2015 Subaru Impreza

I WAS DRIVING AS I NORMALLY DO AND PARKED MY CAR. WHEN I GO TO START IT AGAIN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS UP AND I CAN'T MOVE MY STEERING WHEEL AT ALL. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING SHAFT AND MOTOR WHERE BAD. IN DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT SUBARU HAD THIS ISSUES IN SINCE 2013 MODELS.

AFTER TURNING THE STEERING SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE RIGHT (FULL LOCK IS NOT NECESSARY), THE CAR THEN *OFTEN* PULLS SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE LEFT. THE SAME THING *SOMETIMES* HAPPENS AFTER A LEFT TURN. AND, THE 'FLOATY' STEERING IS A LOSS OF ON-CENTER FEEL AND THE STEERING GENERALLY FEELS LIKE I'M DRIVING A 1970S ERA BIG-OLD-BUICK... ABSOLUTELY NO ROAD FEEL OR FEEDBACK. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THIS PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE STEERING RACK -- A $2000 REPAIR. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM IN A 2015 SUBARU IMPREZA WITHIN A MONTH! INDICATING THAT THIS IS A LARGER, SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OR PRODUCTION OF THE 2015 IMPREZA! THE DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING RACK IS DEFECTIVE AND DISCOUNTED THE REPAIR BY $1500. THIS IS AN EXCELLENT GOOD-WILL GESTURE, AND I ACCEPTED IT. HOWEVER, I REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OTHER IMPREZA'S. IN PARTICULAR, MOST DRIVERS MAY NOT NOTICE THE PROBLEM AND IT MAY RESULT IN THEM DRIFTING FROM THEIR LANE OR OTHERWISE LOSING CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE.

2015 SUBARU IMPREZA. KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION FOLLOWING TURNING THE CAR OFF, JUGGLING THE KEY DOES NOT DISLODGE IT FROM THE IGNITION. REQUIRES THE CAR TO BE TURNED ON AGAIN, MOVED, WHEEL DIRECTION CHANGED, AND TURNED OFF AGAIN. VERY FREQUENT ISSUE (EVERY OTHER TIME DRIVING). SOMETIMES KEY WILL NOT DISLODGE AND REQUIRES MULTIPLE EFFORTS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE FOR THE VEHICLE BASED ON INTERNET SEARCHES AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. LOCAL DEALERSHIP MENTIONED TO KEEP TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF UNTIL IT NO LONGER WORKS, THEN REPAIR WILL COST 500+ DOLLARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AUTOBAHN SUBARU OF COUNTRYSIDE (6191 JOLIET RD, COUNTRYSIDE, IL 60525, (708) 497-3999) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS AND BDC CONTROL MODULES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.