- The problem
- Dope, inc. Is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." These lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
- The risk
- Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Dope, inc. Will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. The safety recall began on july 28, 2009. Owners may contact dope, inc. At 1-626-272-1798.
Vehicle safety record
2000 Subaru Impreza Problems, complaints & recalls
Owners have filed 41 complaints about the 2000 Subaru Impreza with NHTSA, most often about the transmission & drivetrain (10) and the suspension (8). Those complaints describe 6 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury and 1 death. It is covered by 4 recalls, the latest in May 2009 for the headlights. For comparison, the 1999 has 22 and the 2001 has 11.
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BFewer problems than a typical Impreza year, for its age
#128 most complained-about 2000 vehicle
- Complaints
- 41
- Recalls
- 4
- Crashes
- 6
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 1
Most common 2000 Subaru Impreza problems
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2000 Subaru Impreza recalls 4
Recall repairs are free. Your dealer fixes them whether or not you bought the car there - check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see if yours is done. What to do
- The problem
- Sabersport is recalling 16,270 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." These lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
- The risk
- Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- Sabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. The safety recall began on may 11, 2009. Owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589.
- The problem
- K2 motor is recalling 1,921 aftermarket headlamps of various models sold for use on the above listed vehicles. These headlamps are missing the amber side reflex reflector which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- The risk
- Without the amber side reflex reflectors, the lighting visibility may be affected, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
- The fix
- K2 motor will notify owners and offer a full refund. The recall began on decemeber 17, 2008. Owners may contact k2 motor at 1-909-839-2992.
- The problem
- Certain ck motorsports combination headlights, clear corner, bumper, and side marker lights sold as replacement lamps for use on the passenger vehicles listed above. Some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
- The risk
- Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
- The fix
- Ck motorsport will notify owners and replace the noncompliant lamps free of charge. The recall began on july 1, 2006. Owners may contact ck motorsport at 1-909-610-7211.
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41 complaints about the 2000 Subaru Impreza
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I was pulling out of a service bay after an oil change, I was going a little to fast so I hit the brake, the car accelerated, I let up off the pedal and braked again and it accelerated again. I bumped the attendant in front of me and knocked him down. He said he was ok. I really don't know what happened. It seems obvious that I stepped on the accelerator rather than the brake but I can't believe I did that. It almost felt like the brake pedal went further down than normal and when I braked my foot came down on...
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the gas pedal. As part of the service they checked my brake fluid and said it looked good. After the incident, I drove the vehicle quite a bit to check it out. It seemed to be operating correctly. Nothing like this has ever happened to me. I've been into 100s of service bays and have driven many many miles. I have always considered myself an excellent driver. After this incident I'm not so sure anymore. In addition, this is my high school daughter's car and I want to make sure it is safe for her to drive.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 subaru impreza. While driving various speeds, fuel fumes emitted into the vehicle. The contact discovered that fuel was leaking onto the engine. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.
Very strong fuel smell coming from the vehicle. Found serious fuel leaking from the fuel lines and intake manifold. Dealer/other owners reported same problems for this model. *Tr
Re: general altimax rt 205/60r15 dot 65tm3t3 (per continental). Tread separation/bubbled sidewalls when vehicle traveling 50-55mph. Driver felt tire going flat & pulled over to find sidewall bubbled & distorted around entire circumference. Sent to continental tire (administrator of the general tire warranty) who denied the claim blaming "underinflation/overloading". The owner/driver of the car is a former dealership technician who maintains the tires and knows symptoms of tire problems. (Two air compressors in home...
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garage). The car was not overloaded. When the tire was taken to the dealership for warranty submission, a number of tech's gathered around as none had ever seen this profound level of separation/bubbling. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 subaru imperza. The rear continental tires made a loud noise while driving at high speeds. The tires were taken to a dealer for inspection. The technician noticed abnormal tread wear inside of the side-wall. The tires are cupped at this point. The technicians inspected the suspension and the alignment, but could not locate a failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.
Right rear wheel bearing replaced 63948, 67346, 84427 miles. Had to go on the internet to find out that it is a common problem. Shortly after buying the car (new) the engine started making a noise like something rattling inside of it. I took it to the dealer and they said it was a common problem and they would do nothing about it. They would have to take the engine apart, and since the problem wasn't dangerous, they wouldn't fix it. Very, very disappointed in subaru customer service. *Tr
Turn signal dimmer switch. Head lights go out if turn signal is touched. Failure of lights operating while driving at night for seconds until lights turn back on. No correction made yet. Water pump making high pitch sound. Failure of pump could cause severe engine damage. No correction made yet. *Nm
Defective wheel bearings. Replaced rear-right in 2002, rear left feb 2004, both rear jun 2006. *Nm
I have a 2000 subaru impreza wagon....I bought it nov 2004 to use in my business. I bought it mainly because subarus are reliable, economical cars...It had 55,000 miles on it...Now it has 75,000 miles on it and the clutch is really slipping badly; not good when you need to accelerate quickly into traffic. I know people with subarus that didn't have to replace the clutch until almost 200,000 miles. I really feel there is something defective with my particular car for it to be slipping so badly at such low...
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mileage...Im the sole driver of the car and I do not ride the clutch....It is now dec 14, 05 and it has been slipping for a couple months now. Is there anything the manufacturer can do to help me with this problem? I love the car but am very dissatisfied with this problem. *Jb
1. Not aware of events leading to this defect. Design is sensitive to small adjustments and not robust. 2. Throttle cable dislodges from groove on throttle body lever when accelerator is fully depressed, preventing throttle from returning to idle position. This condition causes motor to accelerate at aproximately 1/3 to 1/2 full throttle. This almost caused several accidents due to surgen of power during braking. . Cable end was repositioned and cable slack adjusted from 10 milimeters to 2 milimeters. This seems...
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to have prevented recurance. 4.Suggested design modifications include: a. Increase goove depth on throttle lever an additional 6 mi;imeters to lessen tendancy of cable to dislodge. B. Change shape of cable end to prevent severe twisting of cable. Cylindrical end could be changed to spherical shape, allowing cable to relax and find natural position. Throttle lever would also need to be re-designe to accept this new cable end. A simple dealer kit with new lever could be could be installed quickly due to easy accessability. This would be better than nothing and prevent a dangerous situation.*Ak
2000 Subaru impreza has defective wheel bearings.*Mr (nar) the vehicle's wheel bearing have been replaced four times, 16481 miles, 21401 miles, 34770 miles and 56171 miles. *Nm
On october 2002, my mother was involved in a fatal car accident, when we went to view her vehicle, I noticed her drivers side door panel, on the inside was burned completely. This door was hit from the impact of the car that ran into her. I have been told that the motor that allows the window to roll up caught on fire and thats why the door got burnt. When the door caught on fire, my mother was burned very badly, as this was not the total cause of her death, I am concerned about a defect in the vehicle.
Upon starting the car on a cold day (around 0 f), a very strong raw gasoline smell came through the dashboard vents. The odor dissipated while driving, but every time the vehicle was stopped/idling (even after the engine was warmed up), the overwhelming gasoline vapor odor came back through the vents. I researched the problem on the internet and identified a potential source--in my 2.2L engine, there is a short rubber hose connecting two metal fuel lines that becomes wetted with fuel and sometimes even drips down...
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onto the engine block. This certainly seems to be one source, if not the only one, for this problem. It seems to be a safety issue not only for the passengers' health, but inside the engine compartment as well. Please visit the following internet discussion: http://forums.Nasioc.Com/forums/showthread.Php?S=&threadid=131755&perpage=50&pagenumber=1 *la
Premature failure of rear wheel bearings. The rear wheel bearing was replaced at 36,408 miles. It probably started failing several thousand miles earlier. I wasn't aware of the change until a friend pointed out the noise that he thought sounded like the wheel bearing. Subaru is aware of this problem and has issued a service bulletin altering the repair process to avoid "repeat premature failures"(quote from the service bulletin.
While driving 30 mph vehicle fish tailed and crashed into a ditch. *Ak
Consumer was driving a long distance, and it begun to throw oil, oil was coming from the back of the vehicle. Dealer told consumer that this was not unusal because the auto has to be blown out.*Ak
This is a follow up for nhtsa odi number: 768872. After the failure occured I contacted the car dealer, they said that parts and repairs were only covered for one year/unlimited mileage and I would have to pay for the repair. I contacted subaru america(case # 440952) before taking the car to the dealer and informed them that this replacement would be the 3rd right rear wheel bearing in the car. When I got to the dealer, they examined the bearing. The service manager told me subaru had contacted the dealership...
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and had them check the part number of the failed bearing. The number matched the number subaru had given him to check for, the bearing was replaced with a new part number free a charge. After the car was repaired I called subaru america to inquire about the original part that failed to see if I could re-coup the cost of the 1st replacement($316.000). They wouldn't admit that there was a problem and said that the dealer changed the part because I probably was a good customer(come now). If possible please check to see if this is a known problem with these cars, I think the only reason my defective part was changed is because I contacted subaru america and told them that the same part failing 2 times was unacceptible. Well I guess the 'squeaky wheel get's the oil'. Thanks for logging this report. Dt
The car was purchased as a new vehicle. The original right rear bearing failed in august of last year and was replaced. In september of this year the right rear wheel started making a noise again. I had an independent subaru dealer confirm that the right rear wheel bearing had failed again. When this is replaced this will be the third right wheel bearing. Car history: after owning the new car for 4 months the right side of the windshield developed a crack. The dealer tried to tell me the windshield cracked...
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because of a stone. I showed him that the crack started by the right windshield pillar. It was repaired for free. I went in for routine brake service and one of the mechanics asked me if the car was in an accident because the front right brake caliper was a mitsubishi caliper and not a subaru caliper. When I brought this to the service managers attention he stated the japanese manufacturers sometime cross-use compatible parts in different makes of cars. I am not sure this is a vaild explaination. I'm wondering if I bought a new car that had something wrong with the right side(windshield problem, right front caliper from another manufacturer and problems with the right rear wheel bearing). Also when I got the wheel bearing replaced, there was another subaru customer getting the right rear wheel bearing replaced on a 2001 subaru outback, she only had 24,000 miles when the part failed. Dt
This is the second time the rear bearings have gone out on this car (previous owner had replaced. So far, the dealer has been great. However, the front bearings are starting to go out (at 38,900k) and I am not sure if the dealer is still going to be as good- they claim that they need to talk to the manufacturer. I will be contacting subaru in the meantime. I have done research on this car, and this is not an isolated problem- but seems to have happened with a handful of people. See http://www.Ranma.Com/%eharlock/subaru/wheelbearing.Html- also there is a yahoo group devoted to subaru outback sports with many posting about bad bearings. Thanks for you prompt attention to this matter.*Ak
I contacted manufacturer subaru of america (soa) regarding my issues. They (soa) acknowledged they are having problems with the bearings, but could not guarantyme any assistance.*Ak
This is the second such incident. 80% Of my driving is highway.No safety defect listed. *Ak
This is the first of two such incidents. 80% Of my driving is highway. No safety defect listed. *Ak
Subaru is well aware of the problem but will not issue a recall. This is a continiuosly defective part and should be recalled! No safety defect listed. *Ak
Consumer states transmission was warranted by subaru first three times, on fourth occasion subaru declined warranty stating that condition was caused by driver trying to move gear into reverse while moving forward, other problems include a whining sound while in reverse after the third disassembly, consumer feels the transmission was probably never assembled correctly in the beginning, consumer is disappointed with subaru and its warranty. *Tt
Abs system too sensitive. System engage over rough pavement then failed to allow the brakes to grip again resulting in a near collision with a tollbooth. Pedal will drop to floor with near 0 braking. *Ak
Subaru Impreza: every year compared
All Impreza years2000 Subaru Impreza vs rivals
| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Subaru Impreza | 41 | 4 | B | |
| 2000 Volkswagen Jetta | 451 | 5 | F | Compare |
| 2000 Honda Civic | 297 | 18 | D | Compare |
| 2000 Hyundai Elantra | 200 | 1 | C | Compare |
| 2000 Nissan Sentra | 171 | 7 | F | Compare |
| 2000 Toyota Corolla | 156 | 5 | C | Compare |
| 2000 Volkswagen Golf | 100 | 8 | F | Compare |
| 2000 Toyota Prius | 4 | 0 | A | Compare |
| 2000 Ford Focus | 0 | 18 | F | Compare |
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Questions about the 2000 Subaru Impreza
Does the 2000 Subaru Impreza have any recalls?
Yes - NHTSA lists 4 recalls for the 2000 Subaru Impreza: headlights (May 2009); exterior lighting (April 2009); headlights (August 2008); exterior lighting (May 2006). Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether yours has been fixed.
What are the most common problems with the 2000 Subaru Impreza?
By the complaints owners filed with NHTSA, the most common problem areas are the transmission & drivetrain (10), suspension (8), wheels & tires (6).
How many complaints has the 2000 Subaru Impreza had?
41 complaints have been filed with NHTSA, the first on January 4, 2000 and the latest on October 29, 2017. Of these, 6 describe a crash and 1 a fire, and together they report 1 injury and 1 death.
Is the 2000 Subaru Impreza a reliable vehicle?
Its Safety Index is 60 out of 100 (grade B: fewer problems than a typical Subaru Impreza year, for its age). The index weighs complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and recalls against how long the vehicle has been on the road, compared with the same model's other years. It is not a measure of every repair - read the complaints and owner experiences, and have any used vehicle inspected before you buy.
Which Subaru Impreza years have the most complaints?
2002 (296), 2013 (251), 2012 (243). See every Subaru Impreza year compared.
What should I do if my 2000 Subaru Impreza has a problem?
If it is a safety problem, stop driving it if it is unsafe and contact your dealer. Report it to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem - enough reports start investigations and recalls - and share your experience here so other owners know what to look for.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data