Engine Oil Leaking Problems of Subaru Impreza

Vehicle has had multiple incidents of not starting, engine losing power, extended engine cranking and other electrical issues for what was unknown reasons, documented in numerous dealer reports. Was informed that the issue is due to oil leaking from oil control valve (ocv) leaking into wiring harness. Vehicle has had issues when in motion, before running and while trying to start.

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When we ge a oil change the oil level is very low. There are no oil leaks anywhere on the engine this is not what a engine should be doing.

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This is a problem about a 2009 Subaru Impreza outback sport wagon, which only had 105,000 miles on it and found out the oil leaked is due to head gasket is already leaked. The Subaru dealer, planet Subaru, had a repair quote for $2,000. 00. Did research about the issue, and found that this is an ongoing problem and that the engines are known to consume too much oil between oil changes. Subaru has a class action lawsuit against them for the same problem but not the specific year of vehicle. However, had contact Subaru few times but Subaru customer service decline to assist and suggest stay away from Subaru.

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The vvl pressure switch housing unit chipped causing oil to spill all over the engine and makes the oil I put back in the car jus tleak right back out the next day. The car is no undrivable I have no way to or from work the bus runs no wear near my house im losing money daily I searched up this problem and this happens to most people.

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After last oil change at 43,000 miles the oil light came on within 2,000 miles. Oil level was over a quart low. I found no oil leak at the pan or filter and no oil on my garage floor. Oil light consistently comes on after 2,000 miles of driving. Oil is always low when I check it. Plan to address with dealership. This model was the first year for Subaru's newly designed engine. Hmmm?.

We bought our Subaru Impreza with 119. 000 miles on it. The motor leaks oil around the passenger side head gaskets. Ours blow up. Warp the heads in another. We have done had 5 motors put in it, n they all do it. This last motor does it but not as bad as the other ones. The warranty company on our Subaru said they get alot of calls about this promblem.

Head gasket prematurely leaking oil. Leak finds itself near exhaust. A little bit of research finds that this problem is very common up until 2010 and the introduction of the newest engine. An improved gasket is available, but replacement is very expensive. This is clearly a defective part and the affected cars should be recalled.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, there was smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact noticed oil leaking from the engine. The contact was an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the valve covers needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The contact then replaced the clamps on the oil return line however the failure persisted. The contact then diagnosed that the oil feed line needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken toa dealer where it was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 08v460000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact stated that two weeks after the repairs, while driving at 60 mph, there was a noise coming from the engine. In addition, the contact noticed smoke in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,000. The VIN was unavailable. Djr.

I purchased this car used back in November. Approximately every 1500 miles, it requires 1-2 quarts of oil. When I spoke to the sales rep, he said this model was known for having a problem with the pistons leaking. He said it seemed that a recall was in the works, so I just wanted to register the fact that I am also having the same issue as many other car owners are having with this model.

2008 Subaru Impreza. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine shuts down after pressing down on accelerator. The consumer stated when her husband adjusted his pant leg, it caused him to press down on the accelerator. When that happened, the vehicle let out a loud shuddering and immediately shut the engine down. All the lights stayed on and the vehicle started right back up. The consumer stated the incident happened twice. The dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. However, they did find a valve was leaking oil, which was covered under warranty.

Engine completely seized while driving on the highway without any warning from the car's computer engine seizure was due to all of the oil leaking out of the engine from the oil filter area. This was a slow leak over a 5 month period. The biggest concern here is that the car's computer system did nothing to warn me of this impending catastrophic failure. No oil lights ever came on, no cel ever came on, the oil temperature gauge never moved from the middle. From the time the slight knocking in the engine started to the time of the engine seizing was probably less then 5 minutes. Even during the engine knocking no warning lights or cel came on at all. If I was not such an experienced driver I think this could have ended as a very bad accident. I could see somebody else being in a very scary and dangerous situation to have your engine completely seize up and stop while driving down the highway at a high rate of speed (68 mph) resulting in an immediate power loss, loss of power steering and loss of full breaking power while trying to navigate to the right side of the road safely. Upon alerting Subaru of America and the local dealership about this they did not show any sense of concern about this issue. If a car has no oil in it and the engine seizes while driving without any warning from the cars computer this seems like a severe liability and faulty design in the cars computer safety features. Subaru of America just did not seemed concern about this issue at all so I feel obligated to make this issue be known to prevent any possible future instances of this happening and hopefully alerting Subaru of America to this problem so they can review this and fix this issue for other Subaru Impreza wrx drivers and the safety of their occupants and other cars on the road. I am very, very thankful this did not happen when my children were in the car with me.

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Oil leak started, and was pooling on top of engine. Took car to get repaired, was told gasket would need replacement. Upon starting repairs, it was discovered that heli-coil had been over torqued supposedly during installation and due to over torquing, had become stripped resulting in a loose bolt and oil was able to leak out. The failure caused oil to leak out at a catastrophic rate, which could potentially cause engine fire and/or damage to catalytic converter. Old coil was taken out, threads came out with it (demonstrating over torquing), and new coil was installed. Threads from coil are available.