Five problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 2008 Subaru Impreza. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Subaru Impreza based on all problems reported for the 2008 Impreza.
Passenger airbag on/off light cycles between off and on when a passenger of 100lbs is seated in the seat.
The passenger seat airbag in my 2008 Subaru Impreza wrx sti does not turn on when a passenger sits in the seat.
The front passenger airbag off light turns on and off randomly when my wife is in the seat. . . . She is 5ft 2in and 119lbs. Often as we are traveling down the road with her in the front seat the airbag is off. This failure occurs frequently and despite the fact that she is restrained and seated as outlined in the owner's manual. After multiple discussions with the dealer and Subaru customer service we are advised that there is nothing they can do as the car is designed this way. For our purposes this vehicle does not consistently provide the safety benefits of a front impact airbag. . . . . Is the manufacturer not responsible to remedy this?.
The passenger frontal airbag periodically turns off when my girlfriend is sitting in the passenger seat. She weighs approximately 125 lbs and when she is sitting in the passenger seat the passenger frontal airbag will haphazardly change from "on" to "off" when it is supposed to be remaining in the "on" position.
Bought new Subaru 2008 Impreza outback sport wagon- passenger side frontal airbag does not turn on if passenger weighs 100-107 lbs (that is us)and only noticed wk 3 since no passenger until then. Only works with heavier guys. No fix per Subaru. Apparently I see online that there have been earlier complaints of same problem in Subaru for past 2 years, even other models. Why is this not reported or fixed. Other makes do it well for any person >65 lbs.