10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
60 miles

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problem #5

Feb 092025

Ascent

  • miles
Extreme rattle/clunking driving over bumps especially on dirt roads. Seems to be many people are having this issue. I know of another co worker who has a 2020 ascent making the same noise. Apparently there is a strut issue

- Jeffersonville, VT, USA

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problem #4

Jul 192024

Ascent

  • miles
Car has 49,700miles. Front drivers side makes terrible rattling noise when driving over any uneven pavement or bumps. Took it to the dealer to determine the issue. They said the entire strut assembly needs replacing. No warning lamps have ever come on related to this issue. I have no idea if the car is safe to drive. There is a national back order on the parts. The dealer wants $1344 to replace it. This is crazy to me. I've driven cars with LOTS more miles than this and have never needed a strut replaced.

- Farmville, NC, USA

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problem #3

Jul 152024

Ascent

  • miles
A clunky noise coming from the front wheels whenever we encountered any sort of bump.

- Hesperia, CA, USA

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problem #2

Sep 072022

Ascent

  • miles
Both front struts have failed within 55000 miles, the passenger one had a failure at 43,000 miles and the driver side has failed at 54000 miles. The dealership stated that the struts had "corrosion" and were not damaged. The strut failures cause the car to shake when hitting even a small bump. There were no warning lamps or messages.

- Rohnert Park, CA, USA

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problem #1

Apr 042020

Ascent 4-cyl

  • 300 miles
New 2020 Subaru Ascent limited. Heard clunking or weird sound from front suspension/struts on bumpy road or potholes.

- Monroe, WA, USA

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