2016 Subaru Crosstrek Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I put my car into park and I try to turn my car off the key turns half way and stops. I can't get the key out. I try again by turning the car on and off. Sometimes that works. Sometimes putting it into drive and and then park again works. It is becoming a problem more and more frequent. It can take up to 3 minutes of fidgeting to get the key out of the ignition.”

“I was driving on the interstate highway for approximately 110 miles. I slowed down to pay a toll and the vehicle stalled and would not restart. This was the second time this vehicle has stalled during interstate highway driving. The first time was around 17,000 miles and this time 38,000 miles. It took approximately 2 1/2 hours before the vehicle would restart. Had it towed to the dealer.”

“Subaru Crosstrek 2016 car has had power train failure 3 times. The latest caused a rear end collision into my car on 2/28/2020. Vehicle lost power while traveling approx 35 MPH although the engine remained on and power steering also worked. Car was in drive but no power to the wheels. Rear ended by a honda SUV while drifting to side of road. Luckily no injuries...about $1500 worth of damage to honda SUV. No real damage to the rear of my car. Has been to the dealer twice but no trouble codes or diagnostic information. Vehicle is under warranty. …”

“While driving at night around curves at about 15-20 MPH the steering wheel kind of locked, and could not go back straight. Had to stop, turn the car off in order to the steering wheel feel normal. It did it a couple of times, also while parking it made like a clicking noise by the front passenger wheel. Had it fix, Subaru replace relief valve, electric oil pump. Even though Subaru is at fault, I had to pay almost $600 to have this fix because my car had a condition that was not covered by their warranty. It isn't fair. I bought this Subaru because of their reliability. …”

“Vehicle was placed in reverse to back out of driveway. After backing into street the vehicle cane to a complete stop then the manual transmission was shifted into drive. I pressed on the gas pedal and the vehicle stalled for a few seconds then quickly accelerated at a very fast speed. This was on a busy road and the vehicle approaching my rear had to slam on its brakes to avoid a collision. Later in the same evening in a parking lot the same gear change problem happed again. After going from reverse then coming to a complete stop the vehicle was shifted to the drive position. …”