NHTSA Complaint #11417403 — 2020 SUBARU WRX ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11417403
Vehicle	2020 SUBARU WRX
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 17, 2021
Date Filed	May 17, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

I have owned the car for ~15 months and driven it for 2500 miles. The battery has failed four times. Each time Subaru has replaced the battery under warranty and told me that nothing is wrong and that the car simply needs to be driven more. I now see that this is a systemic problem for Subarus (e.g. https://www.torquenews.com/1084/subaru-battery-drain-lawsuit-new-claims-now-include-forester-wrx-and-legacy) A recall is needed to force Subaru to address this problem.

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