10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
No data
Average Mileage:
35,900 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replaced both engine heads (1 reports)
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problem #1

Mar 152011

Forester 2.5L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 35,862 miles

Problem started with check engine light coming on, car ran OK. Dealer diagnosed as ignition problem, replaced coil and ignition wires, cost $431.74. Two days later, check engine light on again. Problem disappeared before able to get back to dealer. A few days later, light on again, off again, on again.

Car shuddered to a stop out on the highway, towed to dealer. Dealer determined that valve guides had moved out of position. Piston hit valve, both engine heads replaced under warranty. In less than a week, check engine light on again, off, on. At this point, I got rid of car.

- ldhulk, Mount Horeb, WI, US

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