Subaru Questions Maintenance & Repair

Subaru Help!!!!

I have a 01 Subaru Forester L and last week it began to run bad. Through out the day of driving when I accelerate it makes like a ticking noise and does not want to drive also when in drive idle i...

Engine Replacement On A 2001 Subaru Legacy Station Wagonwith 100,00 Miles

My timing belt malfunctioned and appears to have damaged the engine valves in the process. I am being advised to replace the engine with a used 54,000 mile replacement engine. Should I pay 2700 to f...

Impreza P0172 Rich Condition Diagnosis

I am trying to diagnose a p0172 rich bank 1 code on my 2006 Subaru impreza 2.5i and was looking at live data for the o2 sensors so I was wondering what the difference between o2s12(V), o2s11(V) an...

Power To Windshield Wipers, Radio, Heater Fan, Date And Time

2010 Forrester 144,000mile. Intermittently when starting engine the above are not fucntioning. Sometimes if the ignition is turned off and restated the power returns?

Check Light On And Cruise Control Light Blinking

2007 Forester: problem checked by mechanic and cleared several times, each time showing a different code. Cleared recently but won't pass emissions because OBDII sections "not ready". May need exte...

Since Subaru Is Having SO MUCH TROUBLE With The Battery? Electrical System ...

It is about time Subaru stepped up to the plate and solved/resolved this annoying glitch with their Outbacks. For a car that I am pretty pleased with this is a giant pain in the **s. They are just p...

Store A Car For The Winter Vs Leaving It Out And Driving It Once A Week?

Hey, i have to choose between two options: 1) store the car in a garage for about 9 months and driving it once in a while. 2) leave it outside for the winter and take it for a ride once a week or...

2020 Subaru Legacy.

When you press on brakes hard to stop, it stalls. Also sounds like an animal in engine, when on long road stretches the car skips and squeals. It sounds like a missing link on a bike chain, skippin...

Is The Oil Consumption Problem Fixed? Worried, Have A 2017 Forester...

I have a 2017 Forester. My first Subie. I love it. Prior to that, I had a Honda Pilot, 2014. It was awesome, but way too big for our needs. Prior to that I had jeeps for years. However, when they fi...

PROBLEM PICKING UP ON UP HILL

Engine Knock

My 2012 Forester has 50500 miles engine blew and the cost to repair was $5412. I have no extended warranty. Any options available to have it fixed at a lesser cost?

2001 Subaru Forester

Car won't turn over unless boosted. Battery;12.93V Alternator; 14.53V All accessories will work without lag( ie blower motor, lights, radio) Any ideas?

Subaru Outback 2016 Battery

5 times in 40,000 miles my Subaru Outback 3.6R battery is dead. Same dealer circle - jump, bring it in, it works, and then stuck again!!! I swear the battery is too small for this car. What is Le...

Subaru Outback Batteries

The original battery failed and I had it replaced with a AAA battery that is now less than a year old. I took car to dealer and was told that my battery "failed", even though I was just there for a...

Catalytic Converters

I have recently chose to replace my failed catalytic converter at my local muffler shop with the proper oem part instead of genuine Subaru cat. The original cat failed at around 250,000 miles. Unfortu...

Subaru 2012 Legagcy With 2.5 Litre Engine - No Turbo

130000 miles on the car. needs a new engine. How much should I expect to pay for this?

Squeak & Loss Of Momentum

Hi there - On Thanksgiving this year, while on the highway our Subaru did something weird...it felt like my foot had slipped off the gas for a split second, (loss of momentum) and it was accompani...

Battery Light Subaru EJ20

I have just installed a subaru EJ20 phase II engine in my VW Vanagon. Everything works fine except for my battery warning light which remains on. It is on when I turn the key and remains on when the...

Won't Start,

Forester Coolant Pipe Broken

Hit a deer a month ago and have been replacing a lot of things in the front of my 2009 2.5 sohc forester. I went to hook up the new radiator and the upper radiator hose and saw that the aluminum pipe ...