Driving on the freeway for 1.5 hrs when car just went limp. accelerator wouldn't work, started to pull over, car came to stop and it was dead, except for electrical. tried to restart for over an hour and although it cranked, it would not turn over. again all electrical was fully functional. after having it towed, the next day it started right up and no warning lights are on on the dash at all. vehicle is serviced as scheduled, and only has 47,000. after researching forum i have found it is somewhat a popular thing but dealeerships cannot replicate the problem, yet in keeps recurring to owners. seems to be a factory issue or some sort of faulty part that is cutting the fuel process. when you are stuck on the side of the freeway in the dark, it is extremely dangerous and just hope no other car happens to swerve and hit you. this is a safety issue that should be investigated because it sounds like a popular occurrence with the vehicle.
At times we are not able to remove the key from the ignition switch when the vehicle is in park. we looked around the internet and found that subaru had released a service bulletin regarding this. bulletin number 16-112-18r addresses the issue that we are having with our crosstrek. people are saying online that they are spending $400+ to get this problem fixed. why isn't subaru doing a recall on this if lot of cars are having this issue? the price to get this fixed is a lot considering the car is not that old and this is not a wear and tear issue. it is a design flaw and the manufacturer should be addressing it.
Transmission will not engage when car is in park. unable to completely turn off vehicle or remove key from ignition
In july, this year (2019), the key began sticking in the ignition switch. gradually worsened over a period of 2 week to the point that it could not be removed from the ignition switch at all. bob moore dealership fixed the issue costing me over $500.00. during the past week the same ignition switch problem has began to occur again.
The key gets stuck in the ignition and the power stays on. i was told to move the steering wheel slightly and try again, this does nothing, the car is completely locked up. turning off and re-starting does not work. this happened only a few times last month, now its almost everyday.
2015 subaru xv crosstrek limited with auto climate controls after sitting for 3 days i started vehicle and had no hvac control, vehicles has 80,000 miles. i disconnected the battery after driving 80 miles hoping the computer glitched and would reset the controls, still no control of hvac system
Experiencing trouble removing ignition key, and getting worse over time. i must start the vehicle a few times, place it in reverse then return to park. then i am able to remove the ignition key. the vehicle only has 66000 miles. this is certainly not normal wear and tear.
I was pulling into a parking space and the car took off like a rocket!.i heard the engine roaring it jumped the curb, sped about 15 feet through the grass, i slammed on the brakes, just missed a tree, and the car stopped.
On monday 09/05/2016 in gettysburg, pa on a flat surface the abs warning light, hill assistance warning light, and vehicle dynamics control indicator light flashed on my screen. i pulled over and turned off the vehicle to read the manual regarding the warnings as indicated on the message i received. when i restarted the vehicle all the warning indicator lights disappeared. on 09/07/2016 the same warning lights and messages appeared. i took the vehicle to where we purchased it used and they advised they will contact me. i also stopped at the local subaru dealer and informed them of my concerns. they advised it could be the brake light switch but unsure without running the diagnostics test. they also advised another crosstrek came in with the same issue and the consumer was unable to get the vehicle out of park. so far i haven't had any further issues but i am concerned my brakes may fail causing an accident.
Sunroof exploded while i was driving 60 mph on the highway. i heard a loud boom, like a gun firing, and then glass flying everywhere. glass went in my eyes, on my head, down my jacket, all over in the car, and all over the roof. the sunroof was "bubbled" outwards. this is a new vehicle with less than 450 miles.
I was traveling on the highway at about 70mph the temperature outside was 91 the air in the car was on so inside temperature was about 70 degrees. i heard a loud pop and looked back at my two kids in the back then at my daughter. glass was everywhere. my sunroof just imploded. no trucks were passing to tho up stones no other cars were close enough to cause this damage. there is a huge hole in the sunroof middle the surrounding areas are shattered and glass is in my seats and council as well as the car floor. i thank god no one was hurt going that fast on the highway! i have contacted my insurance company and they state they have never heard of this and i then google it and see there have been a few others where change in temperature and pressure cause the glass to implode. i will be contacting subaru to file a claim.