general problems of the 2012 Subaru Impreza

Hello car just stopped on the fla turnpike because bad valve body on transmission seem Subaru knows about this problem and offered a extended warranty 10 yr or 100k but they did this during covid with stay at home orders and never sent any type of notification my wife was almost killed when this happened to her our car has only 70k I feel they should have sent us letter we had the car since new this is a very dangerous situation for anyone owning a Subaru imprezza from 2010 to 2015 and many other Subaru have this problem as well.

I was on the highway in mixed traffic for a couple hours. There was a burning smell in the cabin and then the warning lights came on including a check engine light and transmission light. The car started to jerk erratically when I accelerated and ultimately it would not accelerate. I pulled over and turned the car off as recommended in the owner's manualafter following the manual's instructions to let the engine cool down, I attempted to turn the car on and put it in gear. It would not move when I put it in reverse or drive. The transmission failed entirely. Previous to my taking the car on this trip, I brought the car to my Subaru dealership because I smelled the same burning in the cabin along with a strange whirring sound and the transmission light came on then too. At that time, I pulled over and read the owner's manual and did what it recommended. The car started working again after 10 minutes of cooling. This is why I brought the car to the Subaru dealership to have this issue inspected. At the time they recommended that I change the cvt fluid and that the issue would then go away. The issue did not go away. When I informed them that the car was unsafe and dangerous to drive because of the jerking and violent shuddering, they told me that I should trade the car in or pay for a new transmission. They did not tell me that the 2012 version of the car had a history of issues with its cvt, and that some of the repairs were covered under warranty.

The car will not allow me to turn it off and remove the key from the ignition. This is apparently caused by a known issue with the gear box/transmission stick not making proper contact with a metal plate within the box.

Transmission valve body failure causing dangerous erratic shifting while driving.

Two instances of cvt transmission failure. First: occurred at 102,926 miles, car only 8 years old. While driving, suddenly many warning lights came on and the car started shuddering. The lights were check engine, oil temp, cruise control, vehicle dynamics, and abs. I drove my car to a transmission shop, who read the codes 2764 and and 0700. He replaced the tcc solenoid and valve body on 11/18/2020. I drove the car for 6 more months to ~106,000 miles successfully, until. . . The second issue: on 6/6/21 while driving my car, it stopped accelerating. I couldn't go above 18 mph! this was a huge safety issue. I had to drive on major roads with a speed limit of 50mph going only 18mph, with my hazard lights on. I'm so fortunate it happened to be at 10pm on a Sunday night, or I could have gotten in an accident. Once I got home, I called aaa and had them tow my car back to my transmission mechanic (because I couldn't get to my mechanic without getting on the highway, which would obviously be unsafe at 18mph). My mechanic said it was an issue with the same solenoid again having shorted out, which means that it's actually a deeper issue with the cvt transmission burning through solenoids. The solenoid is just a symptom, not the root problem. Then, I finally googled Subaru solenoid issues, and I discovered this is a well documented problem, that has already been reported to your office, and yet Subaru has not yet issued a recall. Only an extended warranty, which only goes up to 100,000 miles so it doesn't help me!! my transmission wore out at 102,000 miles. Do you think it's a coincidence that Subaru made their warranty for 100,000? I'm lodging this complaint in hopes that your office sees the cvt transmissions are still a safety issue, and the warranty hasn't solved the problem. Please get Subaru to issue a recall! this is unacceptable behavior from a car manufacturer. Thank you.

Transmission went at 154000 miles extended warranty not sure if I was taken care or and needed to by new one. If it is gonna be a continuous problem they should have bought back the years with the cvt issue. You can put into drive reverse and park but won't switch gears and just revs.

Driving on highway and the car stopped/stalled suddenly while in motion, this was a dangerous situation, drivers behind me had to react to my sudden/full stop. I was told it was a transmission problem.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. While the vehicle was at a stop, it stalled, the engine shook, and the rpms went up and down. Also, the check engine and traction control indicators illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and stated that there were no recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 135,000.

2012 Impreza sport with 71,000 miles, one owner, all manufacturer recommended maintenance performed. Mechanic noticed increased noise from rear of vehicle while doing test drive after performing maintenance. Reported rear wheel bearing failure after inspection requiring replacement of bearings.

Hit a bump and dashboard lit up with sensor lights. Subaru repair shop inspected with codes and said I need a new valve body for $1700. The warranty extension for this ended July 2018, but I never received a notification from Subaru or from my Subaru dealer regarding this known problem with the cvt.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that the abs and traction control warning indicators illuminated. In addition, the gear shifter failed to shift out of park. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19v149000 (exterior lighting); however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called rye Subaru (located at 1175 boston post rd, rye, NY 10580, (914) 967-6300) and stamford Subaru (located at 198 baxter Ave, stamford, CT 06902, (203) 252-2222) and was informed that the part was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 57,777. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Wheel bearing assembly failed rendering the vehicle unsafe for highway operation. When attempting the (Subaru) recommended repair the oem part was no longer available by substituted by an alternative part for this critical repair. We have retained the original part for inspection.

Car won't shift into proper gear has a jerky feel cvt won't allow to manual shift all the lights on the gauge cluster is on including the check engine.

My son's 2012 Subaru Impreza, was bought used, with 59,000. Miles, with hope of owning a reliable, safe vehicle on 2/11/16. On 6/26/16 he went for a routine oil change and within one week the car was completely seized. He was driving home, no warning lights, or anything just made a loud sound then he was just barely able to make it to the side of a busy 3 lane road to call for a tow truck. At the time, we worried that the oil change may have been done improperly and caused the issue. We contacted the business, who then had a ase certified mechanic/inspector verify that it was not the oil change but an internal engine problem. We then had towed it again to Subaru dealer that was 7/12/16. Then we began calling- daily or every other day; to the service manager and emailing to corporate Subaru- asking what is wrong with his car? why did it happen? what can be done? what will it cost? finally, on 8/22/16, we heard from Subaru saying that the vehicle was outside the warranty -but will authorize a $2,000. Toward repair or new car. We called the dealer again because we still had not heard or received a reason/quote of repair. We were told that it was damage to a piston and it would cost at least $10,000. And they did not recommend it; better to talk to sales. The warranty is for 60,000 miles or 5 years on the powertrain, we are at 67,000 miles and 4 years. So now we still owe $8,000. And have $10,000. Repair, and they are offering $2,000. Money vs safety and now vs trust we want a safe reliable car, from a company that we could trust. We thought that was Subaru.

Gas pedal is ultrasensitive leading to surging at low speed. Hard to control vehicle at low speed maneuvering in parking lot. Dealer says this is normal. You will find many discussions on the web if you search for "Subaru sensitive gas pedal, a generally known issue. Find many discussions about "remapping" and jack-rabbit starts.

I backed up in my driveway and shifted into drive and I noticed a lag time of about 2 seconds shifting from reverse to drive. I contacted the Subaru dealership and the staff assured me that was normal for the cvt transmission. When I took the Subaru Impreza for the 2500 mile check up and spoke to the service manager at the dealership, he also felt that this was a safety issue especially when backing up into traffic and waiting for the transmission and it's "slow engagement" into drive. He has expressed his views to Subaru and like me has been assured it's ok. I still feel it's a safety issue.

Ordered & purchased car 2012 began sending complaints to dealer & manufacture about the vehicle wandering over the road, brakes grabbing, tires losing air, poor transmission response, bad battery and many more. After my complaints were neglected I had to save the money to replace faulty factory yokohama avid tires @ 24k miles & purchased warrantee direct extended warranty to address complications (like starter) this car has well under 40k miles now but have had to replace the battery & the car will not stay aligned. This car always uses coolant & brake fluid, as well as a strange engine oil situation (presently different than the class action oil consumption problem). I have complained about the non-responsive transmission & poor acceleration. I'm already disabled from job-related spinal injuries & have done my darnedest to drive as safely as possible to avoid driving during rush traffic, check tire pressures & oil use so I keep my perfect driving record for insurance & health purpose. I thought that buying a new car keeps one from many purchases yet, I have spent more money on this new car than any used car. What more can I do to protect myself? with all the problems I'd like to know which files are best to send?.

I was driving my vehicle in rush hour traffic at 65 mph and all of a sudden my vehicle acted as if I had shifted into neutral. It started to decelerate and when I pressed down on the accelerator, it only revved the rpm's higher. It did not speed up to allow me to safely get out of traffic. I tried manually shifting the automatic cvt transmission, but this made no difference. The cruise control was not on at the time. I turned on my flashers and was able to go from the left lane to the shoulder. I put the car in park, shut off the ignition and let it set for a minute. I then restarted the car and was able to drive away. I immediately drove it to the Subaru dealership. They tested it for a couple days and were unable to recreate the incident. They said that there were no codes stored and I did not see any check engine light when this happened. They also said they filed a claim with Subaru north America. The service tech said he has never heard of anything like this happening with Subaru. I no longer feel safe driving this vehicle.

The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while approaching a traffic stop, the vehicle stalled and all of the warning lamps illuminated. The contact stated that he restarted the vehicle but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the cvt transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who stated that they would contact him at a later date. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 500.