Ignition Switch Problems of Subaru Impreza

The key intermittently gets stuck in the ignition switch when the gearstick is set in the �park� position. The car can be turned off, but the key cannot be moved forward into the #1 position (lock/off) and cannot be removed from the ignition in the #2 position (accessory). This scenario retains the electrical in the �on� position which potentially drains the battery and forces the driver to indefinitely remain with the vehicle to avoid a dead battery and/or vehicle theft. Subaru has acknowledged this issue in service bulletin 16-112-18r (NHTSA id number: 10155220). The summary is as follows: �this bulletin announces a design change to the cvt select lever (shifter) mechanism in response to isolated customer concerns of not being able to remove the key from the ignition switch when the vehicle is in park. The cause is contamination of the park-range switch internal components. � many consumers believe that if this problem was serious enough to require a redesign to the cvt (continuously variable transmission), then it is serious enough to require a recall. � please note that even though your incident report form requires the user to select "one date" when the incident happened, that this incident is only the first occurrence out of multiple occurrences. The problem is now ongoing and unresolved from the reported date forward.

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Tl the contact owns a 2016 Subaru Impreza. While the vehicle was in park, the key failed to release from the ignition switch. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to capital Chevrolet (2855 maple Ave ne, salem, or 97301, (503) 585-4141) where it was diagnosed that the gear shifter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was 15,000.

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Problem with the ignition switch not wanting to engage, wouldn't turn the key at all. Has been a problem for the last few months where I had to play with ignition to get it to turn over.

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When turning off car and in park ignition switch gets stuck at acc and will not go to lock position. You cannot remove the key. You have to continually try to turn key on and off and jiggle the shifter. This is an automatic cvt engine as well. Car has only 31,000 miles/2015 model year.

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The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that after shifting into park, the contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition switch. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer grand prix Subaru located at 500 s broadway, hicksville, NY 11801, to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the ignition switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The ignition switch was replaced however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 27,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Impreza. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle and turning it off, the vehicle rolled down an embankment and crashed. The contact turned the vehicle off, and was able to remove the key from the ignition switch while the shifter was still in drive. The vehicle was destroyed. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,073.

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Consumer turns the ignition on and vehicle accelerate on its own. When the vehicle is turned off for about 10 to 15 minutes and turned back on the vehicle has the same problem.

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