NHTSA Complaint #11289030 — 2017 SUBARU WRX

PAMPERED 2017 SUBARU WRX, AUTO TRANSMISSION, 61,545 HIGHWAY MILES AND PROOF OF OIL CHANGES BETWEEN 5,000 AND 7,000 MILES, SYNTHETIC 5-30. CAR IDLING AT STOP LIGHT WHEN TAPPING NOISE STARTED AND THEN OIL LIGHT LITE UP BUT QUICKLY WENT OUT. PULLED OVER TO CHECK OIL AND FOUND OIL LEVEL MID LEVEL IN SAFE ZONE. ENGINE DIDN'T BURN OR LEAK OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. GILES SUBARU IN LAFAYETTE LA SAID THE ENGINE "MUST HAVE BEEN RUN LOW ON OIL." THEY BELIEVE IT STARTED WITH THE #2 ROD BEARING GOING OUT. I'VE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR THE LAST 38 YEARS, I CHECK OIL LEVELS OFTEN. SHORT BLOCK REPLACEMENT WAS $9,957.50. REPAIR TOOK 31 DAYS. GILES SUBARU ALSO EXTENDS THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY TO LIFETIME IF YOU PROVE PROPER OIL CHANGES AND GO IN FOR AN INSPECTION EVERY TWO YEARS. DENIED MY CLAIM FOR NOT COMING FOR TWO YEAR INSPECTION. SUBARU RATED MY 2.0 TURBOCHARGED ENGINE AT 268 HORSEPOWER WITH THE 15.9 PSI OF BOOST. RESEARCH VERIFIED ITS THE ONLY CAR SUBARU USES THIS ENGINE IN. SUBARU'S CROSSTREK USES THIS 2.0 BUT AS A NON TURBOCHARGED ENGINE RATED AT 152 HP. NO OTHER CAR IN SUBARU'S LINE UP HAS THAT MUCH HORSEPOWER RATED PER LITER. RESEARCH SHOWS SUBARU ADDED A TURBOCHARGER TO THEIR 152 HORSEPOWER ENGINE BUT DID NOT UPGRADE THE LUBRICATION SYSTEM TO HANDLE THE HIGHER STRESSES. SUBARU HAS LUBRICATION PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ENGINES AND HAS THREE CLASS ACTION SUITS NOW. I SEEN MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WARRANTY WAS INCREASED BY SUBARU RECENTLY AND DEMANDED BY A COURT TO COVER REPAIRS PAST AND FUTURE UNTIL 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. NOT THAT THEY'LL ACTUALLY PAY FOR IT IF IT BREAKS OR ANYTHING. THEY'LL SAY YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG. SHOULDN'T THIS BE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE? SUBARU WAS DEMANDED TO NOTIFY THE CURRENT OWNERS OF 2017 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS BUT I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANYTHING. IS SUBARU PRACTICING GOOD BUSINESS? IS THE GOVERNMENT MAKING SURE THEY DO BUSINESS FAIRLY?