2013 Subaru Impreza

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 SUBARU IMPREZA. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT STARTED TO CONSUME AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF OIL, MORE THAN APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER EVERY 1,200 MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 5,500 MILES, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL AND A TEST NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED AT 30,000 MILES. PER THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN EVERY 1,200 MILES FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. AFTER THE SEVENTH TEST, IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE DEALER THAT THE SMALL BLOCK NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

YOU CAN GOOGLE THE THOUSANDS OF CASES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE I'M DESCRIBING. SEEMS TO BE ALL MODELS OF IMPREZA WRX 08+. I HAVE A GRADUATE POPING FROM MY CLUTCH PEDAL THAT GRADUALLY GOT LOADER AND LOUDER AND LOUDER. NOW I CAN HEAR SQUEAKING OR CREEKING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED AND THE PEDAL POPS PRETTY GOOD YOU CAN FEEL ON YOUR FOOT NOW. MY CLUTCH PETAL FEELS REAL SPONGY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND IT'S BROKEN SPOT WELDS IN THE FIREWALL HOLDING THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IN PLACE NOTICEABLY EFFECTING THE VEHICLE SINCE 20,000 MILES!! AT TIMES MY CLUTCH CABLE HAS GOTTEN SO LOOSE AND SPONGY FEELING IT FEELS AS IF IT HAS TROUBLES GOING INTO GEAR AT TIMES MAKING IT A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD EFFECT ONES POWER TRAIN IN THE MOST SEVERE CASES BY ENABLING THE VEHICLE TO BE PUT INTO GEAR PROPERLY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE BY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHY THERE IS ANY QUESTION ON A RECALL. WHY SHOULD I HALF TO PAY FOR 3-4 HOURS OF LABOR TO FIX THIS MANUFACTURES DEFECT I MEAN IT'S SNAPPED WELDS HIDDEN WITHIN THE INSIDE OF A FIREWALL COMPLETELY NO QUESTION A MANUFACTOR DEFFECT. THANK YOU. *TR

PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT ENGAGED WHEN THE PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT WITH THE BELT ON/OFF. CONTINUES EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND STARTED ON AGAIN. OCCURS MOST OFTEN IF THE HUMIDITY IS HIGH, SEAT IS MOIST, OR RAINING. BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF SUBARU DEALERSHIP WHILE HAVING SERVICE PERFORMED. WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. RECALL ONLY ISSUED FOR 2012 IMPREZA EVEN THOUGH THE SAME SENSOR AND AIRBAG IS INSTALLED IN THIS MODEL YEAR.

OUR SUBARU IMPREZA AIR BAG & SEAT BELT CENSOR MALFUNCTIONS REGULARLY WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. WHEN NO PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE SENSOR BUZZES TO INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF A PASSENGER. THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS WHEN MY PURSE IS ON THE SEAT. IT MALFUNCTIONS AND BUZZES WHEN I SIMPLY TOUCH THE SEAT WITH SLIGHT PRESSURE. ONCE IT SEEMED TO GO OFF BECAUSE OF CONDENSATION FROM A COLD BEVERAGE BOTTLE RESTING ON THE SEAT (THAT IS IT BUZZED AFTER THE BOTTLE WAS NO LONGER ON THE SEAT, BUT IT WAS DAMP TO THE TOUCH). CONVERSELY -- AND LESS FREQUENTLY -- THE SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, THE SENSOR WILL CHANGE ITS STATUS, SUGGESTING THAT THERE IS NO OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT. THIS SEEMS TO IMPLY THAT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT GO OFF IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MALFUNCTION WITH POTENTIAL TO BE LIFE-THREATENING.

WHILE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS; BOTH WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS ON MY BRAKE AT A RED LIGHT (STATIONARY) AND THE SECOND TIME, AFTER I WENT OVER A SMALL "LIP" ON THE ASPHALT, I WAS BRAKING TO PARK IN FRONT OF A HOUSE WHEN IT ACCELERATED SUBSTANTIALLY, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE AND CAR, WHILE ALMOST KILLING ME.