2013 Subaru Brz problems, complaints & recalls

2026-07-22 · Unknown Or Other

“hello, my name is [xxx] and i have a subaru brz 2013 which harbors a valve spring recall (nhtsa campaign id 18v-772, subaru recall wty-84). in seeking help to repair this, i had a customer experience that can be viewed as neglectful, deceitful and malicious in nature. dealership recall refusals i called into two different dealerships to get this re…”

2024-04-23 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 58,498 mi

“the contact owns a 2013 subaru brz. the contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled. the contact stated that several unknown warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with maintenance failure. the contact discovered nhtsa campaign number: 18v772000 (engine and engine cooling) h…”

2024-01-19 · Service Brakes

“from the very first day i had these brakes pads installed they performed terribly. at low speeds, under 25mph, they would shriek and slightly shake the vehicle; far worse response at higher speeds. i read somewhere online that the remedy for this problem was to "wed" the pads to the existing rotors. so, i performed that as best as i could in a safe…”

2022-08-09 · Unknown Or Other

“we took the car into the dealership due to an engine light being on and the recall was something they informed us about and we decided to take care of it all at the same time. we have never recieved safety recall information from subaru. my son owned the car prior to us and purchased from subaru dealership. after several weeks of the car being at…”

2022-01-18 · Engine

“took my 2013 brz limited in for the valve spring recall. after work completed i was unable to get my car home before i had severe knocking, cel, and power failure. car was at dealership for over a month. after i got it back it's been driven 10k miles and has a rod bearing failure and all the same symptoms - power loss, grinding/knocking, and dash l…”

2021-09-27 · Engine · 🔥 fire

“blown short block / cracked cylinder head, broken connecting rod, $7000+ estimates for engine rebuild. my brz stalled while traveling on the freeway. …”

2021-07-15 · Engine · 81,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2013 subaru brz. the contact stated while driving 70 mph, he heard an abnormal sound coming from the engine. the vehicle loss motive power and stalled. there was no warning light illuminated. the vehicle was not drivable. the vehicle was towed to the residence. the vehicle was then taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. the contact…”

2021-01-17 · Unknown Or Other · 21,000 mi

“i had my brz recall repair in the spring of 2019. it took about 3 weeks for the subaru dealer to fix the spring valve. when i received it back, my engine felt a little rough and had a high idle and made some noise. due to the pandemic i have not driven much since the repair, so i didn't notice too much of an issue, but was planning to go back to t…”

2020-11-28 · Engine · 52,400 mi

“my car was running with any issue until right after the recall repair. the recall (valve springs) repair was performed during the week of may 6th, 2019. i picked up the car on may 11, 2019 and the engine stalled a few times on the road on the same day when i drove the car back home. i called the dealer the same day i picked up the car and left t…”

2020-11-18 · Engine · 105,233 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru brz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v772000 (engine and engine cooling). the vehicle was taken to subaru of el cajon (900 arnele ave, el cajon, ca 92020) to have the recall repair performed. approximately 3,000 miles after the vehicle was repaired under the recall, the contact's son …”