Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 07/31/2011 | 110000 | ||
| Front axle failure, right axle broke and both had to be replaced as the left was close to failing. | |||
| 12/14/2010 | 75000 | ||
| With good all-season tires, the car began swimming, fish-tailing on snow-packed roads. at slower speeds it still felt like we had a flat tire. dealer checked the car and said nothing was wrong, that they had never had such a complaint before and that it needed good snow tires. after $500+ in snow tires it, again, handled badly on slippery roads. the dealer's insistence that there was nothing wrong prompted me to sell the vehicle and leave subaru (having owned 3). it's a sad day when a dealer prefers to see a client dead than address the problem. good bye subaru. | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 10/01/2005 | 9000 | 6 | 06/07/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the odor of gasoline was noticed intermittently upon starting the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a local dealership where the problem could not be duplicated. the vehicle continued to smell of gasoline and the vehicle was taken back to the service dealer where it was discovered fluid was leaking from the steering area. the leak was repaired, but the odor of gasoline continued. the odor is strongest after the vehicle has been sitting for a period of two hours or more. the odor disappears after driving a hundred yards or more. the amount of fuel in the tank does not have any impact on the odor. the vehicle was returned to the dealer again, it was determined the vehicle was operating normally and the dealer only suggested making an adjustment to the brand of gasoline being used. updated 03/03/06. *jb | |||