Complaint 1851540
2019 SUBARU WRX • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM • incident Sep 13, 2022
- Complaint ID
- 1851540
- Make
- SUBARU
- Model
- WRX
- Model Year
- 2019
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Sep 13, 2022
- Date Received
- Nov 3, 2022
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
The battery in my 2019 Subaru WRX failed after buying it brand new from the dealer, after less than 2 years of owning the vehicle. Almost one year later, my car now won't start if I leave it off for more than 24 hrs. In 2019 I left the car powered off for over a week and it started right up no hesitation. This is a huge problem now as I work remotely and don't need to drive my car every day however I do need my brand new car to reliably START even if I haven't driven it for a day or so! I took it to the dealership and they state their battery diagnostics and the alternator both pass, and no software updates pertaining to an issue of this nature was available. I'm going back tomorrow for a tech to run "extended electrical diags" on it but I've read about this issue affecting SO MANY OTHERS that there is now a lawsuit about it! Wanted y'all to know I'm experiencing this as well. https://www.torquenews.com/1084/subaru-battery-drain-lawsuit-new-claims-now-include-forester-wrx-and-legacy/amp
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.