There are 1 owner-reported steering complaints for the 2013 Subaru BRZin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THERE IS A STRANGE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING ON THESE CARS AND THE SCION FRS EQUIVALENT. THE PROBLEM IS REPORTED ON THE MESSAGE BOARDS BUT HOWEVER THIS WAS ONLY RECALLED IN NEW ZEALAND.GOING OVER AND SMALL BUMP THE ELECTRONIC STEERING RATTLES. IT RATTLES AT FIRST AND GETS WORSE UNTIL IT SHAKES THE WHEEL. DEALERS WANT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND YET IT WAS ALREADY RECALLED IN ANOTHER COUNTY FOR THIS ISSUES.THIS CAN BECOME DANGEROUS AND MANY OWNERS JUST POST O LINE NOT KNOWING WHAT IS GOING ON WITH DEALERS SAYING IT'S NORMAL. LEAVING CUSTOMERS WITH SHAKY WHEELS. THIS IS SOLELY AN ELECTRONIC STEERING MODULE PROBELM THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE DOES THIS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY AT THIS POINT BECAUSE IT IS SO BAD. NO OTHER STEERING COMPONENTS ARE DAMAGED OR WORN.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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