This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
In April 2022 hood latch malfunctioned and caused hood to open while driving on interstate. Caused damage to Hood, Fenders, Windshield and Roof. I was able to get stopped safely without injury.
The key intermittently gets stuck in the ignition switch when the gearstick is set in the 'park' position. The car can be turned off, but the key cannot be moved forward into the #1 position (lock/off) and cannot be removed from the ignition in the #2 position (accessory). This scenario retains the electrical in the 'on' position which potentially drains the battery and forces the driver to indefinitely remain with the vehicle to avoid a dead battery and/or vehicle theft. Subaru has acknowledged this issue in service bulletin 16-112-18R (NHTSA id number: 10155220). The summary is as follows: 'this bulletin announces a design change to the cvt select lever (shifter) mechanism in response to isolated customer concerns of not being able to remove the key from the ignition switch when the vehicle is in park. The cause is contamination of the park-range switch internal components.' Many consumers believe that if this problem was serious enough to require a redesign to the cvt (continuously variable transmission), then it is serious enough to require a recall.' Please note that even though your incident report form requires the user to select "one date" when the incident happened, that this incident is only the first occurrence out of multiple occurrences. The problem is now ongoing and unresolved from the reported date forward.
Takata recall : I have a 2005 Subaru WRX which has not been schedule for the recall, for over a year. I have been using the car without allowing anyone to sit in the front seat for a year now, waiting for the recall to be schedule. I am tired of being inconvenienced due to this recall.
Everytime I start the car in even the mildest to coldest temperatures, the car has an extreme gas smell in the cabin of the car. I have taken it to the shop and they claim they don't even smell it and cannot service it. There is a recall for model 02 and 03 of this car but does not cover my year. It's gotten to the point where the car is not drive-able during cold weather. The recalls also do not cover the state of Maryland, which is ridiculous because we've been getting cold snaps putting us below 0. considering the problem is detectable even in 40 degree weather, this does not seem reasonable.
I have a 2005 WRX sti, and the paint has been chipping off!!! I store my car privately, it only has 18,000 miles on it, and the paint gets chipped off by anything and everything. I wax the car monthly and get it detailed quarterly. What kind of paint chips that fast? I have other friends with Subaru and they have the same problem. Thanks for the 32,000 dollar lemon.
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- Bangor, ME, USA