Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 06/08/2006 | 6000 | 1 | 02/07/2006 |
| On 6/8/06 i drove my brand-new subaru impreza 2005 (under 6000 miles and not a wrx) station wagon down a country road at approximately 25-30 miles per hour. the road was straight and level; the surface was smooth and dry. traffic in front of me had stopped before a traffic light and i applied the brakes in a normal fashion. i felt the most unusual sensation: the brake pedal went down ever so slightly - i guess about one half inch at the most, and then it felt as though i had hit a brick, as if someone placed a solid object under the pedal. i pushed harder on the brakes and ended almost lying in an extended position, pushing the brakes as hard as i could. the car did not even slow down. there was no abs activity, no pulsating brake action or anything like it. i was in shock as i rear-ended the car in front of me, still waiting for the light. the impact was small, and no airbags were deployed. no one was injured, thank god. my subaru is being fixed at the tune of $ 3500.00. the other car's damage was minimal and all damage would probably have been avoided if it would not have been a suv with big spare on the back, extending its bumper. i spoke with the dealership and they told me to bring in the car for inspection, once it is fixed. i most certainly plan to do this but somehow i do not expect much help, especially after reading other subaru owner's experience with problems of brake failure. i am hoping to get the abs system disabled, unless they can replace it. i feel very uncomfortable about driving this car, and even more uncomfortable about selling it to some unsuspecting soul. i will register this problems with all possible agencies and was comforted to learn about your web-site. thanks for being there. any advise? *jb | |||
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 04/23/2005 | 5000 | 5 | 02/12/2005 |
| I was travailing 40-45 mph on a 2 lane road in my 2005 subaru wrx sti. i came out of a small s curve and went over a rough patch of road, and the tail end of the car started sliding out to the right, the next thing i knew i had ran into the bank and i was facing traffic, i hit the bank at least 40 mph, there was a car in front of me and one behind me, and one coming in the other lane of traffic. it felt like the tail of the car had tightened up and sent power to the rear wheels and kept me sliding until right before i hit the bank it swung the car around like it had sent all power to the front witch in turn put me into the bank. nothing worked. no air bags deployed. the seat belts did not restrain me, i hit my head on the side window because none of the safety features worked on the car i sustained injuries including: whip lash, severe headaches and i may have a fractured a vertebra in my back. contacted subaru of america and they blew me off saying that there was no defects in the car, and that they waited till the government told them to fix something before they would fix any problems. | |||