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What 248 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Subaru Impreza
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
1 of 248 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Nov 1, 2018Transmission & drivetrainAirbagsCrash
TO START OFF I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE FELT MY CLUTCH STARTING TO SHIFT THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW CLUTCH FLYWHEEL AND THROTTLE BEARING. TOOK IT TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BEARING WHICH WAS COMPLETELY WARPED CLUTCH WAS GOOD BUT REPLACED ANYWAY BECAUSE AT THAT POINT WHY NOT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT. CALLED SUBARU NOTHING WAS DONE. ALSO JUST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT INFLATE.
NHTSA ODI 11144822
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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your
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