2006 Subaru Impreza Airbag Problems

Which parts fail

• Frontal
  2

Components named in complaints (front, side and curtain air bags, sensors and inflators).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  250%
• 25k–50k
  00%
• 50k–75k
  00%
• 75k–100k
  00%
• 100k–150k
  125%
• 150k+
  125%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2006 Subaru Impreza owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

My vehicle contains faulty airbags that can launch shrapnel at the passenger if it goes off, this is a common recall for many vehicles. This airbag system can put everyone in the car at risk if it ever triggers. Subaru has refused multiple times to fix this recall because the vehicle was originally Canadian and the VIN number is not in the US branches data base. Over the past 2 years I have made efforts to both Canadian and American corporate branches as well as multiple dealerships. At the end of the day the duty to transfer the VIN between databases falls on the dealers efforts to reach out and the corporate branches cooperation-neither of which are happening. The vehicle is fully and legally imported, registered in California, stock, and has passed smog very recently.

Possibly related to Takata recall after local dealer serviced the recall, the air bag light came on. Dealer has said it is fault code 26, which is related to a failure of the passenger airbag indicator. This problem is pervasive and wide spread, a simple google search will garnish tens and possibly hundreds of people citing this failure. On top of Subaru not being forthcoming with this information, the dealer has only made problem worse in their attempt to fix what should be a simple wiring issue that many people are able to fix on their own. It is unclear if the passenger airbag will deploy while this code is present. We believe it to be related to recall as the passenger wiring harness is involved in the repair and could have been incorrectly installed or the problem was their and the dealer did not tell us about it.

I was forced off the road by a car that pulled out in front of me from my right and stopped in my lane. I swerved to the left to avoid the car and corrected to the right, at this time there was no more road to drive on. My car went off the shoulder and into the ditch, striking a concrete drainage colvert ,head on. The left front bumper, from the headlights down and left front tire were completely demolished. The airbags did not deploy! The impact was in excess of thirty-five miles per hour. Witnesses to the crash said the back of the car came off the ground a few feet due to the speed and severity of the stop. I firmly believe that the car's airbags should have deployed. According to the owner's manual for my car so does the manufacturer. The resulting injuries were quite sever.

I hit a bear at 55mph with the cruise control on. The bear leaped off the bank in directly in front of the vehicle. The crash that resulted in the bear being killed instantly, about 600 lbs. Of bear. The car came to an instant halt with the front end being pushed back, lights,grille,fender, hood, ect. No air bags deployed. After calling Subaru of America, I was advised to let my insurance handle it, but after much argument was assigned a case number of 1020805 by Subaru. This is not a insurance problem, this is Subaru problem. The vehicle was towed back to first team in roanoke virginia and the collision shop advised me to contact Subaru.

Takata recall -- I have a 2006 Subaru. I received a letter from them in March 2017 telling me there was a serious issue regarding the Takata passenger side airbags, at that time they informed me that they did not have a fix. It is now October 2017 and I have not received any information from Subaru regarding a fix. What do I do? It concerns the safety of my passengers and quite possibly me as a driver. It is not a effective solution to wait for something to happen. The recall numbers are as follows: Subaru -- tkc17; NHTSA 17v-016.

"Takata recall" we have been contacting our trusted Subaru dealer (carlsen Subaru, 480 veterans blvd redwood city,ca 94063) frequently since July when we have received the attached recall notice. During our recent visit about this recall to the dealership we were told that parts are still not available, and that since california has a dry climate it is not likely that we have rusted components. That is an incorrect and dangerous assumption! We live in half moon bay, on the coast, quarter mile from the ocean - where breeze, moisture and salt result in accelerated rusting (both indoors and outdoors). The car is 10 years old, it has been 6 months since the recall. I request that you address this dangerous situation immediately. …

July 30 received a recall notice for passenger airbag in 2006 Subaru Impreza. I have called Subaru at least 5 times to ask when parts will be available. Each time I call Subaru to check on parts I get a different answer as to when parts will be available. In July, I was told 6-8 weeks. After 8 weeks, I was told that parts would be showing up in 1-2 weeks (at the end of September). At the end of September, I was told parts would be available sometime between September and February. When I called a week later, I was told parts would be available at the end of September. I didn't hear from anyone so I called at the beginning of October, when I was told parts would be available in February. It has already been over 12 weeks since I received the recall and have not been able to drive with anyone in the passenger seat of my car. …

Takata recall, I received a notification in the mail that there is a recall for my Subaru Impreza's air bags, I have called the dealer to make an appointment for a repair which the notification said would take 45minutes. The dealer scheduled an appointment, I waited a week without being able to use my vehicle. Then the dealer called me and told me that they have been unable to get the part. They also told me that when they do finally get the part the repair will take 3 days. They still have not called me to schedule a new repair time. I am stuck without a vehicle still and I use the vehicle for work. I have no idea how long I will be without a vehicle because they will not tell me how long it will take to get the replacement part. They are not repairing my car in a timely manner. I would like to be compensated. They can give me a new car or a working used car without defect. Thank you

Takata recall -- this is regarding the recall of the 2006 Subaru Impreza passenger airbag. I received a letter this year (in March 2017) letting me know that the airbag was subject to recall because of serious mal-function... Serious enough that they suggest I not have anyone sit in the passenger seat. Since then I have heard nothing from Subaru... Not even a note saying when they anticipate that fix would be ready. I find this not only a serious lack responsiblity on their part. I really think they should be require to provide a fix for this serious issue and that they should notify all concerned persons within 30 day maximum and that a fix must be available by the end of this year....I would appreciate a response from you concerning this issue.

90 MPH head on crash, and neither the driver nor the passenger airbags deployed, resulting in severe hyperextension of the neck and back of the passenger, causing 4 herniated disks, as well as a severe concussion resulting in post concussive disorder with permanent short term memory loss. When Subaru was contacted listing the 2006 Impreza and the above information, we were told that the federal crash test ratings are only for head on collisions with a brick wall, and if we had hit a brick wall then they would be liable-since we hit a guardrail twice and were jettisoned across the street into a shed whose center steel support beam finally stopped the vehicle, they were not. Owner/driver of vehicle was casey kendall of moab, utah.

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