2009 SUBARU IMPREZA Complaints

ENGINE ROD BEARING FAILURE @ 64000 MILES WITH REGULAR OIL CHANGES. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION; HOWEVER, THERE WAS PLENTY OF OIL WHEN I BROUGHT IN THE CAR AND OIL WAS NEVER ADDED TO CHANGE THEIR JUDGMENT. THIS, IN MY OPINION, IS "NOT" DUE TO LACK OF OIL. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. BUILD DATE WAS AUG. 9TH 2008. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM THE START. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN ISSUED A RECALL IF SOA KNOWS OF THESE HUNDREDS OF ISSUES. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE BUYING A $25,000 LEMON! *TR

AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT WORK THE HILL ASSIST LIGHT, VDC LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND LATER TURNED IT ON AND THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND AS I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY THE LIGHTS ILLUMINTATED AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A HORRIBLE SQUEAK COMING FROM MY CLUTCH PEDAL. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW, WHEN I DEPRESS AND RELEASE THE CLUTCH A LOUD SQUEAK SQUEAKING NOISE IS PRODUCED. THIS WEEK THE CLUTCH PEDAL BEGAN TO SQUEAK CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING AS IF WERE LOOSE. I HAVE TO BRACE THE CLUTCH PEDAL WITH MY LEFT FOOT IN ORDER TO STOP THE NOISE WHICH IS CONSTANT AT MOST SPEEDS AND ESPECIALLY OVER BUMPS. A CLOSER LOOK REVEALED THAT IT APPEARS THE WELDS ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL ARE BEGINNING TO FAIL WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE VEHICLE'S FIREWALL. THIS WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO THE PEDAL BREAKING OFF DURING DRIVING AND THE POTENTIAL OF A CRASH. *TR

THE BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDALS TO THE INSIDE FIREWALL HAS SEPARATED FROM ITS SPOT WELDS AND IS CAUSING A LOUD CREAKING NOISE, AS WELL AS DIFFICULTY WITH SHIFTING GEARS, AND DECREASED BRAKING ABILITY. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT AFFECTS YOUR ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. *TR

THE CLUTCH PEDAL MAKES A LOUD CREAKING NOISE EVERY TIME IT'S DEPRESSED. WHEN I INVESTIGATED THE NOISE, I FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET ASSEMBLY (ATTACHED TO THE FORWARD FIREWALL) SHIFTS APPROX 1/4 INCH WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS PRESSED. I NOTICED THAT THE THREE SPOT WELDS SECURING THE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET TO THE FORWARD FIREWALL ARE BROKEN. FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE FIREWALL, JUST UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, I SAW THE SPOT WELDS PULLING AWAY FROM THE FIREWALL EVER TIME THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THIS ALLOWS THE ENTIRE CLUTCH PEDAL BRACKET ASSEMBLY TO MOVE, CAUSING THE CREAKING NOISE. IF THE BRACKET COMPLETELY SEPARATES FROM THE FIREWALL, THE CLUTCH MAY BECOME COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE - ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. *TR

MY CLUTCH STARTED SQUEAKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, THE BRAKE PEDAL MOVES TOWARD THE DRIVERS SIDE AND DOWN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I NOTICED THE SPOT WELDS THAT HOLD THE CLUTCH AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO CAR WERE BROKEN AND STARTING TO SEPARATE FROM THE FIREWALL. EVENTUALLY, THE WELDS WILL FAIL AND COMPLETELY REMOVE THE ASSEMBLY FROM THE FIREWALL. THUS, CLUTCH AND BRAKING ABILITIES WILL BE GONE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN 2010. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (STEADY, NOT BLINKING) AND AFTER THAT I ATTEMPTED TO PUT GAS IN THE CAR. THE TANK WAS DOWN TO APPROX. 1/4 BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TAKE GAS, AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ADD GAS IT BACK SPLASHED ALL OVER ME. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH SPIDER WEBS IN THE LINE CAUSING A PRESSURE PROBLEM IN THE TANK, AND REPLACED THE PRESSURE VALVE. SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 ADDITIONAL TIMES - I AM NOW ON MY 3RD PRESSURE VALVE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON SEVERAL FRONTS: UNEXPECTED BACKSPLASH OF GAS, POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO ADD IT (I.E. BEING TOTALLY STUCK FAR FROM HOME) AND PRESSURE IN THE TANK (SEEMS THIS COULD RESULT IN FIRE OR OTHER DANGER). THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS - A RECALL IS NECESSARY TO FORCE SUBARU TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AND COMING UP WITH A FIX TO PREVENT SPIDER ENTRY (MAZDA AND HONDA HAVE ADDRESSED THIS SAME ISSUE - MAZDA RECALLED 50K + CARS). *JS

THE SPOT WELDS HOLDING THE CLUTCH, BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO THE FIREWALL FAILED ENTIRELY, ALLOWING THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND MOVE TOWARD THE FIREWALL WITH ANY PEDAL ACTION. I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH AND THE BRAKES DELIVERED INCONSISTENT PERFORMANCE. *TR

WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED, A SQUEAKING SOUND APPEARS AS IF AN OLD WOODEN DOOR IS OPENING. UPON SEARCH WAS FOUND THAT THE WELDS HOLDING THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY ARE BREAKING. THERE ARE ONLY SPOT WELDS HOLDING THE ASSEMBLY DOWN AND IS A SAFETY PROBLEM IF ALL WELDS BREAK. *TR

MY SUBARU'S CLUTCH PEDAL IS BREAKING THE SPOT WELDS. PRETTY SOON THE CLUTCH PEDAL WILL FALL OFF. SUBARU WONT REPLACE IT ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. GOD FORBID I AM COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THIS CLUTCH PEDAL FINISHES FALLING OFF AND I CAN NOT DISENGAGE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. THIS IS NOW HAPPENING TO THE 2008 AND 2009 WRX BUT NOT THE STI BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PULL TYPE CLUTCH AND THE PEDAL ENGAGES DIFFERENTLY. *TR