Subaru Forester Change Vehicle

“rubber fuel vent hoses at gas fill pipe area deteriorated causing evap emissions system to trigger check engine light”

“Engine light came on. Dealer repairs were ineffective and escalated in cost with attempted fix”

“the check engine light let to a major overhaul of exhaust system, costing over $1000. This happened soon after the clutch replacement, leading to the question "how much money should we put into a 14-year old car?"”

“had to replace both sensors”

“To pass E-test after purchase(where E-test not req'd) a number of sensors and Cat .converter needed to be replaced. The check engine light has been an on going problem since purchase(as per previous owner)”

“O2 sensor failed”

“Pre- and Post-Coverter O2 sensors both failed during last year. New Catalytic Converter also failed during its warranty period and was replaced without charge”

“Replaced with Bosch, then had to use OEM to turn of CEL”

“Both upstream and downstream O2 sensors have failed, triggering repeated check engine lights. I do my own work, but replacing them seems unnecessarily difficult due to their placement, requiring removal of the catalytic converter to get at the downstream one”

“Check engine light codes that indicate possible sensor malfunction”

“have had 3 oxygen sensors in the last 18 mo and 'check engine' reading just yesterday says I have an oxygen senor problem again”

“sensor not working so check engine light always on. Every time "check engine" light on it's $85 to $120 to get it checked. Have spent $$ and warning light always returns. Now they say it's the O2 sensor and about $400 to replace. not worth it. just i”

“Check engine light keeps coming on. Goes off when completely fill with fuel but then comes back on as fuel level drops. Mechanics can't find problem or fix permanently”

“One strut leaked oil. Both were replaced”

“The front struts needed replaced. The car was getting bouncy and making a booming noise. We had them replaced”

“I was stranded on fwy. had car towed to shop had the car repaired”

“I have been told I have 3 leaking stuts and one boot which is torn and given a quote of about 800 dollars to fix this . I have used this vehicle for pulling a heavy ( 2000lbs) utility trailer 3 times on long distance moves so this may be the result”

“Making noise and bounding too much”

“Rack and pinion began to fail and had to be replaced”

“Steering vibration under light braking”

“had to replace both front hub bearings and one hub”

“The factory rear bearings failed resulting in a very noisy rear end. Replaced bearings with aftermarket tapered bearings which are suppose to be superior to the factory set”

“Problems replacing the ball joints due to excessive corrosion of the retaining bolts.. believe caused by road salt in the winter”

“Ball joints needed to be replaced”

“Steering wheel chatters while turning, particularly when first starting and engine is cold”

“oil leakage”

“It had to be replaced”

“Bolts not specified to be tightened at 60000 miles causing oil leak”

“second head gasket job on this car”

“The factory head gasket failed and caused overheating. I had to replace the head gasket with a better aftermarket type made of stainless steel and better seals. This was a big job since there are 2 head gaskets, timing belt, pulleys and water pump,”

“I have been told several times by mechanics that the head gasket is leaking . Reading on the Subaru owners websites seems to indicate that this is a common problem in this age of vehicle . It will be quite expensive to get it repaired and I am still”

“I could smell oil but couldn't find any leaks, took 2001 in to replace spark plugs and found oil in plug wire caps. Scheduled to have head gaskets, spark plugs replaced took about 4 hours”

“Dealer failed to replace timing belt tension system at time of schedule belt replacement. This required a second belt replacement less than 20k miles into new belt”