2007 SUBARU IMPREZA Complaints

TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE REGARDING A TAKATA-SOURCED PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIRBAG. THE MANUAL THAT I RECEIVED WITH MY 2007 SUBARU IMPREZA STATES THAT I HAVE TWO (2) AIRBAGS (DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER'S FRONTAL AIRBAGS) THE NOTICE STATES THAT PARTS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE..WE'LL NOTICE YOU AGAIN WHEN THEY ARE. IT ALSO STATES..UNTIL THIS IS PERFORMED, DO NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS TO RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT...IT SHOULD ALSO STATE " DO NOT RIDE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT". I NEED TO RIDE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO SECURE GROCERIES, SUPPLIES, AND DR. APPOINTMENTS. I SOMETIMES HAVE PASSENGERS WITH ME. I DID NOT PURCHASE THE VEHICLE TO PARK IT IN THE GARAGE. USING THE 800-782-2783 NUMBER FOR SUBARU OF AMERICA THERE IS A RECORDING WITH A FULL MAILBOX..NO WAY TO LEAVE A MESSAGE THAT I REQUEST AND DEMAND A CORRECTED NOTICE THAT I HAVE 2 TAKATA AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE AND I WANT THEM REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE ARE LONG PAST THE EXPIRATION DATE OF APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS WITH THE CHEMICAL BREAKING DOWN DUE TO HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO ISSUE AN INCORRECT RECALL NOTICE AND UNACCEPTABLE TO STALL ON THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE FAULTY AIRBAGS. YOUR WEBSITE STATES THAT OVER 9,000,000 AIRBAGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT MINE HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. IF THEY HAVE TO WORK DAY AND NIGHT TO GET CORRECTED AIRBAGS AVAILABLE, THEN SO BE IT. I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE SERVICE DEPT. OF TIMMONS SUBARU AND VOLKSWAGEN OF LONG BEACH, CA TODAY ADVISING THE ABOVE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS ISSUE. BEST REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 60K MILES. BEGAN NOTICING THE NOISE FROM THE FAILING BEARINGS AROUND 50K MILES. UPON REPLACEMENT, THE BEARING RACES WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE MAJOR PITTING ON BOTH THE INNER AND OUTER RACES.

WIPERS AREN'T FAST ENOUGH IN HEAVY RAIN OR LIGHT RAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE IS LOW ENOUGH TO THE GROUND THAT SPRAY FROM OTHER CARS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. EVEN WITH BOSCH WIPER BLADES. THE SPEED SIMPLY ISN'T ENOUGH, EVEN A NEW WIPER MOTOR IS TOO SLOW. IT'S LIKE DRIVING IN A WHITEOUT.

TAKATA INFLATORS...NOT SURE I AM IN THE RIGHT PLACE BUT WE LIVE IN MISSOURI AND BOUGHT A CAR IN TENNESSEE AND IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION IN MISSOURI. SO HAD A MECHANICAL SHOP START FIXING IT AND THE MORE HE GOT INVOLVED THE MORE WAS WRONG WITH IT. RIGHT NOW IT WILL COST US OVER 5000 TO FIX AND WE BOUGHT IT FOR 7000.THE SHOP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND SAYS IT IS NOT ITS RESPONSIBILITY. WE HAVE PICTURES OF PARTS THAT WERE PUT ON WRONG WHICH DAMAGED OTHER PARTS. THEY SAID THEY BOUGHT IT AN AUCTION AND IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT. SORRY IF I AM IN THE WRONG PLACE IF I AM COULD YOU PLEASE SEND ME WHO I SHOULD CONTACT. THERE OTHER THINGS WRONG BUT COULD ONLY CHECK 3 ITEMS. THANK YOU. *TR

I REPLACED THE BATTERY ON 7/11/15. I NEEDED A SMOG CERTIFICATE THIS MONTH FOR MY REGISTRATION RENEWAL AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS FOR CERTIFICATION. I HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE OVER 700 MILES AFTER BATTERY REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO DRIVE IT AN ADDITIONAL 50 TO 100 MILES NON-STOP TO RESET THE VEHICLE TO PASS THE INSPECTION. I ASKED AT THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T YOU RESET THE VEHICLE HERE SO THAT ALL THIS DRIVING AND MILEAGE IS NOT REQUIRED, THE DEALERSHIP STATED NO. THE VOLKSWAGEN HAVE A RESET BUTTON ON A PANEL BUT NOT THE SUBARU OR ANY OTHER VEHICLES. ALL VEHICLES SHOULD HAVE A RESET BUTTON AND THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED TO IMPLEMENT THIS FEATURE. ALL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED IN THE FUTURE SHOULD HAVE THAT FEATURE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED 11/3/15 THRU 11/5/15 HAVING TO SPEND $35.00 ADDITIONAL IN GASOLINE AND DRIVING ON THE CONGESTED FREEWAYS TO RESET THE VEHICLE AFTER BATTERY REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TAKATA AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE. WHEN WILL THEY BE REPLACED? THANK YOU. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE A TAKATA AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE BY THE MANUFACTURER. WHEN WILL THEY BE REPLACED? *TR

LEFT AND RIGHT CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS WERE BLOWN AT 41,295 MILES. LOW MILEAGE FOR THIS TYPE OF MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. AT 56,976 MILES THE IGNITION COIL, SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION CABLES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO MIS-FIRE CONDITION ASSOCIATED WITH A CRACKED IGNITION COIL. THE EXACT SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AT 81,856 MILES. BOTH FAILURES WERE ACCOMPANIED BY BLINKING CHECK ENGINE LAMPS REQUIRING THE VEHICLE BE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. REPEAT FAILURE OF MAJOR COMPONENTS REFLECTS PERSISTENT DEFECTS IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE.

SINCE THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. MY CAR KEEPS BREAKING DOWN. I HAVE A TODDLER. BY THE OIL SENSOR GAUGE IT KEEPS BREAKING AND MY CAR STARTS SMOKING. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IF I KEPT DRIVING THE CAR WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE HOT OIL UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I FOUND OUT I NEED TO REPAIR THE HEAD GASKET AGAIN THE SECOND TIME. SINCE IT WAS CHANGED THE FIRST TIME MY CHECK ENGINE AND CRUISE CONTROL KEEP TURNING ON WHEN I HAVE LOW RPMS, AND AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND HIGH RPMS. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND SUBARU TOLD ME THEY WILL PAY FOR DAMAGES THAT THEY OWN UP TO. FOR MY HEAD GASKET I ONLY RECEIVED OVER $200 WHICH IT COST ME ALMOST $1500. THEY DON'T ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE OTHER MATERIAL THAT WENT INTO FIXING THE HEAD GASKET LIKE OIL AND ETC. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS I WILL BE FIXING THE HEAD GASKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE CLUTCH HAD BEEN REPLACED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. ..UPDATED 05/21/14 *BF THE CLUTCH FAILED FOUR TIMES. UPDATED 07/23/14

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HEAD GASKETS FAILED. $2000 REPAIR AT SUBARU DEALER. LOW MILEAGE FOR SUCH A FAILURE. *TR

PURCHASED CAR AUGUST 20TH. AUGUST 24TH, 2013 ON THE WAY BACK FROM PA ON 80 EAST MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS CAM POSITION TIMING OVER ADVANCE OR SYSTEM PERFORMANCE B1 AND B2. CODE WAS P0011 AND P0021. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2013 THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO SUBARU WORLD OF NEWTON TO BE FIXED. NEEDED NEW CAM SPROCKETS AND TIMING BELT, ALONG WITH THE TIMING BELT THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS CHANGED AND A SMALL OIL LEAK WAS PLUGGED WITH AN OIL CHANGE. THAT ALL CAME OUT TO AROUND 1,500 AND THAT WAS AFTER NEGOTIATING. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2013 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WITH IT HAD ROUGH IDLING. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2013 I HAD THE CODE READ AND THE CODE P0301 CAME UP WHICH WAS A CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE. THE CODE WAS RESET TO SEE IF IT WOULD REOCCUR AND TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2013 THE CHECK ENGINE CAME BACK ON WITH THE SAME CODE. I THEN PLANNED ON GOING TO SUBARU WORLD OF NEWTON ON SATURDAY THE 28TH. ON FRIDAY THE 27TH I WAS DRIVING TO THE MALL IN ROCKAWAY, NJ 20 MINUTES FROM MY HOUSE AND I STARTED TO FEEL POWER LOSS. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE MALL THE POWER LOSS CONTINUED AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS FROM THE SPARTA EXIT MY ENGINE MADE A KNOCKING NOISE LIKE SOMETHING SPRUNG LOOSE AND MY ENGINE CUT OFF AND THE CAR SHUT OFF, WITH NO POWER STEERING I HAD TO GET ACROSS THE LANES TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. TODAY SEPTEMBER 30TH THE CAR IS SITTING AT SUBARU BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE 1-2,000$ AND APPROXIMATE COST FOR PARTS AND LABOR IS 5-7,000$, TOTAL IS 6-9,000$. *TR