2013 SUBARU IMPREZA Complaints

I JUST REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FOR REVERSE LOCK (UNABLE TO PULL OUT) FOR THE SECOND TIME. NO OTHER BELTS ARE AFFECTED. PARKED THE CAR UNHOOKED THE BELT. UPON RETURNING THE BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT. WHICH OF COURSE REQUIRES THE PASSENGER TO NOT BE RESTRAINED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I ASSUMED THE BELT WAS WORN OUT, OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I REPLACED IT MYSELF. THE REPLACEMENT LASTED ABOUT TWO YEARS. NOW I HAVE TO BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE SYSTEM SOMEWHERE.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AIRBAG PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHENEVER THERE IS A PASSENGER SITTING, THE AMBER INDICATOR LIGHT IS IN THE 'OFF' POSITION AND THERE IS A RED AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE PASSENGER IS DRY OR DAMP, IF THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR DRIVING ON THE STREET/HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES, WHEN THERE IS NO PASSENGER AND I PLACE MY CELL PHONE ON THE SEAT, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS ON AS IF THERE IS A PASSENGER. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. NICE TO KNOW THAT SUBARU CARES SO MUCH ABOUT 'SAFETY'. THE 2012 WAS RECALLED, PLEASE RECALL THE 2013 ALSO BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR HAS A SERIOUS INJURY!

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED AT 79106 MILES. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION

I REALLY FEEL MY 2013 IMPREZA SHOULD FALL INTO THE TAKATA RECALL. I MADE SURE TO CHECK MY VEHICLE DIDN'T QUALIFY, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE DOING SIMILAR THINGS PRESENTED FOR THOSE CURRENTLY IN THE RECALL. THE FIRST TIME I HAVE PROOF OF MY AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WAS 7.4.2016 AT 45,896 MILES. AT THE TIME, I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT TO THE LOCAL SUBARU DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T CHECK IT UNLESS THE LIGHT WAS LIT (WHICH IT WAS NOT) AND SUGGESTED THE SEAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WET. MOST RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD A FRONT PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT SWITCHED TO OFF AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. I PURCHASED MY SUBARU FOR THE SAFETY AND THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE IF THE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY IF FOR SOME REASON I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. JUST CONTINUING DRIVING WITH THIS LIGHT ON CAUSED ME A GREAT DEAL OF ANXIETY FOR FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN. I LIKE TO THINK I AM A GOOD DRIVER, BUT I COULDN'T LIVE WITH MYSELF IF A DEFECT OF MY VEHICLE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSING A PRECIOUS PASSENGER. PLEASE TRY TO REVIEW MORE OF THESE CASES AND UPDATE THE RECALL LIST. FOR THE FIRST DOCUMENTED INSTANCE, THE VEHICLE WAS IN A DRIVEWAY AND PARKED WITHOUT A PASSENGER. THESE LAST COUPLE OF INCIDENCES HAVE BEEN BOTH PARKED AND IN MOTION ALONG ROADWAYS RANGING FROM 50-70MPH.

MY MOTHER HAS AN ISSUE WITH HER AIRBAG LIGHT IN HER SUBURA IMPREZA CAR OFF AND ON FIRST TIME LAST YEAR AND SHE BROUGHT INTO SUBARU AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF THEY TOLD HER NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS TO BRING IN RIGHT AWAY THEN SHE WAS DRIVING LAST WEEK AND THE LIGHT POPPED ON AGAIN SHE CALLED SUBARU AMERICA HEADQUARTERS ABOUT THEY TOLD HER IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SHE AND SENT HER IN THE SUBARU DEALER IN BLOOMFIELD NJ TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS OF CHECKING THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT WHEN MY MOM ASKED THE LADY IF SHE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WOULD HER AIRBAGS DEPLOY THE LADY RESPONDED WITH SHE IS NOT SURE IT DEPENDS SO THEY RELEASED HER CAR WITHOUT BEING 100% SURE ALSO, I'VE HEARD MY MOTHER COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SEATBELT TIGHTENS UP AROUND HER NECK WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING CERTAIN THINGS IN THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND I FEAR FOR MY MOMS' SAFETY AND MY OWNS WHEN I RIDE IN THIS CAR NOW BECAUSE ON THE UNCLARITY IF THE AIRBAGS ARE GONG WORK OR NOT MY MOM'S PHONE AUTOMATICALLY RECORDS SO I HAVE ATTACHED THE CONVO SO YOU CAN HEAR THE EMPLOYEES UNCERTAINTY THE CAR WAS SOLD TO MY MOM PRE-OWNED AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE CAR CAME WITH ISSUES BECAUSE THE CARS HISTORY WAS NOT PROVIDED TO HER, SOME OF THE ISSUES THE CAR HAS CAN BE FROM WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CAR BEFORE MY MOM OWNED IT BECAUSE MY MOM DOES NOT DRIVE MUCH SO THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING GLITCHES AND MALFUNCTIONS THEY CLAIM THAT THE GLITCH IN THE CAR CAME FROM A WATER SPILL ON THE SEAT NOBODY SPILLED WATER IN THE CAR SINCE MY MOM OWNED IT SO THAT IS A MYSTERY AS WELL ONLY TWO PEOPLE RIDE IN THAT CAR SHE'S THE DRIVER AND IM THE PASSENGER NEEDED YOU CAN DOWNLOAD RECORDING AT THIS LINK HTTPS://VOCAROO.COM/I/S0ZEN2X5 [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

SENSOR FOR AIR BAG IN PASSENGER SEAT NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. WORKS 80% OF THE TIME, BUT WILL PUT A WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD RANDOMLY WHILE I'M DRIVING AND DISABLE AIRBAG. IT COULD HAPPEN WHEN STATIONARY OR DRIVING. DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER THE SPEED OR IF ANYBODY IS IN THE SEAT OR NOT. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR ALMOST 3 YEARS. PLEASE HELP, THE FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH SUBARUS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSORS. THE K YOU VERY MUCH.

ON A HOT, LONG DRIVE WITH A SWEATY FRIEND IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNED OFF ACCORDING TO THE DASH INDICATOR. THE AIRBAG ERROR INDICATOR ALSO TURNED ON. IT WAS A LONG, HIGHWAY DRIVE AND OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES WERE 80-100F, THOUGH I WAS RUNNING AC INSIDE.

THE GLASS SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WERE NO EXTERNAL INFLUENCES THAT WOULD TRIGGER SUCH A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE - TEMPERATURE WAS MODERATE, NO OTHER VEHICLES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND NO FLYING DEBRIS. LUCKILY, I HAD THE INTERIOR SCREEN CLOSED, OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOWERED WITH BROKEN GLASS.

AIR BAG IS DISABLED WHEN MOISTURE OR HUMIDITY IS PRESENT ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. SPECIFICALLY THE AIRBAG RED LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND THE AMBER PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT PRESENTED ITSELF SOON AFTER PURCHASE. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE STATIONARY & WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS BEEN TRIGGERED BY BOTH HUMIDITY IN THE AIR & PERSPIRATION BY THE PASSENGER. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH MOISTURE COMPROMISING THE PASSENGER SEAT SWITCH. THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. MOST RECENTLY I HAD LEFT THE REAR WINDOW OPEN IT WAS HUMID BUT THERE WAS NO RAIN, WHEN I WENT TO WORK IN THE MORNING THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. THE PROBLEM MAY BE GETTING WORSE OVER TIME, IN THE PAST A TOWEL OR TRASH BAG WOULD PREVENT IT BUT NO, AS MENTIONED IT IS BEING TRIGGERED BY HUMID AIR. I VIDEOED ONE EXAMPLE AND HAVE ATTEMPTED TO INCLUDE IT BUT IT IS TOO LARGE I WOULD BE GLAD TO EMAIL IT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, MY DAUGHTER IS IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INDICATOR SHOWS OFF. THE VIDEO WAS TAKEN ON SEPT 30TH 2014, THE VEHICLE HAD 35,212 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME.

AFTER CLEANING FRONT SEATS WITH UPHOLSTERY CLEANER AND SEATS DAMP AIR BAG LIGHT RED COMES ON ALSO SHOWS PASSENGER AIR BAG AS OFF EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE IN SEAT. HAPPENS IF CAR STATIONARY OR MOVING.