2014 Subaru Impreza

ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS AGO AS I WAS MAKING A TURN I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN THE ENGINE THROTTLED UP. AND AFTER A FEW MOMENTS WENT BACK TO NORMAL. TWO WEEKS AGO AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE THROTTLED UP AND I HAD DIFFICULTY COMING TO A STOP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO HIGH THROTTLE TO THE POINT THAT THE FRONT OF THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING. I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED IT AND THIS TIME IT WAS OK. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP. THEIR MECHANIC RAN THE DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS UNABLE TO PIN POINT THE PROBLEM. THEY DECIDED TO CALL THE SUBARU TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT AND WERE TOLD TO NOT LET ME DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THEIR ENGINEER TOOK A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A WEEK AGO AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY HAVE FOUND.

TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT SYSTEM OF MY VEHICLE IS DEFINITELY DEFECTIVE. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECT & "RESET" TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AFTER I GOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY FROM MY TIRE EXPLODING FROM A LACK OF TIRE PRESSURE & FAILURE OF LIGHT SHOWING ON MY DASHBOARD. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, A 3RD PARTY TIRE SHOP THEN PROPERLY INFLATED AIR PRESSURE TO ALL 4 TIRES WHICH THEN CAUSED THE AIR PRESSURE LIGHT TO APPEAR ON THE DASH... THIS REVEALS THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE ALERT SYSTEM IS WORKING IN THE OPPOSITE WAY THAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO. IN MY CASE; WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW; I WOULD NOT GET AN ALERT (THIS IS WHEN IT SHOULD ALERT); BUT WHEN MY TIRE PRESSURE WAS INFLATED TO STANDARDS, THE LIGHT WOULD ALERT ON THE DASH (ERROR). THIS CAUSED ME TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY AND IS A DANGER TO MANY DRIVERS DRIVING & AROUND THE DRIVERS OF OTHER AFFECTED SUBARUS. THE 3RD PARTY TIRE SHOP TRIED RESETTING THE DEFECTED TIRE SENSOR; & WAS NOT ABLE TO RESET THE SENSOR THAT WAS NOT WORKING. SUBARU WAS ABLE TO RESET THE SENSOR. WHY WAS SUBARU ABLE TO RESET, BUT THE 3RD PARTY COULD NOT?-POSSIBLE RED FLAG.THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT ORDER ME A NEW TIRE SENSOR. THEY JUST "RESET" THE SENSOR WHEN ANOTHER TIRE COMPANY WAS NOT ABLE TO. RESET OR NOT; THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT; THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE SENSOR WAS DEFECTED (OR ELSE THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD A NEED TO "RESET" IT & GIVE ME A FREE MAINTENANCE SERVICE) AND KNOWS ABOUT THE ACCIDENT IT CAUSED ME AS A RESULT. BECAUSE WE KNOW THE TIRE SENSOR IS DEFECTED (OR ELSE THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO "RESET" THE SENSOR); WHAT'S TO SAY THAT IT WILL NOT DEFECT AGAIN? WHAT IS TO SAY THAT THEY ILLEGALLY JUST TURNED OFF THE SENSOR LIGHT TO COVER UP THE PROBLEM WHEN THE TIRE SENSOR IS STILL DEFECTIVE? WHY DID THEY REINSTALL AN ACKNOWLEDGED DEFECTED TIRE SENSOR AS OPPOSED TO ORDERING ME A NEW TIRE SENSOR?INVESTIGATE PLS

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHTS TURNS OFF AFTER SOME TIME DRIVING WITH A 200 LB PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE LIGHT STARTS OFF ON AND TURNS OFF MEANING THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. SUBARU DEALER REVIEWED PROBLEM AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG EXCEPT FOR SOME HISTORICAL WET SENSOR ERROR CODES. THIS IS UNSAFE AS AS THE AIR BAG WON'T DEPLOY IF I HAVE A CRASH. I HAVE THE DEALER PAPERWORK WHERE THEY TESTED IT AND DID NOTHING !!

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN MY SON HAS A 2014 SUBARU IMPREZA . LEASED BRAND NEW. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE BEACH AND AFTER DRYING OFF THE PASSENGER NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN RAMSEY NEW JERSEY ?INVOICE 244854 .THEY HAD THE TECHNICIANS LOOK AT THE CAR AND WHAT THEY TOLD US WAS VERY UPSETTING AND SEEMS RIDICULOUS . IF THE PASSENGER SEAT IS THE LEAST BIT DAMP THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE IN WRITING FROM SUBARU, OWNER?S MANUAL PAGE 1-47. SO IF THERE IS A CHILD THAT IS A PASSENGER AND HE SPILLS A SODA OR EVEN WATER THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM. HOW MANY PASSENGER DRINK COFFEE ON THEIR WAY TO WORK. THE ADVICE FROM SUBARU IS THAT IF THE SEAT GETS WET HAVE THE PASSENGER SIT IN THE BACK UNTIL IT TOTALLY DRIES. WHAT ? THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN?.REMEMBER TAKATA. I CAN?T BELIEVE A COMPANY LIKE SUBARU CANNOT FIX THIS PROBLEM, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY ALSO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE OUTBACK AND FORESTER. ALL MODELS IF TRUE ARE ADVERTISED FOR THE OUT DOORS. UPDATED 11/25/15*LJ

CHECK OIL LIGHT FIRST CAME ON AT 5000 MILES. AFTER CHECKING THE OIL, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I WAS DOWN TWO QUARTS OF OIL. I GOT A COMPLETE OIL CHANGE WITH SYNTHETIC OIL WHICH IS NOT CHEAP. OIL LIGHT AGAIN CAME BACK ON AFTER ANOTHER 2500 MILES. HAD TO ADD ANOTHER QUART OF OIL. DEALERSHIP SAID THIS RATE OF OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER I INSISTED ON AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. HAVING TO ADD OIL THREE TIMES IN 9000 MILES FOR A BRAND NEW CAR IS NOT NORMAL NO MATTER WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS. I HAD A 2011 SUBARU IMPREZA SPORT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I ACTUALLY RAN MYSELF OUT OF OIL AND THE CAR STALLED GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR DOWN THE FREEWAY. I LIMPED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I MUST HAVE HAD A MAJOR OIL LEAK. MY GARAGE WAS AND IS CLEAN OF ANY SIGNS OF AN OIL LEAK. I WAS NOT EVEN DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHEN THE CAR STALLED AND WAS OUT OF OIL. I TRADED THE 2011 IMPREZA SPORT FOR A 2014 IMPREZA SPORT BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE 2011 MUST HAVE BEEN A LEMON. IT IS EXPENSIVE TO KEEP HAVING TO ADD SYNTHETIC OIL TO A BRAND NEW CAR BETWEEN OIL CHANGES TO KEEP IT RUNNING, AND I TRADED IN A CAR WITH NO CAR PAYMENT TO GET ANOTHER CAR WITH THE SAME ISSUE. YET, I SEE THERE IS STILL NO RECALL FOR EITHER THE 2011 OR 2014. SOMEONE ELSE IS GOING TO HAVE TO STALL AT HIGH SPEEDS AND CRASH BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE BY SUBARU TO ADDRESS AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM, APPARENTLY.

2014 SUBARU IMPREZZA. CUSTOMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEAD RESTRAINTS REGULATIONS AND THINKS THEY SHOULD BE MODIFIED. *CW THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD RESTRAINTS, WERE OVERLY RESTRICTIVE, UNNECESSARY BAD FOR DRIVER'S POSTURE, AND DEVASTATING TO SHORTER PEOPLE AND OTHERS WITH EXISTING PR POTENTIAL SHOULDER, BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER STATED DRIVING 30 MINUTES OR LESS SHE EXPERIENCED CONSIDERABLE NECK PAIN AND SHOULDER PROBLEMS, WHICH HAVE CONTINUED TO WORSEN. *JB