NHTSA Complaint #10744338 — 2013 SUBARU WRX

I PURCHASED A MY 2013 WRX WITH ONLY 7MILES ON IT AND AFTER THE 'BREAK-IN" PERIOD OF 1000 MILES THE ENGINE THROUGH A CONNECTING ROD. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. GRANTED THE EFFORT TO HAVE SOA TAKE CARE THIS MAJOR FAILURE WAS PAINFUL. AT MILE 29K THIS PAST MAY. I HEARD A FAINT KNOCKING/TICKING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER 20 MINS THE NOISE GOT LOUDER, BY THE TIME I WAS HOME IT SOUNDED LIKE MARBLES WERE IN MY ENGINE. THE DEALER HAD TO DO "TEAR-DOWN" AND TOLD ME THE ENGINE FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED,THEY THEN TOLD ME THAT THE CLUTCH WAS "ABUSED' AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS RIDICULOUS( I AM POSITIVE THAT SOMETHING FROM THE ENGINE CAUSED THE DAMAGE) THEN THEY TOLD ME THE AWD TRANSFER CASE HAD TO BE REPLACED!!.ALL IN ALL, A NEW ENGINE, TURBO,CLUTCH AND TRANSFER CASE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR HAS NO MODIFICATION AND IS DRIVEN MINIMALLY. NOT HAPPY WITH HOW THIS EVENT UNFOLDED WITH SOA. 2 FAILED ENGINES IN 2 YEAR.