general problems of the 2014 Subaru Impreza

After driving for about an hour stopped a light and accelerated to proceed and drivers side air bag exploded. Subaru states it was my fault because “dirt” got in the system. Refused to cover replacement or rental car. Minor hand injury.

The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while his wife was driving approximately 20 mph for unknown reasons, she veered off the road into a ditch, rolled over and crashed into a tree. There were no warning indicator lights illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to an independent lot. The driver sustained injuries to her back, a fractured vertebrae and a cracked sternum and recieved medical attention. A police report was filed under 2g10146. There was no reported fire. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company and deemed a total loss. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked the driver side airbag exploded without any warning lights. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired . The manufacture was informed and offer no remedy or solution. The failure mileage was 105,000.

The contact owns a the contact stated while driving approximately 10 mph when the contact was hit by a different vehicle which resulted in the air bags not deploying. The contact sustained a cut on his hand and soreness in his back. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where it was awaiting repairs. The manufacturer was informed of failure and was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 91,543.

The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated while driving at 10 mph, the contact was making a left turn when another vehicle hit struck the contact vehicle on the front driver side door which broke the side mirror and glass on the driver side door. The air bag did not deployed. The contact was injured where they had a cut on their left hand due to the glass but the driver declined medical treatment at the scene when the ambulance arrive at the scene. A police report. The vehicle was towed to a towed yard where the contact insurance provider to inspect the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact concerned is that they do not know why their air bags in their vehicle did not deployed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was appromaxtley 91,554.

Not quite sure what specific part or wiring location but it’s somewhere in the electrical system. The car is available for inspection upon request. Started out with electrical system on not allowing the windows to roll down and the bluetooth connection malfunctioning to cause a high pitched screech. It is ear piercing and scared me half to death driving down the street with rush hour traffic and almost caused me to crash into someone. It does it at unprompted times and would be afraid to swerve into somebody and cause an accident. Trying to turn it off or turning the volume down makes it louder and the only way I’ve gotten it to stop is to turn off the car. A couple of days later, the power wouldn’t turn off on the media center or cycling through modes (fm/am radio, bluetooth, usb, cd) and caused the same high pitched screech. Now the drivers window does not roll all the way down and slams the window down the door at random times. Followed by the airbag sensor not enabling when an adult is sitting in the passenger seat. This can put passengers at risk if involved in an accident and can’t climb out the windows or the airbags from being deployed. The car is serviced at the dealership every time maintenance is needed. Dealership maintenance appoint is on Monday September 21st 2021 at the mccurley dealership in pasco washington for other wear and tear maintenance but will ask them to inspect this as well. There has been no prior messages, symptoms, warning or maintenance lamps before this issue occurred. It started to do this back in the beginning of August 2021.

Airbag notification light sometimes turns to off even when a passenger is in passenger seat. This causes me great concern as if I were in an accident would my passenger be protected? looks like Subaru issued a recall for the 2012 model but not for the 2014 model. Please help me keep my passenger in the front seat safe and have Subaru fix this known problem.

I purchased this vehicle 06/23/2021. I drove it the first time long distance (concord nh to stoughton MA) with a passenger for the first time three days after purchase. The passenger air bag is off light came on and would not register my passenger. It worked on and off the entire ride, starting with it working and then would shut off, on the highway, while my passenger never moved from the seat. I called the dealership and they said they would look at it. They did nothing, they blamed it on the seats having been steam cleaned (that dampness messes with the sensors? as if that's a reasonable reason my airbag won't deploy?) I asked if they checked the connections and they just blanket answered that they'd need to see it with the light on, and that 'I'm sure the technician checked everything'. I'm unsure how to do that other than driving to the dealership with a passenger the next time it happened? today I drove it, again with a passenger, and it worked only one way on the trip. I pulled over, tried to shut off the car and turn it back on, had my passenger get out and back in the vehicle, nothing would fix the light being on and the airbag indicator saying that the airbag was off. I'm extremely concerned and honestly don't understand why any vehicle would have a sensor that shuts off the airbag. There is already a recall for this issue in suburu foresters, years 2015-2018 I believe. I would also very much like this resolved in my model, it is extremely unsafe and I'd prefer not driving it at all but have no choice right now. I would be happy to have this inspected by someone. The internet suggested loose connections, or a faulty seatbelt, or the sensor itself which is connected to the passengers seat. This component has only been inspected by ed reilly suburu on manchester st. , in concord nh and they did not fix it. The vehicle only has 52,000 miles on it and is supposed to be one of the safest brands of vehicle to drive.

Passenger airbag turned off while driving with an adult passenger in seat. Pull over and turn car off it will be on again. Will happen completely at random when driving, not that often but about once a week. Dealer told me it was probably water damage to the sensor and to replace the whole seat for over 1000$ . Never heard of another cars airbag sensor system breaking or becoming u reliable if it gets wet. . . . Because car seats get wet all the time. And if I replace it it will get wet again. If someone sits on seat who is even the least bit sweaty it will turn itself off. But also will turn off when there is just a normal (non sweaty or wet ) adult person riding in seat, while in the middle of driving! it's extremely unsafe and if this is the design plan extremely unfair and ridiculous for the consumer.

While driving (on any kind of road), a light indicating the passenger airbag is off will illuminate, even when there is a passenger in the seat. The light comes on intermittently, and sometimes the passenger airbag will become active even with no passenger in the seat. Charging a phone or even placing a phone in the seat seems to make the issue worse. Taking it to a mechanic resulted in fault code b1650: occupant classification system malfunction. I have since learned this exact issue was the source of a 2012 Subaru Impreza recall, but not for the 2014 models, where this issue is occurring. This is a major safety issue for 2014 Subaru Impreza models. Forum searching has revealed several hundred other examples of this issue, largely in 2013 and 2014 models. The 2012 recall should be expanded to 2013 and 2014 models, as these models clearly have the same issue as the 2012 models.

We contacted the company about getting the recalled airbags fixed and they said that they would contact the dealership in order to set up an appointment to get them fixed and they have never reached back out to us in order to resolve this issue.

Since about a year after I got the car, the passenger detection system will turn off the passenger airbag with an adult in the seat, or just won't turn it on at startup. It's almost always off at any time while driving with a passenger. It will acknowledge a passenger, if one is present, as it dings to buckle the seat belt, but the airbag stays off. Or, it will be off, then detects a passenger after a while, and turn on, only to turn off a few minutes later.

Passenger airbag turns off when a passenger has damp or wet clothes and doesn't turn back on for over a day.

Airbags in the car shut off when a passenger gets in the seat if they have even a tiny amount of moisture. . . . Such as after working out at the gym changing clothes*. Also if it's raining, the 50' walk from the house to the car puts enough moisture on the passenger to make all of the airbags in the car shut off. Called the dealership and they told me to not get the seat wet. Several other year models of Subaru have been recalled for this exact issue- this is a huge safety issue and someone is going to get killed.

The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Impreza. While driving approximately 5 mph, the contact was involved in a front end collision. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The contact's shins and calves suffered nerve damage, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to a collision shop and repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed by the manufacturer that the air bags deployed as designed. The failure mileage was approximately 29,000.