Subaru Xv Crosstrek 2015

• Recall 116960 [USA]: If the automatic pre-collision braking system does not function as intended, the vehicle will not react to an obstacle in its path, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Subaru of america, inc. (subaru) is recalling certain model year 2015 legacy vehicles manufactured march 10, 2014, to april 16, 2015, outback vehicles manufactured february 24, 2014, to april 16, 2015, impreza vehicles manufactured september 9, 2014, to april 14, 2015, xv crosstrek vehicles manufactured october 16, 2014, to april 15, 2015, and 2016 wrx vehicles manufactured march 23, 2015, and equipped with the eyesight driver assist system. If the switch that activates the brake lights fails, the automatic pre-collision braking component of the driver assist system will not function.
  subaru will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the driver assist system, free of charge. The recall began on july 20, 2015. Owners may contact subaru customer service at 1-800-782-2783. Subaru's number for this recall is wqs-54.
  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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• Recall R/2019/106 [UK]: Silicone gas may seep into stop light switch housing and lead to a conduction failure
  The vehicle?S brake lights may not operate properly.
  the brake light switch will be replaced on affected vehicles.

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• Recall 2019104 [Canada]: Brakes
  Issue: on certain vehicles, the brake lamp switch could fail. This would cause the brake lamps not to turn on when the brakes are applied. Depending on the model, this could cause an inability to shift from park or to start using the push-button ignition. This may also cause problems with the following: anti-lock brake system (abs), vehicle dynamics control (vdc), and/or eyesight system. Safety risk: if the brake lights do not work, a following driver may not to recognize that a vehicle ahead is braking, increasing the risk of crash. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail. Owners will be instructed to take their vehicle to a dealer to have the brake lamp switch replaced.

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• Recall 2015249 [Canada]: Accessories
  On certain vehicles, if the driver assist system were to become disabled due to a brake light switch failure, the system could fail to inform the driver that the automatic braking, adaptive cruise control and pre-collision braking systems are disabled. This could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will reprogram the driver assist system.

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• Recall 2015206 [Canada]: Accessories
  On certain vehicles equipped with eyesight driver assist technology, the french version of the eyesight owner’s manual my contain incorrect translations of certain text. If the vehicle were to be operated as described in the mistranslated french text, it could increase the risk of a crash. Correction: subaru will send corrected french eyesight manuals directly to affected vehicle owners and additional corrected manuals will be available to all dealers.

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To ensure accuracy and for your safety, it is recommended to do a free VIN recall check here or here [USA] - UK - Canada.

Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

I noticed that when got to accelerate from stoping that car won't go. When i hit the gas the vehicle moves only a little and if i push my foot on the acceleration peddle harder and all the way down the vehicle actually slows down. It happened this morning on city street roads not going any faster than 45mph. The only way to get it to go again is taking my foot off the gas peddle and re placing it and it then will go back to accelerate as it should when i press the gas peddle. I have gotten it looked at suburu dealership and they were unable to figure out the problem. It happened to me twice this morning. Once when turning off my street taking a right trying to accelerate to 25mph and then another when trying to accelerate after a stop light on a 45 mph road. I will be reporting it from now on every time it happens. This is very unsafe, it could easily cause an accident. Thank goodness no one was right behind at those moments when i went to accelerate.

While in motion at approximately 65mph on the highway hood latch failed and hood flew up and smashed into windshield, shattering glass all over and pushing windshield in towards driver. Front windshield view was completely obstructed and driver was unable to safely pull to shoulder. Vehicle sustained significant damage to hood, hood hinges, windshield and fenders. Subaru has history of lawsuits and recalls regarding failed hood latch. Police report is available.

While in motion at approximately 65mph on the highway hood latch failed and hood flew up and smashed into windshield, shattering glass all over and pushing windshield in towards driver. Front windshield view was completely obstructed and driver was unable to safely pull to shoulder. Vehicle sustained significant damage to hood, hood hinges, windshield and fenders. Subaru has history of lawsuits and recalls regarding failed hood latch. Police report is available.

I am having issues with trying to remove key from ignition. It won't let me turn all the way from acc to remove the key. I've tried turning the steering wheel, restart ignition and try turning all the way off again and still stuck. I had to start and put car in reverse, then pull foward and was able to turn key completely to the off position and was able to remove key. It seems to be getting worse. I have contacted subaru of america and reported the problem to them as well.

I am having issues with trying to remove key from ignition. It won't let me turn all the way from acc to remove the key. I've tried turning the steering wheel, restart ignition and try turning all the way off again and still stuck. I had to start and put car in reverse, then pull foward and was able to turn key completely to the off position and was able to remove key. It seems to be getting worse. I have contacted subaru of america and reported the problem to them as well.

Head gasket failure, resulting in water and oil contamination. Taken to dealer for servicing on february 12, 2021, and still not fixed as of april 21, 2021.

Head gasket failure, resulting in water and oil contamination. Taken to dealer for servicing on february 12, 2021, and still not fixed as of april 21, 2021.

2015 crosstrek xr - concurrent with complaint #11396151 as a subaru owner who experienced the safety issue expressed in the above-referenced complaint, i am also an attorney with mass tort (defense) experience, and would like to know: 1) why a safety recall has not been issued when multiple complaints of the same failure and manifesting results have been documented with the nhtsa, as they appear to meet the elements for a recall set forth in nhtsa publications.; 2) if the nhtsa gave subaru a 'pass' by not issuing a recall because perhaps (?) subaru countered with but for the gov's model federal fuel efficiency standards having gone into effect in 2012 it would not have begun equipping its vehicles with cvts to meet those fuel efficiency standards. I.E., did subaru claim or did the nhtsa believe that the use of cvts was urged by the nhtsa, and approved by the nhtsa, and therefore the nhtsa is partly responsible/liable for any safety issues and occurrences, and perhaps chose to overlook the safety concerns? (not saying this is the case- i'm asking if it is the case.) 3) were there accidents that occurred because of this issue, and did any of those cause injuries or deaths have resulted from such issues that were not reported to the nhtsa. (considering the possibility that when one sees a mangled vehicle they usually do not think, 'let's take apart the transmission to see if it failed' as well as considering that the letter owners received from subaru said the warranty was being extended for 'customer satisfaction' and that there were 'no safety concerns' leading people to believe there were, in fact, no safety concerns (despite complaints showing on this nthsa complaint site?) 4) to what extent has nthsa investigated these incidents? (of transmission failures abruptly stopping vehicles in the middle of expressways at 60-80 mph? Thank you.

2015 crosstrek. Was driving on i476 in pa on a 35 degree sunny day on 2/6/2021 for about 3-5 miles at steady speed of 65 mph when suddenly the car bumped (although nothing was in the road/no pothole) with a loud noise (nothing flew off car) and abruptly slowed to a crawl even with foot still on the gas. Luckily we were in the right hand lane with an open shoulder to swerve into otherwise the person behind us likely would have slammed into us (seeing as no brake lights would have gone on since foot was on the gas). Tires, underbelly and under hood looked fine. 76k miles. Never had any issues with the car whatsoever other than rear wheel bearings replaced due to age a few months prior. Otherwise just maintenance per the maintenance and warranty manual. No issues or indications of any problem leading up to it and just had the serpentine belt replaced just due to age (precautionary) the day prior. Had mechanic generally inspect car the day before when belt was being changed because planned to drive to nc the end of that week. Called aaa who (after 2 hr wait) towed to our mechanic. Our mechanic spoke to concordville subaru (melissa b.) and we had it towed there. Were told by concordville, 'transmission needs to be rebuilt. The gears jammed in the transmission and some broke and there was some collateral damage. The warranty is extended so it should be covered and i'll work with the subaru inspector to have the collateral damage covered.' the next day when they were told by us that we had the differential fluid changed (per subaru maintenance schedule) they said it's probably a differential issue so won't be covered and if we want to see if there is a transmission issue it is $1000 all in for diagnostics and $8k for a transmission rebuild if it's not covered 'and i doubt the inspector will approve more than 25% being covered.' (melissa b.) (via email)

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• B1500 [3] Lamp Turn Signal Left Circuit Open
• U1500 [3] U1500
• P0B0B [7] Auxiliary Transmission Fluid Pump Motor Supply Voltage Circuit High
• P172A [7] P172A
• P0C79 [1] Drive Motor "A" Inverter Voltage Too High
• P0A78 [1] Drive Motor "A" Inverter Performance
• P1C2A [1] P1C2A
• P0A1D [1] Hybrid Powertrain Control Module
• B1760 [1] Seat Driver Rear Down Circuit Short To Ground
• P0841 [1] Transmission Fluid Pressure Sensor/Switch "A" Circuit Range/Performance
• C0054 [1] Steering Wheel Position Sensor "Signal C" (Subfault)
• C1531 [1] C1531