Subaru Forester Questions Maintenance & Repair

Car Won't Keep Charge

I inherited my boyfriend's car which had been sitting dead for the last six months. I replaced the battery and the alternator lay week and everything seemed to be fine until yesterday. I accidenta...

Subaru Forester Steering Wheel

Hi I had an accident with my 2005 Singapore Subaru Forester and the driver's airbag went off. Now Im repairing the car and I need to buy a new steering wheel, or at least an airbag that fits my old ...

Possible Valve Job

My car is stalling out and is reluctant to start again

Transmission

Good used swap transmission from a 2005 Subaru Forester with 2005 Subaru Baja both with Turbo

Growling Noise In 2012 Forester

I've recently noticed a growling noise, almost like the drone of an old propeller-plane engine, coming from the rear area of my 2012 Forester (90k miles). Could it be bad bearings? I just had it servi...

Timing Belt

if the timing belt snaps on my 2007 forester, does it damage the engine?

2015 Forester Key Fob Battery

Where is the battery in the 2015 Key Fob?

2005 Subaru Forester Engine Swap

Dear, I have a 2005 subaru forester X, the engine EJ253 have only 70K miles and runs great! but the body of the car is all rusted, do not pass inspection. I am wondering which year and models of fores...

Misfiring

I have recently purchased a 2004 Subaru Forester. It's running really rough. Engine shaking like it's misfiring. I pulled the spark plugs and found (I believe) the 2 and 4 cylinders are not firing. ...

Over Heating

So I was driving for maybe 30 minutes and my large radiator hose blew off while I was driving, obviously the car began to over heating so I pulled over got some 5050 and poured that in (about 1 ga...

Subaru Forester's AC Is Intermittent ( Blows Cold Air Until Around 30 Minut...

Subaru is 2 years old. The AC works fine for the first 30 minutes of driving, then starts blowing hot air. After that, the car blows hot air for the rest of the day or until I stop for an hour or so...

Randomly ABS And Stability Control Lights Come On And Don't Go Out. Sometim...

Musty Smell When Windshield Washers Used

how do I drain the fluid from the windshield washer reservoir? it hardly ever rains here so I think the fluid is 10 years old by now. it smells musty when I use it

Steering Wheel

How do you get change out of the steering while my daughter stuck change in the little slats were my horn is and now when i move it the horn beeps

Water Pump/ Timing Belt

I have a 1998 suburu forester and my water pump went out I am being told that the timing belt should also be done at the same time is that correct?

2011 Subaru Forester Security

I can't turn the car on. Won't turnover. The security light is flashing. How do I trip it?

Does 2015 Subaru Forester Burn Oil

Does the 2015 Subaru Forester burn oil

Brakes 2005 Subaru Forester

Going about 10 to 15 miles an hour brakes lock up on their own. Even after changing rotors calipers brakes they still lock up going down the road

Car Battery Expected Life In A Hot Climate

How long can I expect a 2015 Subaru Forester battery to live in a Florida hot climate? I would like to replace it before it completely dies on me. I just had a 2016 Kia Soul battery completely die...

2004 Subaru Forester Oil In Spark Plug Wells

Hello, I have an '04 Subaru with about 107,000 miles. Recently I noticed there was a bunch of oil in all four of the spark plug holes. It kind of freaked me out at first, but after a bit of research ...