2014 Subaru Impreza

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS TURNING RIGHT AND THE CONTACT BUMPED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND BELOW THE KNEES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD, BACK, KNEES, NECK, AND FACE. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER WHO REPAIRED THE COSMETIC DAMAGES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT PROVIDE A DEALER AS A REFERRAL TO DIAGNOSE THE AIR BAG FORCE ISSUE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NO SOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH OUR PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN SOMEONE IS SETTING IS THE PASSENGER SEAT. WE HAVE TWO VIDEO ONE JUST AFTER THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE SECOND AFTER WE STOP, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED TAKEN TODAY JULY 9 2017 AT 4:56PM. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASE IN JULY 2014. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO ULTIMATE SUBARU OF FREDERICKSBURG, VA AND TO CREWS SUBARU NORTH CHARLESTON SC ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON JULY 6 2017. I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE LIGHT DOESN'T STAY ON. THEY ALSO COULDN'T TELL ME IF THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH SOMEONE RIDING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITH THE WARNING LIGHTS ON. THE TECHS AT CREW SUBARU NORTH CHARLESTON SC TOLD ME TO MAKE A VIDEO AND TO SEND IT TO SUBARU CORPORATE, NHTSA AND IIHS. MY RESEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT SUBARU HAD A RECALL ON THEIR 2012 IMPREZA RECALL #WQT-55, . THE FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE SEAT SENOR. SINCE WE HAVE CONTACTED TWO DEALERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS TO INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY (IIHS) ON APRIL 20, 2017. TODAY I CONTACTED SUBARU CORPORATE CASE # 1-24758084454 I SPOKE WITH KIYA AT CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS MORNING JULY 10, 2017 SHE IS THE ONE PERSON WHOM STATED THAT IF THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON THEN THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT WORK. I HAVE VIDEO SHOW THIS BUT CAN NOT UPLOAD IT TO THIS SITE. I CAN EMAIL IT TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT'S SHINS AND CALVES SUFFERED NERVE DAMAGE, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION SHOP AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG WILL SWITCH OFF WITH AN ADULT SEATED OR SWITCH IT ON WHEN NO ONE IS PRESENT. AT THE SAME TIME THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL TURN ON. WE HAVE FOUND THAT STOPPING THE VEHICLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE CORRECT THIS ISSUE. ON THE 2012 SUBARU THERE WAS A PROBLEM JUST LIKE THIS THAT WAS RECALLED. SUBARU CAN'T FIND ANYTHING BECAUSE THESE PROBLEMS ARE CORRECTED AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AGAIN. NO ONE AT SUBARU CAN STATE THAT THE SYSTEM IS WORKING WHILE THIS HAPPENS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S HOOD INDEPENDENTLY OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V060000 (STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

AIRBAG FAIL, DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. IN NOVEMBER OF 2016 THE ICON INDICATING "PASSENGER AIRBAG FAIL" STARTING COMING ON EVERY TIME I PICKED UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL ON A RAINY DAY OR AFTER SPORTS PRACTICE. HE WAS NOT WET, JUST DAMP OR HOT. THE ICON COMING ON WAS TOTALLY PREDICTABLE AT FIRST, ONLY UNDER DAMP CONDITIONS, THEN UNPREDICTABLE. IN SPEAKING TO THE SERVICE PERSON WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, I WAS TOLD THAT THE LIT ICON WAS NORMAL, THEN TOLD THAT MY SON DIDN'T WEIGH ENOUGH (HE WRESTLES AT 156 LBS). I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT AND WAS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROBLEM. THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM IS NOW REPEATING ITSELF WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG FAIL ICON. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM CODE WHEN DIAGNOSED.I WAS TOLD THE TECHNICIAN CALLED SUBARU TECH-SUPPORT AND THAT HE WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS "NORMAL". I AM NOW TOLD THAT THE SENSOR CAN FAIL WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS DAMP, BUT WILL WORK WHEN IT DRIES OUT, THERE IS NO REPAIR POSSIBLE. IF THIS IS TRUE, I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER OR HOT WEATHER. I BOUGHT THIS CAR SPECIFICALLY FOR DRIVING IN LESS THAN IDEAL WEATHER. THE PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA IN APRIL 4015 UNDER ACTION NUMBER PE15012, AND RECALL CAMPAIGN # 15V419000, BUT I CAN TESTIFY THAT THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS. IT TOOK THREE DAYS FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR, OR ICON, TO STOP SHOWING FAILED, IT STOPPED RAINING A DAY BEFORE. IT IS A HIGHLY UNSAFE SITUATION IF IT IS TRULY UNREPAIRABLE. *TR

DRIVING 65 MPH (TEMPERATURE 34 DEGREES, NO HEAT ON IN CAR) EARLY SUNDAY AM 12/4 (NO OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME) AND MY SUNROOF GLASS EXPLODED. DEALER IS TRYING TO TELL ME IT WAS FROM A ROCK OR OTHER PARTICLE ITEM (SERIOUSLY... NO ONE WAS IN FRONT ME). THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. I HAVE 5 TOTAL PICTURES BUT THE SYSTEM ISN'T ALLOWING ME TO ATTACH MORE. *TR

WE HAVE NOTICED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT WILL COME ON AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. WE NOTICED THIS ISSUE SOON AFTER OUR LEASE BEGAN, IN EARLY 2014. WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ESTABLISH IF THERE IS A PATTERN OR REASON THAT THE LIGHT GOES ON. ONCE THE LIGHT COMES ON, IT DOES NOT GO OFF UNTIL THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. INITIALLY, THIS HAPPENED MAYBE ONCE A WEEK OR SO, BUT WE HAVE NOTICED THAT LATELY IT HAPPENS MORE FREQUENTLY. WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM WITH OUR LOCAL SUBARU DEALER (WAYNE NJ SUBARU). ALTHOUGH WE BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO THEIR ATTENTION, THEY NEVER ADVISED US THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE WITH PREVIOUS YEAR IMPREZAS. IT WAS ONLY WHEN WE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON-LINE THAT WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS IN FACT A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, WITH EARLIER YEAR IMPREZAS. THE DEALER HAS TOLD US THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1,000.00 TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, AS IT INVOLVES REPLACING THE SEAT. THIS CAR IS A LEASE. WE DO NOT FEEL THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR OF SOMETHING THAT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG SUBARU IMPREZAS. WE FEEL THAT OUR CAR SHOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THIS RECALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS PROBLEM IS ALARMING, AS WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER THE AIR BAG WOULD FUNCTION PROPERLY IF THE CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADVISE HOW WE CAN RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM ON THE SUBARU IMPREZA. THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES WILL WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF TREAD ON IT. IF THE OWNER DOES NOT CHECK THE WHOLE TIRE THEY WILL MISS IT AND COULD RESULT IN A BLOWN TIRE. HAVE HEARD OF MANY IMPREZA OWNERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. TALKED TO A SERVICE MANAGER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ALSO. IT NEEDS LOOKED AT BEFORE SOMEBODY GET HURT OR KILLED.

I AM PRESENTLY TRAVELING 60MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I AM SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT IS ON. I CAN ONLY ASSUME THIS HAS TO DO WITH MY BOTTOM BEING SLIGHTLY DAMP AFTER SNOW SPORTS. I ASSUME THIS BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS TIMES THAT THIS HAPPENED AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN AURORA COLORADO I WAS TOLD "THE SENSOR WILL TURN THE AIRBAG OFF IF THERE IS ANY MOISTURE ON THE SEAT OR IF ELECTRONICS ARE SET ON OR NEAR THE SEAT. I WAS TOLD NOT TO DO THOSE THINGS. I CANNOT SEE HOW THIS CAN BE CONSIDERED SAFE.