NHTSA Complaint #10559412 — 2009 SUBARU WRX

STRUCTURE:BODY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10559412
Vehicle	2009 SUBARU WRX
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	January 10, 2014
Date Filed	January 10, 2014
Mileage	56,740 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

ON MY 2009 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX, I'VE DEALT WITH A SQUEAKY CLUTCH PEDAL FOR QUITE SOME TIME, CLOSE TO 30K MILES NOW. WITHIN THE PAST 5K MILES, A CLICKING SOUND HAS OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME AND WITHIN THE PAST 1K MILES THE SOUND HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE WITH A GRINDING SOUND IN ADDITION TO ALL PREVIOUS SOUNDS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE ENTIRE PEDAL BRACKET ASSEMBLY MOVES UPON CLUTCH OR BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGEMENT. IN ADDITION, CLUTCH CYLINDER MOVES WHEN IT SHOULD BE STATIC. THIS IS ALL DUE TO THE FIREWALL BEING TOO THIN, FLEXING, AND ULTIMATELY THE METAL ENDURED ENOUGH FATIGUE TO BREAK AROUND THE PEDAL BRACKET SPOT WELDS. THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY SHOULD NEVER MOVE, NOR SHOULD IT SEPARATE FROM THE FIREWALL. NO RECALL AS OF YET, DESPITE THIS BEING A KNOWN ISSUE TO THE MANUFACTURER FOR SEVERAL YEARS. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 56,740 MILES. *TR

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