Subaru Problems and News Tagged #lawsuit

The lawsuit against Subaru's crappy windshields will move forward after partially surviving the automaker's motion to dismiss.

The windhsields crack and chip at an alarming rate, but Subaru doesn't cover replacements under warranty if the issue is due to a defect. According to them the warranty only covers material or workmanship issues. Strange position to take, but ok.

While a few allegations were removed due to legal technacilities, the judge said dismissing the case entirely at this point would be premature.…

Subaru owners say their vehicles are surging forward when trying to shift into PARK, even with a foot firmly on the brake pedal.

The automaker continues to blame drivers for the incidents, propmting a second class-action lawsuit to be filed in a matter of months.…

A couple months back a proposed class-action lawsuit asked for additional protections for all Canadian citizens with defective Denso fuel pumps in their vehicles.

Well, almost all citizens.…

Cheryl Sauer says her 2014 Forester XT was never the same after it came back from a 2016 emissions recall.

The engine would surge and stall. So naturally, Subaru must have installed some secret software under the guise of an emissions fix to de-tune the engine in an effort to address a long-running ignition timing issue.

Naturally.…

Subaru has approved a Starlink lawsuit settlement even after denying their infotainment system is full of defects.

Stuff like the backup camera freezing, the radio failing, and the screen going blank.…

Last month Denso announced that nearly 2 million of its low-pressure fuel pumps will need to be recalled before they cause the engine to stall.

The recall will replace the pumps in certain vehicles but a new Canadian lawsuit says that doesn't go far enough.…

Subaru vehicles are accelerating on their own and the automaker's claim that owners are to blame isn't going over well.

A new class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of owners with cars that may have unintended acceleration problems. This includes the 2012-2018 Forester, 2015-2019 Legacy, and 2015-2019 Outback.

One of the lead plaintiffs says they were driving slowly with the foot on the brake pedal, and as they were about to shift into PARK the vehicle surged forward causing a collision.…

"Our windshields may crack, but we didn't break federal safety standard #205"

appears to be Subaru's defense in court against a class-action cracked windshield lawsuit.…

Just a month after Powell v. Subaru, a second lawsuit is accusing the automaker of selling cars with defective windshields.

The plaintiffs say the use of "acoustic glass" in the windshields seems to correspond with the uptick in complaints.…

The lawsuit says Subaru refuses to pay for repairs under warranty even though the cracks are not being caused by an external force, but some internal defect.

Additionally, the cost to replace the windshield skyrockets because the EyeSight system needs to be recalibrated each time.

A lawsuit says that the Subaru WRX suffers from sudden engine failure due to piston detonation

, a well-known cause of damage to the piston and piston ringlands. The proposed class-action includes all current and former owners or lessees of the 2009-2018 Subaru Impreza WRX and WRX STI.…

A lawsuit filed in New Jersey is tired of waiting around for software updates to Subaru’s STARLINK system to solve any of the wide ranging problems owners are experiencing.

Subaru customers also complain about turning off the engines with the Starlink screens frozen, resulting in drained batteries that strand drivers. In addition, there is a clear and present safety issue if a driver relies on a frozen backup camera screen believing the image is in real time.…

A new lawsuit accuses Subaru of using a 2016 emissions recall as a cover to secretly update engine software meant to prevent surging and stalling issues.

If true, that’s both devious and cunning because ”by calling it an official emissions recall, an owner wouldn't be able to renew their vehicle registration until the recall work was complete.”

The lawsuit only names 2014-2016 vehicles with turbocharged engines, including the Forester XT, WRX and WRX STI.

A class-action lawsuit alleges that Subaru’s high-performance engines, found in WRX and WRX STI vehicles, can’t create enough lubrication to properly protect the engines from failing.

_…the engines allegedly have severe problems with oil lubrication to the bearings and crankshafts which doesn't create enough lubrication to properly protect the engines from problems.…

Subaru has been sued over its use of a soy-based wire coating, which one owner claims is attracting rodents and leading to thousands of dollars in damage.

Plaintiff Joy Diane Shuey says she purchased a new 2015 Subaru Forester, but about a month later she took the SUV back to the dealer because of a fuel odor and an illuminated check engine light.…

Burning through a quart of oil every 2,500 miles is a drag. Blowing up your engine because you pushed it to 2,600 miles is an even bigger drag.

So it's no wonder Subaru owners filed a lawsuit in 2014 over worn out piston rings, excessive oil consumption, and the frowns associated with an $8000 repair bill.…

Subaru Outback owners are seeing red. Well, technically they're not seeing anything and that's the problem.

Subaru Outback owner Kathleen O’Neill filed a lawsuit after allegedly experiencing numerous failures of exterior lighting, especially the headlights. The lawsuit says O’Neill purchased a new 2011 Subaru Outback and by the end of 2011, the left front headlight had failed followed by the right headlight in February 2012.…

Subaru has agreed to settle a lawsuit that says certain cars require a small fortune to keep the engine full of oil.

The plaintiffs say there aren't enough dead dinosaurs and other fossil fuels to keep these engines fed.…

When the hood flies open to give the windshield a hug, it's easy to see why you wouldn't "feel the love" of a Subaru.

Maybe that's why there's a lawsuit for defective hood latches in the 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca.…

Being able to see the road clearly is one the cornerstones to a successful day of driving.

That's probably why some Legacy and Outback owners are so fed up with their dashboards.

A proposed class-action lawsuit says the dashboards were made with a defective material that fails in high heat or sunlight. It melts, becomes shiny, and creates a strong glare off the windshield.…