There are 2 stored owner reports matching the suspension leading-label group for the 2004 Subaru WRX in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 2 of 2 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)REAR STRUTS BIND AND SEIZE DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION. FIRST TWO OCCURRENCES AT ~15000MI, THIRD OCCURRENCE AT ~30000MI, FOURTH OCCURRENCE AT 40000MI. DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH ORIGINALS AND ONE OF THE REPLACEMENTS UNDER MFGR. WARRANTY FOR SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NONETHELESS RECURRED AGAIN- TOTAL DEFECTIVE PARTS NOW FOUR. WARRANTY NOW EXPIRED AND DEALER WILL NOT COVER PART IN GOOD FAITH. INTERNET RESOURCES MAKE THIS DEFECT APPEAR TO BE QUITE COMMON AMONGST OWNERS, BUT SUBARU HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED HOW FREQUENTLY THIS OCCURS. *TR
REAR SUSPENSION STRUTS BIND AND CLUNK DUE TO LUBRICATION ISSUE. BOTH ORIGINAL STRUTS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AS WELL AS ONE OF THE REPLACEMENTS AND PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AGAIN FOR A TOTAL OF 5 FAILED STRUTS. WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED AND REPAIR WOULD BE AT MY COST. THE BINDING HAS PROGRESSED UNABATED AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TIME IN COMPLETE FAILURE (FROZEN OR UNRESTRICTED MOVEMENT). *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.