NHTSA Complaint #10652870 — 2008 SUBARU WRX

2008 WRX, 61K MILES DRIVEN SINCE SEPTEMBER 2007. SECOND CLUTCH REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE (KIRKLAND, WA) THAT THE SPOT WELDS FOR THE CLUTCH NEED WORK DONE BY BODY SHOP - ABOUT $1200. WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT OF THE CLUTCH BUT THE CLUTCH WAS ALMOST ALWAYS HEAVY IN THE CAR. IT FIRST BECAME HEAVY 1-3 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS FIRST REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THE CLUTCH COULD GET WORN IN A FEW YEARS, BUT BODY STRUCTURE LETTING GO IS NOT SOMETHING I'D EXPECT TO HAPPEN IN A 7 YEAR OLD CAR. I SEE MANY SIMILAR REPORTS AT HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2008/SUBARU/IMPREZA/STRUCTURE/PROBLEM.ASPX. SOUNDS LIKE A POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUE TO ME. *TR