Engine Burning Oil Problems of Subaru Impreza

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated while driving various speeds, the oil level warning light illuminated after the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 18v772000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was taken to Subaru of jacksonville (10800 atlantic blvd, jacksonville, FL 32225, (904) 641-6455) and diagnosed that the timing cover needed to be replaced. Additionally, the contact was informed that there were no oil leaks found. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to same dealer and the contact was informed that the timing cover needed to be adjusted. The contact stated that oil warning light was illuminated. The oil level was topped off. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer where an oil consumption test was performed and it was determined that the engine consumed a quart of oil and that the short block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was contacted however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 95,224.

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At 150,000 miles I noticed that in the mornings on cold start up I will get a large cloud of bluish smoke that smells like it's burning, I understand that this is indicative of burning oil. I only knew till recently there was a campaign to fix this issue and that it is now closed but at 150,000 miles it seems like it may be pretty excessive.

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The car broke down Nov. 2018 while my wife was driving on interstate highway. Dealer replaced valve body. Car was using a lot of oil between changes. When asked about it, dealer service dept said "just keep adding oil. " car started putting out blue cloud from exhaust when started. Asked dealer service dept, they said "subarus do that. Just keep adding oil. " had recall work done March 2019: valve spring replacement. Again asked about oil consumption. Service dept. Recommended adding oil between oil changes. Labor day 2019 car broke down again with same dash indicators flashing as in Nov. 2018. Car was in drive and moving forward at 35 miles per hour on a city street 150 miles from home. Dealer service dept said timing chain had jumped, engine failed. According to dealer service department, engine had excessive oil consumption, and said "engine is oil deprived. " car now needs a new engine. Dealer had promised to fix if issue from 2018 returned. The dealer did not honor the promise.

Excessive oil consumption. Vehicle needs to have entire oil reservoir refilled every 3 or so days. When on highway, vehicles seizes up. The car slows way down by itself and the hill assist indicator light comes on as well as the check engine light. It loses control and the car starts shaking. I have seen too many people with this same exact issue and Subaru refuses to help. This is an ongoing Subaru problem and should be recalled!.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. While driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled and was towed to west houston Subaru (17109 katy fwy, houston, TX 77094). The dealer diagnosed that the oil consumption was high and the vehicle exceeded the mileage for the extended warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000.

I have had a problem with the car burning oil since I bought the car. My oil light comes on after every 1000. 00 miles and it is down at least a quart and a half each time . I change the oil every 3000 miles but I still have to put oil in in between. I ordered this car from a dealership rt from the factory. The oil consumption has been a problem since day one. I have brought it to the dealerships over 5-7 times. They will not acknowledge the problem .

The low-oil light has illuminated twice within the first 11,400 miles. Subaru of America has told that this oil consumption is normal. However, we find it excessive and potentially dangerous. We never would have purchased the car if we had known about its oil consumption. Subaru should place a window sticker warning drivers to carry extra oil to prevent getting stranded with a blown engine.

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There have been repeated and reoccurring issues related to oil consumption as well as a faulty cvt transmission. Subaru has issued an extended 100,000 mile warranty, but this information was not provided directly to me. I found out about the extended warranty when I took the car in to a mechanic and they had knowledge of the extended warranty. The mechanic recommended I take it to a Subaru service center to try and get it covered under warranty. The car had 94,000 miles at the time I was made aware of this on 6/22/18. Since 6/22/18-11/2/19, I have repeatedly had reoccurring issues with both oil consumption and the cvt transmission. The service department has claimed to have repaired issues, but I have never had resolve of any of them. Instead I feel as though I have been told each item has been repaired. If similar issues have occurred, like the oil light illuminating after the short block replacement, I been given the explanation that it is due to software issues that need updating. These excuses have been given repeatedly until the 12 month warranty of the parts in question has then passed. This same thing has occurred with the slipping cvt transmission that I reported on 6/22/18, and now I am being told the transmission needs to be replaced at a cost of $8,000 out of pocket. The car is not even valued at $8,000 anymore. I would strongly advise research into these faulty parts and the consumer deceit that has occurred to myself and millions of other Subaru owners. Deceiving consumers until extended warranty periods pass, and requiring consumers to pay out of pocket should be illegal. I see now why Subaru opted for this extended warranty for both of these issues rather than admitting fault and providing a recall. This allows the deceit and Subaru taking financial responsibility of repairs to occur by looping in the service department into this scam. Do not buysubaru.

My engine burns through oil rapidly every 800 to 1300 miles I need an oil change. This issue is exasperated when the weather is warm. I once burned through a while quart of oil after 600 miles when traveling. Subaru defines an engine issue if it is under 2000 miles. But they will not fix the issue. They told me that my engine failed the test and that they had ordered parts. When I called back to see when parts would be in because I had gone in twice in the span of 2 months for oil top offs they told me that I was no longer getting the parts and that we had to redo the test. We redo the test and my oil light comes on at 800 miles, and they told my my issue was a sensor and that the history of my vehicle was invalid. I am now afraid that my engine is going to blow up.

Oil consumption . 1 quart low at 4,051 miles. Warning light indicator came on. Engine oil level low. At 6, 603 miles physically checked oil level and once again 1 quart low. Subaru facility performed oil consumption test and it failed. Small block has been ordered.

Engine failed catastrophically at 73k miles. Subaru attributed failure to "poor lubrication", but denies responsibility. These cars burn oil excessively and have no low oil caution light. Major internal engine failures are common with ej and fb engines due to failure of rod bearings, turbos, head gaskets and due to abnormal combustion.

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Vechile burning oil at a rate of a quart every 1500 miles,Subaru stated that this is normal, mechanics told me this is not normal. . I have had old clunkers with high millage that did not burn this much oil.

The contact owns a 2013 Subaru Impreza. Ever since the vehicle was purchased, it started to consume an extreme amount of oil, more than approximately a quarter every 1,200 miles. At approximately 5,500 miles, the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of oil and a test needed to be performed at 30,000 miles. Per the dealer, the vehicle had to be taken every 1,200 miles for an oil consumption test. After the seventh test, it was determined by the dealer that the small block needed replacement. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000.

Purchased the car use at 28000 miles. Checked oil at time of purchase and it was full. Drove the car for approximately 1200 miles before a low oil light came on. Sought the help of Subaru and got an oil consumption test. Oil light came on again at 700 miles burning 16. 5 quarts. Highly unacceptable. Car was oil changed and replacement short block ordered. Replaced short block and currently breaking in new block.

Check oil light first came on at 5000 miles. After checking the oil, it was determined that I was down two quarts of oil. I got a complete oil change with synthetic oil which is not cheap. Oil light again came back on after another 2500 miles. Had to add another quart of oil. Dealership said this rate of oil consumption was normal, however I insisted on an oil consumption test. Having to add oil three times in 9000 miles for a brand new car is not normal no matter what the dealership says. I had a 2011 Subaru Impreza sport and the same thing happened. I actually ran myself out of oil and the car stalled going 45 miles an hour down the freeway. I limped it to the dealership and they said I must have had a major oil leak. My garage was and is clean of any signs of an oil leak. I was not even due for an oil change when the car stalled and was out of oil. I traded the 2011 Impreza sport for a 2014 Impreza sport because I thought the 2011 must have been a lemon. It is expensive to keep having to add synthetic oil to a brand new car between oil changes to keep it running, and I traded in a car with no car payment to get another car with the same issue. Yet, I see there is still no recall for either the 2011 or 2014. Someone else is going to have to stall at high speeds and crash before anything is done by Subaru to address and correct the problem, apparently.

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2012 Subaru Impreza has been needing an average of 1 quart of oil for every 1,000 miles driven since may of 2013. Oil consumption text started at north country Subaru in queensbury, NY on August 5, 2014 when the car had 26586 miles on it. New oil float switch was put into the car on September 24, 2014 at 28654 miles. Car continues to need 1 quart of oil for every 1,000 miles.

I have had my 2013 Subaru Impreza for about a year when I started enduring multiple visits to the dealer for low oil. I am being told by the service manager that my oil issue is normal. I have never owned a brand new vehicle that had to be take to the dealer as much as my Subaru. I am having my oil changes done every 3-4 months and having to take it in 1-2 times in between to have oil added. Every time I show up for the oil consumption test I am about 1-1/2 qts low on oil. I purchased a Subaru because they talked about how efficient and reliable they are. Now, I was told that I just need to carry oil in my car at all times. I could understand if this was a used car off of a lot, this was not. This has been the biggest pain of a car and I will be trading it in and never buying another Subaru.

I have been having continuous issues with oil consumption in my 2012 Impreza 2. 0i. I have only driven 2500 miles since my oil change and my low oil light is on. This is the third time I've had to top up the oil and the problem is only getting worse!.

Check oil light first came on at 2500 miles, had to add a quart of oil and also got a complete oil change. Had to add another 1/2 quart of oil at 6000 and another one again at 9000 due to check engine light coming on. At 2500, dealership said this oil consumption rate was normal. At 9000, during another minor service, was again told my current rate of oil consumption was normal. However, having to add oil three times in 9000 miles for a brand new car doesn't seem safe.

After 3,000-5,000 miles engine oil light came on. I went to a mechanic and they said it was down 1 quart of oil. I asked surprisingly, " how can this be?" " I just had my oil changed and it's a new car. " after adding a quart (and keeping an eye on) the same thing happened again 3,000 miles after my next oil change. This can't be right. I have never owned a car that burns that much oil, unless there is a problem. I believe that this is the case, and Subaru is covering their tail by stating that its normal for the automobile to "consume" that amount of oil. " just look in your users manual. " I don't believe so. I think they need to address this issue if they are to continue claiming customer satisfaction. I am one who is far from it!.

First at 10,496 then at approximately 17,163; 19,031; and 21,182 miles the low oil light illuminated in my car. Between 19,031 and 21,182 miles I added approximately 4. 0 quarts of oil to my engine. This oil consumption is excessive.

I was driving into work in the morning and as I entered the parking area I noticed my oil light come on. I parked the car and checked the oil, and to my surprise there was nothing on the stick. I had just changed the oil less than 2000 miles prior to this and I was concerned. I proceeded to check for leaks and found none. I took the car in to the dealer and was informed that my engine is a quart low on motor oil (0w20), and that this is normal because 2. 0i fb engines burn a quart of oil every 1200 miles at the most. This is absurd, I am a former ase certified mechanic and this was not something I thought to be normal. This cars is rated to go 7500 miles between oil changes, and if I am burning a qrt of oil every 1200 mile then I am essentially changing the oil in between oil changes. To call this a common/normal occurrence is like saying that they care nothing about there customers. The dealer essentially toped off my oil, put a sticker in the window and said in 1200 mile come back and we will start an oil consumption test, but not at the cost of the dealer or Subaru. This initial cost would be charged to me the customer at a cost of almost $100. 00 dollars which I find ridiculous since the car is under warranty and this is a diagnostic of a failure not a normal oil change. When I contacted Subaru of north America I still got the run around, and I feel as if they are hiding the fact that they have a whole fleet of vehicles out on the road ready to blow engines and they are going to do the same thing they did in the past with the 2. 5 and blame the customer.

The contact owns a 2012 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that he the vehicle exhibited excessive oil consumption. The contact added one quart of oil to the vehicle, which only lasted approximately 900 miles. The vehicle was inspected. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 7,500 updated 01/14/14.

Engine failure due to excessive oil consumption.

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Since oil change number 1, the engine oil was down a little over a quart. This vehicle requires full synthetic oil 0/20. At every oil change the oil is a quart or more low. A few times the oil light has gone on well before the next oil change. A new car should not be burning oil, especially full synthetic oil.

My Subaru imprera's low engine oil light has been on multiple times since April of this year and has been brought to the attention of Subaru dealer to no avail. Though the oil consumption rate is abnormal and the problem appears to be common among certain Subaru models, Subaru of America has been asserting that it is normal for an automobile to consume a quart of oil about every thousand miles.

I bought my 2013 Subaru Impreza and with approx 10,000 miles I got a low oil light on. I found out my Subaru burns a quart of oil every 2500-3000 miles. That is unacceptable for a brand new car. Subaru is selling a lemon.

Low oil warning light on dash. Brought to dealer. No action. Oil warning light on 3 times since then. Still no action taken by dealer. Subaru dealer does not deny oil is being burned but states that this is normal for a new car. We have begun an oil consumption test but the car continues to burn oil. We will have to drive another 2400 miles to get the results of the test. The car only has 17,000 miles but oil warning light comes on indicating low oil every 1,200 to 1,500 miles. Still awaiting response from Subaru.

I purchased my 2012 Subaru Impreza sport premium on 12/24/2011. It had less than 100 miles when purchased from the dealer. At 1200 miles, the oil light came on. I checked the oil level and it was very low. I called broadway Subaru in oakland,CA about the problem. I explained, how can a brand new car have low oil? they said this is common and to add oil. Added oil and the light went off. Today, the light appeared again at 5560 miles. Oil again is low but within normal levels. I called broadway Subaru and told them the problem. Again, the guy explained this is normal for all cars to burn oil, whether it's an american car, japanese, or anything else. Is he serious? I hondas for close to 20 years and never ever did an oil light come on, let alone on a new engine which is not due for its first oil change until 7500 miles. I made an appt for 8/24/2012.

This Subaru takes synthetic oil, which should last a minimum of 6000 miles between oil changes. Every oil change I have had on this car (I change it every 7500 miles), I have had to add an extra quart of oil by about 3000 miles into an oil change. This has done this from the very beginning of ownership. A brand new car should not burn up oil so quickly. This can has been so many headaches from the moment I purchased it. Electrical failures, passenger airbags not working, gps system failure, brakes not responding as they should. . . The list goes on.

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 purchased this car brand new from the dealership in January 2012 and have consistently added 1 quart +/- approximately every 1,200 miles, more often and increased added oil volume during extended driving times. I have spoken directly with Subaru dealers/service managers in 3 different California cities whom have been alerted to this oil consumption issue and have casually explained the consumption of 3-5 quarts of oil between changes as normal. Research seems to show that some Subaru dealers have begun to replace the short block of the engines that are consuming too much oil, but only for those with documented oil loss. Those people that visit the dealer exclusively for their service are likely the ones who will have their engines replaced without cost, leaving the rest of us out to dry. Subaru needs to rectify this problem, not sweep the issue under the rug and force the Subaru customer base to pay too much for an engine that was not meant to last.

Smoke coming from the exhaust, rough idle, oil consumption were my first signs. The dealer wouldn't do a compression check on the motor since there was no check engine light on, so I had to pay with my own cash and take it to a private shop and found out that in fact cylinder #2 had a shot ringland. They replaced the piston but the motor doesn't seem to be right still since I have a car that was involved in a "stop sale" that involved some engines having some debris in the motor and was causing knocking and throwing bearings. Subaru should have replaced the short block but didn't.

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Consumer had taken vehicle to dealer due to a strong fuel smell and burning oil coming from engine. Dealer replaced transmission transfer case/ repaired an oil leak, and replaced piston gaskets. Sometimes consumer had tried to start engine, but it would not happen at all. Please provide more information.

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