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“Bulb blew out twice; headlights (by design) are too dim, though this seems NOT to be a defect”

“Moisture got into the headlight and shorted the bulb they dont know how it happened since the seal was good. Had to replace the whole headlight”

“water leaking into the compartment and caused the headlight to die”

“Apparently, the seal around the headlight has failed so moisture has seeped into the light. Will cost about $500 to replace headlight kit”

“Left low beam bulb failure”

“water droplets in the headlight”

“water when down into the foglight causing corrosion of relective surface around light”

“No Problem Just replace blubs in taillights, turning signels also back seat light blub”

“The front cabin lights no longer come on when the doors are opened or closed. Cargo area light continues to work”

“See my last answer”

“Monitor showed up on the dashboard -- took vehicle to local mechanic. Fixed in one hour”

“Tire pressure sensor, left front tire, stopped working. Dash warning light came on permanently. Didn't fix since mechanic said to just let it go and that would be okay”

“The remote device no longer unlocks the car. The cost to replace is around $300 since it has to be reprogrammed by Subaru. I use my key to unlock”

“Secondary air injection system has failed 2 times once at 85k and then at 125k parts and labor are expensive”

“The catalytic converter is failing although the car is still functional. It is slightly out of the normal range, so the Check Engine light is permanently on. This also affects the cruise control, and that slight permanently flashes on my dash and”

“Repeated P0456 DTC due to poorly seating fuel cap”

“Sensors indicated incomplete combustion, leading to replacing catalytic converter”

“Check engine light kept coming on. Finally, after several attempts to fix it, the computer was changed at considerable cost. Also 2 of the tire pressure sensors are bad and I gave up spending money to fix them so the low tire pressure light just st”

“getting intermittent check engine light coming on and then off”

“Cost of repair”

“It took 3 tries for the dealer to fix this problem. When he could, I drove the car to the dealer immediately when I tried to fill the tank with gas and could not insert the pump into the fill neck. This was the clue the dealer needed to fix the car”

“Known issue which I am writing to SOA about. Very frustrating to have to drop $1,500 on this usse for a 2nd time with no recall. Secondary Air Valve issues”

“It had to be fixed because the cruise control will not work if the engine light is on”

“Two sensors needed replacing, but it required two separate visits to solve the problem completely”

“Every few years I've had to replace both O2 Sensors. The part cannot be purchased as an after market part. Has to be bought from Subaru. That's roughly $300 each time. What irks me is when I have to have it replced, I know it's going to eventually fa”

“They had gone out and needed replacing”

“Parking brake locks in on position related to rust buildup according to dealer”

“it is very expensive to get the brake work done and is so annoying”

“Brakes rusted and had to be replaced”

“Needed to replace all four rotors”

“Noise in left rear wheel was diagnoxed as severely warped rotor which was replace”

“NEEDED TURNING AFTER 30000 MILES, EXCESSIVE WEAR”

“They wore out - the ball bearings”

“Shoes were dirty”

“Noisy Brakes after the car was standing unused for a period of days, maybe moisture on the pads and rust on the drums, and rotors”

“All major parts in the A/C system had to be replaced, which was very expensive”

“A/C compressor failed. First problem with vehicle”

“The Air conditionong went last year, local repair quote was over $1100. The ac unit is not in an easily accessible spot and there are 'environmental issues' - we opted not to get it fixed”

“First repair shop couldn't decide what was wrong and messed it up further. Finally took it to Subaru dealer service who replaced 2 defective O- rings and added Freon. Works fine now. I'll stay with dealer servicing now”

“Part of the AC system... see above”

“Throwout bearing failed, told this is common around 100k miles”

“Scraping noises, difficult clutch usage, smells, complete failure”

“Transmission had to be rebuilt probably due to unusual strain in getting through snow bank”

“Transmission started slipping at 65k miles, replaced 1 year later”

“I have developed a slight leak due to head gasket going bad. Will have head gasket replaced when it becomes necessary”

“Valve cover gasket oil leak into spark plugs”

“Two different oil leaks: the first due to a bad Rocker Cover Gasket, the second due to a failed Head Gasket”

“Lift assembly weakened. Hatch would not stay up. It would hit you on the head”

“Latch sticks in open position. Need to manually push it down before closing”

“My moon roof failed 2 years into owning my car. I purchased an extended warranty due to the cost to fix the roof. The roof has had continued issues. the dealer thought it was dirt in the track after the fourth time with the roof locking open, the same failure occurred the track and motor mechanism failed. The extended warranty company open the roof to inspect the damage on Feb. 1st. the roof could not be closed that day. So since Feb. 1st I have a 10 inch gap of open roof. I have had to s”

“Took the Subaru dealer 8 months and 6 visits to solve the problem, including installing 3 used radios until they finally got it right!”

“Radio failed to play at all while CD still worked. Entire unit which was a refurbished one had to be replaced at a cost of 500 dollars at the dealership.....very dissatisfied with entire process at Donaldson's Subaru in Sayville, NY”

“The car had trouble starting at times as if it was not fully in neutral and my mechanic ended up having to replace the shift cable and a good chunk of the console, as there was no other way to get it out”

“Not serious in itself but it took the dealer nearly a week to get the part and a couple of extra days to schedule the work”

“Had to replace battery: minimal water and slow cranking in winter”

“left drive shaft started knocking, dealer replaced both siides”