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Tail Lights And Headlights Stay On After The Car Is Off On My 2006 Forreste...

I recently had a rear tail light replaced, the next day my tail lights and part of the headlights stay on even when the car is off. I have to disconnect the battery to get them to turn off. It's a 2...

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Subaru Forester 2011 Premium 2.5

Keep on topping my oil every week. What can cause it's unusual ? Oil is very low, finding leaks. Puddle of fluid on the engine and it is hot, the fluid. So that makes me think it is the engine oil...

2003 Subaru....i Just Had My Head Gasket Seals Replaced.....was Told That I...

2003 subaru....i just had my head gasket seals replaced.....was told that i needed the plugs and wires that they were shot and everything was filled with gas.....ever since i had this done my car sm...

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2011 Forester Premium 38,400 Ml Power Steering Fluid Hoses Leak Liquid And...

Got my first Forester in September 2013 with 35,000 on it Certified at a Dealership. Oil change tag was calling for my first oil change at 35,244. When I went to the oil change place, I have been to...

Why Is Power Steering Not Working?

It is sub zero and the power steering stopped working.. A light came on with an exclamation point...what do we do?

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2012 Forester Premium. The Back Of The Front Seats Do Not Get Very Warm, Th...

Backs of the front heated seats do not get warm. Williams in east Lansing Mi. refuse to help. I have had cancer in the back and need some heat for comfort. The bottom of the seat heats fine its the ...

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1998 Forester Sways Badly On Slushy Snowy Roads.

Just changed rear crossmember and rear drivers side CV axle. All bushings look good and sway bar links are pretty new. Any clues why the car goes nuts when on snowy slushy roads but is fine on smooth ...

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"Check Engine" Solid - Flashing "Cruise" '05 Forester

I have an '05 Forester / 122k miles. Twice I've had the blinking cruise & check engine lights simultaneously appear. Both times I've managed to resolve the issue by filling the tank up with premium g...

2007 Subaru Forester XT Flashing Engine Light & Cruise Control Light No Exc...

Cruise control light flashing & engine light on Car revs hard but loss of power builds up 60kph Feels like slipping clutch but its an automatic also drops down gears

I Have A 2007 Forester, 64,000 Miles. A Noise Developed In Right Rear Tire....

There was a noise in the right rear tire. It sounded like the tire was wobbling but it was not. My mechanic replaced the bearing and rotated the tires. It's still making the noise. He is still worki...

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New Struts No Help

I just paid Midas 1314.44 for new struts on my 2006 Forrester LL Bean - you know the one witht he self leveling struts that do NOT come with the life time warranty? well, it did not help the ride at a...

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Can You Replace A 2006 2.5xt Subaru Forester Turbo Engine With A Regular En...

Bought the car from a friend a a used dealer ship with an engine leak he said would fix...by the third attempt he told me the engine was blown...he said it ran out of oil

I Have A Forester With A Transfer Case Problem Any FREE Advice?

Transfer case not functioning

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Just Heard Used Subarus Prone To Blown Engines

I'm looking at late model Forester 2.5 . Anybody have any information on this?

The Ground Wire On The Battery Of Our 2000 Forester Came Off When Replacing...

Tires

I have one tire that needs to be replaced, do I need to replace all four or just one.

Are Subaru Foresters Prone To Leaking Oil From Head Gasgets?

This is my 2nd Forester. My first was a 98 (1st year they came out) and at 150K I was told by Subie Dealer my H Gaskets were leaking badly and I would need serious repairs like a new engine!! I was ...

I REPLACED THE MAF SENSOR ON MY FORESTER X 05 BUT, WHEN PLUG IT STATER UP A...

CAN YOU PUT A EJ2O SOHC 2.0 ENGINE IN A 1999 SUBARU FORESTER

I TOOK A 2.5 OUT BUT CAN'T FIND ONE TO REPLACE IT. HAVE FOUND A 2.0 -WILL IT SWITCH OVER?MOUNTING-ELECTRICAL THANKS FOR ANY HELP- PETER

Is There A Fix For Ongoing Problem Of CEL And CCL?

The CEL and flashing CCL come on when: driving the engine "faults" but keeps running; when the engine fails and stalls out. When starting the car sometimes I do not hear the clicks after the key is t...

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