Differential fluid out; subaru blames a non-dealer oil change error for problem hence not covered under warranty. Owner had to spend over $350 for replacement auto rental. Owner drove car for 1,700 miles after disputed non-dealer oil change to date when differential fluid outage discovered.
2002 Subaru Impreza transmission complaints
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Vehicle has problems shifting gears when driving.*mr while driving the vehicle would not go into gear . As a result the vehicle stopped in the middle of the road. The vehicle was new with only a few thousand miles. The vehicles transmission has been replaced once under warranty but now that the transmission failed again the dealer refused to repair it. The vehicle has bee at the dealer for almost a year. *ph
Clutch shutters upon startup. I can't believe this is a normal clutch function as subaru mentions. I've had the car for 1 year and would like to sell it. The problem, how do I sell this car to someone else with a clutch that violently shutters when cold. It's a matter of good ethics which subaru doesn't have.
Was braking v after driving 20mph. When wheel locked up, vehicle failed to shift into 2nd gear. Had vehicle towed to dealership. Mechanic indicated problem could not be duplicated and was not resolved.
Consumer stated that while driving and without warning transmission gears would not shift, causing a distraction to the consumer. Dealer notified.
Consumer called complaining about having problem with manual transmission. Dealer fixed it twice. Last week transmission broke, and vehicle was no longer under warranty. So he had to pay for this. Vehicle only had 37616 miles.
While making a turn , vehicle slid off the road, without cause or warning. The dealership cannot locate the cause of the problem.
Transmission problems.
Consumer state of having problems with the transmission. Dealer was contacted, this problem was initially reported when the vehicle was only 4 months old, the problems included grinding sounds between first and second gears, clutch noise, and transmission popping out of gear when going downhill, when the vehicle was 10 months old the gear teeth on first gear failed, the dealer refused to repair the vehicle under warranty. Mr
The transmission shudders when the car starts from a stop, in first gear (from zero MPH), both when the engine is cold and warm. This has caused delayed and uncomfortable starts.
The clutch shudders and slips horribly on cold starts in 1st gear. The whole car will shake due to how horrible it is. Stops shuddering after 15 mins of stop and go. Dealer said it is normal and many customers complain, but that is the way the subaru clutch behaves. -- btw: this site does not seem to show anywhere near the amount of clutch shudder issues I have heard of, and it seems that some people have posted clutch shudder issues under the wrong part defect.
Severe clutch shudder at start of forward movement. Affected by lower outside temps. If car sits in cold weather at first use of clutch severe shudder vibrates whole vehicle. As clutch warms up shudder lessens but never goes away. *ts *nlm *dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis***761550
Severe clutch shudder during low speed operation ( in 1st gear and starting to move from a stop) when clutch components are cold. Shudder continues till parts warm up. Shudder never completely goes away.
Transmission/drivetrain rattles and/or grinds at 2nd and 3rd gear shifts.
First gear is a major issue in my vehicle. I can only engage first gear, if im at a complete stop. So if ive slowed down to 5-10mph im forced to go into 2nd gear, which not only wears out my clutch prematurely, but could also cause an accident if I needed to build speed quickly. The transmission overall seems to be a big issue with wrx owners. Please go to www.I-club.com and under forums do a search for tranny and also 1st gear, you will see a slew of issues.
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