2013 Subaru Impreza owner complaints

I have had a problem with the car burning oil since I bought the car. My oil light comes on after every 1000.00 miles and it is down at least a quart and a half each time . I change the oil every 3000 miles but I still have to put oil in in between. I ordered this car from a dealership rt from the factory. The oil consumption has been a problem since day one. I have brought it to the dealerships over 5-7 times. They will not acknowledge the problem .

The contact owns a 2013 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph when the check engine illuminated and a loud rattling noise emitted from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle then suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer had replaced the engine. Approximately after the repair while they were driving approximately 40 mph when the same failure occurred. The vehicle was towed to the same dealer who replaced the engine again. After the second replacement while driving the vehicle was part the vehicle had caught on fire. The fire department was called and put out the fire. No injuries, medical attention needed. The contact's insurance had replaced the engine a third time. Again, while driving at the same speeds the check engi

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Car consumes oil excessively. Every 3000 miles I need a quart of oil. It's ridiculous. This has been an ongoing problem since I purchased the car.

High RPM when starting car in cold weather. When engine warms up rpms return to normal. Choke issue? It's been this way since new.

Oil in car becomes low between oil change.

I was driving into work in the morning and as I entered the parking area I noticed my oil light come on. I parked the car and checked the oil, and to my surprise there was nothing on the stick. I had just changed the oil less than 2000 miles prior to this and I was concerned. I proceeded to check for leaks and found none. I took the car in to the dealer and was informed that my engine is a quart low on motor oil (0w20), and that this is normal because 2.0i fb engines burn a quart of oil every 1200 miles at the most. This is absurd, I am a former ASE certified mechanic and this was not something I thought to be normal. This cars is rated to go 7500 miles between oil changes, and if I am burning a qrt of oil every 1200 mile then I am essentially changing the oil in between oil changes. To ca

The dashboard 'airbag malfunction' light turns on and the passenger airbag light switches to 'off' while there is an adult passenger in the front passenger seat of the car. This happens upon starting the car and continues until the car engine is shut off. I am afraid if there is a crash that the passenger air bag will not deploy.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 Subaru impreza. The contact stated that the occupant detection system malfunctioned. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v419000 (air bags). The contact experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 30,000.

Air bags did not go off after a car accident with a commercial box truck, car seems to be totaled. Insurance is going to inspect vehicle to confirm it being totaled. No warning lights were on at the time. Just passed inspection a month a month ago.

The valve springs recall has been issued since 10/31 with no remedy. This could be a potentially harmful thing! Would like an update or at least get my car fixed

Ignition mechanism will not fully rotate completely to allow key to be removed from ignition housing. Car turns off but key will not release. Unknown what eventually releases the mechanism for the key to turn and come out but usually takes some minutes, doors or electric locks open/close, starting the car again and driving more... Don't know. All has worked and not worked.

I started my vehicle after sitting overnight. After backing out of my driveway and driving maybe 20 seconds the passenger window switch began smoking, after maybe 10 seconds the window switch began melting into itself very quickly. Less than 1 minute later my entire car my car was engulfed in flames in my driveway (thank god I made it back). This all happened within 2 minutes of me starting the car.

My passenger airbag sensor never turns on. Even if I have a passenger in the seat, the light still remains off. I know that the 2012 models used the same occupancy sensor as the 2013 impreza but the 2013 models haven't been recalled. This doesn't make any sense because they're the same exact models so they should also be recalled so they can be fixed. The seat has never been wet and I haven't been in any accidents, so this is a faulty occupancy sensor. I don't know why I shoul dhave to pay $1500 for a faulty sensor.

The passenger seat sensor that controls airbag is faulty. Sometimes with a passenger in the seat, the airbag light will go on indicating that the airbag is disabled even though passenger is in seat and belted. This can always be reset by turning igniotion off and on again. Also sensor incorrectly thinks there is a passenger in the seat even when very light packages or groceries are on the seat weighing 2-12 pounds. I've called Subaru and they claim sensor is set to 27 punds or more, which is clearly not working here. Subaru will not fix this under warranty so I think NHTSA should look at all the similar complaints here and investigate.

Driving up a slight grade into home garage I depressed the accelerator very slightly . The car shot suddenly forward and footbrake did not respond. Car sideswiped other car and broke thru rear panel of garage before I could stop it with handbrake. Major damage to front end of car.

Car throws a p2138 code and car goes in limp mode with the accelerator pedal non-responsive. Have to pull over and reset ECU to get back on road. Have replaced accelerator pedal, throttle body, relay, and ECM at Subaru dealership. Happened dozens of times. Car has been completely stock and cobb accessport tuned to stage 1. Happens tuned and stock. Happens sometimes immediately upon startup and other times while maintaining 70mph lm the highway. Happened when I was out of gear coasting to a stop sign. Random occurrence. Subaru has no solution.

Brake failure at low speed coming to stop at traffic light, traction control light came on,brake light came on and check engine light on. Returned to dealer to repair. Dealer took 2 days to repair . At witch it lasted till today(12/30/2013). The same thing has happened again. Very scary you wonder if the car is reliable and always afraid to travel now. Have grandchildren and cannot trust this car. I hope someone can help. Have to return to dealer (again) to have them look at it (again). Wonder if they know how to fix it. *tr

On two occasions of a rear end collision on dry pavement, while trying to avoid collision and applying the brakes extremely hard, I felt like the vehicle should have come to a complete stop. Instead the vehicle didn't stop but slid into vehicle ahead of me. I know it sounds like I'm blaming the car for my accident but I have had cars stop on a dime. This car did not stop on a dime. I had the brakes applied hard enough that it should have stopped instead it continued to move forward hitting the car in front of me. Both incidences occurred during stop and go traffic under the speed of 10-15mph. I felt like the car just continued to move sliding into the other car while on dry pavement.