2017 SUBARU IMPREZA Complaints

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD TWICE WITHIN 12 MONTHS DUE TO CHIPPING AND CRACKING. THE FIRST CHIP CAUSED A 12+ INCH CRACK WHICH PROMPTED REPLACEMENT ($1000.00) 5 MONTHS AFTER THE ORIGINAL REPLACEMENT SALT ON THE EXPRESSWAY CHIPPED THE 2ND WINDSHIELD. EACH TIME SOMETHING COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE WINDSHIELD, IT SEEMS TO CHIP. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 4 CHIPS IN MY NEWEST WINDSHIELD. I DON'T THINK THE WINDSHIELD SHOULD HAVE CHIPPED SO EASILY

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO GET RUST IN THE TRUNK AROUND WHERE THE RAIN WATER SLIDES DOWN THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND TRIED TO CLAIM THE MANUFACTURER'S 3 YEAR ANTI CORROSION WARRANTY TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE BUT THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT SUBARU OF AMERICA DETERMINED THAT THE RUST WAS CAUSED BY "OUTSIDE INFLUENCES" AND REFUSED TO COVER IT WITH THE 3 YEAR ANTI CORROSION WARRANTY.

MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN ONE CORNER FOR NO REASON. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE STABILITY OF THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A LOCKED GARAGE WHEN THIS OCCURRED.

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM SUBARU DESCRIBED AS A SERVICE PROGRAM WUR-03. THEREFORE IT IS NOT A RECALL LIKE THE ECM AND PCV VALVE ISSUES. I WAS UNABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT SINCE I RECEIVED THE NOTICE SO CLOSE TO THE HOLIDAY. UNFORTUNATELY I WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE SERVICE. THE SERVICE IS EXPLAINED AS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE HOSES WHERE FLUID SEEPS BETWEEN THE LAYERS OF THE HOSES. SO, SUBARU WANTS TO REPLACE ALL 4 OF THE BRAKE HOSES AT NO CHARGE. I AM AN AUTO TECH SO I KNOW THAT ANY INTERNAL BREAKDOWN OF A BRAKE HOSE INTERFERES WITH THE ABILITY OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM PERFORMING PROPERLY. WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE ACCIDENT IN QUESTION IS THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN TIME CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS SUFFICIENT SPACE FOR THE VEHICLE STOP WITHOUT STRIKING THE OTHER VEHICLE. BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES I HEARD A NOISE, ALMOST LIKE THE ABS PUMP OVER-PRESSURIZING, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND PUSHED BACK AGAINST MY FOOT SLIGHTLY AS MY VEHICLE SLID INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE ROADS WERE DRY AND IT WAS SUNNY ABOUT 50 DEGREES. IN OTHER WORDS, ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR MY VEHICLE TO SLIDE.

2017 SUBARU IMPREZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERS PUTTING AFTRMARKET PARTS ON VEHICLE DURING REPAIR AND REMOVING ORIGNAL SUBARU PARTS. *LD *JS

THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED THROUGH DEALERS HELP AND NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED YET FOR THESE PROBLEMS. FIRST: THE ENGINE STALLS AROUND 16 TO 11 MPH. THE ACCELERATION SLOWS DOWN RAPIDLY AFTER 16-15MPH THEN IT RAMPS UP AT 13MPH AND THEN SLOWS DOWN AROUND 11 MPH SPEEDS. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN PERSISTENT SINCE THE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE. NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT CAN BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK AND CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. SECOND: THE BATTERY ON THIS VEHICLE WAS DEAD SUDDENLY OVER NIGHT WITHOUT ANY VISIBLE CLUES. NO MAP OR DOME LIGHTS WERE KEPT ON. THE VEHICLE WAS SWITCHED OFF PROPERLY AND NEXT MORNING THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. SOMEWHERE IN THE VEHICLE (THE SUSPECT IS INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM) THE BATTERY IS DRAINING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND HAD TO CHANGE THE BATTERIES. THESE ISSUES ARE HUGE SAFETY HAZARDS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY.

WINDSHIELD CRACKED AFTER TAKING SMALL ROAD DEBRIS TO WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING APPROX 55 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEBRIS HIT WINDSHIELD BEGAN TO SPLINTER AND CRACK WHICH WORSENED INTO A 8-10" LONG DAMAGE MAKING THE WINDSHIELD INELIGIBLE FOR REPAIR. WINDSHIELD REQUIRED REPLACEMENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO HERITAGE SUBARU OWINGS MILLS (9808 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117, (888) 553-0026) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BATTERY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V743000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,500.

3 CRACKED WINDSHIEDS IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED WINDSHIELDS TWICE WHILE PARKED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS COASTING THE VEHICLE FORWARD IN THE DRIVEWAY, IT INDEPENDENTLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE AND THAT THE EYESIGHT AUTOMATIC BRAKING FEATURE FAILED TO ACTIVATE DURING EACH OCCURRENCE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE DEALER (BEYER SUBARU, 7416 RICHMOND HWY, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22306, 703-768-5800) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP FIRST AND THEN BRING IT TO THEM FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT EMAILED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON THE CONTACT'S PROPERTY AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. *TT*JB