Subaru Crosstrek-hybrid 2017

• Recall 141169 [USA]: Brake lights that do not illuminate properly will not alert other drivers that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of crash.
  Subaru of america, inc. (subaru) is recalling certain 2014-2016 forester, 2008-2016 impreza sedans, 2012-2016 impreza station wagons, 2008-2014 wrx sedans (including sti), and 2013-2017 crosstrek vehicles. Exposure to certain contaminants may cause the brake light switch to malfunction, preventing the brake lights from illuminating and also preventing keyless ignition vehicles from starting and cvt/automatic transmissions from being able to be shifted out of park.
  subaru will notify owners, and dealers will replace the brake light switch, free of charge. The recall began april 15, 2019. Owners may contact subaru customer service at 1-844-373-6614. Subaru's number for this recall is wue-90.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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Cv axles click when turning. Cv axles could break at any given point. If not fixed you could lose control of your car causing death to yourself or others while driving or render your car driveless. I've looked online and many other 2017 cross track owners have the same problem. So why is this not a recall.

The car key get stuck in ignition and cannot be pulled out after turned off. It is very dangerous in that as workaround, people tried to restart the car in place, shift gear to d and back to p. If they don’t pay atttention and press on brake they could potentially hit cars or people. I’ve seen more than a dozen people reporting similar problems on cargurus.Com and a service bulletin but surprised to see this has not been recalled.

On sunday, 5/9, my wife and i were traveling back from ny to philadelphia when out of nowhere, my car stopped accelerating and stalled, completely, in the left lane on the staten island expressway. I called 911 and they were able to dispatch a tow, immediately. The battery worked. The dashboard said to check the engine. Luckily, the tow arrived in about 5-10 minutes. The driver escorted us out to his truck and protected us from oncoming traffic. We were brought to a safe location and were able to start the car (and it kept running), without any assistance. We were too afraid to continue the ride back to philadelphia (lots more distance and highways to go). We called aaa to tow the vehicle to my subaru dealership in pa. This has never happened before. One strange thing that has been happening over the last few months is that sometimes our key will get stuck in the ignition when we try to turn the car off. We are able to turn off the battery, but are unable to turn the key further. We have to try several times or even put the car in drive and then park before trying to turn it off again. I am not sure if this is connected. The service at my dealership has been very nice. They’ve had my car for over a week. Unfortunately, they haven’t found anything wrong. They’ve checked for codes and nothing’s come up to indicate any issues. I am really at a loss because i do not feel safe driving this vehicle. I did see that there is a new recall (https://www.Consumerreports.Org/car-recalls-defects/subaru-recalls-crosstrek-forester-impreza-for-safety-concerns/) but it does not include my particular year. I wonder if this problem actually involves 2017 crosstreks. I do not feel safe driving my car.

Windshield has horizontal crack midway down window that extends almost from left to right edge. Car was parked in private driveway.

Windshield has horizontal crack midway down window that extends almost from left to right edge. Car was parked in private driveway.

Since the car was new (currently 55,000 miles on it) the air bag red malfunction light has intermittently come on when i have a passenger in the passenger seat. Also, at times, the dashboard will register that the airbag is off when there is a passenger. I mentioned this to dealer early on, but was told because the light was not on when i brought the car in, there was nothing they could do. It has continued, and i noticed that seems to happen after or during heavy rains. Most recently i took a video of the light on and panned to the passenger to show there was a passenger in the seat. I took it to the dealer this week (of course the light had gone off) and was told that there does seem to be a problem with moisture in the air that they are seeing with other cars as well. But, was again told since there was no light, they could not check to see what was wrong. I called and spoke with customer service at subaru headquarters, david at 856 356-1190. He spoke with dealer and was going to suggest an engineer look at vehicle, but just got back to me and since there is no history of failed attempts to fix this, and the light is not currently on, was told they could do nothing, and that i should bring the car back in when the light is on. I am furious. I am driving around with a passenger who is occasionally not protected by an airbag. They admit there is an issue and even have a procedure on what to do to reset the light. But, i work during the day, and when i have passengers in the car, it is in the evening or on the weekend. So, even if a light comes on, the dealer is not open at those times, and by the time i get there when they are open, the light is off. There will never be a history of failed attempts to repair as they never see the light on, despite me showing them the video i took. My passengers are in danger, and this is unacceptable.

Since the car was new (currently 55,000 miles on it) the air bag red malfunction light has intermittently come on when i have a passenger in the passenger seat. Also, at times, the dashboard will register that the airbag is off when there is a passenger. I mentioned this to dealer early on, but was told because the light was not on when i brought the car in, there was nothing they could do. It has continued, and i noticed that seems to happen after or during heavy rains. Most recently i took a video of the light on and panned to the passenger to show there was a passenger in the seat. I took it to the dealer this week (of course the light had gone off) and was told that there does seem to be a problem with moisture in the air that they are seeing with other cars as well. But, was again told since there was no light, they could not check to see what was wrong. I called and spoke with customer service at subaru headquarters, david at 856 356-1190. He spoke with dealer and was going to suggest an engineer look at vehicle, but just got back to me and since there is no history of failed attempts to fix this, and the light is not currently on, was told they could do nothing, and that i should bring the car back in when the light is on. I am furious. I am driving around with a passenger who is occasionally not protected by an airbag. They admit there is an issue and even have a procedure on what to do to reset the light. But, i work during the day, and when i have passengers in the car, it is in the evening or on the weekend. So, even if a light comes on, the dealer is not open at those times, and by the time i get there when they are open, the light is off. There will never be a history of failed attempts to repair as they never see the light on, despite me showing them the video i took. My passengers are in danger, and this is unacceptable.

I was operating my 2017 subaru crosstrek on union st in braintree ma. I stopped at a red light. The light turned green. I then depressed the gas pedal. I heard a bang and the vehicle started to roll back. The transmission had ceased to operate. I luckily was able to navigate to the curb backwards. The transmission did go into park but would not operate otherwise. I had the vehicle towed to the dealership,clay subaru, norwood ma. They later informed me that the transmission control module had blown. That along with some other electrical wiring needed to be replaced. But they said this would not be covered by the extended warranty because it was not covered. If this had gone five minutes sooner i would have been on the crowded highway going 55 to 60 mph i find out that subaru and the nhtsa know about the problems with the transmission but are not willing to do anything until someone is killed. I really don't want myself or my wife to be test cases. I am now informed by subaru that it will cost me over 2000 dollars to fix this problem. Since it is electrical it could be just be the tip of the iceberg.

I was operating my 2017 subaru crosstrek on union st in braintree ma. I stopped at a red light. The light turned green. I then depressed the gas pedal. I heard a bang and the vehicle started to roll back. The transmission had ceased to operate. I luckily was able to navigate to the curb backwards. The transmission did go into park but would not operate otherwise. I had the vehicle towed to the dealership,clay subaru, norwood ma. They later informed me that the transmission control module had blown. That along with some other electrical wiring needed to be replaced. But they said this would not be covered by the extended warranty because it was not covered. If this had gone five minutes sooner i would have been on the crowded highway going 55 to 60 mph i find out that subaru and the nhtsa know about the problems with the transmission but are not willing to do anything until someone is killed. I really don't want myself or my wife to be test cases. I am now informed by subaru that it will cost me over 2000 dollars to fix this problem. Since it is electrical it could be just be the tip of the iceberg.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P0420 [2] Catalyst System Efficiency Below Threshold (Bank 1)
• C2521 [1] C2521
• P0841 [2] Transmission Fluid Pressure Sensor/Switch "A" Circuit Range/Performance
• B2350 [1] Steering Column Switch Circuit Short to Battery
• P0400 [1] Exhaust Gas Recirculation Flow Malfunction
• C0075 [2] Extended Brake Pedal Travel, output to PCM (Subfault)
• B2910 [1] B2910
• B1760 [1] Seat Driver Rear Down Circuit Short To Ground
• B2327 [1] Mirror Driver Vertical Feedback Potentiometer Circuit Short to Ground