2012 Subaru Impreza

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY AND INJURIES TO THE LEFT ARM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT RANDOMLY FLASHED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V419000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

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?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BECAME FRACTURED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. AFTER THE SEAT WAS REPLACED, THE PASSENGER SIDE "AIR BAG OFF" WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHENEVER THE SEAT WAS WET OR LIGHTLY DAMP. THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR PRIOR TO THE SEAT REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V419000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,700.

VEHICLE PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHEN A CELLULAR DEVICE IS PLACED IN THE PROXIMITY OF THE PASSENGER SEATBELT BUCKLE. ALSO A CELLULAR DEVICE PLACED ON THE SEAT WITH NO OCCUPANT ENGAGES THE OCS TO REGISTER THAT SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. SPOKE WITH SUBARU DEALER REGARDING THE ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD EVERYTHING IS OK, AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE COMPLAINT.

HAVING TROUBLE IGNITION TURNING OVER I HAVE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ALWAYS TOLD MY CAR WAS FINE THIS CAR HAS RECALLS I WASN'T AWARE I HAD TO REPLACE TIRE & SENSOR WASN'T WORKING WAS TOLD IT WAS CLIMATE RELATED WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN......THIS IS MY SECOND SUBARU ..I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED W THIS CAR.....NOW MY ABS,CHECK ENGINE, AN TIRE GAUGES ARE BLINKING WHEN I WAS PARKING I JUST TOOK IT TO DEALER A WEEK AGO....I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE.

THIS VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNDER RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ALL THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM ARE, "ON BACK ORDER". I EXPLAINED THAT I AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM, SINCE THE RECALL CLEARLY STATES THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT INFLATE UPON COLLISION. I ASKED FOR A LOANER CAR UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND WAS TOLD, "THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO, YOU CAN CONTACT SUBARU OF AMERICA". I HAVE BEEN GIVEN NO TIME ESTIMATE AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

TODAY (OCTOBER 9, 2015), I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM [XXX], WARRANTY ADMINISTRATOR, TEAM MAZDA SUBARU, IN CALDWELL, IDAHO 208-455-0322 [XXX], TELLING ME THAT THE PART TO FIX SUBARU RECALL CAMPAIGN WQT-55, NHTSA RECALL NO. 15V-419, AUGUST 2015 FOR MY 2012 SUBARU IMPREZA, [XXX] WAS GOING TO BE RETURNED IF I DID NOT BRING MY VEHICLE IN SHORTLY. SOON AFTER I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, I CALLED TEAM MAZDA SUBARU SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, TELLING THEM EXACTLY WHAT THE APPOINTMENT WAS FOR. AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR 2 PM ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2015. I ARRIVED AT THE SERVICE CENTER AND GAVE THE ADVISER A COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE AT 1:50 PM ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2015. HE TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE AN HOUR OR MORE WAIT. I SHOWED HIM IN THE LETTER THAT IT SHOULD TAKE NO MORE THAN 25 MINUTES. THE ADVISER SEEMED TO BE COMPLETELY UNAWARE OR INFORMED OF THE RECALL, BUT SAID THAT HE WOULD HAVE IT DONE SOONER THAN PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED. AT 2:50 PM I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE RECALL DEFECT NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART NEEDED WAS NOT AVAILABLE. HE ASKED IF I WANTED HIM TO CALL ME WHEN THE PART ARRIVED AND I SAID, ?PLEASE!? TODAY, MORE THAN ONE MONTH LATER, I GET THE EMAIL DESCRIBED ABOVE. THE RECALL NOTICE STATES THAT I SHOULD CONTACT YOU IMMEDIATELY IF I BELIEVE THE SUBARU RETAILER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY MY VEHICLE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. I DO NOT CONSIDER MORE THAN ONE MONTH A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE RECALL NOTICE ALSO SAYS THAT I SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, WHICH IMPLIES THAT THE PART IS AVAILABLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY AN APPOINTMENT WOULD BE MADE TO REPAIR MY CAR IF THE PART WAS NOT IN STOCK. FURTHERMORE, WHY DID I HAVE TO WAIT AN HOUR TO FIND OUT THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED? SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I RECEIVED RECALL INFORMATION AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL DEALER FOR CORRECTION OF THE DEFECTIVE AUTOMOTIVE PART. WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALER THAT THEY HAD RUN OUT OF PARTS AND WOULD RESCHEDULE BY CALLING ME WHEN THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS BACK IN STOCK. I THEN RECEIVED AN EMAIL, DATED 9/9/2015, FROM THE DEALER BILL RAPP SUBARU, SYRACUSE, NY, THAT THE APPOINTMENT HAD BEEN CANCELLED BUT NO INDICATION REGARDING THE RECALL OR IN WRITING THE THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PART WAS BACK IN STOCK. PLEASE ADVISE.