Tl* the contact owns a 2016 subaru impreza. while the vehicle was in park, the key failed to release from the ignition switch. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was taken to capital chevrolet (2855 maple ave ne, salem, or 97301, (503) 585-4141) where it was diagnosed that the gear shifter needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to nhtsa. the failure mileage was 15,000. consumer stated the problem is with defective plate operated by the gear shifter to touch a senor which job is to release the key out of the ignition. this plate doesn't always do the job thereby the failure of the key. i was told this problem is happening in all subaru models of 2016 and beyond. consumer stated ignition key gets stuck and not releasing the key.*jb
When vehicle is stationary and placed into park position, the gear shifter is able to be moved from park into drive, reverse, and neutral with the engine off. the key also becomes stuck in the ignition when the gear shifter is malfunctioning. dealership stated that the shift interlock would need to be replaced to remedy the issue.
I was driving to a thanksgiving gathering, when all of a sudden the car julted. it was very odd felt almost like a pin was put in the transmission forcing the tires to stop spining. but was very brief. after another 0.5 miles of driving on the freeway at 70mph it happened again but continuously with loud grinding and crunchy noises. after puling over the car was smoking. the transmission was extremely hot. no lights warning lights came on. got a tow truck and it struggled to pull the car on to the trailer bed. and while it was rolling on you could still hear the grinding noises. we had 4 people in the car 2 small 5ft 2in women and 2 makes winning 180 lbs. we had food and duffle bags in the trunk and it was 40 degrees fahrenheit outside we were 1 hour into the trip and on flare roads
Cvt will not shift in cold weather. i took to the dealer 3 times and they said nothing wrong. i have a video of the tach reaching 2600 rpm's at 30 miles to 55 mph and cvt was stuck in 3rd gear, would not shift. i say this is a safety problem, not normal for this or any car. gas mileage is bad, engine wear is bad and not safe on highway. this happened )1/3/18, 1/6/18 and 1/8/18.
The 2016 subaru impreza started to go forward when the shift knob was in the reverse position. this happened 3 times in a row and on the third time the car was accelerating causing the driver to brake hard in essence "fighting" the transmission. after the car was turned off, tried again, made it home. it was a rainy day. made appt. with dealer. afraid to drive it!