2.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
79,520 miles

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problem #3

Jul 252015

Impreza

  • 125,000 miles
I was driving and lost control of the car at 55mph. I struggled to pull the car off the road. The car was towed to my mechanic where he diagnosed a broken control arm due to corrosion.

- Tivoli, NY, USA

problem #2

Jan 062015

Impreza 4-cyl

  • 62,560 miles
All of a sudden I was unable to steer the car. Specifically, according to my mechanic the O-ring failed in the steering pump return hose. This caused an air leak it is a good thing I was only going slowly. The car had low mileage. The O-ring that failed was made of plastic and became warped due to engine heat over 9 years. This failure could have caused a major crash and death to the occupants in the car. I am sure that my car was not the only one with the O ring failure. Check at youtube. In my opinion there should be a recall for this car.

- Hilo, HI, USA

problem #1

Mar 252010

Impreza

  • 51,000 miles
Steering in my car would lock while trying to turn my car. This would happen periodically and at different speeds. It happened 5-6 times before I took it in as I was afraid an accident might happen due to not being able to turn my car. Subaru dealer said my power steering pump was failing. Dealer also stated that a newer design power steering pump would be installed. This indicated to me that Subaru had an issue with this, otherwise what would be the reason for a new design.

- Greenville, TX, USA