One problem related to tire sidewall has been reported for the 2001 Subaru Impreza. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Subaru Impreza based on all problems reported for the 2001 Impreza.
Driving along the freeway at 60 mph, the left rear tire had a blowout. Upon inspection it was the interior sidewall where the failure occurred. I noticed that in the specific location of the failure, the sidewall was extremely soft; unlike the rest of the sidewall. The tire was taken back to costco; but they refused to accept that it was a defective tire. The tire had 25,000 miles on it; driven conservatively. I do still have the failed tire, and two other tires just like it are still on the car. The tire is a bridgestone potenza 205/55r16 91w, ultra high performance.
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