2014 SUBARU IMPREZA Complaints

THE RECALL PART REPLACEMENT DIDN'T FIX MY BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING BECAUSE OF A BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH DEFECT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE SUBARU DEALER IN GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA FOR PART REPLACEMENT. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE PART BUT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS STILL DO. IT WORK AND THAT IT WOULD COST $1000.00 FOR THEM TO FIX THE ELECTRICAL WIRES.

A LOS 50.000 KM CAMBIO DE AROS Y RECALENTAMIENTO DE CAJA ...2016 A LOS 150.000 CAMBIO DE AROS , RADIADOR, ETC , 2019 A LOS 170.000 CAMBIO JUNTA MULTIPLE ESCAPE 2020

PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND THE INDICATOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SHOWS IT IS OFF EVEN THOUGH A 200LB PERSON IS IN THE SEAT. IF AIRBAGS ARE REQUIRED THEN SHOULDN'T THEY WORK? THE CAR HAS 60K MILES ON IT AND WE ONLY PUT ON 200 MILES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. IF WE ARE IN AN ACCIDENT THIS TELLS ME NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT FOR THE PASSENGER

VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WAS ABLE TO PULL CAR OVER QUICKLY AND THROW IT INTO NEUTRAL. IT THEN PRECEDED TO ACCELERATE RADICALLY ON ITS OWN. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING, THE HORN LOST ITS CONNECTION AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO HONK AT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. I AVOIDED A COLLUSION BY PULLING OVER IMMEDIATELY. THIS TOOK PLACE ON A CITY STREET GOING ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR DRIVING STRAIGHT.

FACTORY CLUTCH AND BREAK SPOT WELDS WEAK. TWO HAVE COMPLETELY SHEARED FROM FIREWALL AND SQUEAK WHEN ENGAGING\DISENGAGING CLUTCH PETAL. ENTIRE PEDAL ASSEMBLY FLEXES UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE CLUTCH OR BREAK PEDAL PRESS.

WHILE DRIVING (ON ANY KIND OF ROAD), A LIGHT INDICATING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF WILL ILLUMINATE, EVEN WHEN THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL BECOME ACTIVE EVEN WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. CHARGING A PHONE OR EVEN PLACING A PHONE IN THE SEAT SEEMS TO MAKE THE ISSUE WORSE. TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC RESULTED IN FAULT CODE B1650: OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THIS EXACT ISSUE WAS THE SOURCE OF A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA RECALL, BUT NOT FOR THE 2014 MODELS, WHERE THIS ISSUE IS OCCURRING. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR 2014 SUBARU IMPREZA MODELS. FORUM SEARCHING HAS REVEALED SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER EXAMPLES OF THIS ISSUE, LARGELY IN 2013 AND 2014 MODELS. THE 2012 RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO 2013 AND 2014 MODELS, AS THESE MODELS CLEARLY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2012 MODELS.

AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILED. IT DID NOT DETECT A PASSENGER PRESENT DESPITE AN AVERAGE SIZED ADULT BEING IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. THE SAME THING OCCURRED AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UP EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO (CIOCCA SUBARU 4611 HAMILTON BLVD, ALLENTOWN, PA 18103 (610) 395-3745) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE CEASED. THE ENGINE WAS DIS ASSEMBLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FAULKNER SUBARU HARRISBURG 3233 PAXTON ST, HARRISBURG, PA 17111 (717) 564-4545), WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF A FRACTURED VALVE SPRING IN CYLINDER NUMBER 3 WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO CEASE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER AND PISTON. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CYLINDER WITH AN UPDATED CAM CARRIER, VALVE SPRINGS, FRONT COVER WITH UPDATED CAM SHAFT SENSORS DUE TO OIL CONTAMINATION, AND THE SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER INITIALLY OFFERED TO PAY $5,000 THEN AFTER NEGOTIATIONS STATED THEY OFFERED TO PAY EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR $600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,794.

I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW AND ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER OWNING IT MY CHECK ENGINE, HAZARDOUS ROADS AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT'S A SENSOR, MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR. OCV VALVES AND "MAINTENANCE" LIGHT. THE PROBLEM HAS NEVER TRULY BEEN RESOLVED AND NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM IS. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN SERVICE WORKERS HAVE JUST CLEARED THE COMPUTER AND SENT ME ON MY WAY.

MY CAR HAS AN UNEVEN STEERING EFFORT. THE STEERING IS TIGHTER AND MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN DRIVING, WHILE TURNING RIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE IN THE TWO YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS CAR. A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS RELEASED 7/24/18, NUMBER: 04-21-18, SHOWING SEVERAL MODELS OF SUBARU'S HAVE THIS STEERING ISSUE. I HAVE ATTACHED THE BULLETIN BELOW FOR YOUR REVIEW. THE BULLETIN SAYS, "IF A CRACK IS CONFIRMED, THE EPS STEERING GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY MUST BE REPLACED." THE WORD "MUST" TELLS ME IT IS AN IMPORTANT SAFETY ISSUE. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR, I RETURNED IT TO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING.