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  1. Transmission and Driveline
    Canadian forester owner here March 2024…. Dads 2016 limited 2.5i with 128K kms (~80K miles) suddenly has that notorious error/fault that’s tied to a transmission issues that have led them to extend the CVT warranty. It actually runs like when he bought it in 2019 at ~10K miles. I had our...
  2. Wheels and Tires / Tyres
    Hey guys, I’m a new Suburu owner and have really been enjoying the forester sport I bought about 2 weeks ago. However, we just got a heavy snow and when I drove it to the gas station about a mile away, it said my tire was flat! Sure enough, my rear passenger tire has a crack/gash in it and is...
  3. FB25 - 2.5L Non-Turbo (2011- 2018)
    Not a good start to the new year: In August (2023), I bought a 2014 Forester Touring from a Subaru dealer. The car looked like a good vehicle that the previous owner had traded in: Single (older) owner Spotless Carfax with regular maintenance Low miles @ 78K. Car looked great, inside and out...
  4. Exterior and Body
    UPDATE: Subaru corporate offered only $6,000 for a $10,000 replacement of all four doors, or towards the purchase of another vehicle. Over the phone “since the rust is external…” I ended up purchasing a 2023 geyser blue Forester Wilderness. I will not get rain guards. My gut instinct after all...
  5. Transmission and Driveline
    Details: 117k miles, 2015 Limited 2.5 Extended warranty expired in July (both miles and months, I know lucky me...), I've already reached out and that company won't provide any help No recent work, heavy load driving, etc to possibly aggravate an issue, and we've kept up-to-date with all...
  6. Interior and Electronics
    Hi there! I have had my 2020 Subaru Forester Touring for a couple of years now and over the past few months the infotainment has become more and more of a problem. I know this is very widely talked about problem and there's even a lawsuit regarding this in the works. for Sometimes I will drive...
  7. Warranty (incl Pre-Purchase).
    2016 Forester Turbo 2.0XT Hi Subaru lovers! My first post.. I bought my mint, certified pre-owned in 2020 and got the 7yr/100k Gold Plus warranty. It just expired, I have 56k miles, no issues. I'm considering a new "bumper to bumper" warranty bc I'm worried random $%^ will start going wrong...
  8. Wheels and Tires / Tyres
    I have a 2020 forester, Base, purchased new on 9/8/2020 - the Subaru now has only 20,150 miles. I went to Pep Boys to get an oil change. They said the cost to rotate the tires is included at no additional cost with an oil change. When they completed the oil and filter change, they said that...
  9. Australia / New Zealand
    HI, On the 10th of febuary my MY20 subaru forester started making a rather nasty ticking noise while in tasmiania near cradle mountain. We stopped the car as soon as it was safe to do so to call for a tow truck, and the car was towed to subaru devonport, as the recommended place of repair by...
  10. Towing and Hauling
    Good day everyone, I'm looking to join the family however while reading the online manual for Forester I've noticed that it (as well as Outback) require trailer brakes when towing over 1000lbs. No problem I thought until I looked deeper and see that a 7 way hitch isn't available from Subaru for...
  11. FB25DI - 2.5L Non-Turbo Direct Injection (2019+)
    Hi folks, We have a 2019 Forester which is under 3 years old but has about 90,000 KMs (we're in Canada). This means it is outside of the new vehicle warranty, but still within the 5 yr/100K major component coverage which covers the engine, transmission, etc. The check engine light came on over...
  12. Warranty (incl Pre-Purchase).
    Hi everyone, I just bought a 2016 Forester Limited, 77K miles. Its a reconstructed title with no chassis damage but just a light accident in the front. My brother is a mechanic so he fixed everything and its running very smoothly. I read to change the CVT transmission oil, so I took it to...
  13. Warranty (incl Pre-Purchase).
    New here. My daughter just acquired a new 2023 Subaru Forester premium. I generally maintain her cars and have personally owned many Subaru's. I perform routine maintenance such as; fluids, brakes, oil and filter, spark plugs, filters, light bulbs, etc. Should she purchase an upgraded...
  14. Interior and Electronics
    Hi all. I’ve been having bad luck lately with my 2021 forester. Loooooong story short, lost my keys on vacation in Texas. Had an extremely difficult time finding a company who can replace/program a key fob for it. Ended up costing $450 and I had to spend another $200 on a hotel because they...
  15. Transmission and Driveline
    So I'm at 98k miles for my forester, i pretty consistently have issues with the CVT lagging when going into gear, definitely not as severe as some others on this forum, usually it's about 3-4 seconds at most. But I am a little concerned it's getting worse. Is this something the dealer would look...
  16. General Troubleshooting and Technical Help
    So I had the OEM (at least I think OEM - car was bought used so I don't recall for sure) starter go out on me at about 70k miles about a year ago in july. I replaced it with this NAPA remanufactured one https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/RAY2446921?impressionRank=1 (interestingly napa's website...
  17. Interior and Electronics
    Hey everyone, I just took my '16 forester in for general maintenance (90k) and also had them look at my drivers seat. I noticed over the past month or so a creaking on harder stops and starts. Earlier this year I had the lumbar support bar break on me and was covered under warranty. I was...
  18. Australia / New Zealand
    Hi folks, Been pondering this for some time. My car is too old (2yr+) to take advantage of Subaru NZ's offer of the extended warranty, I think it's just for cars bought after Jan 1 this year. Since my last car died a sudden death on a long road trip and left me out of pocket as it had to be...
  19. Interior and Electronics
    Hi all! I just got a 2021 Forester! This is my first Subaru, and I'm super excited. That said, I kind of fell down the rabbit hole of all the different things I want to do to protect my investment, and I thought a dash cam would make sense. I've tried them in the past, but I didn't do hard...
  20. Transmission and Driveline
    I just wanted to see if any members on here have had experience with similar things to this. So I've had my 2014 Forester 2.5i Premium for a few years now and it has been great. Although it was getting up there on the miles and I had heard from others that I could run into issues with the CVT...
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