NHTSA Complaint #11143993 — 2015 SUBARU WRX

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING UP A HILL AND MY SUBARU WRX WAS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY. IT SMELLED LIKE BURNT RUBBER AND IT FELT LIKE MY VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER AT ALL SO I GOT OFF ON THE NEAREST EXIT. I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, PUT THE VEHICLE IN 1ST GEAR AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL. I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OUT OF THE ROAD WITH A STRANGERS HELP. THE CAR SMELLED LIKE BURNT RUBBER AND IT PUT ME IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST SUBARU DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY ALREADY REPLACED THE CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT 27,000 MILES. WHEN MY CLUTCH WENT OUT, MY VEHICLE HAD 35,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW SUBARU DOESNT WANT TO PAY FOR THIS CLUTCH. SO NOW I AM ON MY 3RD CLUTCH AT 35,000 MILES. ITS OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH OTHER OWNERS. IN FACT, SUBARU EVEN KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE ISSUED TWO SERVICE BULLETINS (DESIGN CHANGES) FOR THE CLUTCH'S IN THEIR 2014-2017 SUBARU WRXS. MY GUESS IS, THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER IT UP. I NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IF I KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A SUBARU AGAIN