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2012 Subaru IMPREZA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1605103
Internal NHTSA #	11258614
Manufacurer	Subaru of America, Inc.
Brand	SUBARU
Model	IMPREZA
Model Year	2012
File date	16/01/19
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Bent frame: 2012 subaru impreza sport, awd w/pzev, ordered 03/2012 new from joseph subaru, florence, ky, w/42228 to date 09/27/19. Original complaints described to dealer and manufacture include: when ordering thought the car had a higher road clearance for rural driving from pictures on internet, driving car it wanders over the road, tires deflate (wore out before 20,000 mi., saved to replace @ sears, mi 23850 in 04/2016), some paint chipped off, w/sluggish 'transmission' & 'braking system,' & belt or screech noise upon start-up (no assistance from manufacturer & dealers who denied problems). With unresponsive joseph subaru dealer/service being 75 miles drive 1-way, so by 6/12/12 took car to dealer neil huffman service (nhs), louisville, ky, ~22. 4 mi 1-way, for service & hoped for help w/original complaints: new complaints; masters cylinder & coolant are topped-off w/most oil changes as fluids seem to evaporate, windshield fogs-up unless a window is open, engine overheated & lost oil after 3rd oil change (seemingly due to valvoline ow20 synthetic oil of 08/07/2013, so replaced w/synthetic oil stabilizer), windshield wiper fell off & piece of body-part bumper cover was falling off; plus had to replace battery & alternator @ 22767 mi. Had to take car to a local/reputable repair service (morton's) to get reimbursed from sears tire/auto center for nhs, reporting, on 01/2019, the sears tires had been mounted improperly, also showed rear-brakes need replaced, hundreds of dollars of maintenance needed done & the car has 2 recalls. However, after morton's fixed the improperly mounted tires, asked if i had trouble w/the alignment of the vehicle (y) or if it had been in a accident (n), then informed the car has a *'bent frame.' my vertigo got worse, so i have not been able to get back to ky for the recalls, & confused & bummed-out about the bent-frame. What can i do?
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FLOYDS KNOBS, IN
VIN pattern	JF1GPAR67CHXXXXXX
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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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Subaru IMPREZA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Subaru IMPREZA Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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