Subaru Battery Drain Lawsuit - How The Final Settlement Affects Owners Now

Yes Subaru will replace your battery for free but you must go through the lawsuit to do it. Call your Subaru dealership and ask them what you need to do. I had my new battery installed and now have to send in the paperwork to be reimbursed. FYI you can also be reimbursed for towing or buying a charger. Check for the different things you can be reimbursed for.

My 2017 Subaru Forester is on its 4th battery. The first two were factory and the last two I paid about $500 for the two. I carry a portable jump starter with me. I had the computer updated and that has helped. It has 95,000 miles on it and seems to be holding up well mechanically. The battery probably is a problem but there are far worse recalls on every type of car out there. I have only had to replace batteries and my ball joints so far.

Bought a 2023 Ascent in January and by May I had to boost the battery everyday. Took to the dealer. They told me the battery was defective and replaced it. Had a 60 amp and replaced it with an 85 amp. Sounds very suspicious to me. How long before the 85 amp gets drained to?

You need to go into FULL COURT PRESS :
1) Remove that stupid foam insulating "box" from around the Lawn Mower Battery ;
2) Buy a 900(+) CCA Battery (WalMart @ ~$100, not those hideously over-priced Subaru's)
3) Disregard ALL Subaru propaganda, they constantly flood the world with useless "info" !
4) Keep your Battery in DeSulphated State by using a (EBay) Battery Maintainer;
5) Subaru's constant Chronic UNDER-CHARGING destroys batteries by allowing un-corrected Sulphation of the Battery Plates; use your Battery Maintainer over weekends.

What is the batterie? Panasonic?

hello I called subaru in Massachusetts , they kind of gave me the run around about this battery electrical I just found out about this - I am going to need another battery in 3 years 2 batteries strange...they want to do a diagnostic and make me pay of course they wont find anything wrong... what can I do from here? I have to go and get yet another battery?
please help joeflax7@gmail.com

Russ Johnson, I think we agree on just two points, but your sentences are vague. First, I don't know who you're replying to, because I don't see anyone saying they have to charge their battery "just once a month."

Second, what's fishy? That it's *just* once a month?? Or that there's nothing unusual about having to do that??

What the hell are you talking about with "everybody knows that car manufacturers don't put in the best batteries..."? What an absurd generalization. Which manufacturers? What does "best" mean? What evidence do you have? Don't project your fantasy onto what "everybody knows."

As for "...there will come a time that the battery will die" who is arguing that point??

We agree that some people seem to think they deserve stuff for free. Many others, though, including myself, do not feel so entitled. Over the decades I've eaten countless expenses and endured countless problems that seemed unfair. Unfortunately, that's life. But I can easily believe there's a design flaw with these Subarus and/or batteries because my battery was dead in my *new Forester* the day I bought it 8 years ago. The salesperson had to jump it on the lot. Then it left me stranded at least two more times. I complained and got resistance at first, which made me angry. They finally gave me a new battery, which they claim was removed from another car, leaving some other poor sap with my problem. Irresponsible! And then the replacement battery was equally weak, as determined by a Subaru mechanic. I never had such issues with any previous car.

We agree on one other thing: some people *are* stupid, though I would be cautious of such judgment if I couldn't form sentences clearer than yours. Other people, like yourself, just come across as insulting and overly quick to jump to conclusions.

I've owned my car since 2018 and I'm about to replace the battery FOR THE SECOND TIME! This is not normal and it's why people are complaining. Visit any of the forums. You clearly have no idea what you're talking about. This is not normal wear & tear.

I was left stranded all over the country, from Texas to New Mexico to Montana to New Jersey to Virginia to North Carolina to Pennsylvania. The ~12th time in my first year of ownership I got stuck in the middle of rural N.C. It was after 12am & I waited for 2 hours for a jump. I drive to Asheville & got a motel room. I had to have another jump to get to the Asheville Subaru dealer where the female service manager kindly replaced my battery. All this occurred during the first 2 1/2 years after I’d bought my 2015 Forester, beginning a few months after purchase. The lawyers are the only ones who make out on class action suites, BTW. So much grief. Now it’s worse because my ext. warranty expired in 2022, & I have to maintain a Costco exec membership in order to have roadside assistance on my policy. $$$. I’m moving to the Northeast where I have access to public transportation. We’ve been owned by the auto industry & I’m done with it.