This time it affects the 2013 and 2014 WRX and STI.
Quote:
According to the Subaru class action lawsuit, the rotating assemblies include defective connecting rod bearings, defective connecting rod side clearances, and/or insufficient channels of engine lubrication.
As the connecting rod bearings begin to fail, metal debris is allegedly circulated throughout the engine via contaminated engine oil, leading the affected vehicle to experience spun connecting rod bearings and catastrophic engine failure, which can result in dangerous stalling events while the vehicle is in operation.
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-sett...engine-failure/
No idea if it's related, but a couple of years ago Blackstone started flagging silver in WRX/STI uoa's with results as low as 4-6 ppm's because they were seeing failures with low upticks in silver. I recall that there were some STI's on IWSTI.com that were seeing a few failures but most were low mileage though and covered under warranty.
I tried looking up the lawsuit filing but only found it on a pay site.
Quote:
According to the Subaru class action lawsuit, the rotating assemblies include defective connecting rod bearings, defective connecting rod side clearances, and/or insufficient channels of engine lubrication.
As the connecting rod bearings begin to fail, metal debris is allegedly circulated throughout the engine via contaminated engine oil, leading the affected vehicle to experience spun connecting rod bearings and catastrophic engine failure, which can result in dangerous stalling events while the vehicle is in operation.
https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-sett...engine-failure/
No idea if it's related, but a couple of years ago Blackstone started flagging silver in WRX/STI uoa's with results as low as 4-6 ppm's because they were seeing failures with low upticks in silver. I recall that there were some STI's on IWSTI.com that were seeing a few failures but most were low mileage though and covered under warranty.
I tried looking up the lawsuit filing but only found it on a pay site.