NHTSA Complaint #10563479 — 2009 SUBARU WRX

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM MY CLUTCH EVERY TIME I WOULD GO TO SWITCH GEARS. I THEN CALLED SUBARU OF AMERICA AND FILED A CASE IN THERE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY THEN TOLD ME TO TAKE IT INTO A DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. AFTER TAKING MY SUBARU TO A LOCAL DEALER AND HAVING MY CAR LOOKED AT THE MECHANIC IN HIS SERVICE WRITE UP SAID "CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY LOOSE AND MOVING". I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE REASON FOR THIS ISSUE WAS BECAUSE THE WELDS HOLDING THE ASSEMBLY TO THE FIREWALL HAD BROKEN OFF AND NOW NEED TO BE RE-WELDED BACK TOGETHER SO THAT THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT FEEL THAT IT IS THAT BIG OF A SAFETY ISSUE AND RELEASED ME WITH THE CAR TO GO BACK HOME IN. HOWEVER EVERY TIME THE PEDAL IS PRESSED THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY MOVES SIDE TO SIDE MAKING THE WELDS EVEN LESS STRONG. AFTER LOOKING THIS ISSUE UP ONLINE I NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY OTHER PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE AND MANY FEEL LIKE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SUBARU IS FAILED TO LOOK INTO. *TR