general problems of the 2014 Subaru Crosstrek

The clutch throw out bearing and clutch needs to be replaced at 54,000 miles because of failure. This is a $2000 repair! this is a known issue, why isn’t this a recall?.

Multiple alerts and codes displayed for vehicle control system mostly related to transmission system.

On June 11, 2021, my wife and I were driving our 2014 Subaru Crosstrek (120,000 miles) from milwaukee to manitowish waters, WI. About 20 miles north of milwaukee on I-41 northbound, my wife was driving at 70 mph when suddenly we both noticed a strong lurching from the cvt transmission. This was followed a few seconds later by a complete lockup of all four wheels on our car. Fortunately this did not happen in the left lane or we would've been in a terrible accident. My wife managed to steer the skidding car onto the highway shoulder until it came to a rest. The engine was still running. The transmission was completely dead. We called a towing company to tow the car to sommers Subaru in mequon WI. They diagnosed the problem as sudden catastrophic transmission failure and told us that the 2014 Crosstrek had tons of problems with the cvt. We told the service department that we could have been seriously injured or killed had my wife not been driving in the right lane of the interstate. We paid $7,800 for a remanufactured cvt as the power train was out of warranty. I have seen one other report of catastrophic cvt failure on your website involving a 2014 Crosstrek (danbury CT). I'm sure there are others out in the world who have also suffered this, and god knows how many may have resulted in accidents with injuries or death. Perhaps they did not know to contact NHTSA with their experiences. I pray that you will initiate an investigation into this issue and force Subaru USA to issue a recall on their 2014 Crosstreks to replace the transmissions that are the source of these frightening incidents. Thank you.

Cvt failure. Sudden stalling while vehicle was in motion.

I am having an issue with my key not being released from the ignition once the vehicle is put into park and turned off. I have researched this and it is a known issue caused by the shifter plate guide not being installed correctly at the factory on my vehicle model and can cost anywhere from $350-$450 to repair at a dealer. As this is a known factory issue I believe this should be covered under a recall by Subaru. It is not anything that I as an owner could prevent through regular maintenance. This could lead to safety issues as the shifter plate continues to wear due to incorrect installation. The issue began in June 2020.

Rear wheel bearings are damaged causing abnormal wear and tear on the car while it is in motion. Sounds like a humming noise.

Driving on the freeway at 60mph, warm day (75) a/c was on, starting to accelerate up a slight incline, the engine lost power and car started slowing down. The gas pedal/acceleration was not working. The car went limp and acted as if it was in neutral. While trying to pull over to the side of the freeway, the acceleration kicked back in as if nothing happened. This happened twice. The second time I was driving on city streets at 40mph, same conditions outside, and going up a slight hill in san francisco, the power dies/goes limp, a few seconds later, power on acceleration comes back. There was no check engine light on.

Subaru xv Crosstrek axle failure I bought my 2014 Subaru xv Crosstrek in Jan 2014. At 50k heard a clicking sound in the frontend. Took it to the dealer and they diagnosed a broken driver side axle. In July 2019 (at approximately 80k on the odometer) I heard a similar clicking sound coming from the front of the car when turning. I took it to the dealer for a brake light switch recall. They inspected the vehicle and this time it was my right axle that had to be replaced. I have researched the issue on the internet and have learned that many other Crosstrek owners have experienced similar axle failures and replacements. Sounds like the axles are defective and possibly a safety issue.

This letter is to document an incident that occurred on 6/27/19 at approx. 2 pm est in danbury, CT on i84. I was proceeding west on i84 in my 2014 Subaru Crosstrek when the vehicle suffered a catastrophic internal failure of the continuously variable transmission (cvt) assembly, resulting in the loss of wheel rotation (wheels locking up) which lasted for almost 2 seconds. I was able to maintain control of the vehicle and, while almost struck by a tractor-trailer that was following me in the center lane, was able to exit the highway. The vehicle was towed to colonial Subaru in danbury, CT where it was diagnosed with a complete internal failure of the transmission requiring a replacement. I then discovered that the failure of the transmission on this vehicle was a known issue, the subject of a warranty extension by Subaru of America (https://tinyurl. Com/y9bozwgd) and that my vehicle was one of the affected vehicles. My concern is that given the severe consequence when this failure occurs, this should be the subject of a factory recall, to prevent a catastrophic loss of wheel rotation and subsequent loss of vehicle control. This is what occurred in my experience. If I were a less experienced driver it a high probable that a loss of vehicle control would have occurred. Traveling down a major, crowded interstate with a car that suffered a severe engineering failure could have led to roadway fatalities. I request that NHTSA open an investigation into Subaru of America's handling of this matter and consider mandating that soa replace transmissions in the affected vehicles. The mileage on my vehicle when the event occurred was 114,000 which demonstrates that the warranty extension to 100,000 miles is insufficient to address the issue since the problem can occur beyond the 100,000 threshold. I believe that the consequence of a cvt failure warrants a recall notice.

All dash lights came on at around 99980 mileage, including blinking oil at temperature dash light, abs light, hill light, traction control and check engine line. It is also sluggish upon acceleration when I first start. At first start only check engine light comes on then after sluggish acceleration all the lights above come on. Cruise light flashes and cruise doesnt work and shifting paddles dont work. All lights came on when I turned on car to move it.

Rear wheel bearings need replaced at 104,000 miles at 80,000+- miles my wife noticed low pitched roaring at highway speed but did not inform me or dealer (her vehicle and has always been dealer serviced) I drove the vehicle after 104,000 dealer lof service and observed extremely loud roar at all speeds, we returned the vehicle to dealer and was told new wheel bearings are required, at our expense. Vehicle has never been off road or rough housed it is absurd at this day & age that factory wheel bearings last less than 100k.

Trouble code- p0700 end p0730.

My vehicle was purchased by me at 24k miles I have driven now to 70k miles and need 2 new front axels. I have been sitting at the dealership for 3 hours and they have gone through 3 different replacement axels on the left side. This is not the first time this car has given me issues but being less than 100k miles and needing 2 new axles?? that is insane. The car clicks when I turn and makes a clunking noise.

Automobile was taken to have an oil change and when car was attempted to drive out there was a slippage of the drive train. I stopped and had the car carried to a mechanic that I trusted. I explained to him what I had observed at the changing of the oil and as a precaution he drained both the oil and the transmission as I told him that it was possible that they may have drained the transmission oil. He replace the transmission oil with the proper transmission fluid as called for by Subaru. The car still would not run properly. I then had the car transported to the Subaru dealer here in atlanta, georgia, classic Cadillac. The Subaru dealer said that they could not tell me was wrong, however I was told that they would have to replace the transmission. We then called the Subaru national office and was told that the warranty was voided because of the fact that maintenance had been performed by an unauthorized company and not by Subaru. The person spoken to was a ms. S. Brown who identified herself as the person at Subaru that was responsible for warranties. Ms. Brown insisted that the oil change and the replacement of the transmission fluid. The replacement transmission s transmission was quoted as $7,800. 00. This is so even though no one from Subaru could tell us what was wrong with the transmission that required that it be replaced. I would appear that we are the victims of the refusal of Subaru not to issue a recall on the transmission even though there are thousands of cases of transmissions problems, this is so even though we just received a letter from Subaru extending the warranty on the power train. The car was not driven at any time during each time that the car was looked by any mechanics.

Normal accelerration vehicle makes winding noise. Does not accelerate, engine rpm increases. Prolong time to accelerate to normal speed at the time. (I. E. 50mph).