Hello fellow Subaru owners. I had the unfortunate experience with the Forester head gasket problems with Forester 2008 at 60,000 miles, Forester 2010 model at 80,000 miles and 2011 model 20,000 miles. I personally will never ever buy a Subaru again. This is the only vehicle I have ever had to replace head gaskets in. I have had Toyotas lasting 230,000 miles no engine problems ever. Why is the manufacturer allowing this problem to persist? We had our Foresters serviced every 3,000 miles. This should not have happened. The manufacturer told us tough luck! Why buy a defective product and call it the best vehicle in consumer Reports? I cringe ever time I see a Subaru and everytime I see a commercial. Spread the word and have Subaru change the bolt and fix the problem so consumers dont have to pay $4800.00 every 60,000 miles or less to correct an existing manufacturing defect? Why be complacent and not demand the manufacturer to fix the problem before selling the car? Why is there not a recall?
Note the user name @Fedup123 & he/she hasn't signed onto the forum since this thread was created. I'm going to guess this was a one time rant post & no discussion to follow...
I think we've taken this thread as far as it's going to go, and I doubt that the OP will be back. I just figured out how to close a thread in this new setup, so here it goes.
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