Invoke the lemon law and get
Invoke the lemon law and get rid of the car. Honestly, I have a 2013 Subaru Forester that needs a new engine. I have had enough smoke blown arounds, lies, dishonest dealers, nasty Subaru of America Customer Service reps. I honestly have never been so pissed off so many times at the BS. I've had 2 oil consumption tests that the dealers literally made sure I passed. So when I sell this car, I will tell them which dealerships said my car was ok. Since 2011, Subaru has decided to not do right by their customers. I even wrote to the President of Subaru in Japan. The response was to talk to Subaru of America. Do you see the Merry Go Round???? That is what you are in for. Years of BS. I'm sure the car is nice, but if you are already having problems, they are not going away. They will continue. You will hear every BS story the dealership can come up with and honestly, who knows if they really know. Subaru is one huge big fat liar. There has already been one class action lawsuit for bad oil control piston rings, which my car has, and the warranty is now 100K miles, 8 years. The catch. I have to flunk an oil consumption test. So far the dealers just fill the engine up, and say there's no problem. Yet, out on the open road, with a cancer patient in the car, my oil sensor light comes on and I'm burning a quart every 600 miles. This started at 45K miles. What I'm doing next is documenting everything and putting it on YouTube and complaining to anyone I can think of about Fraud. Subaru is NOT honoring their warranty. You are in for at least 5 years of BS until the car warranty expires, then you're stuck. They might offer your money to buy a new Subaru (with the same problem). I have a Honda Accord that is 14 years old with 103,330 on it. Never had a problem with it, and I still love it. Honda or Toyota would not do this to their customers. Remember VW when they were pretending the bumpers weren't falling off their cars? The American public quit buying. Eventually, it will happen to Subaru. Nobody likes getting lied to repeatedly. I've been dealing with it for 2 years. Don't believe a word they say. I'm sure the dealers are getting stuck with these faulty cars. Subaru is probably kicking them around too. At some point the government needs to get involved with this BS. All I can say is good luck, but remember, it won't be fun. Get someone to witness the BS, record the BS on your phone, email yourself pictures or documentation, but don't expect results. I also have a 2010 Subaru Forester and have 77K on that, and have had no problems. The new engine came in 2011, along with all the problems. It's hard to believe at first, and I think you will want to believe them, DON'T.... you want out of your car.... and it might be new enough to do it... Keep reading the posts on here... these people aren't lying... it's horrendous... Subaru needs to fix their engine but instead they just keep making new cars??!!! AND selling them to us... we aren't used to defective new cars...