2002 Subaru Impreza Electrical System Problems

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 NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,973. *BF

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

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

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

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

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 NOTIFIED BY REGISTERED MAIL AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND BOTH DEALERS, THEY ARE IGNORING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK