general problems of the 2004 Subaru Impreza

The contact owns a 2004 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated while driving 60 mph and hard braking, the vehicle started shuddering violently and the steering wheel was not operating as needed. The contact was able to drive the vehicle to the residence at 20 mph. The contact then inspected the vehicle and confirmed that the front driver's side control arm had fractured. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 11v464000 (suspension). The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 235,000.

The passenger side lower control arm failed due to corrosion. There was a previous recall to address this issue with an anti corrosion coating, but it did not prevent the control arm from corroding and failing. I had this addressed at the dealer, and they mentioned the issue was addressed. Recall NHTSA campaign number: 11v464000.

While driving at about 30 mph, the car began to shake uncontrollably. Upon inspection of the front end I saw that the lower suspension arm had cracked.

Dealer claims to have properly performed a recall repair, but the problem persists I own a 2004 Subaru Impreza. There is a recall on the front suspension for a severe corrosion issue. I brought my car in to haddad Subaru for the recall service in 2011 I was recently informed by my mechanic (not dealer mechanic) that the suspension is dangerously corroded and it "does not look like the recall was performed on this car. " I had this opinion confirmed a second mechanic. I raised this issue with haddad Subaru. They confirm the suspension is dangerously corroded, but will not replace it without authorization from Subaru I raised this issue with Subaru America and they state the recall was performed previously by hadad Subaru and they have no further responsibility to address the issue. I am dubious the recall repair was correctly performed by hadad Subaru in 2011 and that is why there is a problem now. It is a safety issue, so I have fixed it myself for nearly $1,000.

There was observed rust on a small section of the rear quarter undercarriage of the car. Work was begun on July, 4 2013 to treat what was thought to be surface rust with por-15 rust inhibitor. When the car was on the lift and work began, it was observed that this small section on both the right and left side of the car was inadequacy protected by factory undercoating. This section was where support arms for both left and right rear wheels attach to the chassis. This section is rusted through and is showing signs of fatigue and cracking. The chassis attachment point front braces for the rear differential is fully rusted through. This area of the chassis shows no sign of damage, or abuse which would lead to rusting. The rest of the undercarriage is either rust free, or shows limited surface rust. The body panels of the car are rust free. In short, lack of proper rust treatment of key structural areas of the car, have resulted in severe corrosion, which has rendered the car unsafe in my (the owner's) opinion, as well as the opinion of the mechanic assisting in the inspection. I welcome any inspections by Subaru of America or the NHTSA.

The contact owns a 2004 Subaru Impreza. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 15v323000 (air bags) and 11v464000 (suspension) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The dealer informed the contact that NHTSA campaign number: 11v464000 (suspension) could not be completed due to excessive corrosion. The approximate failure mileage was 191,000. Parts distributions disconnect.