Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2002 Subaru Impreza has 25 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
25
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
02V282000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WERE PRODUCED WITH AN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION PARKING...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWORDS.... SAME EXACT DAY IN WAS AT A STOP LIGHT ON A I... |
| Jan 23, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A BURNIN... |
| May 7, 2008 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION GEAR WON'T MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I CALLED TOWING. HE OPEN THE LITTLE COVER AND... |
| Dec 20, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT TO SECOND GEAR. THE DRIVER TRIED NUMEROUS TIME... |
| Aug 30, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | 2002 SUBARU WRX - I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR 30,000 MILE SERVICE, CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, NO COMPLAINTS. W... |
| May 16, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE A 2002 SUBARU IMPREZA RS, THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE LIKE LOTS OF OTHERS, THE VEHICLES SHUDDERS... |
| Feb 4, 2004 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A SUDDEN STOP. OTHER PROBLEMS WITH VEH... |
| Oct 2, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | CLUTCH SHUTTERS UPON STARTUP. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS A NORMAL CLUTCH FUNCTION AS SUBARU MENTIONS. ... |
| Sep 1, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | WAS BRAKING V AFTER DRIVING 20MPH. WHEN WHEEL LOCKED UP, VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR. HA... |
| Aug 15, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | GRINDING OF THE GEARS WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD-4TH GEAR. STARTED WITH A VERY MILD NOISE, HAS PROGRESS... |
| Jul 24, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT, CAUSING ... |
| Jun 24, 2003 | POWER TRAIN | CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEM WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. DEALER FIXED IT TWICE. LA... |
| Jun 15, 2003 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DIFFERENTIAL FLUID OUT; SUBARU BLAMES A NON-DEALER OIL CHANGE ERROR FOR PROBLEM HENCE NOT COVERED UN... |
| Aug 11, 2002 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN PARK IT WILL SLOWLY START TO ROLL BACK IN REVERSE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. D... |
| May 1, 2002 | POWER TRAIN | THE CLUTCH SHUDDERS AND SLIPS HORRIBLY ON COLD STARTS IN 1ST GEAR. THE WHOLE CAR WILL SHAKE DUE TO H... |
| Mar 8, 2002 | POWER TRAIN | CONSUMER STATE OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, THIS PROBLEM WAS INIT... |
| Jan 2, 2002 | POWER TRAIN | SEVERE CLUTCH SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEED OPERATION ( IN 1ST GEAR AND STARTING TO MOVE FROM A STOP) WH... |
| Jan 1, 2002 | POWER TRAIN | SEVERE CLUTCH SHUDDER AT START OF FORWARD MOVEMENT. AFFECTED BY LOWER OUTSIDE TEMPS. IF CAR SITS IN ... |
| Dec 30, 2001 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS WHEN THE CAR STARTS FROM A STOP, IN FIRST GEAR (FROM ZERO MPH), BOTH WHEN ... |
| Dec 8, 2001 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION/DRIVETRAIN RATTLES AND/OR GRINDS AT 2ND AND 3RD GEAR SHIFTS. *AK |