general problems of the 2016 Subaru Crosstrek

In three separate incidents while car only shows 70 in fuel indicator, my 2016 Crosstrek stalled while driving on a highway. I have brought my car to Subaru dealer, but they cannot find anything wrong with my 2016 Crosstrek. In each of the three separate instances after waiting on the side road for 30 minutes, I was able to restart the car and drive home. My car just had a new engine air filter replaced.

Car caught fire from what seemed to be an electrical issue. Car became engulfed in flames within a few seconds. Fire department was called to extinguish the fire. I was lucky myself to make it out in time. The fire became so big, so quickly, I was concerned for the safety of the surrounding property. Luckily, no one was injured and no property damage took place. Car was inspected and totaled by insurance. The headlights were constantly needing to be changed. Otherwise the car was fine. I had just replaced the battery and just a few hours later the fire happened. The fire appeared to start somewhere under the hood on the passenger side.

My car has stopped working while driving 70 mph on the interstate in so separate occasions. Both times it has been driving fine, with fuel in the tank, and all of the sudden it shuts off and completely loses power. All of the warning lights on the dash light up and the only thing to do is to coast to the shoulder of the highway. Couldn’t start the car back up (cranked, no start). Battery is fine. Fuel level is fine. First time it happened it had to be towed. Towed to mechanic who ran diagnostics on it the next day but nothing threw a code. It started fine the next day. I’ve had certified Subaru mechanics tear this thing apart trying to figure out what causes the issue but they can’t find anything wrong. I’m scared this is going to happen again and will put me in a dangerous situation in the middle of a highway or on the side of the road. This is definitely an issue putting myself and others at risk. It seems similar to other issues Subaru Crosstreks have had in close model years to mine (20 where recalls have been issued for fuel pump malfunctions etc. Please look into this, this could cause a terrible wreck and needs to be resolved ASAP.

My friend and I drove from minneapolis to duluth for a two-day short trip (oct 20 - 21, 2022). On our way back, my car suddenly slowed down (from 70 m/h to 40 m/h and was non-responsive), and shut down completely at the intersection between highway I-35 w and lino lake, mn 55038, about 30 miles away from tc around 8:30 pm, Friday night. And then I cannot start my car at all. Originally I thought it was the gas issue but the screen indicated there were at least 100miles to drive. Therefore, I called 911 right after (see exhibit 1) and asked for help as well as Subaru roadside service (see exhibit 2 ). Fortunately, my car stopped at the shoulders and we were not involved in a crash. This happened three days after I had my car maintenance (oct 17 at 10:15 am, morrie's minnetonka Subaru, 12520 wayzata blvd, minnetonka, mn 55305), and according to the report from that maintenance, the car was functioning well and had no red flag (see exhibit 3). My car is currently located at morrie's minnetonka Subaru for further inspection. However, as far as I know so far (from the dealership mechanics), they have no clue what happened and they need to ask for additional help to figure out why the car engine suddenly lost power. In addition, I saw this is not a solo accident, many other Subaru Crosstrek owners have encountered similar situations (I. E. , lost power completely on the highway or freeway after regular car maintenance). Please see exhibit 4 for detailed information.

At 89,000 the transmission was replaced because of a “known issue” and I was having problems. The car would lurch and hesitate coming off traffic stops. This prompted me to go to the dealer who called Subaru who offered to replace transmission, no further questions asked. Less than 20,000 miles later, this new transmission is causing problems again to the tune of $12,000! they refuse to replace it at no charge when they know the cvt transmissions have issues.

Had been driving for about 15 minutes, majority of it had been on the highway, and I exited off the highway. I waited at a stop light and then turned onto a secondary road. The car all of a sudden gave all warning lights with the hybrid system and I lost acceleration in the vehicle. It made it very hard to steer, and when stepping on the gas it barely had any power to accelerate the vehicle. Felt like I lost the main power a d was using only the hybrid battery to power the vehicle. I pulled off on a side street put the car in park and shut the vehicle off. I waited a few minutes and then turned the car back on and everything was fine. This occurred while driving and if it had happened two minutes earlier I would've been on the highway and in real trouble.

Key is unable to be removed from ignition after shifting to park. Sometimes requires you to shift in and out of park several times to get the key to release. Seems to be a common complaint and a defective park position sensor.

The ignition key does not come out after turning off the car. Sometimes I have to start it on and turn it off multiple times until it does come out. Btw, my sister owns the same car, and she has the same problem. I have had this issue for about five months.

While putting my vehicle in park the key will not release from the ignition. It takes multiple attempts of going back and forth to get the key to release from the ignition. From what I have read, numerous people have had this issue and Subaru has yet to issue a national recall. I have attached a document that details the problem.