Problems with 2008 Subaru Impreza POWER TRAIN

This car is a lemon. i previously owned 2 subarus (both used), that i had virtually zero problems with, then bought this new from apple subaru in york, pa. it has experienced problems before it even hit 50,000 miles. the tranny they replaced under warranty; but it took them 3 weeks to do so, and only completed job when they needed the loaner car back within 24 hours. less than 6,000 miles later, on christmas eve, the clutch throw out bearing failed, i had to pay for towing to and from the dealership. they called on12/26, and informed me that it would not be covered under warranty ( even though they easily could have rushed the tranny job and caused this), that it was a "wear point." when i heard $1700, asked to speak with the service mgr., who inferred that i was ignorant, and hung up on me! i have never replaced a clutch in nearly 40 years of driving manual transmission autos. motor now taps at 69,000 mi.; needs replacement because one of the connecting rods is bent, and i am beginning to lose oil. because of this, i am going to take a 50-75% reduction on the sale/trade value of this haunted vehicle. i am the third family member that subaru has screwed, sure hope they treat their other loyal , decades-long customers better than they have treated us. *tr

There started to be a clicking / squeaking sound when depressing the clutch. brought the car to multiple dealerships to diagnose the problem without any answers - they continued to apply lubricant. made it to 106,000 miles on the original clutch, had it replaced as routine maintenance with the goal of the sound going away. the sound and clicking continued, yet the car continued to drive normally. at the time of clutch replacement, the entire pedal assembly moved as one unit when depressing the clutch - this continued to be an undiagnosed problem (yet the car continued to drive normally). brought car to dealership for routine maintenance, again complained about the noise - was informed about the firewall weld issue being the cause for the noise. firewall welds were replaced without cost to me. upon picking up the car, the squeaking and clicking noise was still present. upon inspection under the steering column / dash, it was noted that a connecting bar (clutch / brake) was fractured and flexes upon depression of the clutch. estimated cost of repair is about $1000. i have called subaru of america, and they are investigating about whether or not this will be covered. i will not purchase a subaru again. this is my first subaru, and it will be my last. *tr

2008 subaru impreza. consumer states problem with vehicle clutch *tgw the consumer stated there was a screeching/rubbing noise when the clutch was applied and a loud pop noise from neutral to 1st gear. the vehicle would pop out of 6th gear at high speeds. the engine made a loud rattle noise on cold starts, the right rear window washer was inoperable, the passenger air bag occasionally did not recognize a passenger in the seat. the hood was loose and rattled, the right rear door was difficult to close, the left rear wheel studs would not secure the lug nut, the battery and power steering pump was pumping. *jb

Every time i push in my clutch, within the first few inches there is a "click" that occurs. to my knowledge the 08 subaru impreza has had an issue with the clutch pedal assembly breaking welds on the fire wall, thus causing the "click" sound. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 subaru impreza. the contact stated that after engaging and releasing the clutch, he heard a loud noise. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician stated that the throw out bearing and clutch were defective and needed to be replaced. the remedy failed to repair the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not offer any assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 28,000 and the current mileage was 49,000.

I bought used 11/2009 with approximately 27,000 miles. the clutch was always very stiff which i assumed was normal. shortly after purchase i began to notice a squeak when i depressed the clutch. the squeak was fairly intermittent but became progressively worse for a time and then turned into a clicking noise. it was frequent enough to be annoying but i just assumed the clutch assembly was squeaky and there was no other problem. over the last few months i have been having more and more difficulty engaging the clutch and assumed that i needed a new one. i took the car into a mechanic to replace the clutch but was turned away because of what he found: when the clutch pedal is depressed, it, along with the brake pedal, move to the left and forward. furthermore, the slave cylinder inside the engine compartment moves out and up when the clutch pedal is depressed. after doing some research online i have found that this is not an uncommon problem for the subaru clutch assembly, though no recall has be initiated. what happens is that the welds on the firewall break, causing the abnormal movement of the clutch and brake pedals and even a warping of the firewall, not allowing the clutch to disengage. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 subaru impreza wrx (n/a). the contact stated that the clutch suddenly failed as it would grip then not grip which caused the vehicle to shift into neutral and not accelerate. the failure was intermittent. the clutch plate did not seem to be grooved properly. when the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, the contact was told that the problem was driver error. the failure mileage was approximately 10,000 and the current mileage was approximately 20,000.