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  1. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    Hello there, Just this week I happened to notice below 2 issues with my 2020 Forester convenience and hoping anyone can shed some light on what may be happening or is this normal. I'm highly concerned as this is my very 1st vehicle and a very 1st subaru. Notice a whistling noise (faint but...
  2. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    Hi everyone, The wife's 2015 Forester has been making some pretty horrible sounds when making full left turns or whenever the suspension articulates/whenever you accelerate from a stop or at low speed. It didn't / doesn't sound like the typical Cv joint noise but given that this is my first...
  3. HVAC - Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning
    Using some previous posts (thank-you!), I removed my MY08 squealing fan to check it out. Following are notes to help anyone in same position. Written for those with mechanical familiarity - read through first. DISASSEMBLY Three push-studs under glovebox to remove under glovebox shroud. Remove...
  4. EJ25 - 2.5L Non-Turbo (1998-2010)
    Hello, Ever since gettingmy 09 fozzy from the dealership a couple years ago, on cold startup there’s quite a loud sound coming from the lower front of the engine bay. sounds almost like a rattling or something vibrating against something quite loudly. It goes away when starting to drive or put...
  5. Wheels and Tires / Tyres
    Just throwing this question out there. Why don't tire reviews include sound levels (dB) in their reviews? Most aspects of a review have a qualitative and subjective portion. For example, lap time (qualitative) and handling (subjective). When it comes to noise level, the reviews can read like...
  6. Transmission and Driveline
    During cold starts I have a weird whirring sound that comes from the transmission. It only does it in R and D and not in N or P. It only makes the noise when under load like accelerating or if I hold the brake and lightly touch the gas. Once the car warms up, it stops making the noise. It sounds...
  7. FB25 - 2.5L Non-Turbo (2011- 2018)
    Hi, My wife's 2011 Subaru Forester 2.5X Limited with a 2.5L H4 SOHC 16V engine is making a loud noise like a valve train problem when it is cold-started and any time it accelerates. It does not make the noise when it is warm-started, or traveling at constant speed. The repetition of the sound...
  8. EJ25 - 2.5L Turbocharged (2004-2013)
    Hi! I've got a new to me 2004 forester xt with full maintenance receipts with a perfect maintenance history. Its only got 97k km (60k miles) and is in generally extremely good shape. All I've done since buying it is a snorkus delete, which only yielded a tiiiny bit more noise, if I drove it...
  9. Steering, Suspension and Handling
    Hi guys I have some bad clunking/banging under the car. No clunking when going over a speed bump though. Video and photo attached is rough area. My friend was jumping on the sill to make this noise. The sound is not the springs or struts. Photo is of area if video doesnt work
  10. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    2009 Forester 2.5 X Premium Don’t know if this is heat shield or engine related (I tried seeing if there’s anything loose on the underside of the car but it’s a bit hard without some ramps, I’ll order them in the next week) but I’m starting to get worried. Here’s a clip of the sound: Imgur. It...
  11. Brakes
    Hey guys, I purchased a 2018 forester 2.5 limited about a week and a half ago. Car has roughly 30k miles. Intermittently it makes a high pitched noise when turning left after driving for 30 mins or more, goes away when braking or turning the wheel back to the right. I saw another post about a...
  12. Transmission and Driveline
    Recently got a JDM Forester STI 2004 6 speed manual. It was not in the best condition but slowly and surely its getting better and better. The car has been making noises when decelerating/cruising at gear 3 at ~3000 rpm, like a grinding sound but will disappear when i accelerate. I’ve also...
  13. FA20DIT - 2.0L Direct-Injection/Turbo (2014-2018)
    Hi all. Would like some help diagnosing this fluttering noise that has developed. I have a 2016 Forester XT (2.0L turbo) with 108,000 miles and it has been making a fluttering noise when using the turbo. The noise only happens when the engine is warmed up (160-170F+) and when the turbo is...
  14. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    A frustrating rear clunk noise is heard on right turn out of my driveway slight incline. Noise heard on inclines and random times. New car in September started shortly after around maybe 4k about 6k miles now. Losing my mind with the random clunking and I can’t replicate for the dealer now it’s...
  15. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    I hope someone can help me this odd noise from my 2020 Subaru Forester Premium (39k miles). Last year, immediately after the dealer did an oil change, I noticed a high-pitched, faint whine, similar to a squeaky belt noise, at speed between 40-60mph. At higher speeds, engine and wind noise seems...
  16. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    Hello everyone 👋 I finally got myself a Forester SG and I love it! Car had no issues when test driving it and after a long inspection I bought it. After a few days of driving a new sound started to come in and out of existence. First it started very subtle, like a lose screw was flying around...
  17. EJ25 - 2.5L Non-Turbo (1998-2010)
    Hello everyone. I thought I'd ask what your thoughts are with my 2010 Forester A/T N/A. This car is still new to me, I don't know much of the history and I'm still figuring things out with the car. Now that the weather has cooled her in Idaho, I've been driving around with my windows down more...
  18. Steering, Suspension and Handling
    2014 Forester XT Touring 100k miles So… I’ve had a dull (not tinny) rattle from what seems like the front end. It occurs only on sorta “washboard-y” gravel roads. Never hear it any other time… In my quest to solve this annoying noise I started with LCA bushings (which needed replacing). My...
  19. Steering, Suspension and Handling
    What could be the issue when there is squeaking noise on the front of the car when turning. The sound is like a bed squeaking It happens when about 2x turning the steering wheel both left and right and much more evident when going up ramps. I also notice that the sound is there when I...
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