2013 SUBARU IMPREZA Complaints

2013 SUBARU IMPREZA HAS 67,000 MILES. STEERING PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING AND THEN ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT WHEN STOPPED OR TURNED OFF. VERY HARD TO KEEP STRAIGHT. SUBARU DEALER TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW STEERING RACK AND ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE. REPLACEMENT WOULD BE 2000.00. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL 1800SUBARU3. I DID NOT HAVE IT FIXED.

ON 07/08/2019 I TOOK MY SUBARU IMPREZA TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE RECALLS WUE90 AND WTY84 COMPETED. IT NOW SEEMS THAT WHATEVER WORK WAS DONE TO SATISFY THE RECALLS HAS BEEN CAUSING THE CAR TO MALFUNCTION. THE RECALL SERVICE WAS COMPLETED ON 07/09, AND I PICKED IT UP THAT DAY. BEGINNING ON 07/10, HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE AND VEHICLE DYNAMICS CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY. SO FAR, THESE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE DISPLAYED FOR A PORTION, OR FOR THE ENTIRETY, OF 22 OF THE PAST 32 DAYS. BOTH LIGHTS (CHECK ENGINE AND VDC) HAVE DISPLAYED TOGETHER EVERY TIME, AND ARE USUALLY ON OR OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT FUNCTION AND I HAVE NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT (-21.6%) DECREASE FROM MY AVERAGE GAS MILEAGE. ON FOUR OCCASIONS THAT I AM ABLE TO RECALL, THE WARNING LIGHTS ALSO CAME ON UNDER BRAKING (I.E. THEY WERE OFF WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND THEN TURNED ON AT SOME POINT DURING MY TRIP WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES). WHETHER THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON OR OFF, I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING WHAT ISN'T WORKING (OTHER THAN THE CRUISE CONTROL AS I MENTIONED). I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO SUBARU TWICE TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE: FIRST ON 07/10 AND THEN ON 08/07. THEY SCANNED THE CODES, DID SOME WORK ON IT, AND GAVE THE CAR BACK TO ME, CLAIMING THAT IT WAS FIXED. THE ONE THING THEY ARE FAILING TO CONSIDER IS THAT THE PROBLEM MAY ACTUALLY BE RELATED TO THE SERVICE PERFORMED TO COMPLETE THE RECALLS BECAUSE I'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE VDC SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR ALMOST SIX YEARS AGO, AND I DON'T BELIEVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON DURING THAT PERIOD EITHER. AT THIS POINT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. ATTACHMENT: PHOTO OF WARNING LIGHTS AFTER LEAVING THE CAMELBACK SUBARU (PHOENIX, AZ) SERVICE SHOP ON 08/07/2019.

RECALL #18V-772, VALVE SPRING REPAIR. ON MAY 9, 2019 ROGER'S SUBARU PERFORMED RECALL WORK ON MY 2013 IMPREZA. NOW MY ENGINE MAKES A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. THIS NOISE HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING & WHEN STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ELECTRONIC STEERING SHIFTED THE DIRECTION OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO CORRECT THE STEERING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO QUIRK AUTO GROUP (293 HOGAN RD, BANGOR, ME 04401, (866) 413-4706) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

CAR HAS 55,000 MILES. STEERING BOX CRACKED AND DRIVING ASSIST SENSOR PULLS CAR ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING. NEED TO HOLD WHEEL TIGHT AND FIGHT IT TO NOT PULL CAR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN PARKING AND BRAKING CAR WHEEL WILL TURN SEVERAL TIMES TO LEFT UNTIL COMPLETELY LEFT.

RECALL WORK TO REPLACE THE VALVE SPRINGS WAS PERFORMED MAY 13TH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MAY 14TH. LESS THAN 500 MILES AND ONE MONTH LATER IT THREW A PISTON ROD AND BLEW THE ENGINE.

SHORTLY AFTER GETTING VALVE SPRING REPLACEMENT WORK DONE AT HUNTER SUBARU IN HENDERSONVILLE NC THE AC CONDESNSER SEIZED UP. SHOP IS NOT STANDING BEHIND WORK DONE DURING RECALL INCLUDING A AC REFRIGERANT REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT AND CLEANING OF HOSES AND LINES. AC CONDENSERS DONT JUST SEIZE UP LESS THAN 3K MILES AFTER BEING SERVICED, THEY ARE KILLED BY LACK OF LUBRICATION OR IMPROPER PRESSURES. SUBARU OF AMERICA WILL NOT RESPOND EITHER. POOR JOB BY BOTH. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $1200 TO FIX THEIR MISTAKE. CRIMINALS. I WOULD NOT HAVE DONE MY WARRANTY WORK AT HUNTER IF I KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO MESS AROUND WITH OTHER SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE. AC IS CRITICAL TO KEEP VISION CLEAR DURING DRIVING. CAR STUTTERED AND NEARLY STALLED WHEN AC UNIT "SEIZED" AND THE CAR SMELLED LIKE BURNING PLASTIC. SCARY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 19V149000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. TIMMONS SUBARU (3950 CHERRY AVE, LONG BEACH, CA 90807, (888) 496-9707) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL - I PURCHASED MY CAR USED FROM A DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2018 AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL SHUT OFF REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A PURSE, BACKPACK OR PERSON IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IN SOME CASES THERE ARE NO ELECTRONICS, OTHERS THERE ARE. IT CAN ALSO SHUT OFF IF SOMEONE SITS IN THE CAR WITH WET CLOTHING (AFTER A RAIN STORM OR AFTER SWIMMING). THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND NOT ACCEPTABLE THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED AS A RECALL ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2012, BUT IS A 2013 MODEL. WITH THE EXACT SAME AIRBAG AND SEAT FEATURES AS 2011-2012 SUBARUS WITH RECALLS ISSUED, THIS IS EXTREMELY NEGLIGENT ON SUBARU'S PART. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO MAKE PASSENGERS SIT IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS IS MY FIRST SUBARU, BASED ON FRIEND RECOMMENDATIONS, BUT IT IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY I WOULD BUY ANOTHER DUE TO THE LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN BY SUBARU TO REPAIR THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DEFECT. I BELIEVED THAT SUBARU TOOK PRIDE IN MAKING SAFETY A NUMBER ONE PRIORITY WITH THEIR VEHICLES, BUT NO LONGER BELIEVE THAT TO BE THE CASE. I ALSO DON'T BELIEVE THAT SPENDING $1,100 ON A REPLACEMENT SEAT, WITH NO GUARANTEE OF THIS FIXING THE PROBLEM, SHOULD BE MY OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL AND PROVE YOU ARE THE REPUTABLE COMPANY I BELIEVED YOU TO BE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED IN OCTOBER OF 2018. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 19V149000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CENTER SUBARU (45 WINSTED RD, TORRINGTON, CT 06790, (860) 489-1301) WHERE IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRAME HAD MAJOR DAMAGE THAT WAS COVERED UP TO RESELL THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER RESEARCHED THE VEHICLE IN THEIR SYSTEM AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD A SALVAGE TITLE. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT THE CONTACT MAY HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED (AUTO SALES CT, 1320 WOLCOTT RD, WOLCOTT, CT 06716, (203) 441-4911) DID NOT DISCLOSE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,215.