Subaru WRX/STI 2.5L Engine Failure Lawsuit; What Owners Can Do Now

Ok I called back the service director at the dealership and he will not call me back. We need to report these issues to the BBB on Subaru manufacture, report the place where the vehicle was purchased from and the Attorney General's Office in your state. In the meantime my son had the engine replaced and not even two months later the engine took a crap. So now I am fighting with the shop as they want to charge me more money WTH. Everyone needs to answer to this bullshit! I mean it post stuff on BBB and file a complaint with the ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE. I am and letting giving up and also have a lawyer that is going to look at the paperwork from the dealership and this shop.

I have a 2014 Wrx that had bearing failure at 62,000 miles. Took it to the local Subaru Dealership and they immediately ordered a new short block, new crank, pistons, piston rings, etc. They are also rebuilding the heads as there was quite a bit of metal in the oil. The only thing I am being charged for is the new clutch kit I requested be installed while the motor is out. They confirmed my car had the extended 100,000/8 Years warranty under the class action lawsuit.

Great for you but they said because my son made modifications that Subaru won’t look or pay for it. My biggest issue is that nothing that I was given stated that he could not modify the car. Change muffler and lower it all done professionally.

Thanks for the information. I am actually going to file a complaint against the dealership, Subaru and the repair shop now with the Attorney general's office and the BBB. It is appalling how everyone wants to point the finger. I'm still paying on this car and had to pay more than the car is worth to fix it. Beyond livid

I must be a lucky one because I took my car to the dealership I got it from with rod knock they called my the first morning asking for maintenance records because I do everything myself and later that day or the next they called saying that they're replacing everything a complete long block. never asked for anything else. Goodluck Guys!

I think one should be raised for the EJ engines as well. Ringland failure in my stock 2006 Legacy GT Limited. Dealer quoted almost $10K for a new shortblock, hahaah.. But seriously , has to be enough ambulance chasers that could use this successful suit in extending it to all EJ255/EJ257 motors.

What if I just purchased a used Subaru STI and it falls in this category? The original short block had been replaced due to failure. Did they fix the problem or is this a way of saying “cross your fingers” and hope it doesn’t happen again?

Got a 2015 Subaru Wrx in 2017 used. A/C broke down in 2020 and now the engine isn’t even working properly after getting the oil cap changed out. Any advice for this situation? Should I get a new engine or just trade in my subi for a different car at this point? It’s most likely gonna be $8-10k to fix this :(

I purchased a used 2013 WRX with 43,000 in February, put about 600 miles on it, near the end of a 35 mile drive, my motor went, I was near a dealership, I thought it was just something loose but stopped by dealership and turns out it was this. They are covering the sort block under warranty. I have been wondering if subaru has done any thing with the replacement blocks to reduce the chance of this happening again.

My 2017 sti engine blew up, with less than 25k miles in April 2021

They did not extend my warranty but replace most to the engine

I no longer have confident with Subaru and sold my baby

Quick tip for yall. Before you bring your wrx/sti to a dealer for the engine failure caused by rod bearings, please confirm with SOA if your car is eligible for this extended warranty. Yesterday, I had a very weird ticking or rattling noise on acceleration around 2-3k rpm. I thought my engine got rod knocking noise, but it seems to go away for now..my car is 17 sti and 100% bone stock. it only has 41k miles on it... what the freak..I had 3 cars before my 17 sti. in my honest opinion, the subaru is the most unreliable car ever ever. not the engine noise, but also I am having the squeak noise from either throw out bearing or a clutch fork whenever I press/depress a clutch pedal. lol. I called soa and a dealer about this issue. The items are not covered by a power train, but its covered by 3 years/36k miles bumper to bumper. My car has been babied since day 1. If I'd sell my sti, I won't never ever go back to Subaru again. If you have a plan to buy a sti or any subaru cars with a boxer engine, please do not buy this shit. Buying a sti is my biggest financial mistake ever.

I have a 2008 WRX hatchback back and it has a EJ25 and it blow haven't gotten it fixed cuz I dont have the resources to fix it what can I do to get it fixed I mean it falls under the same category to other EJ25 engines.

Hi there Denis,

Thanks for the post I own a 2010 WRX hatchback and since I bought it years ago I have had nothing but issues, the biggest being the transmission and it hasn't been cheap. I'm just wondering where do I start to file a claim I have spent so much money on this car and I really think it's unfair, my mechanic simply stated to me Subaru makes garbage engines now buy a toyota or an older lexus. Well used cars are really pricey right now too so I have limited options I mean I want to sell it but really don't want to pass on a lemon to someone. Anyways any tips anyone has I would really appreciate.

Thanks
Simon