Subaru Forester

""During 2024 required state inspection, the rear wheel bearings were determined to need replacement. I had the work done by an independent mechanic.""

"Frequent wheel bearing noises"

""The rear wheel bearings were replaced at 75,000 miles and now need to be replaced again at 111,000 miles.""

"These front calipers were replaced 13 months ago because one was sticking at the time. These after-market calipers (non-Subaru manufactured part) are now both sticking and need to be replaced."

"The brake pads on Subarus are so small that they wear down much more quickly than others. Why make the brakes so small??"

"It was sudden, no real notice until the squeaking started. I didn't drive the car again until I brought it to the shop for evaluation."

"The same bluetooth connection serves the music streaming from a mobile phone so it quit working at the same time as the hands-free phone system."

""One day all the warning lights showed up. Nothing seemed wrong with the car. On the advice of a mechanic friend, I detached the battery cables and reattached them. That seemed to work.""

"About 8 months ago (when the car was 11 years old) the audio system/hands-free phone became unable to connect with the mobile phone via bluetooth. Multiple phones and bluetooth devices were tried with none working. I have not yet resolved the problem."

"Dealer installed leather driver seat has major cracking by the door."

""Driver side window started working intermittently, then stopped altogether. Had to have repairs at dealers and they replaced electrical motor.""

""We purchased the auto from a dealer during covid. Motor was consuming a quart of oil every 500 miles. Subaru had a recall but our auto had over the 100K mile maximum mileage. Our extended auto insurance would not cover the repair because oil control rings in the cylinders were loaded with carbon. Subaru lowered the oil control ring tension to increase mpg. It failed miserably at the consumers expense. And the scammer extended insurance company is no better. Had to replace the engine at my expense which for that year, is off the charts for cost. And to top it off, the garage installed another junk yard motor which was as bad. They had to replace the engine 2 more times to get a good one which burns a quart every 2000 miles. I'm ok with that. But I definitely will look at another before I commit to buying a Subaru.""

"Head gasket leak allowed oil and antifreeze to mix in radiator"

"Car battery kept being drained."

"Cannot accellerate suddenly on highway to pass or avoid collisions"

"Trans failed just short of 100000 miles"

"grease leaking from front axle"