Major Problems with 2003 Subaru Impreza Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2003 Subaru Impreza

2003 Subaru Impreza BODY Victims: 4 Mileage: 160000 miles

2003 Subaru Impreza AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 140000 miles

2003 Subaru Impreza FRONTAL Victims: 2 Mileage: 50000 miles

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Problems with FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, FUEL SYSTEM and GASOLINE are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Subaru Impreza owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2003 subaru impreza. the contact stated that the front end of the vehicle smelled of...	9 ~ 120533 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when traveling over rough or wet roadway and brakes are applied abs kicks in and vehicle will not stop or...	9 ~ 6067 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2003 subaru impreza. the contact smelled a strong odor of gasoline coming from the vehicle. she...	7 ~ 68472 miles
HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE this is regarding a 2003 subaru impreza wrx. i am experiencing the fuel leak addressed in nhtsa action number :...	6 ~ 38513 miles
AIR BAGS while driving the air bag light illuminated on the dashboard. *jb...	3 ~ 88667 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE https://services.neframework.com/imageretrieval.aspx?id=974f272d-0461-4ff2-97a8-b175c14ec539 that describes how the crash happened. airbags did not deploy. i suffered broken left elbow fracture in my skull...	2 ~ 150000 miles
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC abs in my subaru impreza wrx engaged unexpectedly as i tried to stop on a bumpy (small light debris) road....	2 ~ 28500 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING karen quinn of subaru of america assured me that i can drive my 2003 subaru impreza with "check engine" light...	2 ~ 66001 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC the abs program installed on this car (wrx) is extremely sensitive. snow covered roads require extreme care because the...	2 ~ 8400 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2003 subaru impreza 56 000k with leaking head gasket (both sides) and rod knock. well maintained car with well-documented service...	2 ~ 99400 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY windshield was chipped after a small pebble hit it on the highway doing 55 mph. dt...	2 ~ 12500 miles
SUSPENSION lower passenger control arm tore off. as a result loss control of vehicle at high speed on the highway....	1 ~ 115000 miles
LOWER ARM > CONTROL ARM > FRONT tl* the contact owns a 2003 subaru impreza. the contact was driving 60 mph and noticed an abnormal vibration from...	1 ~ 75000 miles
TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2003 subaru impreza. the vehicle was equipped with bridgestone potenza re 92 tires tire size 205/55/16....	1 ~ 70000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2003 subaru impreza. the vehicle was equipped with bridgestone potenza re 92 tires tire size 205/55/16....	1 ~ 70000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER tl*the contact owns a 2003 subaru impreza. as soon as the vehicle is started in the mornings a fuel leak...	1 ~ 140000 miles
HOOD > BODY > STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2003 subaru impreza. the contact purchased an aftermarket carbon fiber hood from a company called vic...	1 ~ 38000 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN at 15 000km past warranty i submitted my car for service and was told the engine was leaking fluids required...	1 ~ 115000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* - the contact owns a 2003 subaru impreza wrx. the contact's vehicle was in an accident in which it...	1 ~ 50000 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS dt: consumer states the seat belt on the passenger side refuses to unlock. the belt just keeps getting tighter and...	1 ~ 7800 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT the air conditioning compressor was damaged by road debris due to insufficient protection. it is located low down and up	1 ~ 29372 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING headlights are getting to be hazy after 30000 miles very hard to see at night. subaru says not there problem.*ak...	1
SEATS after being involved in a head on collision a recall notice was received stating that the bolt on driver's seat...	1 ~ 1000 miles
ANTILOCK > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR abs on 2003 subaru impreza wrx "freaks out" when you stop on a bumpy piece of pavement. it takes longer...	1
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL vehicle accelerated in full throttle while driver's feet was depressed on the brake pedal....	1 ~ 7095 miles

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