2013 Subaru Impreza

COMPLAINT REGARDING: SUBARU PASSENGER-AIRBAG OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (ODS). PASSENGER AIRBAG SIGNAL TURNS ON AND OFF UNEXPECTEDLY DURING THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES: PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AND THE CAR IS STATIONARY, NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT AND THE CAR IS STATIONARY, PASSENGER IN THE SEAT WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION IN THE STREET, PASSENGER IN THE SEAT WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY, NO PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT AND CAR IS IN MOTION IN THE STREET AND HIGHWAY. PASSENGER SEAT WAS NOT WET AT ANY TIME. LAPTOP AND CELL PHONE WAS ON THE SEAT (BACKPACK OR PASSENGER LAP), OR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY IN MOST INCIDENTS. ANY PASSENGER OCCUPANT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN ADULT MEETING THE STATE AND FEDERAL SAFETY REGULATIONS. RESOURCE TO EXPLAIN CONCERN IN GREATER DETAIL. AND TO EXPRESS DEEP CONCERN THAT THE IMPREZA 2012 SENSOR RECALL WAS NOT EXTENDED TO THE IMPREZA 2013 YEAR: HTTPS://WWW.CARANDDRIVER.COM/NEWS/A15353278/SUBARU-RECALLS-32000-IMPREZAS-FOR-AIRBAG-SENSORS/ RESOURCE FOR IMPREZA 2012 AND 2013 ODS MECHANISM: HTTPS://WWW.STANLEYSUBARU.COM/BLOG/2012/AUGUST/6/HOW-DOES-THE-OCCUPANT-DETECTION-SYSTEM-ODS-WORK-IN-MY-SUBARU.HTM

THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON OR ACTIVATE WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IN THE DASH BY THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO COMES ON RANDOMLY. THE EXACT SAME THING IS HAPPENING THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED ABOUT ON THIS WEBSITE. THE 2012S WERE RECALLED, BUT NOT THE 2013S WITH THE SAME PARTS?? GET IT TOGETHER SUBARU...

PASSENGER AIR BAG DOES NOT REGISTER AS 'ON' WHEN A PASSENGER IS PRESENT. EVEN A 15 POUND BACKPACK WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SHOW THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS OFF. IT NEVER COMES ON. IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE I WILL NOT ALLOW PEOPLE TO RIDE IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR WITH ME, BECAUSE I AM WORRIED THEY MAY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. WHY HAVE SUCH A SPACIOUS VEHICLE IF ITS OCCUPANTS AREN'T SAFE? ALSO, THE RECALLED SENSOR IN THE 2012 IMPREZA CARS IS THE SAME TECHNOLOGY IN THE 2013 MODELS. WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF? *DT

WARNING LAMPS FOR STABILITY CONTROL AIR BAG RANDOMLY LIGHT UP ON MY DASH BOARD PANEL. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL ALSO SWITCH TO OFF EVEN WHEN A PASSER IS SITTING IN THE SEAT OR THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT WARNING SOUND WILL GO OFF IF A SMALL OBJECT IS PLACED ON THE SEAT. MY MECHANIC CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE AS I CANNOT RECREATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAUSE THE LAMPS TO SWITCH ON OR THE WARNING SIREN TO CHIME. COMPUTER READINGS DO NOT RETURN ANY "CODES" IF THE LAMPS AREN'T ON.

TO START OFF I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE FELT MY CLUTCH STARTING TO SHIFT THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH FLYWHEEL AND THROTTLE BEARING. TOOK IT TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BEARING WHICH WAS COMPLETELY WARPED CLUTCH WAS GOOD BUT REPLACED ANYWAY BECAUSE AT THAT POINT WHY NOT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT. CALLED SUBARU NOTHING WAS DONE. ALSO JUST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE.

I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT FOR YEARS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 4 YEARS AND THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE IT, AND OFTEN STATE THAT THERE IS NO RECORD OF OTHERS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE SEAT, THE CAR DOESNT REGISTER THEM AND THE AIRBAG IS TURNED OFF. WHETHER THE SEAT IS DAMP OR BONE DRY, MOVING OR NOT, IT STILL FAILS MOST OF THE TIME, WHICH IS VERY WORRISOME. WHILE THE 2012 MODEL HAVE BEEN RECALLED, THE 2013 HAS NOT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THEY USE THE SAME EXACT TECHNOLOGY. THIS HAS MADE ME UNLIKELY TO BUY ANOTHER SUBARU IN THE FUTURE, BECAUSE IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS ISSUE. THE 2012 WAS RECALLED, PLEASE RECALL THE 2013 ALSO BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR HAS A SERIOUS INJURY!

I HAVE BEEN HAVING AIRBAG PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT. WHENEVER THERE IS A PASSENGER SITTING, THE AMBER INDICATOR LIGHT IS IN THE 'OFF' POSITION AND THERE IS A RED AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE PASSENGER IS DRY OR DAMP, IF THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR DRIVING ON THE STREET/HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES, WHEN THERE IS NO PASSENGER AND I PLACE MY CELL PHONE ON THE SEAT, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT TURNS ON AS IF THERE IS A PASSENGER. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. NICE TO KNOW THAT SUBARU CARES SO MUCH ABOUT 'SAFETY'. THE 2012 WAS RECALLED, PLEASE RECALL THE 2013 ALSO BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR HAS A SERIOUS INJURY!

I REALLY FEEL MY 2013 IMPREZA SHOULD FALL INTO THE TAKATA RECALL. I MADE SURE TO CHECK MY VEHICLE DIDN'T QUALIFY, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE DOING SIMILAR THINGS PRESENTED FOR THOSE CURRENTLY IN THE RECALL. THE FIRST TIME I HAVE PROOF OF MY AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT WAS 7.4.2016 AT 45,896 MILES. AT THE TIME, I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN I WENT TO THE LOCAL SUBARU DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T CHECK IT UNLESS THE LIGHT WAS LIT (WHICH IT WAS NOT) AND SUGGESTED THE SEAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WET. MOST RECENTLY, I HAVE HAD A FRONT PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT SWITCHED TO OFF AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. I PURCHASED MY SUBARU FOR THE SAFETY AND THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE IF THE AIRBAG DOES NOT DEPLOY IF FOR SOME REASON I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. JUST CONTINUING DRIVING WITH THIS LIGHT ON CAUSED ME A GREAT DEAL OF ANXIETY FOR FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN. I LIKE TO THINK I AM A GOOD DRIVER, BUT I COULDN'T LIVE WITH MYSELF IF A DEFECT OF MY VEHICLE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR LOSING A PRECIOUS PASSENGER. PLEASE TRY TO REVIEW MORE OF THESE CASES AND UPDATE THE RECALL LIST. FOR THE FIRST DOCUMENTED INSTANCE, THE VEHICLE WAS IN A DRIVEWAY AND PARKED WITHOUT A PASSENGER. THESE LAST COUPLE OF INCIDENCES HAVE BEEN BOTH PARKED AND IN MOTION ALONG ROADWAYS RANGING FROM 50-70MPH.

MY MOTHER HAS AN ISSUE WITH HER AIRBAG LIGHT IN HER SUBURA IMPREZA CAR OFF AND ON FIRST TIME LAST YEAR AND SHE BROUGHT INTO SUBARU AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF THEY TOLD HER NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS TO BRING IN RIGHT AWAY THEN SHE WAS DRIVING LAST WEEK AND THE LIGHT POPPED ON AGAIN SHE CALLED SUBARU AMERICA HEADQUARTERS ABOUT THEY TOLD HER IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE SHE AND SENT HER IN THE SUBARU DEALER IN BLOOMFIELD NJ TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR AFTER A COUPLE OF HOURS OF CHECKING THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BUT WHEN MY MOM ASKED THE LADY IF SHE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WOULD HER AIRBAGS DEPLOY THE LADY RESPONDED WITH SHE IS NOT SURE IT DEPENDS SO THEY RELEASED HER CAR WITHOUT BEING 100% SURE ALSO, I'VE HEARD MY MOTHER COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SEATBELT TIGHTENS UP AROUND HER NECK WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING CERTAIN THINGS IN THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND I FEAR FOR MY MOMS' SAFETY AND MY OWNS WHEN I RIDE IN THIS CAR NOW BECAUSE ON THE UNCLARITY IF THE AIRBAGS ARE GONG WORK OR NOT MY MOM'S PHONE AUTOMATICALLY RECORDS SO I HAVE ATTACHED THE CONVO SO YOU CAN HEAR THE EMPLOYEES UNCERTAINTY THE CAR WAS SOLD TO MY MOM PRE-OWNED AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE CAR CAME WITH ISSUES BECAUSE THE CARS HISTORY WAS NOT PROVIDED TO HER, SOME OF THE ISSUES THE CAR HAS CAN BE FROM WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE CAR BEFORE MY MOM OWNED IT BECAUSE MY MOM DOES NOT DRIVE MUCH SO THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING GLITCHES AND MALFUNCTIONS THEY CLAIM THAT THE GLITCH IN THE CAR CAME FROM A WATER SPILL ON THE SEAT NOBODY SPILLED WATER IN THE CAR SINCE MY MOM OWNED IT SO THAT IS A MYSTERY AS WELL ONLY TWO PEOPLE RIDE IN THAT CAR SHE'S THE DRIVER AND IM THE PASSENGER NEEDED YOU CAN DOWNLOAD RECORDING AT THIS LINK HTTPS://VOCAROO.COM/I/S0ZEN2X5 [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM