2006 Subaru Impreza Complaint Log

I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD BY A CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME FROM MY RIGHT AND STOPPED IN MY LANE. I SWERVED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE CAR AND CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT, AT THIS TIME THERE WAS NO MORE ROAD TO DRIVE ON. MY CAR WENT OFF THE SHOULDER AND INTO THE DITCH, STRIKING A CONCRETE DRAINAGE COLVERT ,HEAD ON. THE LEFT FRONT BUMPER, FROM THE HEADLIGHTS DOWN AND LEFT FRONT TIRE WERE COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! THE IMPACT WAS IN EXCESS OF THIRTY-FIVE MILES PER HOUR. WITNESSES TO THE CRASH SAID THE BACK OF THE CAR CAME OFF THE GROUND A FEW FEET DUE TO THE SPEED AND SEVERITY OF THE STOP. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THE CAR'S AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL FOR MY CAR SO DOES THE MANUFACTURER. THE RESULTING INJURIES WERE QUITE SEVER. *JB

THE HID HEADLIGHTS ON THE SUBARU->IMPREZA->WRX->STI SIT WAY TOO LOW. I CANNOT SEE THE ENTIRE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. THE HEADLIGHTS NEED TO BE RAISED UP SO PEOPLE CAN SEE THE ROAD BETTER. THE HEADLIGHTS CAN BE MOVED UP AND DOWN WITH A SWITCH ON THE STI AND EVEN WHEN SET AT THE HIGHEST SETTINGS THE HEADLIGHTS END ABOUT 20 FEET ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I ALMOST HIT A KID BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE HIM IN THE DARK! MUST BE FIXED MATTER OF SAFETY AND EMERGENCY!*JB

I BOUGHT MY SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI BRAND NEW, AND AFTER HAVING IT ABOUT 4 MONTHS A TRANSMISSION MOUNT CALLED THE PITCH ROD MOUNT BROKE IN HALF. THE MOUNT BROKE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, AND RESULTED IN DAMAGING THE CLUTCH LINE. THE FLUID IN THE CLUTCH LINE WAS DRAINED AND THIS RESULTED IN MY GEARS SCRATCHING AND OVERALL RUINED MY TRANSMISSION. IN THE END I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO REPLACE THE MOUNT, CLUTCH LINE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE RE-BUILT. NOW I WAS NOT AWARE AT THE TIME THAT THE MOUNT WAS BROKEN SO TO MY SURPRISE THAT AFTER EVERYTHING WAS FIXED ($2,800 LATER) A WEEK LATER I HEARD A POP. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF THAT IT COULD BE THE MOUNT AGAIN. SO I REACHED MY HAND SLOWLY BEHIND THE HOT INTERCOOLER COVERING THE ENTIRE TOP HALF OF THE ENGINE AND FELT THAT AGAIN THE PITCH ROD HAD BROKEN. THIS PITCH ROD NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND IS COSTING PEOPLE A FORTUNE!*JB

I BOUGHT A 2006 SUBARU WRX ONLY TWO MONTHS AGO. ON A TRIP LAST MONTH (CAR WAS ONLY A MONTH OLD AT THE TIME) I HAD SOME SMALL DEBRIS HIT MY WINDSHIELD, NOTHING REALLY OUT OF THE ORDINARY, ESPECIALLY HERE IN COLORADO. BUT, THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO THE CAR, I HAD A CRACK THAT RAN ACROSS MORE THAN HALF OF MY WINDSHIELD. CONSIDERING I HAVE HAD THREE OTHER CARS WHILE LIVING IN COLORADO, I HAVE HAD ONLY ONE CRACKED WINDSHIELD AND THAT WAS DUE TO A TRUCK KICKING UP A ROCK INTO THE WINDSHIELD. ALSO, I AM FINDING MANY COMPLAINTS AND SIMILAR CRACKS IN OTHER WRX'S AND WRX OWNERS. I FEEL AS IF THE WINDSHIELDS ON A WRX ARE EITHER WEAK OR NEED TO BE THICKER. *JB

BANGING SOUND FROM SUSPENSION GOING OVER THE BUMP. *NM

2006 MY SUBARU IMPREZA STI WITH 414 MILES AND 1.5 WEEKS OLD THE ENGINE MOTORS MOUNTS FAILED, THIS CAUSED A LOUD CLUNKING AS THE ENGINE WOULD MOVE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. WERE TOLD THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WOULD BE REPLACED WITH THE 2005 MY MOTOR MOUNTS WHEN AVAILABLE AND WE SHOULD TAKE THE CAR HOME AND DRIVE CAREFUL. *NM