Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||||
| 035002 | 12/23/2002 | 10000642 | New procedure for replacing rear wheel bearings. *tt | 03/26/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 10/03/2003 | 16481 | 2 | |
| 2000 subaru impreza has defective wheel bearings.*mr (nar) the vehicle's wheel bearing have been replaced four times, 16481 miles, 21401 miles, 34770 miles and 56171 miles. *nm | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||
| 04/09/2002 | 1 | 05/01/2000 | |
| I contacted manufacturer subaru of america (soa) regarding my issues. they (soa) acknowledged they are having problems with the bearings, but could not guarantyme any assistance.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Vehicle lost two of hub caps. rear driver door was off track/ left wheel bearings went out and have been replaced twice, right rear wheel bearing has been replaced once and clutch assembly has failed twice. *ak windows on passenger side have ben taken in for adjustments once and passenger side window has been in for repairs two times. *slc | |||
| 3 | |||
| Wheel bearing keeps failing. consumer has had them replaced 3 times , part only lasted about 2 1/2 months. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - MULTIPLE AXLE | |||
| 06/10/2002 | 2 | 05/01/2002 | |
| This is the second time the rear bearings have gone out on this car (previous owner had replaced. so far, the dealer has been great. however, the front bearings are starting to go out (at 38,900k) and i am not sure if the dealer is still going to be as good- they claim that they need to talk to the manufacturer. i will be contacting subaru in the meantime. i have done research on this car, and this is not an isolated problem- but seems to have happened with a handful of people. see http://www.ranma.com/%eharlock/subaru/wheelbearing.html- also there is a yahoo group devoted to subaru outback sports with many posting about bad bearings. thanks for you prompt attention to this matter.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 09/27/2006 | 63948 | 1 | |
| Right rear wheel bearing replaced 63948, 67346, 84427 miles. had to go on the internet to find out that it is a common problem. shortly after buying the car (new) the engine started making a noise like something rattling inside of it. i took it to the dealer and they said it was a common problem and they would do nothing about it. they would have to take the engine apart, and since the problem wasn't dangerous, they wouldn't fix it. very, very disappointed in subaru customer service. *tr | |||
| 06/23/2006 | 64000 | 3 | 11/30/2001 |
| Defective wheel bearings. replaced rear-right in 2002, rear left feb 2004, both rear jun 2006. *nm | |||
| 01/02/2004 | 51000 | 1 | |
| While driving 30 mph vehicle fish tailed and crashed into a ditch. *ak | |||