2014 Subaru XV Crosstrek Electrical system Problems

“Battery does not hold a charge. My battery needs to be replaced for a second time since 2014. The first time it was only 2 or so years old (dealer replaced it under warranty). I've had this second battery for about the same amount of time (2 or so years). Each battery just slowly loses the ability to hold a charge until it dies. It doesn't matter if you drive it... You can hear the battery get weaker over a period each time you start it.”

“Three times I have safely stopped my car to take a phone call. I put the gear in park and left the key in acc/accessory position. Each time the acc/accessory position has totally drained the battery in 5-10 minutes. Subaru dealer service has informed me that all models from 2014 have a weak underperforming battery and they replace the damaged by depletion battery with the same battery. Subaru has never warned anyone or acknowledged this problem. …”

“I was driving the car when all the lights on dash come on. Constant jerking/bucking of the car without increasing pressure to the gas peddle. Meter rpms indicator needle is erratic moving back and forth while the engine revs. The mpg needle goes from plus to minus erratically also. At this time the car is not dependable. I have brought the car to granite Subaru 4 times for the same complaint. They say they have used the diagnostic meter to determine the problem but it still remains, now even worse. …”

“Power steering issues. Light illuminates on dashboard and power steering problems occur. It's only 4 years old (never driven off road) taken well care of, and there are serious problems with the electronical part of the power steering saying there is a problem and when driving it locks up making turns really hard when turning the wheel. Then our car shut off like the battery was dead for half a day and we tried one last time to start it before jumping and it started up and worked. Seems like something is wired wrong.”

“Horn does not work. Many times I've had to swerve out of the way of traffic about to hit me because my horn doesn't work. A few times I have almost run into others trying to avoid a collision that would arguably be much worse than letting someone hit me. I've done some research and what others have found is that it's the clock spring or wiring that needs to be replaced/repaired. I'm assuming the horn stopped working when I turned my wheel. Others have had this issue too, but I'm not sure if they've filed anything formally.”