIDENT I RECALL). ON SURFACES THAT ARE WET, SNOWY OR ICY, I CANNOT BRAKE INTO A TURN. THE CAR DOES NOT TURN OR STOP, BUT MERELY SLIDES IN A STRAIGHT LINE AND EVENTUALLY STOPS AFTER IT GOES 3 FEET OR MORE, DEPENDING ON MY SPEED WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE TURN. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, EVEN WHEN I AM GOING VERY SLOWLY (LESS THAN 5 MPH, FOR EXAMPLE, AS TO MAKE A 90-DEGREE TURN INTO A PARKING LOT). IN ORDER TO TAKE TWO TURNS ON MY DAILY COMMUTE, I MUST COME TO A COMPL…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10058994 at NHTSA ↗

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX FUEL LEAKS AT TEMPERATURES UNDER ABOUT 20 DEGREES F FROM RUBBER HOSE CLAMPS TO STEEL PIPES UNDER INTAKE MANIFOLD. PROBLEM MATCHES DESCRIPTION OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 09-36-03 AND SHOWN IN EXISTING REPORT EA09011. TRIED TO TIGHTEN CLAMPS BY REMOVING POWER STEERING PUMP, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. PLANNING TO CONDUCT REPAIR WORK PER SUBARU TECH BULLETIN 09-36-03 BEFORE WINTER. CAR HAS ABOUT 75K MILES. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10282906 at NHTSA ↗