| Issue ID | 1086057 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10609634 |
| Manufacurer | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| Brand | SUBARU |
| Model | IMPREZA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 18/09/09 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I had to replace the right rear wheel bearing in september of 2009 with 63,455 miles, then in february, 2012 at 99,985 miles i had to replace the left rear wheel bearing, and again on july 7, 2014, i have had to replace the right rear wheel bearing again at 118,903 miles. This seems to be a rather excessive failure of subaru's design, since i have never experienced nor to i know anyone who has experienced any type of re-occurring failures with wheel bearings on other vehicles. My husband is a retired mechanic, who after working on all types of vehicles for over 40 years, has never encountered such problems. Surely subaru should be held accountable to it's customers to correct their problems with a re-call to modify their poor design, without making their customers continually pay for their mistakes, before someone looses a wheel, causing a major accident resulting in loss of life and property. This should not be a normal occurrence for all-wheel drive vehicles. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 63455 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CUMMING, GA |
| VIN pattern | JF1GG67696HXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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