2013 SUBARU IMPREZA Complaints

CAR CONSUMES OIL EXCESSIVELY. EVERY 3000 MILES I NEED A QUART OF OIL. IT'S RIDICULOUS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR.

OUR SUBARU IMPREZA AIR BAG & SEAT BELT CENSOR MALFUNCTIONS REGULARLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. WHEN NO PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE SENSOR BUZZES TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF A PASSENGER. THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS WHEN MY PURSE IS ON THE SEAT. IT MALFUNCTIONS AND BUZZES WHEN I SIMPLY TOUCH THE SEAT WITH SLIGHT PRESSURE. ONCE IT SEEMED TO GO OFF BECAUSE OF CONDENSATION FROM A COLD BEVERAGE BOTTLE RESTING ON THE SEAT (THAT IS IT BUZZED AFTER THE BOTTLE WAS NO LONGER ON THE SEAT, BUT IT WAS DAMP TO THE TOUCH). CONVERSELY -- AND LESS FREQUENTLY -- THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, THE SENSOR WILL CHANGE ITS STATUS, SUGGESTING THAT THERE IS NO OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT. THIS SEEMS TO IMPLY THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT GO OFF IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE-THREATENING.

WHILE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS; BOTH WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ON MY BRAKE AT A RED LIGHT (STATIONARY) AND THE SECOND TIME, AFTER I WENT OVER A SMALL "LIP" ON THE ASPHALT, I WAS BRAKING TO PARK IN FRONT OF A HOUSE WHEN IT ACCELERATED SUBSTANTIALLY, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE AND CAR, WHILE ALMOST KILLING ME.

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG TURNS OFF WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AND THE CAR IS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,777.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE DASHBOARD AIR BAG LIGHT ACTIVATED WHILE BOTH FRONT SEATS WERE OCCUPIED. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BUT ACTIVATED AGAIN WITHIN APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE MILES OF DRIVING AGAIN.

IN REGARD TO THE RECENT RECALL FOR THE 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA PASSENGER-AIRBAG OCCUPANCY SENSOR YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING IN MY 2013 SUBARU IMPREZA.

WHILE DRIVING WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS OFF. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE SRS LIGHT WAS OFF, PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS ON. SEVERAL MILES LATER, THE CONDITION REPEATED ITSELF. REPEATED THIS PROCESS TWO MORE TIMES WITH THE SRS WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AGAIN BOTH TIMES. I ASKED MY PASSENGER TO TRANSFER TO THE REAR SEAT. THE SRS WARNING LIGHT DID NOT GO ON ANYMORE. IT HAS BEEN TWO DAYS SINCE THE INCIDENT AND THE SRS LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON EVEN WITH A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. THIS HAD HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO BUT I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT WHEN THE CONDITION CORRECTED ITSELF AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON.

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 IS A 2013 AND HAS NO ISSUES OTHER THAN WHAT WAS STATED HERE. I STILL OWN $9200 ON IT. IT HAS JUST UNDER 74,000 MILES ON IT ( HIGHWAY COMMUTE).

DRIVING AT LOW SPEED AND HIT A SMALL BUMP IN VERY COLD WEATHER (5F). WINDSHIELD MADE A POPPING SOUND . THE CAR WAS PARKED A WEEK LATER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A SPONTANEOUS CRACK ALONG THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO IMPACT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY AND MANUFACTURING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. OTHER FOLKS ARE REPORTING A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES.