1998 Subaru Impreza suspension problems

11 complaints (37% of all complaints for this car).

owner complaints: 11
of this car's complaints: 37%
crashes: 0
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Multiple axle
7
Front: wheel bearing
2
Rear: shock absorber
1
Front: macpherson strut
1
Front
1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

0k-25k

25k-50k

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200k+

Subaru Impreza suspension problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 1998 Subaru Impreza owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Feb 28, 2003 · Suspension · NY

The wheel bearings failed prematurely.

Filed Oct 16, 2002 · Suspension · CA

Both the left and right rear bearings on this car failed before it reached 60,000 miles. No injuries -- I'm careful and heard them failing -- but repairs were very expensive. Mr

Filed Sep 4, 2002 · Suspension · ME

The wheel bearing has failed three times. Nlm

Filed Mar 20, 2002 · Suspension · VA

While driving there was a noise coming from rear of vehicle. Mechanic stated that wheel bearings needed to be replaced. Has had this problem constantly, and had dealer service vehicle on same malfunction 9 times.

Filed Nov 29, 2001 · Suspension · PA

Rear wheel bearing failed twice. I believe that this a potentially a serious safety problem. Subaru is aware of the problem. They quietly superseeded the old ball bearing used in imprezas and foresters with a new roller bearing from the legacy. Please see this url for more info: http://www.I-club.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=110396&perpage=25&pagenumber=1.

Filed Sep 27, 2001 · Electrical, Engine · WA

Consumer states the clutch has been replaced four times.

Filed Apr 1, 2001 · Suspension · NY

Consumer has experienced numerous failures of left rear wheel bearing, consumer states very noisy and just failed without warning while driving at high speed the car began to vibrate quite violently, causing some difficulty in maintaining control of the vehicle, consumer was able to brake and move to emergency lane.

Filed Mar 8, 2001 · Suspension · NY

Noise from rear struts. Dealer said that they needed to be replaced.

Filed Feb 7, 2001 · Suspension · NY

The vehicle experienced repeated wear/failure of the rear wheel bearing assembly (29033, 44724, 54813, 58637) which caused noise in the rear wheel arer and vibration while driving. Nlm

Filed Oct 11, 2000 · Suspension · CA

Faulty rear wheel bearings make noise and cause the vehicle to drift to the right while driving at highway speeds. Nlm

Questions about the 1998 Subaru Impreza suspension

Does the 1998 Subaru Impreza have suspension problems?

Owners have filed 11 complaints about the suspension of the 1998 Subaru Impreza, 37% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.

At what mileage do 1998 Subaru Impreza suspension problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Was there a recall on the 1998 Subaru Impreza suspension?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Subaru Impreza have bad suspension?

The Subaru Impreza model years with the most suspension complaints are 2002 (49 complaints), 2004 (17 complaints) and 2005 (17 complaints).