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CVT lurching and transmission lockupPOWER TRAIN12 complaints2016-10 → 2021-08crosstrek-2014-cvt-transmission-lockup
11229075 I WAS PROCEEDING WEST ON I84 IN MY 2014 SUBARU CROSSTREK WHEN THE VEHICLE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF WHEEL ROTATION (WHEELS LOCKING UP) WHICH LASTED FOR ALMOST 2 SECONDS
11427890 About 20 miles north of Milwaukee on I-41 Northbound, my wife was driving at 70 mph when suddenly we both noticed a strong lurching from the CVT transmission
10911334 WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT
Key stuck in ignition after shifting to parkUNKNOWN OR OTHER5 complaints2020-11 → 2025-05crosstrek-2014-key-stuck-in-ignition
11630054 Key was stuck in the ignition and left me stranded unable to leave my car. I took the car to the Subaru dealership for them to assess and repair the issue
11568348 I started having issues with my car when I could not turn it off -- the key was stuck in the ignition and I was unable to turn the car fully off
11374925 I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY KEY NOT BEING RELEASED FROM THE IGNITION ONCE THE VEHICLE IS PUT INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF
11398174 WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON A 34 DEGREE DAY ON A CLEAR ROAD, WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ROOF
10702055 WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 70MPH. HEARD A LOUD POP (SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT)
10725206 AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. I WAS DRIVING AT 65MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD AN EXPLOSION WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR THE SUNROOF WAS BROKEN AS IF SOMEONE HAD PUNCH IT FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Battery drain and failure to hold chargeELECTRICAL SYSTEM5 complaints2017-03 → 2022-05crosstrek-2014-battery-drain
11465215 Battery drains excessively and frequently. Will not hold a charge. Frequently replacing battery only to have it fail
11208292 BATTERY DOES NOT HOLD A CHARGE. MY BATTERY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME SINCE 2014
10958557 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
Horn failure from steering column wiringELECTRICAL SYSTEM5 complaints2017-04 → 2024-10crosstrek-2014-horn-failure
10971472 FIRST NOTICED MY HORN WAS NOT WORKING, THEN MY IPHONE WAS NO LONGER SINQUED TO THE CAR
11245986 THE HORN HAS STOPPED WORKING ON THE VEHICLE. DOES NOT MATTER WHAT POSITION THE STEERING WHEEL IS IN OR IF I AM DRIVING OR STATIONARY
11230240 THE HORN ONLY WORKS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. IF YOU ARE DRIVING STRAIGHT, THE HORN DOES NOT WORK
11298218 THE PASSENGER SIDE 'OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR MODULE' IS FAULTY. THIS MODULE HAS BEEN RECALLED ON SIMILAR SUBARU VEHICLES RECENTLY
11185483 OVERLY SENSITIVE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR. AFTER WORKING OUT SIDE IN THE SUMMER, THE SWEAT FROM A PASSENGERS BODY WILL TURN OFF THE AIRBAG, EVEN IF IT WASN'T MUCH SWEAT
11348449 FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT (SHOWN NEXT TO CLOCK) WILL PERIODICALLY SWITCH FROM ON TO OFF WHILE THE SEAT IS OCCUPIED
Unintended acceleration during low-speed maneuversVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL7 complaints2014-12 → 2023-03crosstrek-2014-unintended-acceleration
10667115 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN AND TWO PARKED VEHICLES
10721509 I WAS IN A CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY OF A LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEX GETTING READY TO PARK AND WAIT FOR AN INDIVIDUAL. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME SO I WAS PREPARING TO PARK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR WENT FULL THROTTLE
11397033 UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE PARKING. APPLIED BRAKES BUT CAR KEPT ACCELERATING HITTING CARPORT COLUMN AT CANCER CENTER BRINGING ROOF DOWN ONTO CAR
Power steering failure and lockupSTEERING7 complaints2014-09 → 2023-02crosstrek-2014-power-steering-failure
11506602 Started the car and a warning light came on and the steering froze. I turned it off for the day
11328510 THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING FAILED. THE "COMPUTER" WAS REPLACED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. THEN, WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AGAIN
10653031 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH THE VEHICLE
Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.
Wrench.Pro (2026). 2014 Subaru XV CrossTrek vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2014/subaru/xv-crosstrek
@misc{wrenchpro_2014_subaru_xv_crosstrek_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2014 Subaru XV CrossTrek},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2014/subaru/xv-crosstrek}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
