Transmission Not Engage Problems of Subaru Impreza Wrx

Clutch release bearing (aka throw out bearing) in the vehicle prematurely wears off, resulting in loss of power while driving. My wrx made squeaky noise in the cold morning, but disappears in afternoon. It just comes and goes, so I thought it was just noise at first. Few days later, I was driving on the freeway, and as soon as I stepped on my clutch, I felt some grinding noise, and white smoke started coming out from my front hood. My clutch was not engaging anymore and I was fortunate enough to cruise and pull the vehicle to the side of the freeway. My technician said the throw out bearing may slipped out, caused damage to the transmission. . Read more...

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When I bought my car used at a dealership, it was the first time I had driven a Subaru wrx. I thought that it was normal for the brake to move slightly when pressing down on the clutch. Then, recently, I started getting a clicking sound from underneath the car, towards the engine. After researching the wrx owner forums. I began to notice that many people were and are having the same problem with their wrx. And, that the source of their problems were the firewall welds for the clutch and brake would get loose and cause the clutch to not engage fully.

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