Clutch Broken Problems of Subaru Impreza

2011 Subaru Impreza wrx hatch- master clutch cylinder failure-pressed clutch to the floor and put in first gear. Clutch did not return and stayed to floor. Hydraulic fluid leaked out of the bottom of the master clutch cylinder. Car was moving and could not get out of gear. Clutch was unusable to get out of gear due to fluid loss. Had to stall car to shut off-very dangerous. . . Luckily I was in my driveway during occurrence-shifted from reverse to 1st gear that's when the clutch failed. After forum research found out there is a internal plate in the master clutch cylinder that fails. . . The plate cracks or bends causing mass fluid loss, and immediate loss of clutch causing the vehicle to remain in what ever gear you are in until you stall or wreck. After research I removed the master cylinder and removed the retaining ring to pull the plate out. There was a crack in the plate against the rubber o-ring/seal. I performed a dye penetrate test to confirm the crack was completely through the plate. Pictures below of the ndt testing on the cracked plate.

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Subaru 2010 wrx clutch failed at low milage. There's a known defect involving the firewall that Subaru is not issuing a recall on and should, this usually burns out clutchs early in the lifecycle.

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The contact owns a 2008 Subaru Impreza wrx. The contact stated that he experienced difficulty shifting gears at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the clutch assembly broke loose from its weld. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The failure mileage was 130,000.

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In March of 2009 I purchased a 2009 Subaru Impreza wrx with a manual transmission from the dealer. At that time the car had 580 miles on the odometer. After taking the car home I began immediately having problems when attempting to place the car in reverse and also noticed a foul odor when taking off and occasionally when switching gears. When I contacted the dealership I was told that these issues were normal for the wrx and that the "clutch smell" was common and nothing to worry about. At the first oil change I expressed concerns again and was told a similar story. I asked about the issue again over the next several months and then I took my car to a different Subaru dealership at the end of December 2009 for extensive maintenance and asked them to look at the clutch for me because I was noticing the "clutch smell" a lot and was now having problems shifting into reverse and first gear and the tachometer would jump around occasionally with no identifiable cause. I picked my car up on January 2, 2010 and was told that there was absolutely nothing wrong with the clutch and that my car was fine. On January 31, 2010 my clutch failed catastrophically leaving my vehicle disabled in the middle of a major interstate. There are only 22,000 miles on my car. It was towed to yet a third Subaru dealership and inspected by a representative of Subaru of America and I was told that my clutch would not be covered under warranty because it had been "misused" and I was informed that they felt I had been "launching" the car. This is absolutely inaccurate and a direct defamation of my character as I have never done any such thing in my vehicle. My car is used for my normal daily commute to work and long distance road trips. A brief internet search also found multiple case reports of other consumers with very similar complaints (clutches failing at very low mileage with Subaru of America blaming the consumer for the failure).

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