Manufacturer: FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA)
Manufacturer Id: 1075
Model: Impreza
Model Year: 2008
Plant City: Ota
Plant Company Name: FHI (Yajima Plant )
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Gunma
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Manual/Standard
Trim: WRX-S
Turbo: Yes
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (NEW), THERE HAS BEEN A TERRIBLE FILM ON THE WINDSHIELD AND INTERIOR WINDOWS. SOMETIMES IT IS SO BAD, IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDOWS (ESPECIALLY WITH LIGHT REFLECTIONS AND SUNSETS, ETC.). MY DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT IT HAS HAD MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I HAVE TRIED CLEANING THE WINDOWS WITH CLEANERS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP. THE PROBLEM IS EVEN WORSE DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN THE DEFROSTER IS BEING USED MORE OFTEN. TO DATE, MY DEALER (AS WELL AS A DIFFERENT ONE) HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT LIMITS VISIBILITY FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR
2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA STI WHICH I PURCHASED IN FEB. OF 08'. 2 MONTHS AGO THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID IT ONLY HAD 1 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL IN IT. I HAD CHECKED THE OIL THE PREVIOUS WEEK AND IT HAD SHOWN FULL. THEY REQUESTED THAT I GIVE THEM RECORD OF MY PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE SO I DID. UNFORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT HAVE MILEAGE DOCUMENTED BECAUSE IT WAS A SMALL SHOP THAT DID IT FOR ME. THEY REFUSED MY CLAIM ON THE GROUNDS THAT I DID NOT MAINTAIN THE CAR. THEY THEN SENT ME A RE-CALL FORM IN WHICH IT STATED THAT THE ECU WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO RUN DANGEROUSLY LEAN AND WAS CAUSING RING FAILURES. I TOLD MY LAWYER ABOUT THIS AND SENT HIM A COPY OF THE LETTER. WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS NECESSARY AND THAT IT WAS MY ISSUE. *TR