2002 SUBARU IMPREZA Problems & Recalls

A CHILD OWNS THIS VEHICLE

The contact owns a 2002 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while reversing, the vehicle felt as if there was a flat tire on the vehicle. Upon inspection, the contact noticed that the front driver's side tire was about to detach. Additionally, the driver’s side front lower control arm was frac...

Mileage: 170,000

The passenger side lower control arm was rusting out without my knowledge and while driving, a part of it broke in half which caused my front passenger side while to turn the wrong way and ripped apart the CV Axle causing me to swerve to the left and promptly stopping the vehicle causing cars behind...

The passenger side lower control arm was rusting out without my knowledge and while driving, a part of it broke in half which caused my front passenger side while to turn the wrong way and ripped apart the CV Axle causing me to swerve to the left and promptly stopping the vehicle causing cars behind...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD SOUND INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED BY THE DRIVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT FIRST THE HORN WOULD SOUND ONCE HOWEVER, RECENTLY THE FAILURE WAS MORE FREQUENT AND FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT HAD NO...

Mileage: 154,973

HELLO, I HOPE THIS MESSAGE FINDS YOU SAFE AND WELL. MY PROBLEM IS AS FOLLOWS: CONTROL ARM FAILURE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN PREVIOUS RECALL FROM 2011 (LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE AT HANGAR BRACKET; SAFETY RECALL: WVX34|NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 11V464000). I WAS NEVER PERSONALLY NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL, THE C...

Mileage: 54,000

PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWORDS.... SAME EXACT DAY IN WAS AT A STOP LIGHT ON A INCLINE AND MY CAR ROLLED BACKWORDS FASTER THEN IT SHOULD WHILE IN DRIVE. CAR HAS 101000 MILES

Mileage: 101,000

STRONG SMELL OF FUEL UPON START-UP WHEN IN SUB-FREEZING CONDITIONS. IT HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN 2019, WHICH ARE THE ONLY RECENT TIMES IT HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO THOSE CONDITIONS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS IN FEBRUARY, 2019. THE SECOND WAS IN NOVEMBER, 2019. RECALL 09V468000 APPLIES TO MY MODEL VEHICLE, ...

Mileage: 73,000

SAFETY RECALL: WVX34 I HAD THIS WORK DONE AT A DEALERSHIP. THEY DID A PUNCH TEST.THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS PASSED ON JULY 9, 2019 AND WERE UNDERCOATED AT 192630 MILES. TODAY AUGUST 10, 2019 THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET THE VEHICLE HOME AND TO...

Mileage: 195,000

SUBARU IMPREZA OUTBACK SPORT 2002, PASSENGER LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD CORROSION BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE COMPLETE SEPARATION AND FAILURE CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA AND SUBARU DEALERSHIP, SUBARU WAS NOT WITHIN THE ...

Mileage: 150,000

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE INTO TWO PIECES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT FROM TOF THE VEHICLE TO DROP DOWN, IT CAUSED THE TIRE TO CONTACT THE FENDER AT REAR OF WHEEL OPENING AND CAUSED THE FRONT WHEELS TO POINT IN TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. THE OCCURRED...

Mileage: 85,000

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 11V464000 (SUBARU SAFETY RECALL WVX-34) COVERS 2002-2007 IMPREZAS, AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS. THE SAFETY RECALL COVERS CARS REGISTERED IN 20 RUST BELT STATES. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN REGISTERED IN THOSE STATES, SO IT IS TECHNICALLY NOT COVERED, BUT IT IS DRIVEN THERE REGULARLY SIN...

Mileage: 127,500

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 11V464000 (SUBARU SAFETY RECALL WVX-34) COVERS 2002-2007 IMPREZAS, AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS. THE SAFETY RECALL COVERS CARS REGISTERED IN 20 RUST BELT STATES. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN REGISTERED IN THOSE STATES, SO IT IS TECHNICALLY NOT COVERED, BUT IT IS DRIVEN THERE REGULARLY SIN...

Mileage: 127,500

IN COLD TEMPERATURES THE FUEL LEAKS FROM RUBBER FUEL LINES ONTO THE FUEL RAIL AND MANIFOLD RESULTING IN A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING INTO THE VEHICLES CABIN. WHEN AT A STOP WITH THE VEHICLE IDILING THE SMELL IS OVERWHELMING. NOT NEARLY AS BAD WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 141,000

VERY STRONG SMELL OF RAW GASOLINE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CABIN THAT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH SPILLED FUEL BUT THERE WASN'T ANY SPILLED IN EITHER LOCATION. THE SMELL IS STRONGEST WHILE DRIVING WITH HEAT OR A/C ON TO THE POINT THAT WINDOWS HAD TO BE OPENED BECAUSE THE FUMES WERE IRRITATING THE ...

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR WITHOUT WARNING. SUBARU OF WINCHESTER (3019 VALLEY AVE, WINCHESTER, VA) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER W...

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM FACTURED AND SEPERATED. BOTH FRONT WHEELS TURNED OUTWARD AND THE FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED, WHICH LOWERED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN DUE TO ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED AND FRACTURED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEGAN BOUNCING UNCONTROLLABLY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MOVING AND VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT FORCED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH O...

Mileage: 163,000

AT OIL CHANGE, I WAS CALLED TO LOOK AT HOLE RUSTED INTO FRONT SUBFRAME--SHOCKING AND FRIGHTENING!!!

Mileage: 182,653

I WAS DENIED THE FUEL LINE RECALL DUE TO I LIVE IN OHIO AND OHIO IS NOT ON THE LIST OF "COLD STATES." I AM FORCED TO BREATH GASOLINE FUMES AND MY ENGINE SMOKES BURNING OFF THOSE GASOLINE FUMES. JUST WAITING FOR THE CAR TO BLOW UP. THANK YOU, SUBARU *TR

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DENIED THE FUEL LINE RECALL DUE TO I LIVE IN OHIO AND OHIO IS NOT ON THE LIST OF "COLD STATES." I AM FORCED TO BREATH GASOLINE FUMES AND MY ENGINE SMOKES BURNING OFF THOSE GASOLINE FUMES. JUST WAITING FOR THE CAR TO BLOW UP. THANK YOU, SUBARU *TR

Mileage: 90,000

FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS NOW, WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, SITTING IN THE GARAGE, THEN YOU START IT UP AND YOUR VENTS ARE OPEN TO THE OUTSIDE AIR, THE INTERIOR SMELLS OF GASOLINE. I LIVE IN HAWAII AND THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER OUR STATE. THE ONLY WAY TO NOT LET THE SMELL IN THE INSIDE COMPARTMENT IS TO CLOSE...

FUEL LINES ABOVE THE ENGINE ON BOTH SIDES LEAK FUEL WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. THE LEAK OCCURS WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED IF THE TEMP IS LOWER THAN 32 DEGREES. AT THE POINT WHERE THE RUBBER FUEL LINE MEETS THE METAL FUEL LINES YOU CAN SEE GAS SPRAY ACROSS THE ENGINE BLOCK AND WILL POOL UP. TI...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, A POPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS FRACTURED A...

Mileage: 145,466

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, A POPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS FRACTURED A...

Mileage: 145,466

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A BURNING OIL ODOR. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST ...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A BURNING OIL ODOR. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST ...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A BURNING OIL ODOR. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EMIT A LOUD VIBRATING NOISE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST ...

Mileage: 75,000

2002 SUBARU WITH ROTTED SUB FRAME WITH ONLY 129,000 MILES. UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

2002 SUBARU WITH ROTTED SUB FRAME WITH ONLY 129,000 MILES. UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

2002 SUBARU WITH ROTTED SUB FRAME WITH ONLY 129,000 MILES. UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

I BROUGHT MY SUBARU IMPREZA 2001 WAGON IN FOR OIL CHANGE INTO MY SUBARU SERVICE ON 11/4/2016. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS RUSTY AND THEY COULD STICK A SCREW DRIVER THROUGH A HOLE. I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE WITH THE CAR BUT THEY WERE CONCERNED FOR THE FUTURE AND RECOMMENDED REPAIRING IF WE A...

Mileage: 172,509

I BROUGHT MY SUBARU IMPREZA 2001 WAGON IN FOR OIL CHANGE INTO MY SUBARU SERVICE ON 11/4/2016. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS RUSTY AND THEY COULD STICK A SCREW DRIVER THROUGH A HOLE. I WAS ABLE TO LEAVE WITH THE CAR BUT THEY WERE CONCERNED FOR THE FUTURE AND RECOMMENDED REPAIRING IF WE A...

Mileage: 172,509

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED FROM THE AXLE AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING...

Mileage: 71,000

MY CAR HAS A SUB FRAME UNDER THE FRONT END. I HAVE READ THEORIES ABOUT WHY IT IS THERE BUT IT STILL SEEMS TO BE A QUESTION. I BELIEVE THE INFO ABOUT IT BEING AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY FEATURE FOR THE US MARKET. IT CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT CHANGING ANYTHING ELSE. THEY RUST AND MINE IS A GROUP OF RUSTED FRA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO LOWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD FRACTURED. TH...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO LOWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD FRACTURED. TH...

Mileage: 135,000

RECENT TIRE ROTATION AT MY LOCAL GARAGE IDENTIFIED VERY BADLY CORRODED SUBFRAME ON THE RIGHT HAD SIDE. THE LEFT SIDE SUBFRAME APPEARS FINE. I AM DEBATING WHETHER TO GET IT REPAIRED BECAUSE I WILL COST ROUGHLY 50% OF THE CARS VALUE. FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE I WILL PROBABLY GET THE WORK CARRIED OUT B...

Mileage: 146,500

VEHICLE HAD RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR RUST ON FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS PERFORMED (AMONG THE FIRST CARS FIXED IN THE CAMPAIGN), AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND LOWER SUBFRAME ARE BADLY RUSTED, RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE. SUBARU DEALER RECOMMENDED CONTACTING SUBARU OF AMERICA (SOA) AND SOA DECLINED TO HELP AT...

VEHICLE HAD RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR RUST ON FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS PERFORMED (AMONG THE FIRST CARS FIXED IN THE CAMPAIGN), AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND LOWER SUBFRAME ARE BADLY RUSTED, RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE. SUBARU DEALER RECOMMENDED CONTACTING SUBARU OF AMERICA (SOA) AND SOA DECLINED TO HELP AT...

VEHICLE HAD RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR RUST ON FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS PERFORMED (AMONG THE FIRST CARS FIXED IN THE CAMPAIGN), AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND LOWER SUBFRAME ARE BADLY RUSTED, RENDERING THE CAR UNSAFE. SUBARU DEALER RECOMMENDED CONTACTING SUBARU OF AMERICA (SOA) AND SOA DECLINED TO HELP AT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS NOT IN PLACE AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED IN HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT A PARKING LOT. THE C...

Mileage: 203,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. AFTER ADJUSTING THE REAR OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT, THE BACK OF THE SEAT SUDDENLY RELEASED AND CAUSED THE OCCUPANT TO FALL BACKWARDS WHILE IN THE SEAT. DURING THE INCIDENT, THE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED. THE CAUSE OF THE FA...

Mileage: 105,000

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS 35 DEGREASE AND BELOW THE FUEL LINE TENDS TO LEAK FUEL/VAPOR AND THE SMELL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS UNBEARABLE, AND I'M SURE THAT IT'S NOT SAFE NOR ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ETHER.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM HAD SLIGHTLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONTACT, A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VE...

Mileage: 131,390

THIN ICE AND SNOW ON ROAD, APPROACHING RED LIGHT AT 28MPH DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND, SLOWED TO 17MPH, DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST, SLOW TO 9, LIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKES WITH 4 CAR LENGTHS TO GO, LEFT FRONT MOMENTARILY LOCKED TRIGGERING ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM WHICH PUSHED THE PEDAL UP BUT FAILED TO DO ANYTHING ELSE, WITH ABSO...

Mileage: 166,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. AFTER TAKING POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARMS FRACTURED DUE TO SEVERE RUSTING AND CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,...

Mileage: 90,000

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TIRES AND ALONG WITH BAD WHEEL BEARING, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS ALMOST ROTTED OUT. AS I LIVE IN A COLD SNOWY AREA AND I OFTEN DRIVE MY GRANDCHILDREN AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER ...

Mileage: 165,000

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TIRES AND ALONG WITH BAD WHEEL BEARING, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS ALMOST ROTTED OUT. AS I LIVE IN A COLD SNOWY AREA AND I OFTEN DRIVE MY GRANDCHILDREN AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER ...

Mileage: 165,000

TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TIRES AND ALONG WITH BAD WHEEL BEARING, I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT SUBFRAME WAS ALMOST ROTTED OUT. AS I LIVE IN A COLD SNOWY AREA AND I OFTEN DRIVE MY GRANDCHILDREN AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER ...

Mileage: 165,000

DURING COLD TEMPERATURES THERE IS A GAS LEAK. CAR IS AN IMPREZA OUTBACK SPORT. THERE IS A RECALL FOR WRX FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

I TOOK MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA FOR ITS YEARLY NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION. AT THIS TIME WE WERE TOLD THE SUBFRAME IS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. AND IT IS UN SAFE TO EVEN DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR IS OTHERWISE IN GREAT SHAPE. IT DOES HAVE 170,000 MILES BUT OTHER THAN THAT THE CAR HAS GIVEN US NO PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 170,249

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS EXHIBITING CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILUR...

Mileage: 150,000

THE RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM SHEERED IN HALF WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED. LATER INSPECTION REVEALED IT WAS DUE TO CORROSION. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS EXACT SAME PART ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2011, AND THE RECALL WAS COMPLIED WITH ON THIS CAR IN 2012, YET THE PART STILL FAILED IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION LESS T...

Mileage: 159,000

2002 IMPREZA WAS TAKEN TO TWO SUBARU DEALERSHIPS, BOTH OF WHICH FOUND THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS SERIOUSLY ROTTED, AS WAS THE LOWER SUPPORT FOR THE RADIATOR. BOTH CONDITIONS WERE DEEMED BY THE DEALERSHIPS TO MAKE THE CAR'S SAFETY TO DRIVE QUESTIONABLE. SUBARU OF AMERICA WAS CONTACTED BY THIS WRITER ABOUT...

Mileage: 72,300

THE 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL ON ITS CONTROL ARMS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V464000). OUR CAR'S PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO. NOW WE HAVE DISCOVERED THE SAME LEVEL OF CORROSION ON A NEARBY PART, ALSO ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. WE ...

Mileage: 128,000

THE 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL ON ITS CONTROL ARMS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V464000). OUR CAR'S PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE ABOUT 1.5 YEARS AGO. NOW WE HAVE DISCOVERED THE SAME LEVEL OF CORROSION ON A NEARBY PART, ALSO ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. WE ...

Mileage: 128,000

WHEN I TOOK OUT THE UNDERNEATH PLASTIC COVER BELOW THE ENGINE FOR CLEANING PURPOSES, I SAW SEVERE RUST ON THE" SUB-FRAME" WHERE BOTH LOWER ARMS ARE ATTACH TO IT.I WENT TO THE SUBARU DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON NOV. 9, 2013. THEY TOLD ME THAT, IT IS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST, SO I WILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE ...

WHEN I TOOK OUT THE UNDERNEATH PLASTIC COVER BELOW THE ENGINE FOR CLEANING PURPOSES, I SAW SEVERE RUST ON THE" SUB-FRAME" WHERE BOTH LOWER ARMS ARE ATTACH TO IT.I WENT TO THE SUBARU DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON NOV. 9, 2013. THEY TOLD ME THAT, IT IS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST, SO I WILL NEED TO PAY FOR THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS ABNORMALLY ANGLED INWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED ...

Mileage: 168,000

DURING COOL WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM COLD STARTUP THE ENGINE HAS HEAVY FUEL/GAS SMELL WHICH IS TRANSPORTED INTO THE VEHICLE CABIN CAUSING UNHEALTHY BREATHING CONDITIONS FOR ANY OCCUPANTS. CALLED SUBARU COOPERATE AND THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR A LEAKING FUEL RAIL BUT NOT ON OU...

Mileage: 91,337

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THEY WERE ADVISED THAT THE SUB FRAME EXHIBITED SEVERE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMAT...

Mileage: 94,000

THE SEAT TRACK FAILED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. THIS RESULTED IN THE DRIVERS SEAT COMING LOSE. ALL BOLTS REMAINED TIGHT, WAS NOT A FASTENER FAILURE, RATHER A METAL FATIGUE ISSUE WITH THE SEAT TRACK. WAS NOT CAUSED BY CORROSION. I AM RETAINING THE FAILED SEAT TRACK. *TR

Mileage: 216,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM) AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED. INSTEAD, THE...

Mileage: 159,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...

Mileage: 115,541

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER BOLTED THE RECALLED COMPONENT TO THE SUB-FRAME, WHICH WAS RUSTED. THE CONTACT WAS CON...

Mileage: 103,000

WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 3-5 MPH IN AUGUST 2011, THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT BROKE THE SWAY BAR LINKS THAT CONNECT TO THE CONTROL ARM. THE MECHANIC THAT SPECIALIZES IN SUBARUS IN MY AREA FOUND THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS ALSO ROTTED OUT ...

Mileage: 120,723

WHILE PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 3-5 MPH IN AUGUST 2011, THE RIGHT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT BROKE THE SWAY BAR LINKS THAT CONNECT TO THE CONTROL ARM. THE MECHANIC THAT SPECIALIZES IN SUBARUS IN MY AREA FOUND THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS ALSO ROTTED OUT ...

Mileage: 120,723

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREEZA WRX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V464000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM). IN ADDITION TO THE REPAIRS, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SUBFRAME ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED D...

Mileage: 290,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA TS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE OF $712.18. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

Mileage: 196,863

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA TS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE SUB FRAME WAS CORRODED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE OF $712.18. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

Mileage: 196,863

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE MOUNTING FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE DEALER STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE, THE CROSS MEMBERS...

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V464000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT FRAME RAIL...

Mileage: 92,181

WHEN THE WEATHER IS MILDLY COLD, AND IT IS APPROXIMATELY 50 DEGREES OR LESS, AND THE VEHICLE SITS PARKED FOR AT LEAST 4-5 HOURS, TYPICALLY OVERNIGHT AND/OR IN A GARAGE, THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. THE SMELL DISSIPATES AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND WILL NOT RETURN UNLE...

Mileage: 104,481

EXTREME CORROSION OF FRONT SUB-FRAME. FAST ONSET. NO SIGN OF ISSUE AND THEN APPROX. LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER TOTAL PENETRATING CORROSION WAS VISIBLE IN AN AREA OF IT. WAS NOTICED DURING COMPLETION OF AN EXISTING SAFETY RECALL DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND FAILURE OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. CAN PR...

Mileage: 197,245

EXTREME CORROSION OF FRONT SUB-FRAME. FAST ONSET. NO SIGN OF ISSUE AND THEN APPROX. LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER TOTAL PENETRATING CORROSION WAS VISIBLE IN AN AREA OF IT. WAS NOTICED DURING COMPLETION OF AN EXISTING SAFETY RECALL DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND FAILURE OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS. CAN PR...

Mileage: 197,245

RT CONTROL ARM FAILED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS NORTH BOUND ON THE WEST SIDE HIGHWAY IN NYC. SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL CAR AND EXIT HIGHWAY. INSPECTION BY MY MECHANIC INDICATED THE PART HAD RUSTED AWAY. I HAD HIM REPLACED BOTH AS I INTENDED TO TRADE IT IN AND I DIDN'T WANT TO ENDANGER ANYONE WHO MIGHT GET...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V464000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM) BUT WAS ADVISED BY TH...

Mileage: 109,000

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE DUE TO RUST DAMAGE. HAPPENED WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. VEHICLE CANNOT BE STEERED. SUBARU HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE FOR THE SAME MODEL YEAR BUT HAS EXCLUDED MY VIN NUMBER. *TT

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL TURNED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT SUB FRAME AN...

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND REVERSING FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE AWARE...

Mileage: 100,000

SEE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT W/SAME VEHICLE----FAILURE OF RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON 1-14-2011 AT ODO 49093. THIS CURRENT COMPLAINT IS FAILURE OF LEFT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON 8-28-11. 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.5TS WAGON WITH 51764 MILES. ALWAYS BEST OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. DRIVING SLOWLY ON CITY ...

Mileage: 51,764

SEE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT W/SAME VEHICLE----FAILURE OF RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON 1-14-2011 AT ODO 49093. THIS CURRENT COMPLAINT IS FAILURE OF LEFT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON 8-28-11. 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA 2.5TS WAGON WITH 51764 MILES. ALWAYS BEST OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. DRIVING SLOWLY ON CITY ...

Mileage: 51,764

AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AFTER WORK, EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. THE CAR HAD DRIVEN FINE ALL THE WAY HOME, INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY. A FEW HOURS LATER WHEN I WENT OUT TO THE CAR TO LEAVE, IS WHEN I FOUND THE PROBLEM. AS I BEGAN TO BACK UP THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A SHUDDERING SOUND, AND BACKED UP C...

Mileage: 196,950

TRAVELING AT 40 M MPH, I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD POP AND THEN THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CROSSED THE ROAD AND STOPPED IN THE DITCH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD FROM WHERE I WAS TRAVELING. AFTER A TOW TO THE SERVICE STATION, I DISCOVERED A SNAPPED LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT WHEEL....

Mileage: 156,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE LEAVING THE DRIVEWAY. IT WAS ABOUT MIDNIGHT. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO DRIVE THE CAR. HOWEVER ONCE I CHECKED THE STEERING AND NOTICED THAT THE TWO FRONT WHEELS WERE NOT TRACKING TOGETHER, I LEFT THE CAR WHERE IT WAS SINCE IT WAS DARK AND I COULD NOT SEE ...

Mileage: 145,900

IN THE DAY OR TWO PRIOR TO THE EVENT, THE CAR FELT OUT OF ALIGNMENT. IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO DRIVE STRAIGHT I HAD TO KEEP THE WHEEL TURNED ~15%. WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ~65MPH, I HIT AN UNDULATION IN THE ROAD. THIS MUST HAVE PUT INCREASED LOAD ON THE SUSPENSION COMPONENT. ALL OF ...

Mileage: 125,000

ODOR OF FUEL IN THE INTERIOR OF MY 2002 SUBARU WRX IMPREZA I CONTACT SUBARU AND ADVISED THEM OF THIS VIA THEIR 800 COMPLAINT NUMBER AND REFERRED TO CAMPAIGN 09V-468 AND NHTSA ACTION #EA09011. I WAS TOLD I COULD TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL SUBARU DEALER AT MY OWN COSTS AND GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRE...

Mileage: 110,243

2.5 TS WITH 49,093 MILES. WAGON WAS ALWAYS GIVEN BEST OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. DRIVING SLOWLY ON CITY STREET. CLUNKING SOUND FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA. SOME DIFFICULTY WITH BRAKING AND STEERING. ASSUMED IT WAS ICE BUILDUP ON BRAKES/SUSPENSION. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES INCREASED SPEED ON COUNTRY ...

Mileage: 49,093

2.5 TS WITH 49,093 MILES. WAGON WAS ALWAYS GIVEN BEST OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. DRIVING SLOWLY ON CITY STREET. CLUNKING SOUND FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA. SOME DIFFICULTY WITH BRAKING AND STEERING. ASSUMED IT WAS ICE BUILDUP ON BRAKES/SUSPENSION. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES INCREASED SPEED ON COUNTRY ...

Mileage: 49,093

2.5 TS WITH 49,093 MILES. WAGON WAS ALWAYS GIVEN BEST OF PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. DRIVING SLOWLY ON CITY STREET. CLUNKING SOUND FROM RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AREA. SOME DIFFICULTY WITH BRAKING AND STEERING. ASSUMED IT WAS ICE BUILDUP ON BRAKES/SUSPENSION. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES INCREASED SPEED ON COUNTRY ...

Mileage: 49,093

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS CRACKED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LO...

Mileage: 79,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA RS. THE CONTACT NOTICED A VERY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED BY A DEALER FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER TIME HE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY RECURRED WHILE DRIVING IN VERY COLD WEATHER COND...

Mileage: 60,000

2002 SUBARU IMPREZZA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT STEERING CONTROL ARM RUSTED AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING. *GR IT WAS ALSO NOTED THE VEHICLE NEEDED REAR A CROSS MEMBER. *JB

2002 SUBARU IMPREZZA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT STEERING CONTROL ARM RUSTED AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING. *GR IT WAS ALSO NOTED THE VEHICLE NEEDED REAR A CROSS MEMBER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE RADIATOR CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE FRONT SUBFRAME, FRONT DRIVER LOWER CONTROL ARM, BUSHINGS, AND BALL JOINT WERE ALL CORRODED DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE. THE CONTROL ARM BROKE IN MULTIPLE PIECES AND RESULTED IN LOSS O...

Mileage: 139,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE RADIATOR CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE FRONT SUBFRAME, FRONT DRIVER LOWER CONTROL ARM, BUSHINGS, AND BALL JOINT WERE ALL CORRODED DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE. THE CONTROL ARM BROKE IN MULTIPLE PIECES AND RESULTED IN LOSS O...

Mileage: 139,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER PENETRATED THE RADIATOR CAUSING IT TO FAIL. THE FRONT SUBFRAME, FRONT DRIVER LOWER CONTROL ARM, BUSHINGS, AND BALL JOINT WERE ALL CORRODED DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE. THE CONTROL ARM BROKE IN MULTIPLE PIECES AND RESULTED IN LOSS O...

Mileage: 139,000

DURING THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX HAS HAD THE STRONG SMELL OF FUEL. ITS NOT CONSISTENT NOR DOES IT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT OFTEN ENOUGH THAT IT CONCERNS ME. I HAVE CALLED SUBARU'S HEADQUARTERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY JUST KEEP TELLING ME THERE IS NO RE-CALL FOR THIS PROB...

Mileage: 70,000

RECALL NOTICE 09V468000 FOR 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS VEHICLE AS STATED IN THE RECALL HE RECEIVED. AS A RESULT, HE PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LINE AND HOSE. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

Mileage: 150,325

I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WAGON, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "OUTBACK SPORT". THE CAR REEKS OF GASOLINE RECENTLY. SUBARU RECENTLY RECALLED SOME 2002 IMPREZAS BECAUSE THE FUEL LINE LEAKED FUEL IN COLD WEATHER. THE RECALL # IS 09V468000. IT HAS BEEN QUITE COLD HERE IN NC RECENTLY WITH TEMPS IN THE TEEN...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WAGON, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "OUTBACK SPORT". THE CAR REEKS OF GASOLINE RECENTLY. SUBARU RECENTLY RECALLED SOME 2002 IMPREZAS BECAUSE THE FUEL LINE LEAKED FUEL IN COLD WEATHER. THE RECALL # IS 09V468000. IT HAS BEEN QUITE COLD HERE IN NC RECENTLY WITH TEMPS IN THE TEEN...

Mileage: 50,000

SUBARU RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL, (RECALL NO. WVK-21), FOR LEAKING FUEL IN '02-'03 WRX'S. AS STATED, ONLY SOME VEHICLES ARE COVERED. I CALLED THE SUBARU PHONE # TO CHECK ELIGIBILITY, AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL, BUT THAT I SHOULD HAVE A DEALER FIX IT, AT MY OWN COST, ...

Mileage: 60,000

STRONG FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

GETTING A RAW FUEL SMELL IN AND AROUND VEHICLE DURING COLD WEATHER ON 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA OUTBACK. RESEARCHED PROBLEM ON INTERNET AND DETERMINED POSSIBLE FIX INVOLVING TIGHTENING THE CLAMPS THAT CONNECT THE RUBBER FUEL LINE HOSES TO THE RIGID HOSE LINES (EIGHT CLAMPS TOTAL). TIGHTENED CLAMPS BUT PRO...

I RECENTLY BOUGHT AN 02 SUBARU AND IT SEEMS THAT EVERY TIME I COLD START THE CAR WHEN IT GETS BELOW FREEZING OUTSIDE THERE IS A HORRID GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT IS VISIBLE THAT THERE IS A POOL OF GAS ACCUMULATING ON THE MOTOR FROM UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD....

Mileage: 63,000

I RECENTLY BOUGHT AN 02 SUBARU AND IT SEEMS THAT EVERY TIME I COLD START THE CAR WHEN IT GETS BELOW FREEZING OUTSIDE THERE IS A HORRID GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. ON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT IS VISIBLE THAT THERE IS A POOL OF GAS ACCUMULATING ON THE MOTOR FROM UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD....

Mileage: 63,000

I WAS JUST INFORMED THAT THE SUB FRAME ON MY VEHICLE IS ROTTED AND THAT MY CAR IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY A 2002 WITH LESS THEN 94,000 MILES. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I WOULD NEED TO SPEND AROUND $2000.00 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT AND REAR SUBFRAME. IF THIS PROBLEM WASN'T NOTI...

Mileage: 94,000

RAW FUEL SMELL PLUS LEAKING FUEL IN 40*F OR BELOW TEMPERATURES. *TR

Mileage: 148,100

I WAS DRIVING DOWN US RT 2 IN BOLTON VT WHEN HAD SUDDEN STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE. CAR THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE ROAD. CAR WENT ABOUT 20 FEET OFF THE ROAD. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT A FIELD WAS TO THE RIGHT. AFTER GETTING OUT, I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS SITTING SEVERAL INCH...

Mileage: 86,500

I WAS DRIVING DOWN US RT 2 IN BOLTON VT WHEN HAD SUDDEN STEERING WHEEL WOBBLE. CAR THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE ROAD. CAR WENT ABOUT 20 FEET OFF THE ROAD. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT A FIELD WAS TO THE RIGHT. AFTER GETTING OUT, I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SIDE FRONT WHEEL WAS SITTING SEVERAL INCH...

Mileage: 86,500

CONTACT OWNS A 2002 WRX IMPERZA. CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF DUE TO RUST. THE MANFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE REPAIRS BUT THE CONTACT THEY SHOULD PAY THE TOTAL COST. CONTACT FEELS T...

Mileage: 71,175

WITH MY ALLOY WHEELS ON TWO OF MY SUBARU CARS, THE SNOW GETS LODGED IN THE BREAK PADS\ROTORS AND IT TAKES PUMPING THE BREAKS TO FORCE THE SNOW OUT BEFORE THE BREAKS WILL ENGAGE. SUBARU DENIES IT IS A PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS EVERY WINTER ON BOTH CARS, BUT I HAVE LEARNED TO BE EXTRA CAUTIOUS COMING TO A...

Mileage: 15

I NOTICED A FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN AND TRACED IT TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON INSPECTION I NOTED FUEL POOLING ON THE ENGINE HEADS. I REMOVED IT WITH A PAPER TOWEL FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND VERIFIED IT WAS STILL FLAMMABLE. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID THAT HAPPENS WHEN I...

Mileage: 145,000

THIS IS A COMPLAINT TOWARDS SUBARU OF AMERICA (SOA). THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED FUEL FUMES IN THE CABIN OF MY VEHICLE. PLEASE REVIEW THE FORUMS ON THIS ONLINE. THIS CANNOT GO ON , WE HAVE TO LEAVE OUR GARAGE DOOR OPEN TO DISPELL THE FUMES, ITS A FIRE HAZARD. SOA WILL NOT ACCEPT ...

Mileage: 25,000

THE PREVIOUS WINTER AND THIS ONE, A RAW FUEL SMELL OCCURS ON START UP. UPON OBSERVATION, THERE IS A FUEL LEAK BELOW THE TURBO INLET TUBE, COMING FROM THE FUEL RAIL/HOSE. ONCE WARM, THE SMELL IS GONE. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

KEYLESS ENTRY SECURITY WHEN YOU TURN IT ON THE HEADLIGHTS DOESN'T BLINK. ON THE DASHBOARD "SECURITY" WORD IS FLASHING. IT WASN'T THERE BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

KEYLESS ENTRY SECURITY WHEN YOU TURN IT ON THE HEADLIGHTS DOESN'T BLINK. ON THE DASHBOARD "SECURITY" WORD IS FLASHING. IT WASN'T THERE BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I WAS DRIVING UP THE SNOW SIERRA NEVADAS AND MY WINDSHIELD WASHER DOESN'T WORK. NO VISIBILITY. I HAD IT FIX BEFORE BUT SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T WORK. I CRASH INTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT THE SNOW AN CHAIN LINK FENCE. I HAVE A BUMPER DAMAGE BUT IT IS NOT BIG. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

I HAD A REPLACE MY BATTERY. MY BATTERY IS NEW AND MY CAR WON'T START WITHOUT JUMP STARTING IT. IT IS A NEW BATTERY. I BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION. THEY CONNECTED THE WIRES. I WAS CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTIC. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE TRANSMISSION GEAR WON'T MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I CALLED TOWING. HE OPEN THE LITTLE COVER AND PUSH IT WITH A KNIFE. THEN, I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT. WAS THE PART DEFECTIVE? I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK IT BUT I CAN'T RECALL IF HE FIX IT. I HAVE TO CHECK WITH HIM. NOW IT IS WORKING. I AM WONDERIN...

Mileage: 100,000

MY SUBARU 2202 WRX HAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT EVERYTIME IT IS COLD OUT. THEY HAVE A TSB TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS IN ALL CASES. THE TSB IS 09-36-03. I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD CARE ABOUT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT INVOLVES FUEL. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN R...

Mileage: 60,000

IN COLD WEATHER (FREEZING), THE FUEL RAIL UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKS GASOLINE. THE GAS DRIPS DIRECTLY ONTO THE HOT ENGINE. NOT ONLY IS THIS A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD (AND KNOWN SOURCE OF A HANDFUL OF FIRES) BUT IT ALSO IS A HEALTH RISK AS THE FUMES FROM THE GAS ENTER INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR WHEN TH...

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT OBSERVED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK ONTO THE GROUND. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AUTH...

Mileage: 60,000

IT WAS RAINING. I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A LIGHT, SAW ANOTHER CAR COMING TOWARDS ME. I APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WAS A HESITATION OF BRAKING POWER DUE TO THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING IN LOW TRACTION CONDITIONS OR OVER BUMPS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE SAME YEAR SIMILAR...

Mileage: 70,000

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA XRX GAS FUMES AND SMELL WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. IT IS COMMON ON 2002 SUBARU'S THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF A FIRE AND THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO DATE. THE COST FOR A REPAIR IS HIGH BECAUSE THE FUEL LINES AND UNDER THE MANIFOLD. I NOTICED THIS SMELL THE...

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA SPORT - ABS "FIRES" DURING ROUTINE BRAKING LEADING TO INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER AND ADVISED THAT "REAR WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD" ... REFUSED REPAIR BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER INDICATION OF BAD BEARING (NOISE, HEAT, SMELL, VIBRATION, RESISTANCE DURING FREE SP...

Mileage: 98,800

HEAD GASKETS ON BOTH SIDES OF ENGINE LEAKING OIL AND COOLANT AT 20000 MILES AND 2.5 YRS OLD. OIL AND COOLANT LEAK TRANSFERS ON TIRES AND EXHAUST. THIS CAN CAUSE FIRE AND LOSS OF CONTROL. SUBARU ONLY ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM ON OTHER VIN ON IMPREZA (MY VEHICLE 2002 IMPREZA OUTBACK WAGON) AND FORESTER...

Mileage: 20,000

HEAD GASKETS ON BOTH SIDES OF ENGINE LEAKING OIL AND COOLANT AT 20000 MILES AND 2.5 YRS OLD. OIL AND COOLANT LEAK TRANSFERS ON TIRES AND EXHAUST. THIS CAN CAUSE FIRE AND LOSS OF CONTROL. SUBARU ONLY ACKNOWLEDGES PROBLEM ON OTHER VIN ON IMPREZA (MY VEHICLE 2002 IMPREZA OUTBACK WAGON) AND FORESTER...

Mileage: 20,000

MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA OUTBACK SPORT WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED IN 4/08 WITH A LEAKING HEAD GASKET @ 81K BY THE DEALER WHEN I TOOK IT FOR A BRAKE SERVICE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND GAS MILEAGE HAS BEEN ONLY OK. IT HAS NEVER OVERHEATED, EVER, WHICH IS WHY I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC RATHER THAN SPEND...

Mileage: 81,543

JUST LEARNED THAT MY 2002 IMPREZA SPORT HAS A LEAKING HEAD GASKET WHEN THE CAR ONLY HAS 72,000 ON IT. THE CAR HAS NEVER GOTTEN OVER 23 MILES PER GALLON, EVEN WHEN IT IS HIGHWAY DRIVEN. THE CAR HAS HAD VERY VERY LITTLE MILEAGE ON IT SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED THREE YEARS AGO WITH 55,000 ON IT. NO MEN...

Mileage: 71,429

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HATCH STRUT BROKE AND RIPPED OUT WHEN SHE WAS JUST LIFTING THE TAILGATE. CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO LAND ON HER HEAD WHICH RESULTED IN A MILD CONCUSSION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE DEFECT. RECALL # 08V135000....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V135000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. AFTERWARDS, WHEN HE ATTEMPTE...

Mileage: 58,000

I JUST PURCHASED THIS 02 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX CAR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR WHEN I STARTED IT AND ALSO ON THE INSIDE, I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND IT WAS SPRAYING OUT OF ONE OF THE HOSES BY THE AIR INTAKE TUBE, HE WAS ABLE TO TIGHTEN IT ...

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WITH A LEAKING HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF OF THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THAT BOTH HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING. *KB THE CYLINDERS WERE LEAKING COOLANT. *JB

Mileage: 43,420

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX DURING COLD TEMPERATURES A FUEL LINE LEAKS. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM (TSB: 09-36-03), BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN MADE A RECALL. IF ENOUGH FUEL ACCUMULATES I WOULD EXPECT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

STRONG FUEL SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF CAR, FOLLOWING START OF VEHICLE IN THE MORNING. SOUNDS SIMILAR TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE04002 EXCEPT THIS IS HAPPENING IN TEMPERATURES 40-50 DEGREE FARENHEIT. *CN

Mileage: 65,000

CAR DEVELOPS A FUEL LEAK FROM THE DEFECTIVE FUEL LINES IN COLD TEMPERATURE (WINTER). GASOLINE DRIPPING ONTO ENGINE BLOCK AND FILLING INSIDE CABIN WITH HEAVY SMELL OF GAS FUMES. SUBARU OF AMERICA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE APRIL OF 2003 BUT UNWILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE. DEFECT IS ...

Mileage: 31,200

ON COLD MORNINGS THERE IS A TREMENDOUS GASOLINE SMELL IN SIDE THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR HAS SAT OVERNIGHT AND WHEN THE OVERNIGHT TEMP GOES BELOW 35F. GAS CAN BE SMELLED IN THE ENGINE BAY AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE GAS CAN BE SEEN POOLING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE MOTOR. I DECIDED T...

Mileage: 91,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING FUMES TO EMIT AND POSSIBLY START A FIRE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTL...

Mileage: 118,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, THIS CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. AS OF AUGUST 2, 2007, THE DEALER WAS INSPECTING TH...

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN THE WEATHER IS UNDER 20 DEGREES F, THERE ARE STRONG GASOLINE FUMES INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE AUTOMOBILE. IT MAKES ME DIZZY, CAUSING THE NECESSITY TO DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN IN SINGLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES. SUBARU IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN,...

Mileage: 20,000

MY 2002 SUBARU HAS GAS FUMES IN THE CABIN WHENEVER THE WEATHER IS COLD. THE COLDER THE WEATHER THE STRONGER THE FUMES. SUBARU IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, THE HAVE A BULLETIN ON THIS VERY ISSUE, HOWEVER THE DEALER REFUSES TO COVER THIS ISSUE. OVER THE PHONE THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS CONFIDENT THAT SUBARU...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WR,X AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL, AND THERE WAS A RAW FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL SMELL WAS STRONGER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 32 DEGREES. THE CONTACT CURRE...

Mileage: 119,330

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WR,X AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL, AND THERE WAS A RAW FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL SMELL WAS STRONGER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 32 DEGREES. THE CONTACT CURRE...

Mileage: 119,330

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WR,X AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL, AND THERE WAS A RAW FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL SMELL WAS STRONGER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 32 DEGREES. THE CONTACT CURRE...

Mileage: 119,330

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WR,X AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL, AND THERE WAS A RAW FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL SMELL WAS STRONGER WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 32 DEGREES. THE CONTACT CURRE...

Mileage: 119,330

RAW FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER. HAD TO REPLACE CD PLAYER. SEALS ON WINDOWS FELL OFF. BRAKES PUMP WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE WHEN DEBRIS ON ROAD. (ROCKS,ETC.). *NM

RAW FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER. HAD TO REPLACE CD PLAYER. SEALS ON WINDOWS FELL OFF. BRAKES PUMP WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE WHEN DEBRIS ON ROAD. (ROCKS,ETC.). *NM

RAW FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER. HAD TO REPLACE CD PLAYER. SEALS ON WINDOWS FELL OFF. BRAKES PUMP WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE WHEN DEBRIS ON ROAD. (ROCKS,ETC.). *NM

RAW FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER. HAD TO REPLACE CD PLAYER. SEALS ON WINDOWS FELL OFF. BRAKES PUMP WHEN HITTING THE BRAKE WHEN DEBRIS ON ROAD. (ROCKS,ETC.). *NM

RAW FUEL SMELL NOTICED WHILE CAR IS ON. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM ENGINE BAY. HAS JUST BEGUN TO OCCUR AS TEMPERATURE HAS DROPPED BELOW FREEZING. *NM

Mileage: 103,000

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA TS - FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER. WHEN STARTING MY IMPREZA TS AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 32F THERE IS A DISTINCT AND OVERPOWERING FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED FOR THE WRX MODEL BUT NOT THE TS. PLEASE ADDRESS THE EXCLUSION OF T...

Mileage: 39,000

IN VERY COLD TEMPERATURES (BELOW 30F), THE SMELL OF RAW FUEL ENTERS THE CABIN. SUBARU HAS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE CONSIDERING THAT FUEL VAPOR IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE AND IS ALSO A KNOWN CARCINOGEN. *NM

Mileage: 77,000

I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU A VERY RECURRING, AND VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM REGARDING THE SUBARU WRX IMPREZA. I CAME HOME TONIGHT TO A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY OF MY CAR. I PROCEEDED TO OPEN MY HOOD AND INVESTIGATE. WHAT I FOUND WAS ACTUAL FUEL LEAKING FROM A PART OF MY CAR!...

BEGAN SMELLING ODOR OF RAW FUEL INSIDE OF MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. AFTER A SHORT RESEARCH I FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM DURING COLD WEATHER. CONTACTED A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 61,000

WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD, MY 2002 SUBARU WRX DEVELOPS A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNDERNEATH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. LEAK RATE IS ABOUT 1 DROP PER SECOND. VEHICLE HAS 64,000 MILES. I JUST RECENTLY MOVED TO A COLDER CLIMATE AREA. *NM

Mileage: 66,255

IN THE FIRST WINTER AFTER PURCHASING MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER CABIN AS WELL AS AROUND THE CAR. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS PARTICULARLY DURING COLD WINTER DAYS, HOWEVER DEALERSHIPS WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ONE...

Mileage: 10,000

I DRIVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SEDAN. WHEN I START THE CAR ON COLD MORNINGS AND TURN ON THE HEATER WITH THE AIR RECIRCULATION OFF, A DISTINCT SMELL OF GAS COMES THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THEN, WHEN I OPEN THE HOOD TO LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM, THE SMELL OF GAS IS EVEN STRONGER AND MORE NOTICEABLE. MUCH ...

Mileage: 58,300

MY CAR IS SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SPORT WAGON. I USED TO GAS MY CAR AT SHELL GAS STATION IN HIGHLAND PARK. A LOT OF TIMES I FOUND WATER IN MY CAR'S GAS TANK. I USE THE 93 OCTANE, BECAUSE MY CAR HAS TURBO. PLEASE CHECK THE 93 OCTANE GAS ON THE SHELL GAS STATION. *JB

Mileage: 72,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ON BUMPY ROADS, THERE WAS A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME, WHO DETERMINED THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO B...

Mileage: 56,254

STEERING ROLL CONNECTOR FAILED. CAUSES HORN, CRUISE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG TO STOP FUNCTIONING. PART IS POORLY DESIGNED, WIRES ARE HELD IN PLACE BY PAPER. THIS SUBSYSTEM IS UNSAFE. *NM

Mileage: 36,000

NOT A NEW AS OTHERS HAVE IT TOO AND SUBARU KNOWS OF THE TROUBLE. UPON FIRST STARTING THE 2002 SUBARU WRX THERE IS A RAW GAS SMELL DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART WITHIN THE FUEL SYSTEM. BOTH THE NHTSA AND SUBARU KNOW OF THIS BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALERS THAT THE FULL COST OF THIS MANUFACTURE DEFECT MU...

Mileage: 48,000

DURING RECENT COLD WEATHER, I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF UNBURNED FUEL IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. RESEARCH INDICATED THIS IS ADDRESSED BY TSB 009-36-03, HOWEVER A FUEL LEAK OF ANY NATURE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR RECALL DUE TO THE RISK TO HEALTH AND LIFE. *JB

Mileage: 36,152

FUEL LEAK NEAR ENGINE. RAW FUEL SMELL IN CABIN. *JB

2002 SUBRAU WRX. LONG DRIVE IN SUB-ZERO WEATHER AFTER WHICH A EXTREME FUEL SMELL WAS ENTERING THE CAR AT STOPS. AFTER ARRIVING HOME I QUICKLY LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD WHERE I COULD SEE AND SMELL FUEL VAPORIZING ON THE LEFT (PASSENGER) SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FUEL VAPOR WAS ORIGINATING FR...

IN COLD WEATHER (SUB-FREEZING), I SMELL GASOLINE VAPORS IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY 2002 SUBURU IMPREZA WRX. THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IS EQUALLY STRONG UNDER THE HOOD. ONE MUST DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN, WITH NO HEAT, SO AS TO AVOID LIGHT-HEADINESS. *JB

Mileage: 33,000

RAW FUEL SMELL WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 DEGREES F AND RAW FUEL IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 0 DEGREES F. SMELL OCCURS ANYTIME CAR SITS IN SUB 20F TEMPERATURES. ACTUAL LEAK WITH RAW FUEL OCCURRED AFTER CAR SAT OUT OVERNIGHT IN SUB ZERO DEGREE TEMPERATURES. SMALL SMOLDERING FI...

Mileage: 67,013

WE HAVE TERRIBLE GASOLINE FUMES IN MY WIFE'S CAR WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE. IT'S COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND GETTING INTO THE CABIN. IT'S SO OVERPOWERING THAT MY WIFE AND CHILDREN CAN NOT BE IN THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS CLOSED. IT EVEN GAVE HER A HEADACHE TODAY AFTER SHE DROVE IT WITH THE WIN...

Mileage: 43,202

DURING ONE COLD DAY I NOTICED THAT MY CAR (2002 SUBARU WRX) HAD A RAW GAS SMELL AFTER STARTING UP, LIKE A FUEL LEAK. *JB

Mileage: 85,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKING FROM THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A BLOWN RADIATOR WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

Mileage: 71,816

THIS ISSUE IS FOR A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WAGON. THERE IS A STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE VEHICLE CABIN WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPPED AT IDLE. THE SUBARU MECHANIC SAID THERE IS A CLIP ATTACHING THE FUEL LINE FROM THE TANK TO THE ENGINE UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH IS LOOSE. THEY ADJUSTED THE CLIP BUT SA...

Mileage: 58,100

SIDE VIEW MIRROR ATTACHMENT TO VEHICLE FAILED, MIRROR UNUSABLE. RESEARCHED TO FIND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE IT. ORDERED THE PART AND REPLACED IT MYSELF. *JB

Mileage: 32,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HATCHBACK/LIFGATE FELL OUT BECAUSE THE SCREWS HOLDING THE LIFTGATE IN PLACE STRIPPED DUE TO WEARING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IT WAS ASSEMBLED IMPROPERLY, AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE HAVING THE REPAIRS DONE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2002, SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GETS BELOW 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FUEL LINES LEAK ON THE ENGINE OF MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA RS. THE LEAK CAN BE CLEARLY SMELLED FROM INSIDE THE CAR. THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN BY SUBARU AND THEY WON'T DESIGNATE THIS AS A RECALL. THEY DO CONSIDER THIS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND ONLY ...

Mileage: 80,400

I PURCHASED A NEW 2002 WRX THREE YEARS AGO AND AM INHALING GASOLINE FUMES IN MY CAR WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. THE SUBARU DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE "COLD FUEL SMELL". I THINK THAT INHALING GASOLINE FUMES IS VERY HAZARDOUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING. I HOPE AND B...

Mileage: 85,900

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX AND HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS. I HAVE READ A PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION, PE04002. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN FOR FIRE, BUT WHEN DRIVING OVER LONG PERIODS THE SMELL DOES NOT GO AWAY AND HAS CAUSED LIGHT HEADEDNESS FOR MYSELF AND PASSENGERS,...

Mileage: 62,000

IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE04002 & THE OCCURRENCE OF BEING OVERCOME BY VAPORS IN MY MY02 SUBARU IMPREZA RS. STARTING LAST NIGHT THERE IS A VERY APPARENT HAZARDOUS FUEL VAPOR LEAK INTO THE CABIN OF MY VEHICLE VIA THE HVAC SYSTEM DUE TO A PREVIOUSLY NOTED FAULTY FUEL LINE PART I HAVE ...

Mileage: 72,000

MY 2002 SUBARU WRX IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN COLD WEATHER. THE SMELL OF RAW FUEL HAS RECENTLY BECOME INTOLERABLE DURING COLD TEMPERATURES. I AM FORCED TO USE RECIRCULATION ON THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND DRIVE WITH MY WINDOWS OPEN IF FREEZING WEATHER TO HELP WITH THE GAS SMELL. I ...

ON 1 OR 2 OCCASIONS IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS I HAVE SMELLED A GAS FUMES DURING VERY COLD WEATHER ON MY 2002 SUBARU WRX WAGON. I WAS NOT OFTEN OR VERY STRONG, SO I DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION. THIS WINTER IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE, ANY TIME THE TEMPERATURE GETS INTO THE LOW 20'S, IT IS A MUCH STRONGE...

Mileage: 65,500

I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. THERE IS A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE BY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I START THE CAR IN THE MORNINGS WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM SUBARU ON THIS MATTER, BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE...

IN JANUARY,2005 I PURCHASED A USED 2002 SUBURA WRX IMPREZA FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. THE PREVIOUS OWNER GAVE ME ALL RECEIPTS OF ALL REPAIRS DONE TO THE CAR.ON THE RECEIPT IT SHOWS THAT HE COMPLAINED TO THE CAR DEALER CALLED RAFFERTY SUBURA IN P.A. OF SCREECHING NOISE FRO THE FRONT BRAKES. THE DEALER RE...

Mileage: 36,000

IN JANUARY,2005 I PURCHASED A USED 2002 SUBURA WRX IMPREZA FROM A PRIVATE OWNER. THE PREVIOUS OWNER GAVE ME ALL RECEIPTS OF ALL REPAIRS DONE TO THE CAR.ON THE RECEIPT IT SHOWS THAT HE COMPLAINED TO THE CAR DEALER CALLED RAFFERTY SUBURA IN P.A. OF SCREECHING NOISE FRO THE FRONT BRAKES. THE DEALER RE...

Mileage: 36,000

(1) DEFECTIVE SEAT MOUNT DESIGN, AND BAD MANUFACTURER REPAIR. (2) DRIVER FRONT SEAT MOUNT( LEFT FRONT MOUNT WERE MOUNT ATTACHES TO SEAT RAIL FAILED UNDER HARD BRAKING AND ACCELARATION. (3) NOTHING AT THIS TIME. MANUFACTURER UPGRADE WAS PERFORMED.

Mileage: 42,000

CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON GOING DOWNHILL IN 3RD GEAR, CAR THEN SHUTS DOWN AND I LOSES CONTROL OF CAR. OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST 10 MONTHS AND 20,000 MILES OR SO. TAKEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS , FOR A TOTAL OF 5 VISITS AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS N...

Mileage: 61,000

CONSUMER TURNS THE IGNITION ON AND VEHICLE ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES AND TURNED BACK ON THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 30,300

THE ACCELERATOR ON 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A PART OF THE AIR CLEANER FILTER HAD FALLEN INTO THE CARBURETOR. *MR *NM

THE BRAKES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. IT WAS HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE OTHER MECHANICS CAN FIND NO DEFECTS. *JB INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED. *TC

Mileage: 80,400

THE BRAKES WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. IT WAS HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER AND THE OTHER MECHANICS CAN FIND NO DEFECTS. *JB INSTEAD OF STOPPING THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED. *TC

Mileage: 80,400

IT STARTED BEFORE WARRANTY WAS UP ON MY VEHICLE WHICH IS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. AFTER 30,000 MILES NOTICED GAS SMELL IN CABIN AFTER STARTING IN COLD WEATHER. I TRACKED SMELL COMING FROM GAS LEAKING FROM FUEL RAIL. IT WAS A STEADY DRIP WHICH I VIDEO TAPED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THE ...

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES, THEN SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER CONTINUED TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 67,000

FUEL SMELL/LEAK DURING COLD TEMPERATURES; ABOUT 30 AND BELOW. VERY STRONG SMELL. SO STRONG WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT DURING THESE TIMES. FIRST STARTED THIS SEASON (2004). OUT OF WARRANTY. 2002 SUBARU WRX. PURCHASED 3-12-2001. *AK

Mileage: 61,000

UPON START UP AND DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER A STRONG FUEL SMELL EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS COMMON. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 36,500

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX - I WAS TAKING MY FIVE YR. OLD GRANDSON HOME WHEN WE BECAME AWARE OF A HEAVY SMELL IN THE CAR. I THOUGHT IT SMELLED LIKE ANTIFREEZE, BUT HE SAID 'GAS' MAMAW. I HURRIED TO GET HIM HOME, AND BEFORE I GOT BACK HOME MY THROAT WAS SORE AND MY NOSE BOTHERED ME FROM THE AWFUL FUME...

Mileage: 54,700

2002 SUBARU WRX EMITS A GAS SMELL, DUE TO A LEAKING FUEL LINE, INTO THE CABIN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SUBARU (SEE SERVICE BULLETIN 09-36-03). IN MY OPINION THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION IS AN ENGINEERING OVERSIGHT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *NM

I DRIVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX MANUFACTURED IN FEB 2001. I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR 3 MONTHS. I NOTICED THE FAILURE DURING THE FIRST DAY THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED BELOW FREEZING. THE FAILURE IS DESCRIBED AS A VERY STRONG SCENT OF NOXIOUS FUEL INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE SCENT IS ...

Mileage: 78,547

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *NM

STRONG GAS ODOR IN CABIN WHEN TEMPS ARE BELOW 30 OUT SIDE. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM REPORTED LAST YEAR WITH NO RECALL OR RESOLUTION BY DEALER/NHTSA. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR. THE DRIVER TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TRANSM...

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA GIVES OFF A STRONG FUEL ODOR.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE ODOR WAS NORMAL AND THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE RICH FUEL IN COLD WEATHER. *JB

GASOLINE SMELL/LEAK IN SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES. ORIGINATES FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PASSENGER SIDE. NOTICED POOLING OF GAS IN ENGINE BLOCK CRACKS. *JB ONLY OCCURS WHEN UNDER 20 DEGREES F. *JB

Mileage: 44,000

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, RAW FUEL SMELL IN CABIN AND LEAK COMING FROM NEAR MANIFOLD WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING AND CAR IS COLD STARTED. *JB

Mileage: 44,350

THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG MY2002 SUBARU OWNERS WHO HAVE THE EJ20T 2.0 LITER TUBOCHARGED MOTOR. I HAVE A 2002 WRX. WHEN THE WEATHER GETS VERY COLD (NEAR FREEZING) THERE IS A FUEL LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE SMELL IS SO STRONG IT ENTERS INTO THE CABIN. SUBARU KNOWS ABOUT IT AND ...

Mileage: 62,000

AFTER 54000 MILES A SLIGHT TO STRONG RAW FUEL SMELL HAS BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE ESPECIALLY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. I AM LOCATED IN FLORIDA SO THE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT DROP THAT LOW AND THE RAW FUEL SMELL IS BECOMING MORE APPARENT. *AK

Mileage: 53,995

DURING COLD WEATHER MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX HAS A SMELL OF RAW FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN. COULD POSSIBLY START A FIRE. NOT SAFE, SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER A RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

1.EVENTS: CHRONIC GASOLINE SMELL/FUMES IN 2002 SUBARU WRX IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS (UNDER 34 DEGREES). 2.DEALER HAS CHECKED OUT THE CAR ONCE IN SUMMER OF 2004 AND REPORTED NO PROBLEMS EVEN THOUGH I WAS INHALING GASOLINE FUMES ON EVERY COLD MORNING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. SECOND TIME I BROUGHT I...

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, FUEL LEAK ON PASSANGER SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNDER INTAKE MANIFOLD. OCCURS IN LOW TEMPURATURES AND LEADS TO A STRONG RAW GAS ODOR IN THE CABIN.*AK ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED

Mileage: 50,000

TSB 09-36-03 DATED 04/01/03 ISSUED BY SUBARU FOR THE 2002MY IMPREZA WRX LISTS THAT SOME MODELS MAY EXPERIENCE A FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER, IF YOU ARE SMELLING FUEL, IT'S FUEL VAPORS, AND FUEL IS LEAKING PERIOD. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION I WOULD THINK! THIS NEEDS TO BE AN OFFICIAL RECALL SO DEAL...

FUEL SMELL IS IN THE CABIN OF MY CAR. SYMTOM <30 DEGREES, AND THIS IS A KNOWN HOSE ISSUE IN THE WRX. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

FOIA REQUEST INFOR.,RELATING TO SEATBELT AND SEATBELT PRETENSIONERS IN 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SEDAN & OTHER VEHICLES. *BF *NM

VEHICLE SERVICE SEVERAL TIME DUE TO GAS SMELL, UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *BF CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT A MOUSE NEST WAS THE CAUSE OF THE GAS SMELL IN HER VEHICLE AND WAS CHARGED $140.74. THE CONSUMER SHOWED THE MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL WAS POOLING ON THE ENGINE. PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVED. *TC

2002 SUBARU WRX - I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR 30,000 MILE SERVICE, CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, NO COMPLAINTS. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DOWNSHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR, AND I WAS SOMETIMES MISSING THE SHIFT - GRINDING GEARS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS IN ANY CAR BEFORE. ...

Mileage: 30,000

HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE FOGGING UP ON THE OUTSIDE LMITING THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT RADIATED AT NIGHT. I HAVE CHECKED NUMEROUS OTHER SIMILAR MODEL CARS AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN SOME DEGREE. SUBARU REFUSES TO TAKE ACTION UNDER THE WARRANTY AND MAINTAINS THAT THE PROBLEM IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR I...

Mileage: 1,500

I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA RS, THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE LIKE LOTS OF OTHERS, THE VEHICLES SHUDDERS AND JERKS ALOT WHEN I'M PULLING OFF IN THE MORNING, EVENING, WHETHER ITS COLD OR HOT. I TOOK IT TO SHELORS WHICH WANTED TO TEAR IT APART AND CHARGE ME, WHEN THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS V...

Mileage: 55,000

CLUTCH SHUDDERS IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS UNTIL ENGINE WARMS UP (~20MINS). VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 17,000 MILES AND THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. I FIND THAT EXPLANATION UNACCEPTABLE SINCE MANY OTHERS HAVE C...

VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THAT IS ESPECIALLY APPARENT IN COLD WEATHER. *JB

ABS INTERMITTENTLY KICKS IN ON DRY, SMOOTH ROAD AT LOW SPEEDS, WITH LIGHT PEDAL PRESSURE. DEALER CHECKED AND SAID ALL IS NORMAL. PROBLEM IS NOT READILY REPRODUCIBLE, BUT VERY DISCONCERTING WHEN IT HAPPENS, CAUSING PROLONGED STOPPING DISTANCES. NONE OF MY OTHER VEHICLES WITH ABS EVER ACTS THIS WAY. *...

Mileage: 17,350

WHEN DRIVING DRIVER STARTED SMELLING GAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *AK A LEAKING RUBBER FUEL HOSE UNDER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CASED THE GAS SMELL. *NM

Mileage: 28,100

VEHICLE IS A SUBARU IMPREZA 2002 EQUIPT WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE92 16"TIRES. HIS WEEK AT APPROXIMATELY 10,500 MILES 2 OF THESE TIRES DEVELOPED A PINHOLE LEAK IN THE CENTER OF THE SIDEWALL APPROXIMATELY A WEEK APART. THE LEAK WAS SO TINY THAT IT WAS HARD TO FIND. A CALL TO A MAJOR BRIDGESTONE DIS...

Mileage: 10,500

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A SUDDEN STOP. OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE INCLUDE THE STEERING PUMP, BRAKES AND THE WINDSHIELD.*AK *MR

Mileage: 401,000

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A SUDDEN STOP. OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE INCLUDE THE STEERING PUMP, BRAKES AND THE WINDSHIELD.*AK *MR

Mileage: 401,000

STRONG FUEL SMELL IN COLD WEATHER. OCCURS WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 25 C.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AND THERE WAS A MAN HOLE COVER RECESSED INTO THE ROAD. HAD FOOT ON BRAKE, LIGHT PRESSURE TO COME TO THE STOP SIGN. WHEN THE WHEEL HIT THE MANHOLE COVER, I COULD FEEL ABS KICK IN (VIBRATION IN PEDAL) AND THE CAR LOST ALL BRAKING POWER MOMENTARILY. IF THERE HAD BEEN SOMEONE I...

Mileage: 25,376

MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX HAS A RAW FUEL/GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CABIN WHEN THE VENTS ARE ON OUTSIDE AIR. IT IS MOST NOTICABLE AT STARTUP, OR WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY, BUT RUNNING. I'VE HAD THE PROBLEM SINCE MY FIRST WINTER IN THE AUTOMOBILE (WINTER '01-'02) AND I HAVE BEEN CONSISTANTLY REASSU...

Mileage: 5,000

GAS SMELL IN CAR CABIN IN A 2002 WRX IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. *LA

Mileage: 12,000

WHEN IT IS COLD OUT (IN NEW ENGLAND) THERE IS A RAW FUEL SMELL. MY MPG GOES FROM 23 MPG TO 17 MPG. I AM AFRAID THAT THEIR CAR WILL CATCH FIRE BECAUSE IT SMELLS LIKE A FUEL LEAK. FROM WHAT I HEAR THERE IS A SUBARU TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE FUEL LINES CRACKING UNDER EXTREME COLD, BUT IT HASN'T...

Mileage: 47,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SMELLED FUEL ODOR AT COLD TEMPERATURES. THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK ON TOP OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.*AK

FAULTY DESING OF THE FUEL LINES ON A 2002 SUBARU WRX ARE CAUSING A FUEL LEAK (ENOUGH TO PUDDLE ON THE MANIFOLD). DEALER (AS WELL AS SUBARU OF AMERICA) WILL NOT COVER THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A NATIONWIDE SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE ISSUE. MY CAR HAS SEVERAL NON-RELATED MODIF...

Mileage: 28,000

I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, AND I CAN SMELL FUEL ODOR IN MY VEHICLE AT COLD TEMPERATURES. I PURCHASED THE CAR WITHIN 4 WEEKS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN RELEASE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 37,000

2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX FUEL LEAK IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS.*AK

FUEL RAILS LEAK IN COLD WEATHER CAUSING FUEL SMELL IN CAR AND POSSIBLE RISK OF FIRE. SUBARU HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS. *CB

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THERE WAS A GAS LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY COLD. THE CONSUMER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A "TBS" ON THIS ISSUES. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHI...

Mileage: 25,000

EXTREME FUEL ODOR INSIDE PASSENGER CABIN OF MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX,ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. I HAVE ONLY 29000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER PRESENTLY. I HAVE NOTICED INCREASED FUEL CONSUMPTION RECENTLY MAY BE BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK SOMEWHERE -PLEASE ENQUIR...

Mileage: 25,000

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 14 DEGREES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK. THERE IS A BULLETIN DESCRIBING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

DIFFERENTIAL FLUID OUT; SUBARU BLAMES A NON-DEALER OIL CHANGE ERROR FOR PROBLEM HENCE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. OWNER HAD TO SPEND OVER $350 FOR REPLACEMENT AUTO RENTAL. OWNER DROVE CAR FOR 1,700 MILES AFTER DISPUTED NON-DEALER OIL CHANGE TO DATE WHEN DIFFERENTIAL FLUID OUTAGE DISCOVERED.

Mileage: 6,351

DIFFERENTIAL FLUID OUT; SUBARU BLAMES A NON-DEALER OIL CHANGE ERROR FOR PROBLEM HENCE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. OWNER HAD TO SPEND OVER $350 FOR REPLACEMENT AUTO RENTAL. OWNER DROVE CAR FOR 1,700 MILES AFTER DISPUTED NON-DEALER OIL CHANGE TO DATE WHEN DIFFERENTIAL FLUID OUTAGE DISCOVERED.

Mileage: 6,351

GRINDING OF THE GEARS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD-4TH GEAR. STARTED WITH A VERY MILD NOISE, HAS PROGRESSED TO A LOUD GRIND. TOOK IT IN FOR WARRANT SERVICE AND THEY SAID THAT THE DETERMINATION OF WARRANTY COVERAGE WOULD BE MADE BY A REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REMOVED. I CHECKED ...

Mileage: 36,000

MY CAR IS A TOTAL LEMON. I PRE-ORDERED THE 2002 WRX IN 2001 AND WAS VERY ANXIOUS TO RECEIVE IT. AS SOON AS I GOT THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CAM POSITION SENSOR WICH THEY REPLACED 3 TIMES. THEY TOLD ME I REVVED THE CAR TOO HIGH TO THROW THE CODE. THE ...

Mileage: 45,000

MY CAR IS A TOTAL LEMON. I PRE-ORDERED THE 2002 WRX IN 2001 AND WAS VERY ANXIOUS TO RECEIVE IT. AS SOON AS I GOT THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CAM POSITION SENSOR WICH THEY REPLACED 3 TIMES. THEY TOLD ME I REVVED THE CAR TOO HIGH TO THROW THE CODE. THE ...

Mileage: 45,000

MY CAR IS A TOTAL LEMON. I PRE-ORDERED THE 2002 WRX IN 2001 AND WAS VERY ANXIOUS TO RECEIVE IT. AS SOON AS I GOT THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A CAM POSITION SENSOR WICH THEY REPLACED 3 TIMES. THEY TOLD ME I REVVED THE CAR TOO HIGH TO THROW THE CODE. THE ...

Mileage: 45,000

ON THE DAYS OF JAN 7, 8 AND 9 2004 WITH TEMPS BELOW 25F DEGREES, A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT WITHIN AND OUSIDE OF THE CABIN OF THE 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. THE SMELL COULD BE OVERWHELMING AT TIMES OF COLDER TEMPS (>15DEGREES) AND WOULD DEMINISH AFTER SOME DRIVING. TOOK AUTO INTO DEA...

Mileage: 41,200

ON MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, THE CAR LEAKS FUEL AND A RAW FUEL SMELL IS STRONG IN THE CABIN WHENEVER THE CAR IS DRIVEN WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW 20 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. *LA

Mileage: 26,700

FUEL LEAK IN COLD WEATHER. CAN SMELL FUEL INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR VENT IS ON. GAS MILEAGE IS ALSO LOWER IN REALLY COLD WEATHER (MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED). *LA

Mileage: 61,500

SUBARU OF AMERICA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULITEN ABOUT MODEL YEAR 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX'S HAVING A LEAKY FUEL LIKE WHERE IT ENTERS THE INJECTORS. THIS BULLITEN IS NOT COVERED IF THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRENTY. YET THE FUEL LEAK IS SO BAD THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING IS TURNED ON THERE IS A VERY ST...

Mileage: 37,006

FUEL SMELL INSIDE CAR DURING COLD WHETHER. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

I OWN A 2002 SUBARU WRX WAGON. THE COLD MORNING (-3F) OF JANUARY 9, 2004, I SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE CABIN OF MY CAR A FEW MINUTES AFTER I STARTED THE CAR. THE GASOLINE SCENT WAS STRONG AROUND THE IMMEDIATE AREA OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE SCENT CAN ALSO BE SENSED UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER A D...

Mileage: 42,654

VERY STONG FUEL SMELL ENTERING THE CABIN DURING EXTREME COLD WEATHER. *AK

Mileage: 46,558

I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX SEDAN WHICH HAS AN APPARENT FUEL LEAK IN COLD WEATHER. SUBARU HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLITAIN OUT ON THIS PROBLEM TO FIX IT (THEY DO KNOW ABOUT IT), BUT IT HAS YET TO BE MADE A RECALL. I FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM THE OTHER NIGHT WHEN IT WAS VERY COLD OUTSID...

Mileage: 29,000

GAS LEEK IN ENGINE BAY. *LA

Mileage: 22,950

ON JAN. 5, 2004 AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 SUBARU WRX I COULD SMELL FUEL COMING IN FROM THE VENTS. I PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE HOOD TO GET A VERY STRONG SCENT OF FUEL AROUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. SUBARU HAS ISSUED A TSB ON THIS, BUT WHY THERE IS NO RECALL IS STILL BOTHERSOME TO ME. LEAKING FUEL IN ...

Mileage: 44,750

CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BEFORE CONSUMER COULD APPLY THE BRAKE AGAIN TO STOP. THE ROAD WAS DRY AND EVEN WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *PH *NLM

Mileage: 26,000

MY CAR'S ABS ENGAGES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPY/UNEVEN SURFACES RESULTING IN NEARLY COMPLETE BRAKING LOSS. THE PEDAL GOES ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DOESN'T WANT TO STOP AT ALL. THIS CAN BE VERY SCARY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU AREN'T AWARE THAT THE ROAD IS UNEVEN. I'VE HAD TO GET USED TO THIS HAPPENI...

Mileage: 5,000

ABS PREMATURE ENGAGEMENT. HAPPENED 11/18/03 AND ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE 6/02. UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING, AROUND 35 MPH, THE ABS WILL ENGAGE AND DRASTICALLY REDUCE BRAKING DECELERATION OVER MINOR PAVEMENT IRREGULARITIES. TODAY IT HAPPENED WHEN GOING OVER BOTTS DOTS, BUT IT ALSO HAPPENS ON BUMPS...

Mileage: 28,000

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS WHEN DRIVING.*MR WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR . AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NEW WITH ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES. THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW ...

Mileage: 1,948

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT SLOWLY OUT OF A LEVEL PARKING LOT WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS THE VEHICLE COASTED. THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *SCC *JB

PROBLEMS WITH ABS ACTIVATION - RIGHT CONDITIONS ( BRAKE ACTIVATION FOLLOWED BY BUMP ON SMOOTH SURFACE) RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BRAKING EFFORT - ABS ACTS LIKE IT IS CONFUSED AND BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO FLOOR. REPRODUCIBLE AT A PARTICULAR INTERSECTION WITH BOTH OUR WRX'S. MULTIPLE EVENTS WITH ...

Mileage: 10,000

PROBLEMS WITH ABS ACTIVATION - RIGHT CONDITIONS (BRAKE ACTIVATION FOLLOWED BY BUMP ON SMOOTH SURFACE) RESULTS IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED BRAKING EFFORT - ABS ACTS LIKE IT IS CONFUSED AND BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO FLOOR. REPRODUCIBLE AT A PARTICULAR INTERSECTION WITH BOTH OUR WRX'S. MULTIPLE EVENTS WITH D...

Mileage: 10,000

I HAVE AN 02 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES PREMATURELY AND OVERLY-AGRESSIVELY IN A VARIETY OF CONDITIONS. MOST OFTEN IT HAPPENS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP AND DRIVING OVER BUMPY ROADS. SOMETHING AS MINOR AS A 1/2 INCH DIP IN THE PAVEMENT CAN SET OFF THE ABS. ONCE THE SYSTEM ACTIVATES THE...

Mileage: 35,000

CLUTCH SHUTTERS UPON STARTUP. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS A NORMAL CLUTCH FUNCTION AS SUBARU MENTIONS. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR AND WOULD LIKE TO SELL IT. THE PROBLEM, HOW DO I SELL THIS CAR TO SOMEONE ELSE WITH A CLUTCH THAT VIOLENTLY SHUTTERS WHEN COLD. IT'S A MATTER OF GOOD ETHICS WHICH SUBARU DO...

Mileage: 3,000

MY ANTILOCK BRAKES GO OFF WHEN I AM BRAKING (AT ANY SPEED) OVER A BUMPY ROAD. WORSE, AT TIMES WHEN I HAVE ENOUGH FORWARD MOMENTUM GOING, WHEN THE ABS GOES OFF, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND I LOSE ALL BRAKING ABILITY. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS GOING MAYBE 20 MPH ON A BUSY (STRIP MALL) R...

Mileage: 10,000

WAS BRAKING V AFTER DRIVING 20MPH. WHEN WHEEL LOCKED UP, VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC INDICATED PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK

Mileage: 16,500

TRAVELLING AT A LOW SPEED (UNDER25) AND BRAKING WHILE DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD: PEDAL DROPS NEARLY TO THE FLOOR, NO TYPICAL ABS PULSING, CAR FEELS AS IF IT'S JUST ROLLING STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH NO BRAKE CONTROL, AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRESSURE IS APPLIED, IT DOESN'T FEEL AS IF IT IS STOPPIN...

Mileage: 13,000

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON BUMPY ROADS, THE ABS GETS TRIGGERED AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM LOSES ALL HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND BRAKE POWER IS COMPLETELY LOST. *NLM

Mileage: 1,200

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT, THE BRAKES SOMETIMES TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP AND RELEASE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN RE-APPLY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK *CB *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE03029, COMPONENT : SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME SEVERAL TIMES. THE DATE INCLUDED IS NOT ACCURATE, BUT I HAD TO GIVE ONE. I NOTICED ON THESE 8 (OR MORE) OCCASSIONS THAT IF I BRAKE HARD (ABS NOT ON) THAT THE CAR IS FINE. BUT, IF I HIT A SUR...

ABS ACTIVATING FOR NO REASON ON ROUGH SURFACE (GRAVEL COVERED ROADWAY) CAUSING BRAKING DISTANCE TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY...NOT THE FIRST TIME EITHER. NOT HARD BRAKING, JUST ONE ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE.*AK

APPROACHING A TOLL-BOOTH I BEGAN BRAKING MODERATELY FROM ROUGHLY 45MPH. AT ABOUT 15MPH I WENT OVER SOME BROKEN PAVEMENT WITH SMALL POCK MARKS. THE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FLOOR, OR THEREABOUTS, AND A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKING POWER OCCURRED. UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE AND REENGAGING THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 9,800

2002 WRX SUDAN HAD BRAKING POWER REDUCED DUE TO ABS.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

GOING OVER A BIG EXPANSION JOINT EXITING FROM THE OUTER LOOP OF I-495 NEAR WASHINGTON, DC TO I-95 SOUTH, I SAW THAT I NEEDED TO BRAKE BECAUSE OF SUDDENLY STOPPING TRAFFIC. I DID NOT GET ANY BRAKING HELP IN MY 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX WAGON AS MY BRAKES SUDDENLY SEEMED GONE, ONLY TO GRIP A MOMENT LATE...

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. DEALER FIXED IT TWICE. LAST WEEK TRANSMISSION BROKE, AND VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. SO HE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 37616 MILES. *AK

WHILE COMING TO A STOP AT ABOUT 30-35 MPH, THE BRAKES STOPPED WORKING FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE FEEL OF THE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO INDICATE THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAD BEEN ACTIVATED. CAN'T RECALL IF THIS WAS OVER A BUMPY ROAD AS MENTIONED IN EARLIER COMPLAINTS. HAS OCCURRED AT LEAS...

Mileage: 12,385

WHILE MAKING A TURN , VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD, WITHOUT CAUSE OR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 9,000

THE CONSUMER SMELLED GAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE CLAMP ON THE FUEL LINE CAME LOOSE AND LEAKED FUEL. *NLM

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK

ABS FAILED RESULTING IN CAR CRASH. TS

Mileage: 11,800

I HAVE A CRACK THAT RUNS FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IN A "C" OR "L" SHAPED PATTERN AROUND THE REAR VIEW MIRROR TOWARD THE DRIVER SIDE. CONSTANT WITH MANY WRX OWNERS. IT HAS GROWN FROM 4 INCHES TO AROUND 12. THE WINDSHIELD WAS NOT HIT BY ANY DEBRIS TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWL...

Mileage: 6,000

NO SUMMARY. DT

WITH PREVIOUS REPORTS BY CONSUMERS ON NHTSA CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. UNTIL SUBARU ADDRESSES THIS DESIGN FLAW, IT IS AN AWARENESS ISSUE THAT OWNERS MUST RECOGNIZE AND ADJUST THEIR DRIVING HABITS ACCORDINGLY TO COMPENSATE FOR. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO AN EMPTY PARKING LOT ON THE WEEKEND AND TESTED...

WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED. HEARD A TINY PEEBLE HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED. DT

CONSUMER STATE OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THIS PROBLEM WAS INITIALLY REPORTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 4 MONTHS OLD, THE PROBLEMS INCLUDED GRINDING SOUNDS BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, CLUTCH NOISE, AND TRANSMISSION POPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN GOING DOWNHILL, WHE...

Mileage: 23,000

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM

NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN. NLM

SMALL CRACK 2 INCHES FORMED ON FRONT WINDSHIELD DIRECTLY BEHIND REAR VIEW MIRROR. I HAVE APPT. TO SERVICE @ SUBARU HOPEFULLY ITS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE FACTORY DEFECT. I HEARD OF OTHER CAR OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. SUBARU SHOULD REALLY LOOK INTO IT HAVE RECALL. NO PEBBLES...

THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN THE CAR STARTS FROM A STOP, IN FIRST GEAR (FROM ZERO MPH), BOTH WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND WARM. THIS HAS CAUSED DELAYED AND UNCOMFORTABLE STARTS.*AK

AFTER THE FIRST OIL CHANGE NOTICED A HESITATION PROBLEM WHEN ACELLERATING FORM A STOP AND A ROUGH IDLE. THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP. REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. CONTACTED SUBARU DIRECTLY AND THEY DENIED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM....

NEW 2002 IMPREZA WRX RECEIVED CRACKED WINDSHIELD BY A SMALL PEBBLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CRACK HAS SPIDERED ACROSS MY WHOLE FRONT WINDSHIELD. SUBARU DEALERSHIP DOESN'T COVER THIS ON ITS WARRANTIES.*AK

THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN SO I TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVER. MY GOAL WAS TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN HOWEVER IT WAS NOT WORKING FAST ENOUGH SO I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES. I WAS UNABLE TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE A CEMENT BLOCK. MY CRUISE CONTROL ...

RANDOMLY WHILE MODERATELY BRAKING ON DRY NORMAL TEXTURED PAVEMENT ABS SYSTEM WILL ENGAGE, THIS CAUSES A MAJOR AND DANGEROUS LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AND PEDAL PRESSURE. IN ORDER TO RESTORE SOME BRAKING POWER THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DISENGAGED COMPLETELY AND THEN HAVE PRESSURE REAPPLIED. THIS WILL RESUL...

WINDSHIELD HIT BY ROCK ,CAUSING DIME-SIZED STAR FRACTURE, EXTREME CRACKING ACROSS WINDSHIELD ENSUED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BEFORE RESIN COULD BE APPLIED. THIN WINDSHIELD. *AK

THE CLUTCH SHUDDERS AND SLIPS HORRIBLY ON COLD STARTS IN 1ST GEAR. THE WHOLE CAR WILL SHAKE DUE TO HOW HORRIBLE IT IS. STOPS SHUDDERING AFTER 15 MINS OF STOP AND GO. DEALER SAID IT IS NORMAL AND MANY CUSTOMERS COMPLAIN, BUT THAT IS THE WAY THE SUBARU CLUTCH BEHAVES. -- BTW: THIS SITE DOES NOT SEEM T...

AS I WAS PROCEEDING DOWN A LOCAL INTERSTATE, A VERY SMALL PEBBLE CAME FROM A TRUCK AND PRODUCED A VERY SMALL DING IN MY WINDSHIELD. TWO DAYS LATER, THE DING BECAME A VERY LARGE CRACK. I CONTACTED A WORLDWIDE CAR CLUB FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE, AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THI...

WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP HAS TO PRESS AND HOLD GAS PEDAL FOR AT LEAST 5 SECONDS BEFORE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE. IT THEN WILL JERK FORWARD AND ACCELERATE AT A HIGH SPEED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRAVELING ALONG A STRAIGHT, DRY, PAVED ROAD. SPEED APPROX 50MPH. ENCOUNTERED A SITUATION REQUIRING AGGRESSIVE BRAKING (APPROX 75-80%). WHILE BRAKING, CAR CROSSED A SMALL BUMP, ABS ENGAGED FOR AN EXTENDED TIME AND BRAKING POWER WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY LOST. SEVERAL CAR LENGTHS LATER (ROAD FREE FROM ...

WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN SAME PLACE & SHAPE AS NUMEROUS OTHER 2002 SUBARU WINDSHIELDS. *AK

WINDSHIELD EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPLAINED CRACK STARTING ABOVE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, GOING DOWN ABOUT 5 INCHES THEN VERING TOWARDS THE DRIVERS SIDE. TOTAL LENGTH OF ABOUT 2 FEET. NO ROCK CHIP OF ANY KIND WERE FOUND ON MY WINDSHIELD AND DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER HEARING FROM OTHER OWNERS OF...

OTHER SUBARUS HAVE CRACKS IN WINDSHIELD REF#763477. *AK

CRACK IN WINDSHIELD THAT APPEARS TO BE A FLAW IN FACTORY GLASS. *AK

VEHICLE'S ABS CONTROLLER WENT BAD, ABS WAS GETTING ACTIVATED EVER IN A DRY NON SLIP CONDITION, CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE ABS CONTROLLER. REPORTED PROBLEM ABOUT ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE SPEED, DEALER REFUSES TO ACCEPT IT, COMPARED WITH A NEW VEHICLE AT DEALER'S STOCK AND THE VIBRATION I...

VEHICLE'S ABS CONTROLLER WENT BAD, ABS WAS GETTING ACTIVATED EVER IN A DRY NON SLIP CONDITION, CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE ABS CONTROLLER. REPORTED PROBLEM ABOUT ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE SPEED, DEALER REFUSES TO ACCEPT IT, COMPARED WITH A NEW VEHICLE AT DEALER'S STOCK AND THE VIBRATION I...

FAILURE WAS AN EXTREME INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON DRY PAVEMENT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO FLOOR , NO PEDAL PULSING, BUT ONLY ABOUT 30% OF NORMAL BRAKE FORCE AVAILABLE INSPITE OF EXTREME PRESSURE ON PEDAL. NARROWLY AVOIDED HEAD ON WITH CARS IN ONCOMING LANES WHILE ATTEMP...

I WAS GOING TO OLYMPUS GYM IN SPRINGFIELD, VA, PULLING INTO THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT (THE LOT IS EMPTY). THE LOT WAS CLEAN, DRY ASPHALT WITH A COUPLE OF ROCKS SCATTERED ON IT (CLUE?). I PULL IN QUICK TO THE LOT (A RIGHT TURN FROM THE STREET 90 DEGREES) DON'T KNOW HOW FAST BUT NOT WORRISOME. TH...

I PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY TO MAKE A U-TURN. THERE WAS A SLIGHT BUMP (ABOUT HALF THE HEIGHT OF A SPEED BUMP) AT THE START OF THE DRIVEWAY. I GUESS THE BUMP ACTIVATED THE ABS BECAUSE AFTER I CAME TO A FULL STOP THE PEDAL WENT HALF WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE, DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND...

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT THAT WAS TURNING YELLOW, ROAD WAS SLIGHTLY BUMPY, CONSUMER FELT ABS PULSATING. AS THIS HAPPENED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND PULSATING STOPPED, HOWEVER VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLI...

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER A BUMP AT 25 MPH OR LESS CONSUMER CAN TELL ABS SYSTEM KICKS IN, BUT BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKING ABILITY FOR A FEW SCONDS. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO.*AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS ON A BUMPY ROAD VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.*AK

THE BRAKES IN MY 02 WRX IMPREZA WAGON BECOME TEMPORARILY INEFFECTIVE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS ON A ROAD WITH SMALL BUMPS OR RIPPLES. FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER THE ABS KICKS IN THERE IS VERY LITTLE OR NO DECELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT OCCURRED WITH A VEHICLE ...

THE ABS ENGAGES PREMATURELY ON ROUGH PAVENT, EXPANSION JOINTS, ETC. ONCE IT ENGAGES, THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR LOSES ALL BRAKING POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.*AK

SEVERE CLUTCH SHUDDER AT START OF FORWARD MOVEMENT. AFFECTED BY LOWER OUTSIDE TEMPS. IF CAR SITS IN COLD WEATHER AT FIRST USE OF CLUTCH SEVERE SHUDDER VIBRATES WHOLE VEHICLE. AS CLUTCH WARMS UP SHUDDER LESSENS BUT NEVER GOES AWAY. *TS *NLM *DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEM...

Mileage: 12,000

WHEN BRAKING HARD, IF A SMALL BUMP IS ENCOUNTERED ABS WILL OFTEN ACTIVATE AND FAIL CAUSING LOSS OF STOPPING POWER. RELEASING THE BRAKE AND RE-APPLYING WILL RESTORE STOPPING POWER BUT NOT BEFORE GIVING THE DRIVER A GOOD SCARE. I HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING YET BUT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS, EVEN TAKIN...

Mileage: 10,000

SEVERE CLUTCH SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEED OPERATION ( IN 1ST GEAR AND STARTING TO MOVE FROM A STOP) WHEN CLUTCH COMPONENTS ARE COLD. SHUDDER CONTINUES TILL PARTS WARM UP. SHUDDER NEVER COMPLETELY GOES AWAY.*AK

ABS FAILS AFTER GOING OVER MINOR BUMPS AND ALL PRESSURE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS LOST SOON AFTER. DRIVER MUST COMPLETELY DISENGAGE BRAKE AND THEN REAPPLY TO BEGIN SLOWING DOWN AGAIN.*AK

WHEN BRAKING OVER BUMPS OR POTHOLES, ABS SYSTEM "FAILS" CAUSING NEAR-ZERO BRAKING ABILITY AND MUCH LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. REPEATABLE AND DANGEROUS!*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES LOST ALL BRAKE COMPRESSION AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.*AKVEHICLE WAS BRAKING FINE UNTIL CONSUMER LOST COMPRESSION AFTER HITTING A ROUGH SURFACE ON THE ROAD. *JG

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUMPY ROAD, ABS ENGAGES AND LOSES ALL BRAKING POWER. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *JB

WHILE IN MOTION INSURED APPROACHED STOP SIGN. VEHICLE 2 STOPPED AND PROCEEDED AS INSURED WAS ALREADY ACCELERATING AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP, THEREFORE HITTING THE REAR OF VEHICLE 2. MAY BE A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. *JG

WHILE IN MOTION INSURED APPROACHED STOP SIGN. VEHICLE 2 STOPPED AND PROCEEDED AS INSURED WAS ALREADY ACCELERATING AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP, THEREFORE HITTING THE REAR OF VEHICLE 2. MAY BE A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. *JG

WHEN THE WRX WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS AT HIGH IDLE, THE CAR DOES NOT GENERATE ENOUGH VACUUM TO ENERGIZE THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. ACCORDING TO SUBARU, THIS IS "NORMAL". DURNING HIGH IDLE, BRAKING PERFORMANCE IS SEVERELY REDUCED. FROM 10MPH YOU CAN FLOOR THE BRAKES AND IT WON'T LOCK UP THE...

WHEN THE WRX WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS AT HIGH IDLE, THE CAR DOES NOT GENERATE ENOUGH VACUUM TO ENERGIZE THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. ACCORDING TO SUBARU, THIS IS "NORMAL". DURNING HIGH IDLE, BRAKING PERFORMANCE IS SEVERELY REDUCED. FROM 10MPH YOU CAN FLOOR THE BRAKES AND IT WON'T LOCK UP THE...

SLIGHT ENGINE HESITATION; REFER TO TSB#115398 IN MT 1/99; IS THIS A PROBLEM THEY HAVE NOT RESOLVED....FEARING POTENTIAL ACCIDENT IF IT GETS WORSE; ALSO ENGINE MISFIRING WHICH MAY RESULT IN CYLINDER FAILURE AND LOSS OF POWER. MANUFACTURER NOT REPAIRING AND IN DENIAL OF ALL REQUESTS...THREE FAILED R...

DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY I94, WHEN HAD TO BRAKE (MEDIUM BRAKING) DUE TO CAR SLOWING IN FRONT, WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD DURING THE BRAKING THE BRAKES SEEM TO COMPLETLY DISAPPEAR WITH VERY LITTLE PEDAL PRESSURE. THE ROAD WAS DRY. I NEARLY RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT. TYHIS CAN BE DUPLICATED...

I HAVE EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF ABS PROBLEMS. IF A WHEELS HITS A BUMP WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKES LET GO COMPLETELY FOR 2-3 SECONDS. IT'S AS IF THE SYSTEM IS SENSING A LOSS OF GRIP AT WHATEVER WHEEL HAS HIT THE BUMP AND INSTEAD OF RELEASING PRESSURE ON THAT WHEEL FOR A FRACTION...

I WAS SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING. I PULLED ABS FUSE SHORTLY THEREAFTER.*AK

ABS FAILURE - UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOW WITH NO APPARENT BRAKE PRESSURE BUT OCCASIONAL ABS PULSATION. CONTACTED SUBARU TO SEE IF IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND WAS TOLD BY SOA THAT THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE AND NO FACTORY ISSU...

ON 2/4/02 I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT BEHIND TRAFFIC. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AT ALL. I IMMEDIATELY I GEARED DOWN GOING ABOUT 20MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN BUT NO REACTION. I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT AT THE RATE OF ABOUT 10M...

ABS IN THE 2002 IMPREZA IS DANGEROUS OVER BUMPS. BRAKES CAN FAIL WHEN BRAKING OVER BUMPS AT MODERATE SPEEDS WHEN IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES, AS HAVE MANY OTHERS. THE PROBLEM IS LARGELY REPRODUCEABLE, AND NOT UNCOMMON. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS. *AK

ABS IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY! THERE ARE AT LEAST 44 OTHERS WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM I KNOW OF. ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS OVER BUMPY ROADS, AND LOSE BRAKING POWER. ALOT OF BRAKING POWER GONE. SOME ONE WILL GET HURT SOON.*AK

THE BRAKING SYSTEM OFTEN FAILS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE TRAVELLING OVER A ROUGH OR BUMPY SURFACE, REGARDLESS OF SPEED (I HAVE HAD IT OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES, FROM 5 TO 35 MPH). IN THESE CASES THE ABS IS WRONGFULLY TRIGGERED UNDER MILD BRAKING, THEN THE VAST MAJORITY OF BRAKING POWER IS LOST AND...

BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND TO FULL PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AFTER GETTING IN THE EXIT LANE OF NORTHBOUND INTERSTATE 75 AND THE I-675 SOUTH EXCHANGE. BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE CAR AND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD, RESULTING IN A ROLLOVER OF MULTIPLE REVOLUTIONS. EXACT NUMBER OF TUR...

VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE IN SNOW INCREASES BY A FACTOR OF 10 WHEN ABS SYSTEM IS ENABLED (TESTED BY REMOVING ABS FUSE - DISABLES ABS). *AK

THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT ADAQUATELY BRAKE OVER A BUMPY ROAD SURFACE. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED INTO OTHER CARS AS A RESULT OF THE ABS SYSTEM NOT ALLOWING THE CAR TO BRAKE ANYTHING LIKE AS FAST AS IT SHOULD. *AK

TRANSMISSION/DRIVETRAIN RATTLES AND/OR GRINDS AT 2ND AND 3RD GEAR SHIFTS. *AK

FIRST GEAR IS A MAJOR ISSUE IN MY VEHICLE. I CAN ONLY ENGAGE FIRST GEAR, IF IM AT A COMPLETE STOP. SO IF IVE SLOWED DOWN TO 5-10MPH IM FORCED TO GO INTO 2ND GEAR, WHICH NOT ONLY WEARS OUT MY CLUTCH PREMATURELY, BUT COULD ALSO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF I NEEDED TO BUILD SPEED QUICKLY. THE TRANSMISSION OVE...

WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER RAN OFF THE ROAD INTO A GAURDRAIL INTO A TREE, AND THEN FLIPPED OVER A FEW TIMES. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE BRAKES THAT COME STANDARD ON THIS VEHICLE ARE NOWHERE NEAR SUFFICIENT FOR A VEHICLE WITH THIS LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE. MY BRAKES ARE SCORED, HAVE GROOVES, AND HAVE CHIPS AND BURRS. DURING MY HOUR COMMUTE TO WORK I EXPERIENCE BRAKE FADE AND BRAKE SHUDDER IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER TELLS ME...

THE BRAKES THAT COME STANDARD ON THIS VEHICLE ARE NOWHERE NEAR SUFFICIENT FOR A VEHICLE WITH THIS LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE. MY BRAKES ARE SCORED, HAVE GROOVES, AND HAVE CHIPS AND BURRS. DURING MY HOUR COMMUTE TO WORK I EXPERIENCE BRAKE FADE AND BRAKE SHUDDER IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER TELLS ME...

ROTORS HAVE BEEN SCORED SINCE NEW. *AK

ALL WRX'S SHOW HEAT DAMAGE AT AROUND 4K MILES. ON ANY SEDAN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK