2006 Subaru WRX Powertrain & Transmission Problems

AT 3500 RPM SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AT LOW LEVEL ACCELERATION THE 3RD GEAR TEETH SHATTERED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE GEARSET. 3RD GEAR NEEDED TOTAL REPLACEMENT AND METAL DEBRIS FLOATING IN THE CASING UNTIL CAR COULD BE STOPPED. 2000 MILES LATER AFTER SUBARU DEALERSHIP REPAIR AND ALL NEW PARTS FROM THE FACTORY THE SAME SCENARIO OCCURS AGAIN 3RD GEAR CHIPPED ALL TEETH AND CAR NEEDED TO BE STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. BOTH INCIDENTS LEFT THE CAR WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF METAL DEBRIS WHICH NOT ONLY CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO OTHER PARTS BUT ALSO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CAUSE THE CAR TO LOCK UP AND MALFUNCTION POSING A SERIOUS THREAT TO THE DRIVER AND ANY PASSENGERS. THIS METAL DEBRIS WAS OBSERVED IN BOTH TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. SUBARU SIGHTED "OPERATOR ABUSE" AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT RELATED TO A SIGNIFICANT DEFLECTION OF THE INPUT SHAFT MOST LIKELY IS THE REAL CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JS

BROKEN OIL PICKUP TUBE, DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE PICKUP TUBE BROKE CAUSING THE OIL IN THE OILPAN TO NOT CIRCULATE THROUGH THE SYSTEM. THIS DESTROYED ALL INTERNAL BEARINGS AND LIKELY FATIGUED MANY OTHER ENGINE INTERNALS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY BUT DID NOT REPLACE ANY OTHER ENGINE BLOCK COMPONENTS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN FIFTH GEAR MY CAR ENGINE BEGAN TO REV AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS AT 6,000RPMS. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE CAR AND MAKE IT TO AN EXIT RAMP, BUT THE CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. I PULLED THE CAR OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND IT STALLED OUT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FAIRWAY SUBARU WHERE I WAS TOLD MANY DIFFERENT EXCUSES THAT WERE ALL "DRIVER RELATED." I WAS TOLD THAT "THE CLUTCH DISINTEGRATED UNDER EXTREME HEAT FROM REVVING THE ENGINE." THE CLUTCH WAS TAKEN APART AND THERE WERE NO "HEAT SPOTS." I WAS THEN TOLD THAT I MUST HAVE SHIFTED GEARS TOO SLOWLY, AND SINCE THAT WAS ALSO DRIVER RELATED THE WARRANTY STILL WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY ISSUE, CONSIDERING I WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND HAD NO PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE CLUTCH "DISINTEGRATING." ONCE THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING, MY CAR LOST SPEED AND WOULD NOT DRIVE PROPERLY. I AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR ON SATURDAY MAY 18TH AND COULD NOT DRIVE IT. CLUTCH WAS BAD. I'VE HAD THE CAR 13 MONTHS, IT HAS 13K MILES ON IT AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS MY FAULT-DRIVER ERROR. THIS IS MY 4TH CAR WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION (IRONICALLY THE FIRST NEW CAR) AND I HAVE NEVER, EVER HAD A CLUTCH PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THE OTHERS-RANGING FROM AN OLDER SATURN TO AN M SERIES BMW. ACCORDING TO SUBARU, THEY CAN'T/WON'T DO ANYTHING IF THE TECHNICIAN SAYS THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER ERROR. THEY SAID ALL I CAN DO IS ASK THE SERVICE MANAGER TO GIVE ME A "GOODWILL" DISCOUNT. I AM NOT HOLDING MY BREATH. *TR