2015 SUBARU XV CROSSTREK Complaints

I HAVE A 2015 CROSSTREK THAT HAS 31,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK THAT YOU CAN NOT TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION TO SHUT THE CAR DOWN. I HAVE HAD TO PLAY WITH THE SHIFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN IN PARK AGAIN HOPING THIS TIME I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF. TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. THESE CARS NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED AT SUBARU'S EXPENSE, CLEARLY THEY HAVE ISSUES.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS NOT FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AFTER 38,000 MILES. DRIVER SIDE WILL AUTO DOWN, BUT WILL ONLY ROLL UP A FEW INCHES AT A TIME. PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CONTROLS FAIL ON DRIVER SIDE BUT DOWN FUNCTIONALITY WORK ON PASSENGER SIDE HOWEVER UP FUNCTION FAILS AND WINDOW STAYS STUCK OPEN.

THE KEY GET REMAIN STUCK IN THE IGNITION AFTER DRIVING. FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT ABOUT OF TIME. BASED FEEDBACK FROM THE DEALER THIS IS BEING REPORTED IN MANY SUBARU VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM IS SUGGESTED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND NOTHING SPECIFIC WITH THE KEY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU XV CROSSTREK HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL ROTTEN EGG ODOR EMERGING FROM THE VENTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBARU OF GLENDALE (308 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE STOP AND GO BATTERY WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 1-32989483270. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED A FREE BATTERY REPLACEMENT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET!.I HEARD THE ENGINE ROARING IT JUMPED THE CURB, SPED ABOUT 15 FEET THROUGH THE GRASS, I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, JUST MISSED A TREE, AND THE CAR STOPPED.

EVER SINCE THE FIRST BATTERY DIED AFTER A COLD WINTER, THE CAR HAS BEEN DRAINING THE BATTERY ON IT'S OWN MANNER. CURRENTLY, ONCE AWHILE, I WILL NOTICE IT DRAINS MUCH MORE OVERNIGHT THAN NORMAL, AND IF LEFT UNUSED 3-5 DAYS, THE CAR BATTERY WILL BE COMPLETELY DRAINED. COMMUNICATED WITH THE DEALER AND SUBARU, BUT CONSIDER THE CAR HAS NO ISSUE AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS MY FAULT THAT I MUST BE NOT DRIVING ENOUGH. THE FIRST BATTERY LASTED FROM 9/2015 TO 2/2017, BEEN DRIVING UNDER SAME METHOD, BEHAVIOR, AND CONDITION BEFORE THE DEATH OF FIRST BATTERY AND AFTER. HOWEVER, EVEN SINCE THE CHANGE OF THE BATTERY, THE ISSUE EXIST AND NEVER FIXED BY DEALER. A GOOD NOTE IS THAT A TOWING COMPANY PERSON HAD A SAME CAR WITH SAME ISSUE, IT WAS FIXED BY REPLACING THE BATTERY CONTROL BOARD OR SUCH. HOWEVER, SUBARU AND DEALER DIDN'T THINK THAT MAY BE THE POSSIBLE CAUSE. IN THIS MANNER OF THE CAR, I CAN NOT TRUST THE CAR TO KEEP DRIVING SAFELY, OR MAYBE IT WILL NOT TURN BACK ON AFTER A TRIP INTO MOUNTAIN ROAD AND STOPPED FOR A BREAK TIME. BATTERY IS THE KEY PART TO KEEP THE ENGINE FIRING AND RUNNING. IF IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING, THIS ISSUE MAY CAUSE DEATH. THE CAR HAD DIED IN VARIES LOCATION. SUCH AS HOME DRIVEWAY, HOME GARAGE, AIRPORT PARKING LOT, AND PUBLIC LOCATIONS. YESTERDAY, THE CAR JUST DIED AGAIN INSIDE THE HOUSE GARAGE. IF NEEDED, I CAN BE REACH ANY TIME WITH MY PHONE. I JUST WANT MY CAR ISSUE BEING TAKEN CARE OF, AND SUBARU TO SEE THE ISSUE BEFORE ANYONE GET KILLED.

AT 37,801 MILES, THE BRAKE SWITCH COMPONENT FAILED ON MY 2015 SUBARU XV CROSSTREK. THE HILL ASSIST, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. WHEN I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF, IT REFUSED TO COME OUT OF PARK, LEAVING THE VEHICLE STRANDED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PART, HOWEVER, THERE IS NO RECALL AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU XV CROSSTREK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO REMAIN AT THE DESIRED SPEED AND INCREASED SPEED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (TUCSON SUBARU, 4901 N ORACLE RD, TUCSON, AZ 85704, (520) 422-2111) WHO REPLACED THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

EVERY FEW MONTHS THE ENGINE DROPS TO AN IDLE STATE FOR AT LEASE ONE SECOND JUST AFTER ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED. SO WHEN EXPECTING POWER FOR URGENT ACCELERATION, THERE IS INITIAL MOMENTARY POWER, PROPELLING THE CAR ONTO A BUSY ROAD, FOR EXAMPLE, THEN ENGINE RPM DROPS TO IDLE AND CAR STOPS ACCELERATING FOR A SECOND OR MORE BEFORE POWER STARTS TO RETURN. THIS USUALLY WILL OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS AND THEN CLEARS UP BY ITSELF FOR ANOTHER FEW MONTHS BEFORE THE HAZARD REOCCURS. RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY SAY IF THE MECHANIC CAN'T REPEAT THE PROBLEM, THERE IS NOTHING SUBARU CAN DO. THE CAR HAS EXHIBITED THIS PROBLEM SINCE NEW. AT ONE POINT I FOUND THAT IT SEEMED THAT CELL PHONE EMI COUPLING INTO THE CAR'S WIRING HARNESS HAD MADE THE PROBLEM WORSE. IN THAT CASE THE ENGINE WOULD DROP TO AN IDLE FOR UP TO THREE SECONDS AND WOULD OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY. TO DATE NO COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY SUBARU. AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE SUBARU TO BUY BACK THE CAR BECAUSE OF THIS CYCLICAL SAFETY HAZARD, WHERE THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY YET INFREQUENTLY DROPS TO AN IDLE STATE. I'VE GOT ABOUT 21 PAGES OF EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE WITH SUBARU REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND AND THEY HAVE YET TO OFFER ANY PLAN OF ACTION.

WHILE ON A VERY SLIGHT DOWNSLOPE, WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE VEHICEL ROLLED DOWN THE HILL WITH NO ONE IN IT. HAD I BEEN STANDING IN FRONT OF IT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER.