Subaru Forester Change Vehicle

“after rebuilding the tranny in '13, sad to see the valves go this year-tech said it's common on turbos”

“In late 20013 we experienced catastrophic engine failure. the engine had no oil and we received no warning. Engine rebuilt but burns oil and mechanic says block may be warped because of overheating. We suspect but cannot prove the oil burning lead to”

“Had to get head gasket replaced”

“leaking head gaskets, expensive replacement”

“Had to replace”

“The head gasket failed at 80,000 even though this vehicle was purchased new with all maintenance work done by the dealership technicians”

“Head gasket failed at 70000 miles. I researched this model of vehicle prior to purchase and had read nothing about this problem. When the gasket failed, I was told by the service writer and other Forester/Subaru owner this was a common problem on S”

“Oil leak from pass side head gasket. Chronic issue with Subarus. Estimated repair cost: $2500”

“Failure of the head gasket allowed depletion of engine lubrication oil that was not detected by the idiot light or pressure gauge. This led to head and engine failure”

“Missing, using too much gas”

“Canadian owned car purchased in US. Problem diagnosed by local Subaru canadian dealer at 96000 km scheduled maintenance, at the end of 7 year extended warranty, confirmed by independant mechanic. Work performed by dealser at the cost of close to CA$”

“Replaced gaskets earlier than i thought reasonable. Subaru paid half of repair”

“It was a routine scheduled replacement. I also replaced the water pump at the same time as a preventive measure as recommended due to similar labor to replace it later. I experienced no problems with either of these items”

“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”

“Intermittent high pitched squeal at low temps. Might be clutch throw-out bearing”

“Sound like parts of the car rattles on rough roads”

“Dealer couldn't find problem with rattle. I had to find and fix it”

“on every bump in the road there is a bouncing bump sound like something loose underneath. The dealer has been unable to find it”

“The noise was a loud winning noise between 30-50 mph. The fix was replacing the driver side rear wheel bearing and now it needs differential cross member bushings replaced because they are worn and make a rattle noise”

“Feel car is too noisy when traveling on highway”

“excessive wind noise on highway”

“this is the 2nd Forester I bought. It is very noisy on the highway, not like the other last one. I am not sure I would buy one again and I am surprised to say that”