This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Airbag deployed for no reason, while pulling forward slowly from a parking spot. An airbag that deploys when there is no impact or collision is a clear risk to the safety of the driver, passengers and other drivers on the road.
The contact owned a 2014 Subaru hybrid. The contact stated while driving at 40 mph, the contact was distracted and hit the rear of the vehicle in front the them. The contact stated the seat belt did not hold the contact in place causing the contact to hit their sternum into the steering wheel causing the contact injury to a broken sternum and a few broken ribs as well as bruised knees. The air bag did not deploy. The contact was the only person injured at the time of accident. The contact went to the hospital a couple days later to be treated for their injuries. A police report was filed. The contact was able to drive vehicle to their residence. The contact had the vehicle towed to independent mechanic to repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 3,000.
The passenger side air bag shuts off after driving in the vehicle for 45 mins or more. The vehicle is still in motion when the air bag symbols on the dashboard signals it is now shut off. The passenger is still seated in the seat. The vehicle may be on city street or highway, it makes no difference.
Front passenger airbag light (shown next to clock) will periodically switch from on to off while the seat is occupied. This problem happens while the car is in motion, frequently on longer trips. Restarting the car does not fix the issue, nor does readjusting the seat. Others have suggested that this may be due to moisture saturating the sensor, such as from a gym session or hot summer roadtrip. The sensor will go back to normal after a day or more.
The passenger side 'occupant detection sensor module' is faulty. This module has been recalled on similar Subaru vehicles recently. The module detects an occupant in the passenger seat, and either activates or deactivates the supplemental restraint system. At approximately 135K miles, the sensor began to routinely turn the airbag off when the passenger seat was occupied. This occurs while the vehicle is at interstate speed to idle speed. Subaru (at the dealership in grand junction, co) has performed a diagnosis and provided me this information.
- Elk City, ID, USA
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Overly sensitive front passenger airbag sensor. After working out side in the summer, the sweat from a passengers body will turn off the airbag, even if it wasn't much sweat. Dealer told me it was a common problem and there was no fix. Most summer days in Texas I have no passenger airbags due to the sweat from walking to my car. Also airbag will turn on with as little as 2-5 lbs of pressure. These errors happen in all phases of driving.
The contact owns a 2014 Subaru Xv crosstrek. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and suddenly the vehicle accelerated independently. As a result, the contact crashed into a median and two parked vehicles. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The driver sustained unknown injuries that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.
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- Port Murray, NJ, USA