2012 SUBARU IMPREZA Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer where the gas cap was replaced; however, the warning light returned. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for a diagnostic test and the contact was informed that the timing belt cover, cam carrier, and O2 sensors needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and agreed to cover a partial cost of the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle started smoking from the engine compartment. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed as an oil consumption and cam carriers failure. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where the diagnostic result was confirmed. The contact repaired the front timing seal gasket himself; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

Took 2012 Subaru Impreza to dealer on 2/07/22 for oil change and PA state inspections (60,130 mi). Maintenance and inspections performed without issues. Started car and noticed slight change in sound and vibration from engine that I attributed to cold winter day start up. A block from leaving dealership, the check engine, oil warning and vehicle dynamic control lights all illuminated at once. In the 2-3 minutes to turn around to go back to the dealership, the engine noise/vibration/roughness increased until the engine stalled with a sound like an air compressor shutting down. I brought the service rep out for him to try restarting the car but it barely turned/wouldn't start (despite new battery and having started fine previously that day). A service tech was brought out with an ODBII scanner and found timing skip error codes and pushed the car in to a service stall to diagnose. I was...

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE TRACTION LIGHT AND OIL WARNING LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASHBOARD. INITIALLY, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE OIL VALVE. I DID BUT THE THE PROBLEM PERSIST. NOW THE ENGINE IS HUNTING. THE DEALER INFORMS ME THAT ENGINE IS NOT PUMPING ENOUGH OIL DESPITE THE FACT THAT SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE REGULARLY AT INTERVAL RECOMMENDED BY THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP. NOW I AM TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE.

CODE P0021 POPPED UP SHORTLY AFTER ENGINE HAD RATTLING NOISE AND SHUT DOWN. SOUND OF CILYNDER AND HEAD RUBBING AS ENGINE IS RUNNING WITH VERY LOUD SCREECHING

WHEN WE GE A OIL CHANGE THE OIL LEVEL IS VERY LOW. THERE ARE NO OIL LEAKS ANYWHERE ON THE ENGINE THIS IS NOT WHAT A ENGINE SHOULD BE DOING.

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A RATTLING NOISE ACCOMPANIED BY LOSS OF POWER AND A ROUGH IDLE AT LOW SPEEDS. I THOUGHT IT MUGHT BE THE IDLER PULLEY--REPLACED THAT ALONG WITH THE SERPENTINE BELT AND TENSIONER. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEMS. YESTERDAY IT BEGAN TO STALL AT IDLE AND LOW SPEEDS. CAR WILL NOT START. SYMPTOMS MATCH THOSE RELATED TO THE WTY 84R BULLETIN AND THE 18V772-7070 RECALL FOR BROKEN VALVE SPRINGS BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE VIN RANGE. THE CAR IS A 2012 IMPREZA--THE PROBLEM MATCHES THE PROBLEMS FOR THE 2012 IMPREZA.

BOUGHT THE CAR USED 90K MILES IN 2017. IT IS NOW AT 125,000 AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CAR IS ACCELERATING AND REVING EVEN WHEN DECELERATING. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD I NEED A TOTAL REPLACEMENT. I DRIVE LESS THAN 20 MI/WK WITH THE OCCASIONAL ROADTRIP. THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE LASTED FOR MANY YEARS BUT, THIS PROBLEM IS KNOWN GIVEN THAT SUBARU HAS OFFERED EXTENDED WARRANTIES IN REGARDS TO THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

AT 150,000 MILES I NOTICED THAT IN THE MORNINGS ON COLD START UP I WILL GET A LARGE CLOUD OF BLUISH SMOKE THAT SMELLS LIKE IT'S BURNING, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS INDICATIVE OF BURNING OIL. I ONLY KNEW TILL RECENTLY THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND THAT IT IS NOW CLOSED BUT AT 150,000 MILES IT SEEMS LIKE IT MAY BE PRETTY EXCESSIVE.

DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND AFTER OPENING THE ENGINE THE FINAL DIAGNOSE WAS THAT THE VALVE SPRING FAILED

BENT FRAME: 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA SPORT, AWD W/PZEV, ORDERED 03/2012 NEW FROM JOSEPH SUBARU, FLORENCE, KY, W/42228 TO DATE 09/27/19. ORIGINAL COMPLAINTS DESCRIBED TO DEALER AND MANUFACTURE INCLUDE: *WHEN ORDERING THOUGHT THE CAR HAD A HIGHER ROAD CLEARANCE FOR RURAL DRIVING FROM PICTURES ON INTERNET, *DRIVING CAR IT WANDERS OVER THE ROAD, *TIRES DEFLATE (WORE OUT BEFORE 20,000 MI., SAVED TO REPLACE @ SEARS, MI 23850 IN 04/2016), SOME *PAINT CHIPPED OFF, W/*SLUGGISH 'TRANSMISSION' & 'BRAKING SYSTEM,' & BELT OR SCREECH NOISE UPON START-UP (NO ASSISTANCE FROM MANUFACTURER & DEALERS WHO DENIED PROBLEMS). WITH UNRESPONSIVE JOSEPH SUBARU DEALER/SERVICE BEING 75 MILES DRIVE 1-WAY, SO BY 6/12/12 TOOK CAR TO DEALER NEIL HUFFMAN SERVICE (NHS), LOUISVILLE, KY, ~22.4 MI 1-WAY, FOR SERVICE & HOPED FOR HELP W/ORIGINAL COMPLAINTS: NEW COMPLAINTS; *MASTERS CYLINDER & *COOLANT ARE TOPPED-OFF W/MOST OIL CHANGES AS FLUIDS SEEM TO EVAPORATE, *WINDSHIELD FOGS-UP UNLESS A WINDOW IS OPEN,...

CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING ON HIGHWAY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. REDDING SUBARU (481 E CYPRESS AVE, REDDING, CA 96002) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, IT STALLED, THE ENGINE SHOOK, AND THE RPMS WENT UP AND DOWN. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE PART WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). CLAY SUBARU (842 PROVIDENCE HWY RTE 1 NORTH-AUTOMILE, NORWOOD, MA 02062) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO WEST HOUSTON SUBARU (17109 KATY FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77094). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS HIGH AND THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STOPPED/STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE IN MOTION, THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, DRIVERS BEHIND ME HAD TO REACT TO MY SUDDEN/FULL STOP. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE PART WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 19V149000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS FOR THE PARTS TO ARRIVE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP OR APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. KEARNY MESA SUBARU (4797 CONVOY ST, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111, (858) 278-7100) WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

SUMMARY: OUR 'VALVE SPRINGS' RECALL ('SUBARU RECALL WTY-84. NHTSA ID 18V-722. DEC. 2018') TOOK FIVE WEEKS TO COMPLETE ARE DAMAGED OUR VEHICLE. A MANDATORY RECALL REPAIR SHOULD 'FIRST DO NO HARM', BUT OUR CAR WAS RETURNED TO US IN SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE CONDITION THAN WHEN WE LEFT IT WITH THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED THE WORK. THIS DEALER IS REFUSING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, AND WE ARE NOW IN A POSITION WHERE WE MUST SELL THE VEHICLE, SEVERAL YEARS SOONER THAN PLANNED. TIME LINE: 4 FEB. 2019: DROPPED THE VEHICLE AT STEVENS CREEK SUBARU IN SANTA CLARA, CA. AT THIS TIME, OUR VEHICLE HAD NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS ' NO OIL LEAKS ON OUR GARAGE FLOOR, NO BURNING SMELLS, AND NO FUNNY NOISES. 7 MARCH 2019: CALLED BY DEALER AND ASKED IF I WISHED TO SPEND 'SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS' TO REPAIR ENGINE LEAKS THEY CLAIM TO HAVE HAD FOUND. I POINTED OUT THAT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE, COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED METROWEST SUBARU AT (508) 651-2000 (LOCATED AT 948 WORCESTER ST, NATICK, MA 01760) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD ONLY PERFORM TWO REPAIRS PER WEEK. THE CONTACT HAD TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR SEPTEMBER OF 2019. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

SUBARU RECALL. I RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL ABOUT ISSUE WITH ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS ON MY CAR. I CALLED THE SUBARU DEALER AND ALSO WALK IN TO THE DEALER. THEY REFUSED TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR FOR ME. THEIR REASON WAS THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS YET. THEY WILL PUT MY CAR IN THE WAITING LIST. THAT WAS ALMOST 2 MONTHS AGO AND THEY NEVER CONTACTED ME BACK. WHATEVER THEY REASON THEY GAVE ME, THEY FAILED TO ADDRESS THEIR OBLIGATION. THE SUBARU DEALER I CONTACTED WAS MICHAEL'S SUBARU OF BELLEVUE. 888-418-0142

I RECEIVED A DECEMBER 2018 RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL WTY-84, NHTSA ID 18V-772. WHEN I CALLED MY DEALER, NORTHTOWN SUBARU, AMHERST NY, THEY TOLD ME TO CALL BACK IN LATE FEBRUARY BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS YET. NOW WHEN I CALLED (3/4/2019) THEY SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE THE TOOLS FOR THE REPAIR. THEY SAID TRY AGAIN IN APRIL. THE RECALL NOTICE SAID THE RECALL SERVICE SHOULD BE PERFORMED "IMMEDIATELY". IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE STALLING SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. I EXPECT WHEN I CALL IN APRIL THEY WILL HAVE SOME OTHER EXCUSE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF OTHER SUBARU DEALERS ARE MAKING THE REPAIRS AND IF ANY ARE NEAR THE 14221 ZIP CODE. WHAT CAN A CAR OWNER DO IF THE DEALERS REFUSE TO MAKE RECALL REPAIRS?

SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. (SUBARU) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2012-2014 SUBARU IMPREZA, 2012-2013 IMPREZA STATIONWAGON, 2013 SUBARU BRZ, XV CROSSTREK AND TOYOTA SCION FR-S VEHICLES. THE ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS IN THESE VEHICLES MAY FRACTURE CAUSING AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION OR A POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL. CONSEQUENCE AN ENGINE STALL CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. REMEDY SUBARU WILL NOTIFY THEIR OWNERS. TOYOTA WILL NOTIFY THE FR-S OWNERS. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VALVE SPRINGS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN DECEMBER 26, 2018. SUBARU OWNERS MAY CONTACT SUBARU CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-844-373-6614, TOYOTA OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER AT 1-888-270-9371. SUBARU'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS WTY-84. DETAILS ISSUED 12/26/2018 RECALL ID 289102 NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 18V772000 VEHICLES AFFECTED 165,534 COMPONENT AFFECTED ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE IMPREZA CONSUMES A LOT OF OIL. BETWEEN 800-1200 MILES IM HAVING TO TOP IT OFF. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH IT SHUTTING OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING IT IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO IDEAS. NO LIGHTS TURN ON TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. IT'S THROWING NO CODE EITHER.

SUBARU RECALL FOR A FAULTY ENGINE PART IS PENDING REPAIR FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I CAN HEAR THE ENGINE SOUND CHANGE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IDLING WHICH I THINK IS DUE TO THE ISSUE CAUSING THE RECALL. I AM WORRIED FOR MY FAMILY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.

SUBARU HAS SENT A RECALL FOR THE ABOVE VEHICLE. THE RECALL NUMBER IS WTY-84 / NHTSA ID 18V-772 (DECEMBER 2018). I WAS TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALER THAT THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT IS IN SEPTEMBER, 2020. I THEN CALLED THEIR RECALL HOTLINE AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN SENT TO DEALERS, THAT A SECOND LETTER WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS AFTER DEALERS HAVE RECEIVED THEM, AND THAT I COULD THEN GET IN IMMEDIATELY. HOWEVER, THEY CANNOT SAY WHEN THAT WILL BE. THIS IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE A STALL WHILE DRIVING. THE LETTER SENT BY SUBARU IS CLEAR ABOUT THIS BEING A POTENTIAL DANGER. THE DEALER ONLY TOLD ME THAT, IF THE ENGINE STALLED, THEY WOULD PICK ME UP AND GIVE ME A LOANER VEHICLE. THEY ADDED THAT THAT ANY STALL WOULD HAPPEN GRADUALLY AND I WOULD NOT BE INJURED. NEEDLESS TO SAY (PERHAPS), MY...

EARLIEST THAT SUBARU SANTA FE RETAILER CAN ADDRESS RECALL WTY-84 "ENGINE VALVE SPRINGS" IS SEPTEMBER 2019.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V772000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. KOEPPEL SUBARU (42-01 NORTHERN BLVD, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101, (718) 786-1660) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

MY ENGINE BURNS THROUGH OIL RAPIDLY EVERY 800 TO 1300 MILES I NEED AN OIL CHANGE. THIS ISSUE IS EXASPERATED WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. I ONCE BURNED THROUGH A WHILE QUART OF OIL AFTER 600 MILES WHEN TRAVELING. SUBARU DEFINES AN ENGINE ISSUE IF IT IS UNDER 2000 MILES. BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE FAILED THE TEST AND THAT THEY HAD ORDERED PARTS. WHEN I CALLED BACK TO SEE WHEN PARTS WOULD BE IN BECAUSE I HAD GONE IN TWICE IN THE SPAN OF 2 MONTHS FOR OIL TOP OFFS THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS NO LONGER GETTING THE PARTS AND THAT WE HAD TO REDO THE TEST. WE REDO THE TEST AND MY OIL LIGHT COMES ON AT 800 MILES, AND THEY TOLD MY MY ISSUE WAS A SENSOR AND THAT THE HISTORY OF MY VEHICLE WAS INVALID. I...

ORDERED & PURCHASED CAR 2012 BEGAN SENDING COMPLAINTS TO DEALER & MANUFACTURE ABOUT THE VEHICLE WANDERING OVER THE ROAD, BRAKES GRABBING, TIRES LOSING AIR, POOR TRANSMISSION RESPONSE, BAD BATTERY AND MANY MORE. AFTER MY COMPLAINTS WERE NEGLECTED I HAD TO SAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE FAULTY FACTORY YOKOHAMA AVID TIRES @ 24K MILES & PURCHASED WARRANTEE DIRECT EXTENDED WARRANTY TO ADDRESS COMPLICATIONS (LIKE STARTER) THIS CAR HAS WELL UNDER 40K MILES NOW BUT HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY & THE CAR WILL NOT STAY ALIGNED. THIS CAR ALWAYS USES COOLANT & BRAKE FLUID, AS WELL AS A STRANGE ENGINE OIL SITUATION (PRESENTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE CLASS ACTION OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM). I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NON-RESPONSIVE TRANSMISSION & POOR ACCELERATION. I'M ALREADY DISABLED FROM JOB-RELATED SPINAL INJURIES & HAVE DONE MY DARNEDEST TO DRIVE AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID DRIVING DURING RUSH TRAFFIC, CHECK TIRE PRESSURES & OIL...

OIL LEAK (SMALL DRIP) FROM THE FRONT TIMING BELT COVER, ON THE DRIVER SIDE (SIDE OF THE WATER PUMP). THE LEAK IS NOT OBVIOUS: DUE TO THE LOCATION, UNDER THE COVER, IT IS NOT VISIBLE FROM CASUAL INSPECTION. THE SMALL DRIP IS CAUGHT BY THE ENGINE UNDERCOVER AND DOES NOT LEAVE A MARK ON THE FLOOR. IT TAKES TIME TO NOTICE IT. THE COVER STARTED TO LEAK ABOUT A YEAR AGO (2016), IF NOT EARLIER--SUBARU FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE LEAK DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE UNTIL LAST MONTH -- WHICH IS QUITE SURPRISING. THE FRONT COVER IS SUPPOSED TO BE SEALED (NO GASKET). THE SEAL IS SUPPOSED TO LAST FOR THE DESIGN LIFE OF THE ENGINE. BASED ON GOOGLE SEARCH, THIS SEAL ISSUE IS A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT OF THE FACTORY SEAL AT THE LOCATION OF THE SCREWS. IN SOME CASES, THE LEAK WAS FIXED BY REMOVING THE SCREWS, ADDING SEALANT AND...

MY SON'S 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA, WAS BOUGHT USED, WITH 59,000. MILES, WITH HOPE OF OWNING A RELIABLE, SAFE VEHICLE ON 2/11/16. ON 6/26/16 HE WENT FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WITHIN ONE WEEK THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SEIZED. HE WAS DRIVING HOME, NO WARNING LIGHTS, OR ANYTHING JUST MADE A LOUD SOUND THEN HE WAS JUST BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF A BUSY 3 LANE ROAD TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. AT THE TIME, WE WORRIED THAT THE OIL CHANGE MAY HAVE BEEN DONE IMPROPERLY AND CAUSED THE ISSUE. WE CONTACTED THE BUSINESS, WHO THEN HAD A ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC/INSPECTOR VERIFY THAT IT WAS NOT THE OIL CHANGE BUT AN INTERNAL ENGINE PROBLEM. WE THEN HAD TOWED IT AGAIN TO SUBARU DEALER THAT WAS 7/12/16. THEN WE BEGAN CALLING- DAILY OR EVERY OTHER DAY; TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND EMAILING TO CORPORATE SUBARU- ASKING...

AFTER LAST OIL CHANGE AT 43,000 MILES THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 2,000 MILES. OIL LEVEL WAS OVER A QUART LOW. I FOUND NO OIL LEAK AT THE PAN OR FILTER AND NO OIL ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. OIL LIGHT CONSISTENTLY COMES ON AFTER 2,000 MILES OF DRIVING. OIL IS ALWAYS LOW WHEN I CHECK IT. PLAN TO ADDRESS WITH DEALERSHIP. THIS MODEL WAS THE FIRST YEAR FOR SUBARU'S NEWLY DESIGNED ENGINE. HMMM?

PURCHASED THE CAR USE AT 28000 MILES. CHECKED OIL AT TIME OF PURCHASE AND IT WAS FULL. DROVE THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 1200 MILES BEFORE A LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON. SOUGHT THE HELP OF SUBARU AND GOT AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. OIL LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT 700 MILES BURNING 16.5 QUARTS. HIGHLY UNACCEPTABLE. CAR WAS OIL CHANGED AND REPLACEMENT SHORT BLOCK ORDERED. REPLACED SHORT BLOCK AND CURRENTLY BREAKING IN NEW BLOCK.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN JANUARY 2012 AND HAVE CONSISTENTLY ADDED 1 QUART +/- APPROXIMATELY EVERY 1,200 MILES, MORE OFTEN AND INCREASED ADDED OIL VOLUME DURING EXTENDED DRIVING TIMES. I HAVE SPOKEN DIRECTLY WITH SUBARU DEALERS/SERVICE MANAGERS IN 3 DIFFERENT CALIFORNIA CITIES WHOM HAVE BEEN ALERTED TO THIS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE AND HAVE CASUALLY EXPLAINED THE CONSUMPTION OF 3-5 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN CHANGES AS NORMAL. RESEARCH SEEMS TO SHOW THAT SOME SUBARU DEALERS HAVE BEGUN TO REPLACE THE SHORT BLOCK OF THE ENGINES THAT ARE CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL, BUT ONLY FOR THOSE WITH DOCUMENTED OIL LOSS. THOSE PEOPLE THAT VISIT THE DEALER EXCLUSIVELY FOR THEIR SERVICE ARE LIKELY THE ONES WHO WILL HAVE THEIR ENGINES REPLACED WITHOUT COST, LEAVING THE REST OF US OUT TO DRY. SUBARU NEEDS TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM, NOT SWEEP THE ISSUE UNDER THE RUG AND FORCE THE SUBARU...

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED BACK IN NOVEMBER. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 1500 MILES, IT REQUIRES 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE SALES REP, HE SAID THIS MODEL WAS KNOWN FOR HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE PISTONS LEAKING. HE SAID IT SEEMED THAT A RECALL WAS IN THE WORKS, SO I JUST WANTED TO REGISTER THE FACT THAT I AM ALSO HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS MANY OTHER CAR OWNERS ARE HAVING WITH THIS MODEL.

SINCE OIL CHANGE NUMBER 1, THE ENGINE OIL WAS DOWN A LITTLE OVER A QUART. THIS VEHICLE REQUIRES FULL SYNTHETIC OIL 0/20. AT EVERY OIL CHANGE THE OIL IS A QUART OR MORE LOW. A FEW TIMES THE OIL LIGHT HAS GONE ON WELL BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. A NEW CAR SHOULD NOT BE BURNING OIL, ESPECIALLY FULL SYNTHETIC OIL. *TR

OIL KEEPS RUNNING DRY BEFORE NEXT OIL CHANGE. IT HAS BEEN REQUIRING ABOUT 1 QUART EVERY 3,000 MILES. THIS HAS THE ABILITY FOR THE ENGINE TO RUN WITHOUT OIL AND SEIZE. THIS CAN CAUSE DRASTIC DAMAGE AND INJURY ALONG WITH GREATER WEAR. I HAVE BEEN MITIGATING IT WITH KEEPING OIL IN THE TRUNK BUT NO GUARANTEES THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE IT. THE OIL ALSO RUINED MY TRUNK. *TR

2012 SUBARU IMPREZA HAS BEEN NEEDING AN AVERAGE OF 1 QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 1,000 MILES DRIVEN SINCE MAY OF 2013. OIL CONSUMPTION TEXT STARTED AT NORTH COUNTRY SUBARU IN QUEENSBURY, NY ON AUGUST 5, 2014 WHEN THE CAR HAD 26586 MILES ON IT. NEW OIL FLOAT SWITCH WAS PUT INTO THE CAR ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 AT 28654 MILES. CAR CONTINUES TO NEED 1 QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 1,000 MILES. *TR

THIS SUBARU TAKES SYNTHETIC OIL, WHICH SHOULD LAST A MINIMUM OF 6000 MILES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. EVERY OIL CHANGE I HAVE HAD ON THIS CAR (I CHANGE IT EVERY 7500 MILES), I HAVE HAD TO ADD AN EXTRA QUART OF OIL BY ABOUT 3000 MILES INTO AN OIL CHANGE. THIS HAS DONE THIS FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF OWNERSHIP. A BRAND NEW CAR SHOULD NOT BURN UP OIL SO QUICKLY. THIS CAN HAS BEEN SO MANY HEADACHES FROM THE MOMENT I PURCHASED IT. ELECTRICAL FAILURES, PASSENGER AIRBAGS NOT WORKING, GPS SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKES NOT RESPONDING AS THEY SHOULD...THE LIST GOES ON. *TR

OIL LIGHT CAME ON. SUBARU MANUAL SAYS TO CHANGE OIL EVERY 7,500 MILES. THEY USE SYNTHETIC OIL WHICH IS MORE EXPENSIVE. HAD TO FIND A DEALER WHO ADDED A QUART OF OIL. HAD THE 15,000 MILE SERVICE AND LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT 18,000 AND AT 19,800. BOTH TIMES OIL WAS ADDED. SUBARU SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. HOWEVER, I DON'T FEEL I CAN MAKE A TRIP OF ANY EXTENSIVE MILEAGE SAFELY. ESPECIALLY WHEN SUBARU IS PUTTING IN A SYNTHETIC OIL THAT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO FIND. *TR

I SIDESWIPED A PARKED CAR AND THE MOMENTUM CAUSED MY CAR TO FLIP OVER AND LAND ON ITS ROOF. HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE ADJUSTER BUT IT IS OBVIOUS THE CAR IS "TOTALED". WRITING TO YOU TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I ALSO WROTE TO SUBARU TO ADVISE THEM THAT I THINK THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED BUT NONE OF THEM DID. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN UNION, N.J. *TR

GAS PEDAL IS ULTRASENSITIVE LEADING TO SURGING AT LOW SPEED. HARD TO CONTROL VEHICLE AT LOW SPEED MANEUVERING IN PARKING LOT. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. YOU WILL FIND MANY DISCUSSIONS ON THE WEB IF YOU SEARCH FOR "SUBARU SENSITIVE GAS PEDAL, A GENERALLY KNOWN ISSUE. FIND MANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT "REMAPPING" AND JACK-RABBIT STARTS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING CONTINUOUS ISSUES WITH OIL CONSUMPTION IN MY 2012 IMPREZA 2.0I. I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 2500 MILES SINCE MY OIL CHANGE AND MY LOW OIL LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE HAD TO TOP UP THE OIL AND THE PROBLEM IS ONLY GETTING WORSE! *TR

11/30/2013 WHILE I WAS DRIVING I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL ON MY IPHONE 4 AT 9:35PM. THE ENGINE STOPPED BUT BLOWER FOR HEATER, LIGHTS AND RADIO REMAINED FUNCTIONAL. I PULLED OVER COASTED TO A STOP AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. MY PHONE WAS NOT CONNECTED VIA BLUETOOTH TO THE VEHICLE. 1/24/2014 WHILE I WAS WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT (0 MPH) AT 7:45 AM I UNPLUGGED A HEADPHONE CABLE FROM MY IPHONE 4. THE ENGINE STOPPED BUT BLOWER FOR HEATER, LIGHTS AND RADIO REMAINED FUNCTIONAL. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. MY PHONE WAS NOT CONNECTED VIA BLUETOOTH TO THE VEHICLE. *TR

ADDENDUM TO 12/30/13 COMPLAINT: IN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUSLY OUTLINED PROBLEMS: 1. CAR IS NOW LOOSING OIL. AT 26,500 MILES THE LOW OIL LEVEL LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED OIL LEVEL AND REVEALED CAR HAD LOST APPROX 1.5-2 QT SINCE LAST REGULARLY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE. 2. BRAKES SQUEAL WHEN YOU FIRST COMPRESS THE PEDAL. I HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THEM OR THE BRAKE PAD. I DO NOT THINK THIS IS NORMAL TO OCCUR EVERY TIME YOU TOUCH THE BRAKES UNLESS SOMETHING IS WRONG. BRAKES DID NOT START MAKING NOISE UNTIL 25,000 MILES. **NO CONFIDENCE THIS CAR IS TRUSTWORTHY. SERIOUSLY WORRIED ABOUT ITS RELIABILITY/ COST TO REPAIR AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES.** *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, ENGINE POWER CUT OUT, AND COMPLETE LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL OCCURRED. THE CAR COULD ONLY ACCELERATE EXTREMELY SLOWLY, AND NOT PAST 20-25 MPH. THANKFULLY NOT ON A HIGH-SPEED ROAD. MANAGED TO GET HOME (BARELY), CAR WORKED FINE THE NEXT DAY. DEALER FOUND OBD CODE P0128, REPROGRAMMED ECM TO REMOVE THE CODE. THE SAME PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED ~1 YEAR PREVIOUSLY DUE TO A FAULTY ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR (NHTSA COMPLAINT RECENTLY FILED). DEALER CLAIMS CAUSES ARE UNRELATED. THIS CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IF IT OCCURS ON A HIGHWAY, WE NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

2012 IMPREZA... BOUGHT NEW, NOTHING BUT HEADACHES. ALL PROBLEMS LISTED BELOW OCCURRED BEFORE I HAD EVEN OWNED THE CAR 2 YEARS. 1. AT 8-10K MILES - WHILE DRIVING CAR WOULD RANDOMLY TURN OFF PASSENGER AIRBAGS AND ILLUMINATE NO PASSENGER SEATBELT ON THE DASH. TOOK CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX AS THE "ERROR WAS NOT STORED IN THE COMPUTER." SUGGESTED CELL PHONE WAS THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH CELL PHONES WERE NOT NEAR THE SEAT DURING EACH OF THE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS. I HAD TO COMPLAIN TO CORPORATE WHO TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT. NO PROBLEMS SINCE. 2. AT 15K MILES - MULTIPLE TIMES CAR WOULD TURN ON CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY. FIRST INCIDENT DEALER SAID "DIRTY CAMSHAFT SENSOR." SECOND INCIDENT I HAD TO REFUSE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY FIXED A PART. DEALER KEPT CAR A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CONTACT ADDED ONE QUART OF OIL TO THE VEHICLE, WHICH ONLY LASTED APPROXIMATELY 900 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500 UPDATED 01/14/14 *BF