Here we go....

Please let me know if you have had a battery replaced on your Impreza under warranty.

Please reply .... Model Year (WRX or STI) and Qty (if more than one).

Please reply as I will be speaking to a Subaru Tech Specialist on why Impreza's fry their batteries this week and would like some idea how many of us have been effected.

I'll go first:

04MY STI - 2

 

Do I need to post to say I haven't had any battery probs..? 05 WRX 9mths old.

free BTTT..

 

03 WRX - Not fried but not longer holds it's charge for that long.
- Used to be OK for 2 weeks, but now if it hasn't been used for 4 days it dies .....

 

my03 sti, changed after 3 months, still goes flat in less than a wk of standing so now use a battery charger / conditioner as I gave up!

 

02 wrx new ecu and battery at 18 months old, used to go flat after a week, just left it for 22 days at the airport and started firt time.

 

02MY STI

 

My04

5 Subaru assistance call outs since Christmas

3 x ECU

2 X Batteries

Mark

 

03 WRX, original battery, starts first time, every time. No complaints.

 

MY03 STi Type UK Blobeye model. 1 x Battery changed under Warranty after 9 months of ownership. Would loose charge after 4 days of no use. New battery installed under Subaru Warranty now okay (Fingers crossed).

 

MY03 STI Type UK PPP Battery changed under warranty after 9 months. Now ok

 

MY01 bugeye changed under warranty,would not start the car if u stopped it,also the alarm would sound when u started it

 

Both mine and my sons 03 STi's have had battery changes under warrenty. Mine after about 6 months and Chris about 9 months. I use a battery "conditioner" on occasions, especially in winter, just to make sure, as I've had a couple of "moments" with the new (60Ahr) battery.
JohnD

 

MY00

Original battery ................... no issues whatsoever!!

Pete

 

MY02 sti new battery about 6 weeks ago, left for one week now completely flat, not impressed. Also got a MY03 wrx wagon, but had no trouble at all with it.

 

I have an 04 WRX wagon. Battery completely flat several times last January. Subaru (Mondial) Assistance called out twice. Gave report to say battery was unable to take a charge and to be replaced by main dealer. In interim I charged the battery and it has been O.K. since and so did not go to dealer during winter. Car in for service last Friday and they said there was nothing wrong with the battery and therefore did not change, but they did say that battery problems were common! I will be very annoyed if same thing happens next winter.

Malwrx

 

MY03STI - 2

Sold it back to dealer as I was getting p'd off.

No point in asking Subaru Specialist.

Main prob is they have designed the alternator to only charge battery when lights are on. If they are not on it does not charge up the battery!

Why have subaru done this? Cos its a performance car and they didn't want to waste any power it seems for charging up the battery.

And as its not charging properly the battery dies very quickly if u leave it for a few days.

 

my00 onto my 3rd battery, as it used to go dead if left for more than 4 days but i changed to a bosch silver battery from a corsa and the car is fine now

 

53 WRX, 4 months old new battery, 14 months old another new battery, left it for over two weeks in May and it started OK.
Both under warranty.

 

04 WRX (PPP), original battery - had to turn engine over a second time after it had been parked up for three weeks in middle of winter once. No problems.

 

MY05 JDM Sti ... went completely flat after approx 10 days. Told it was because of the Tracker and that if leaving for more than a week should disconnect the neg terminal before go away !!

Makes you wonder about the effectiveness of trackers doesn't it !!

 

bttt.

Any more Battery problems out there???

 

Last call ... Anyone else been through a few batteries???

 

myo4 sti battery replaced after 8 months

 

Latest news from my Subaru dealer is that the problem is caused by the tracker. RAC now have a solution and are going to fit a new tracker unit to the car shortly. Remains to be seen whether it solves the problem.

 

03 STi just got new battery under warranty. i think it is an ecu problem rather than a problem with the actual battery. Put the old one on a charger on a regular basis and still do the same with the new battery.

Don't expect to get anything like satisfaction from Subaru though, any dealings i've had with Subaru UK rather than the local dealer have been pathetic. Once this one goes i'm having no more Subarus.

 

03sti - 3.

seems fixed now ... but i carry jump leads in boot always

 

03 WRX PPP - Battery replaced in May 04, run with sidelights on since and no further issues. I believe there is an upgrade available from RAC Trackstar to cut the time delay for sleep mode from 6 to 1 hour after parking up, and to reduce the vibration detection sensitivity. I only have the standard old Tracker system, and that seems fine.

 

Arrived back to Gatwick at the weekend and flat battery after 2 weeks in the car park, this is on a MY03 with RAC Trackstar . Should I contact RAC or Subaru about this ?

Dave

 

Was away recently for 9 days in France, get back home and 'quel surprise', battery flat as a pancake (MY03 STi). Quick call to AA and back on the road in 20mins for a fun spin round the B-roads of Bristol & surrounding area. No probs since, but car went in next day for 2nd service so mentioned issue to dealer. Car is having an RAC tech come out to look at it at home and add a diode into the curcuit as they believe the tracker is not going into sleep mode correctly and draining off the battery over long periods.

...sounds familiar

(As usual, dealer have been tops and no complaints on my part re. level of service ... long may it continue!!)

 

not sure if this is relevant - but my wrx 01 wagon battery wouldn't hold a charge last winter - everyone in my street thought I had an electric car because it was on charge everynight just to get it started!

anyway, new battery and everything is fine again. I think the combination of the cold winters here up norf and not using the car enough did it - so entirely expected.

rd