2001 Subaru Impreza problems, complaints & recalls

2016-01-10 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 151,000 mi

“the car has a gas odor in cabin when started in cold temperatures. the smell will go away after a little while. judging upon how many articles i have read , this is a problem. why have they not expanded their recall?…”

2007-01-17 · Steering: Steering Wheel/Handle Bar · 121,000 mi · 💥 crash

“tl* - the consumer blacked out and doesn't remember what happened. the consumer hit a guard rail post and then two trees. the vehicle was totaled. the steering wheel broke of from the steering column which caused the air bag failed not to deploy. updated 03/19/07. *jb…”

2006-05-30 · Air Bags:frontal · 42,000 mi · 💥 crash

“i was in a head on collision when a woman fell asleep and hit me head on. my air bags did not deploy. *jb…”

2006-04-24 · Tires:sidewall · 75,000 mi

“driving along the freeway at 60 mph, the left rear tire had a blowout. upon inspection it was the interior sidewall where the failure occurred. i noticed that in the specific location of the failure, the sidewall was extremely soft; unlike the rest of the sidewall. the tire was taken back to costco; but they refused to accept that it was a defect…”

2003-10-27 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/Module · 1,000 mi

“after reading about investigations into the subaru wrx abs problems, i now feel like the issue is broader than the nhtsa recall suggests. i did not know there was a site to file this type of complaint.*ak i drive a 2001 subaru impreza 2.5rs. the abs system seems to be incredibly sensitive to small bumps and undulations in the road. if the car…”

2003-10-22 · Electrical System:ignition:anti-Theft:control Module

“for some reason, the factory anti-theft device has cut off the starter and it would not let me start the car. when i turn the key to "start", the engine does not try to turn over at all. when i open the hood, i can hear a quiet high-pitch noise when key is turned to "start", and that's all. all the accessories, such as stereo, radar detector, work …”

2003-07-03 · Suspension · 25,000 mi · 💥 crash

“the rear wheel bearing repeatidly failed. the part has been replaced ten times. the vehoicle was involved in an accident related to the fault bearing. *ak *cb *nlm…”

2003-06-19 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip · 300 mi · 💥 crash

“anti-lock braking system over reacts. had to avoid accidents many times when cruising to stop and hitting either a dip,small or large pothole,slight imperfection in road service will cause abs to engage (brake petal dops and abs starts) especially on downhill breaking. i will include 1 incident date because that is all you will allow me to do on th…”

2001-09-17 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc

“the brake rotors have surface imperfections which causes incomplete brake shoe contact to the rotor and concentric grooves in the rotor. there are numerous reports from wrx owners of the same problem, as well as reports of brake shoes wearing out before 5000 miles and grinding noises. subaru has been contacted and chooses to use the excuse "it is…”

2001-03-13 · Tires · 💥 crash

“first off the roads were wet from a previous rain and there was no standing water. i was turning a left hand corner from 3040 onto service road of i-35e south. while in the turn i hydro planed into the curb. i called for a wrecker and while loading the car i've found that 2 of the 4 tires were put on backwards. the right front tire and the left…”