2015 Subaru Impreza

I HAD THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH (RECALL) REPLACED A MONTH AGO. NOW THE KEY WON'T COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AS IT SHOULD WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN PARK. I HAVE TO PUT THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE AND PULL FORWARD, THEN REVERSE AGAIN TO TRY AND SEE IF IT WILL COME OUT. IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WORKS PROPERLY. I HAD NO PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE BEFORE AND IT WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL JUST THIS WEEK. I HAVE 70,800 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND AM GREATLY DISAPPOINTED IT ALREADY NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED.

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION BECAUSE THE SHIFT GUIDE PLATE ASSEMBLY IS FAULTY. IT DOESN'T NOT RECOGNIZE THE CAR IS IN PARK AND OTHER RANGES DO TO THE PLATE BEING BAD. WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THE CAR DOESN'T ALWAYS SWITCH INTO GEAR BECAUSE THE PLATE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THAT YOU HAVE CHANGED GEARS AND LEAVES YOU GOING IN REVERSE WHEN YOU HAVE THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND VICE VERSA. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT.

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. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSHING THE START BUTTON. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL KOLB JR. SUBARU (LOCATED AT 252 NY-303, ORANGEBURG, NY 10962, (845) 359-7777) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR TWO MONTHS, THE MILEAGE IS 24K MILES. A SUNNY DAY, 42F, I INSTALLED NEW WIPER BLADES ON BOTH FRONT ARMS IN MY DRIVEWAY. I DROPPED THE PASSENGER ARM FROM ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE GLASS AND HEARD A ZIP SOUND. A CRACK APPEARED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD EXTENDING ABOUT 6 TO 7 INCHES VERTICALLY. I DROVE THE CAR A FEW MILES FOR AN ERRAND THAT PRODUCED A CURVED EXTENSION TO THE CRACK MAKING IT ABOUT 18 INCHES TOTAL LENGTH. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS NOT IMPACT-RELATED DAMAGE BUT INFERIOR GLASS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF SUBARU OWNERS WHO HAVE POSTED SIMILAR OCCURRENCES ONLINE. IN 2018, SUBARU LOST A CLASS-ACTION SUIT LAST YEAR FOR THIS SAME ISSUE INVOLVING 2015-2016 OUTBACKS AND LEGACYS BUT OTHER YEARS AND MORE MODELS ARE AT RISK. MY IMPREZA DOES NOT HAVE WIPER HEATERS AS DO THE VEHICLES LISTED IN THE 2018 SUIT. THIS IS NOT ONLY COSTLY TO CONSUMERS AND DEALERSHIPS BUT DANGEROUS. MANY TIMES VEHICLE OWNERS ARE DENIED SERVICE OR COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS WHICH CAN CAUSE THESE REPAIRS TO BE DELAYED OR NOT DONE AT ALL. THE WINDSHIELD ACCOUNTS FOR A GOOD PART OF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE, SUPPORTING THE CABIN AND THE ROOF ESPECIALLY IN TIMES OF COLLISION OR A CRASH. IT'S TIME FOR INVESTIGATION BEFORE THE PROBLEM ELEVATES AND ENDS IN TRAGEDY. WE NEED DEPENDABLE WINDSHIELDS FOR SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS; SUBARU NEEDS TO EXPAND ITS RECALLS, TESTING AND WARRANTIES TO SUPPORT ITS CUSTOMERS AND RETAIN ITS LONGTIME QUALITY REPUTATION.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MILES AN HOUR, IN THE SECOND FROM THE LEFT LANE ON A BUSY, FOUR-LANE FREEWAY ASCENDING A SLIGHT HILL, MY CAR SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE WERE ALMOST REAR-ENDED SEVERAL TIMES; CARS WERE SWERVING AROUND US; IT WAS TERRIFYING AND QUITE DANGEROUS. WE WAITED CLOSE TO 10 MINUTES FOR THE CHP TO STOP TRAFFIC. SUBARU HAS IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I THINK A RECALL IS MORE APPROPRIATE THAN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY.