Equipment Problems of Subaru Impreza Wrx - part 2

I am the only owner of a 2009 Subaru Impreza Wrx sedan. I noticed my clutch squeaking about 10,000 miles ago. I brought it into a Subaru dealer to have it check out at the time of occurrence and they told me nothing was wrong. About 3000 miles ago, the clutch started to "click" inside the vehicle. For my 50,000 mile service, I asked the service department to check out the noise. The service department came back to me and told me that my firewall has torn. They told me they have seen this before and that it was a result of poor spot welds on the firewall done by the factory. As a result, the service department said my clutch will need replacing because the tear in the firewall has messed up the clutch alignment. The service department also told me that I am lucky I caught this problem early because in a similar case they saw it destroyed the transmission of a different wrx. Currently, Subaru is trying to brush this under the rug offering to fix the firewall for free but wants to charge me $1000 to replace the clutch. I have called Subaru of America to report the issued and to see if they will cover the repair. Subaru of America said they are aware of this being an issue with their vehicles and will investigate this specific case. I am an avid Subaru enthusiast and have been reading about hundreds of other impreza owners facing the same issue as mine.

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The clutch plate mounted to the firewall flexes and squeaks when depressed and was told this is from the spot welds that hold the clutch plate to the firewall not a squeaky pedal like I thought. If left in this state I'm told it could lead to the clutch pedal failing by the spot welds breaking and the plate and pedal coming off the firewall. I'm told that this only happens a lot with this specific year and model Subaru from a Subaru mechanic yet no recall or advisory has been announced.

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Car is making clicking noise every-time the clutch is being pressed / released. Advised it is the spot welds by the firewall holding on (they are failing).

Many people with Subaru wrx and sti model cars have been having problems with the spot welds that hold the clutch pedal assembly. These spot welds have a tendency to brake off and leave the car inopperable because once those spot welds brake off you cant push in the clutch pedal to put it in gear. One of the early symptoms I had in my car was a squeaky clutch pedal. Many people in the Subaru community have had this problem and theres evidence of this on youtube and many Subaru forums like nasioc. Com . We need help getting this fix, Subaru of America has known for years about this defect but they have been doing nothing about it. Many people have had to pay 1000-2000 dollars out of pocket to get this problem fixed because Subaru doesnt want to take responsibility.

When I depress the clutch pedal there is a very noticeable, audible, "clicking" noise, and a stiff clutch pedal. It appears to be broken spot welds and a defective clutch. Have had this issue repaired by Subaru once but has returned multiple times. Is a major safety concern because clutch assemply is directly tied to brake and gas pedals, and when the welds fail completely it is a potential life threatening situation. If you do a simple goolge search for Subaru clutch clicking it is a huge problem and many many people are experincing this issue with there clutch's. It appears a recall is needed to fix this.

Metal on metal popping started for apparently no reason. Intermittent, inconsistent and difficult to replicate. Noise stopped after warmer weather started. Noticeable changes in shifting begin to occur. Approximately three months later, shifting begins to become difficult. Synchronization of gears when shifting begins to fault and gear scratching can be heard. Still inconsistent, no immediate indication repairs are needed. Several weeks go by and suddenly shifting is extremely difficult. Gear matching and synchronization is no longer smooth and scratches gears often. Often not possible to shift in to reverse while car is running. It has now been identified that the spot welding that holds the clutch pedal assembly has broken free from the mounting points under the dashboard. The entire pedal assembly now bends and flexes preventing proper clutch play and throw, preventing clutch from completely disengaging transmission.

Some time last summer my clutch pedal began making a light squeak upon disengagement. I played it off for a good bit of time as a hinge or spring on the pedal assembly, but after lubing it some, I noticed it was the bulkhead flexing. The noise is also becoming more of a constant as time goes on. After some research I noticed the quantity of people having this issue and was shocked with the typical Subaru dealership response that was reported. The noise is still quite intermittent, but has been more common as of late. I intend to go to the dealership soon to see if this can be remedied. No tsbs have been released detailing this issue short of one tech tip back in 2009 that did not even point to the bulkhead mount as the source of a pedal noise. I do have to say it is rather disappointing that no measures have been taken to even attempt to get owners to bring cars in for an under the table recall, since this can result in serious issues such as a clutch that cannot be disengaged. The implications of that can go from bad (not being able to leave the drive way) to pretty catastrophic (cruising on the highway and not being able to shift to neutral or other gears).

The body is deteriorating so fast. I laugh at the Subaru commercial where the parents give their kids the old car. I would not trust the old Subaru to keep my children safe. I've had to replace the frame, and am letting the body rust. The sickening smell of fumes like gas in the winter are horrible. When I keep the Subaru in the garage, it makes my whole house toxic with fumes. Subaru will not honor the recall on it, because I am in ohio, and ohio is not a "cold-weather" state, but do they realize we have tons of snow and frigid temperatures in the winter. I can't stand by Subaru no longer, but cannot afford a new car. When I do, it will not be a Subaru.

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