Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 166806 | 10/09/2006 | 10020531 | Vehicles equipped with 4 eat diagnostic procedures for p0851/p0852. *kb | 11/13/2006 | |
| 029605 | 09/09/2005 | 10016869 | 2.5l remanufactured sohc short block release. *tt | 10/13/2005 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | |||||
| 02 | 02/01/2006 | 10019343 | Rubbing mark on timing belt. subaru. *tt | 03/09/2006 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/08/2008 | 110000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 subaru forester. the contact stated that the catalytic converter was replaced three times. the warning light for the check engine and the vehicle speed control indicators were constantly illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer at least three times for the failure and each time, the dealer would replace the catalytic converter but the failure would recur shortly thereafter. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised that they would return his call within 24 hours. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 130,000. kmj | |||
| 12/08/2008 | 110000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 subaru forester. the contact stated the catalytic converter was replaced three times. the warning light for the check engine and the vehicle speed control light illuminate constantly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer at least three times for this failure and each time the dealer would replace the catalytic converter and the next time the failure would return. the manufacturer was notified and will return the call within 24 hours. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 110,000 and the current mileage was 130,000. mw | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 980000 | 1 | |
| After taking my subaru forrester in for a recall for a valve in the gas tank. i was told the headgasket leaked and needed replacement! during the repair of the headgasket i received a call from the dealership informing me i also had a cracked cylinder head. this is my 4th subaru i never experienced anything like this before. when i researched the issue i noticed that subaru had a ton of headgasket recalls starting in 1997. there seems to be a general lack of quality in regards to this. *tr | |||
| 03/31/2008 | 5000 | 1 | 09/14/2004 |
| My car hesitates, sputters and bucks when the weather is wet. at first this only happened when the engine was cold. while this problem is sporadic, it has occurred many times since we bought the car. it now happens when the engine is warm and the car is being driven on the highway, causing a dangerous situation. the dealer at first told us many times to ignore the problem because it would go away when the car warmed up; they failed to find the defect at first. now, after finding the cylinder misfire problem they now claim the defect isn't covered by warranty. the incident date below is the most recent one; the problem began early in 2005 soon after the car was bought. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 11/03/2009 | 95000 | 1 | |
| Headgasket leaked. cylinder heads cracked due to manufacturing defect. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 09/04/2010 | 72000 | ||
| We purchased a 2005 subaru forester from a subaru dealer in august 2008 at 60,000 miles. since august 2008, we had four episodes of engine stalling with check engine lamp coming on. we had to have our car towed four times to the subaru dealership. the first and third towing resulted in replacement of ignition coil. the second towing resulted in no repair since the problem could not be diagnosed. before the fourth towing, we just got on a freeway and started to accelerate when engine lost power so we quickly got off the freeway and managed to park forester in an empty parking lot. the car would not start so we had it towed to the subaru dealership. we were told that the forester now needs an engine rebuild since lower engine main bearing had failed, causing residual scoring damage to the cylinder block and both cylinder heads. the dealership has asked for $7000 in rebuilding the engine. the vehicle had 72000 miles at the time of incident. luckily, there were no injuries but the vehicle lost power all of a sudden and it could have resulted in a serious accident had we been driving at the speed limit instead of slowly accelerating to get on the freeway. all scheduled maintenance and repairs have been performed at the subaru dealership. | |||
| 06/01/2005 | 20000 | 1 | |
| My 2005 subaru forester, has been serviced regularly at dwyer and sons subaru dealership in commerce, michigan. during all scheduled maintenance, i've always discussed with their service department that i have a potential problem with the engine. the engine would downshift very hard or seemed like something was banging. or running very rough. the rpm would also seem to run lower than normal. every time i made them aware of the problem, while the vehicle was under warranty, the dealership was never able to diagnose the problem. so, every time i brought the car in thereafter, i told them to make note of the issue and that it hasn't gone away. again, they would road test the car and always state that they found nothing wrong. now, the vehicle is just out of warranty and the dealership stated they found the problem. this problem would require an entire engine rebuild on a engine that is meticulously taken care of and only has 75,000 miles on it. this repair they were just able to diagnose is going to cost $5,900. they indicated the dealership would only pay $1,500 toward the repair. i told them i am not responsible for this, especially since they've acknowledged the problem existed before and i made them aware multiple times. this engine problem had pre-existed right from the factory, and their are potentially other subaru foresters with the same problem. i should not be held financially responsible for this engine repair and feel subaru should be held accountable for allowing this vehicle to be sold and be responsible for the repair or, a new engine all together. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 05/14/2008 | 82491 | 1 | |
| Our company uses ten subaru foresters as fleet vehicles for utility field work. of the ten vehicles five are 2005 foresters and out of the five, three different vehicles had to have the catalytic converter replaced at the company | |||