2008 Subaru Impreza Sti
Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
33
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Subaru Impreza Sti.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOTH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AT THE SAME TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT TEN TIMES OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS AND NOW I HAVE N… |
| 2017-09-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHAT IS THE ISSUE? BASICALLY THE FIREWALL IS SO THIN THAT IT FLEXES TERRIBLY EVERY TIME THE CLUTCH OR BRAKE PEDAL IS P… |
| 2016-07-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALER ABOUT REPLACING THE AIR BAG WE HAD AN EMAIL IN JULY 2016 CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMEN… |
| 2016-05-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CLUTCH PEDAL ON MY 2008 WRX MAKES A LOUD CREAKING NOISE EVERY TIME IT'S DEPRESSED. WHEN I INVESTIGATED THE NOISE, I… |
| 2015-03-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CLUTCH SQUEAKS WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED IN. SOUND COMES FROM INSIDE THE CABIN OR FIREWALL AREA. |
| 2014-12-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CLUTCH BRACKET ON THE FIREWALL HAS ONLY 4 SMALL TACK WELDS FROM THE FACTORY. THIS BRACKET TAKES ALL THE FORCE OF YO… |
| 2014-12-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WELDS ON BRACKET THAT HOLDS CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDAL TO FIREWALL FAILING. CAUSING CLUTCH PEDAL INCONSISTENCY ALONG WITH B… |
| 2014-11-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAK NOISE WHEN THE CLUTCH IS BEING PRESSED, AND AT TIMES WHEN THE STRUCTURE FLEXES,IT INTERFERES WIT… |
| 2014-09-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE STOPPED PRODUCING POWER. AFTER PULLING IT OVER IT WOULDN'T START. DEALERSH… |
| 2014-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FIREWALL SPOT WELDS BROKE, RESULTING IN MOVEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THIS IS CAUSING THE C… |
| 2014-02-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY CLUTCH PEDAL BEGAN CLICKING AND CREAKING THIS SUMMER. I FINALLY FOUND OUT THAT THE WELDS THAT HELD THE CLUTCH TO THE… |
| 2013-04-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF, FLASHING CRUISE CONTROL, AND FLASHING DIFFERENTIAL SELECTION [S] CODE. BROUGHT THE CAR TO … |
| 2013-03-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BROKEN FIREWALL WELDS/CLUTCH SQUEAK IM HAVING LOUD CREAKING NOISE WITH DEPRESSION OF CLUTCHPEDALOVER LAST FEW YEARS W… |
| 2012-12-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE FIREWALL IS FLEXING UNDER CLUTCH PEDAL MOVEMENT OR BRAKING. UPON RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS CLAIMS BY 08/09 IMP… |
| 2011-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING ON COLD START UP. COMPRESSION TEST WAS PERFORMED AND CYL 4 RESULTED IN ~50-70 PSI, WHICH IS LESS … |
| 2011-11-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 4, 2011 , I PULLED INTO THE PARKING AREA BEHIND A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I… |
| 2011-08-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR THE NEXT DAY. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER THE KNOCKING… |
| 2011-07-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | BROKEN SPOT WELDS ON REAR HATCH OPENING. *KB |
| 2011-06-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR WAS SMOKING ON COLD STARTS ONLY. PISTON # 4 RINGLAND CRACKED AT 33,000 MILES ON THE CAR. SHORTBLOCK HAD TO BE R… |
| 2010-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CLUTCH AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS HAVE POOR DESIGN. MY CLUTCH PEDAL CURRENTLY SQUEEZE AND WOBBLES WHILE MY BRAKE PEDAL … |
| 2010-09-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A ROAD TRIP TO NC WHEN THE ISSUE AROSE. 2. THE FAILURE TO THE CAR WAS CRACKED RINGLANDS ON… |
| 2010-08-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DRIVING THE CAR ON A WINDY ROAD, ACCELERATED OUT OF A CORNER IN 3RD GEAR. CAR STARTED SHAKING, CLICKING, AND RUNNING PO… |
| 2010-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE PASSING A TRACTOR-TRAILER ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY IN FIFTH GEAR AT APPROX 70MPH, THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED DETONATION … |
| 2010-07-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MAIN ROD BEARING FAILED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO SUBARU REDESIGNING THEIR BEARINGS AND NOT USING COPPER. CAR HAS 30,000 MIL… |
| 2010-02-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IN FEBRUARY 2010, I PURCHASED A 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA STI FROM A SUBARU DEALERSHIP WITH FACTORY WARRANTY AND I PURCHASED … |
| 2009-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 15,500 MILES, MY 2008 SUBARU STI EXPERIENCED A RINGLAND FAILURE ON THE #4 PISTON. THIS WAS VERIFIED VIA A COMPRESSIO… |
| 2009-09-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | 1. HAS HAPPENED SINCE CAR WAS NEW 2. PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWS OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SOMEONE IS… |
| 2009-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2008 SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI HAD A NUMBER FOUR PISTON FAILURE WITH ONLY 28,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2009-05-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH DOES NOT SAY THE AIRBAG IS ON WHEN MY WIFE IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. SHE IS… |
| 2009-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | PISTON #4 HAD RINGLAND FAILURE OF BOTH RINGLANDS ON SAID PISTON IN MY 2008 SUBARU WRX STI. *TR |
| 2009-01-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2008 STI AND HAVE JUST UNDER 6,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW WITH JUST UNDER 200 MILES O… |
| 2008-05-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR HAS AN ENDEMIC PROBLEM WITH BREAKING PISTON RINGLANDS, RESULTING IN COPIOUS OIL CONSUMPTION AND EVENTUALLY A SEIZED… |
| 2008-05-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE SUBARU STI SERIES KNOWN AS THE GR IS PRONE TO BREAKING PISTON RINGLANDS IF DETONATION EVER OCCURS, WHICH HAPPENS EA… |