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Post by naby64 on May 21, 2021 16:51:53 GMT
I have a 2019 Forester Sport. LOVE IT!!! What I don't love is that in the past month, my infotainment system would start blinking in and out. The Eyesight would then go off and on. It first happened on a 6 hour trip back from my DD's. I really needed that cruise control and navigation system. I did pull off about 2 hours in and turned the car off, turned it back on and got on my merry way. Everything worked the rest of the way home.
I have had a couple more episodes of this but nothing too bothersome. Other than it is happening on a 2 yr old car. Yesterday though, it was a whole 'nuther beast. I went out to go grab lunch and the car fob wouldn't unlock the car. Oh ok, the battery has died. I have that little emergency key that pops out. Got in the car. Started it. Nothing. That is when I panicked. My DH goes on a float trip every year with fraternity brothers. He has not gone the last 2 years. With them all being vaccinated and "right" thinkers, they are going this year. (WE won't discuss that in this thread.) I am just glad to have him out of the house. However it seemed if anything was ever to go wrong with any of my cars it would be when he was out of town. So this was just par for the course.
It happened again this morning in a drive through. Some cars will shut off when you stop for lights and such, well mine shut off. When I was done, it didn't come back on. Dead stick. Threw it in park, opened the door and shut it. Started right up. Got to the office and called Subaru. They can see me today. It is not local but if they have to keep it for any time, they will give me a car. He seems to think it is a battery issue. In looking at Google, a lot backs this up.
So this novel of a post is to just ask if any other owners have had this happen? AND was it just the battery. Of course, I am out of the 36K mile warranty but I will gladly pay for a battery if that is the fix rather than some other larger cost.
ETA: With the recent epic post of the dealership/seat issue, I am more than reluctant to leave my sweetie for any extended period of time.
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Post by ntsf on May 21, 2021 17:05:21 GMT
this happened to me once. the car wouldn't start for 20 min. my mechanic could never find a problem. and lately my eyesight has been blinking in and out. sometimes it is because of moisture on camera. there is a recall on my impressa in a few weeks, I'll ask at the dealership then.
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Post by littlemama on May 21, 2021 17:23:25 GMT
I have occasionally had electrical issues. Earlier this week, the sunroof wouldnt open. I turned the car off and on and it was fine. I also have a 2019 forester sport
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Post by Skellinton on May 21, 2021 17:25:55 GMT
Yikes. My eyesight drops out when I go through an intersection when there are no lines, but that is it, knock on wood.
I don't know if I have the key thing or not, I better check! Mine is a 2020, I have the app on my phone but have never used it. I better make sure it works and figure out where I hid the extra fob.
I did notice that after my car was repaired (auto body repair someone hit me) that the display on the dash is different and it beeps when the eyesight drops out, I don't remember it doing that before. I figured it was some update, I know before I picked the car back up they had to do some Subaru demanded eyesight check since they had to remove so much of the car to fix it. I figured they set it back to factory settings or it was an update to the software.
Let us know what they say.
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Post by naby64 on May 21, 2021 18:28:21 GMT
I have occasionally had electrical issues. Earlier this week, the sunroof wouldnt open. I turned the car off and on and it was fine. I also have a 2019 forester sport I've had one or two things in the past that didn't work right and if I turned it off and back on it fixed them. I think the sunroof wouldn't close. |
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Post by naby64 on May 21, 2021 19:39:17 GMT
Ok, it was a "greatly drained" battery. So $385 later, I'm walking out with a new one. Could I have gotten a better priced battery somewhere else? Probably but I don't have the time or inclination to do that. I'm here and they are doing it. So get your batteries checked!
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Post by Lexica on May 21, 2021 20:29:17 GMT
This makes me nervous. I have been seriously contemplating buying a new Forester when I get to Oregon. I am on my second Forester now. It is a 2004! Yes, it is old, but it has less than 80,000 miles on it. Subaru is known for manufacturing a 300,000-mile plus vehicle. My office was only 10 miles from my home, and then I ended up retiring early on disability after my serious fall down the stairs. After retiring, I was only driving to get groceries, medications, and an occasional fun trip, which is why my mileage is so low for a 17-year-old car.
A few months ago, I heard an odd sound when I applied my brakes. I took the car in and they checked out the brake system to find there was nothing wrong with the brakes at all. He said I should have the brake pads replaced in about 5,000 miles or so which I will do prior to driving to Oregon. While they were checking out the car, I remembered that I needed to go get my medication. They gave me a brand new gorgeous Forester to drive while they searched for the brake problem.
I got into the new car and uh, why is there no place to insert my key and what is that button where there should be a key hole? And by the way, where are the keys? I hadn't been handed any and figured they would be in the vehicle. I finally located them in a little pocket and drove the car to get my meds. This new Subaru was so much bigger, quieter, and a much nicer ride than my little old one. What a dirty sneaky thing to do! Lending me a gorgeous brand new car while you work on my vintage model! Up until that point, I was quite happy with my little old Forester but after driving that new beauty, I think I now NEED a new car.
In all of those 17 years of owning her, I have never had a single issue, other than the funny noise when I braked but that turned out to be nothing. The mechanic felt it was because my car had been sitting in the same spot for a couple of months and just needed to be driven more.
Oh, and I did have a bad battery installed that kept running out and needed to be frequently charged with a portable charger that I purchased for exactly that reason. Finally, it wouldn't accept a charge at all and they put in a new battery for free because the last one, the one that kept failing, was less than a year old. It was just a bad battery from the start and installed by AAA, not the Subaru service department. I don't blame the car for the bad battery. So I guess really, it hasn't had a single mechanical problem since I've owned it. Knock on wood.
The salesman said I should keep my current car and buy a new one for a second car. He said I could use the old car for trips that would be dirty and messy like picking up firewood or landscape materials like sacks of bark topper and new annuals for the planters. That sounds awfully spoiled, doesn't it? What single person needs 2 cars? Maybe me?
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Post by Jili on May 21, 2021 20:39:17 GMT
I currently drive a 2018 Outback, but we still have my 2009 Forester. It's the kid car now. We have had electrical issues with it for the past few years. Before I got my new car, we had an issue with this one where we had to replace something major (maybe the head gasket?). The entire engine needed to be removed and reseated. Since then, the electrical has not seemed right. There was a period of time when all of the dashboard lights would go on at the same time, and not turn off. We've also been through several batteries, which I think is ridiculous. There are times when the car is just dead and will not start. I am convinced that something with the electrical system was messed up when the engine was replaced.
With all that said-- our car is a lot older than yours. Our Forester does not even have Eyesight (though on my Outback, it occasionally does seem to go out for very brief periods of time, and the Apple Car play occasionally does not connect, which is more of an annoyance). For a two year old car, that does not sound right at all. It sounds like there is more going on than just a battery issue.
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Post by Lexica on May 21, 2021 20:54:38 GMT
Question for all of you Subaru owners. Do you frequently get notes on your car or stopped in person in a parking lot to ask to buy your car from you? I get notes on my car at least twice a month, which I consider very excessive. This has been going on for a number of years. I usually just throw them away, but I plan to start keeping them to see if it is the same phone number asking to buy the car.
It just feels odd to find these notes so often. Are used Subaru Foresters that much in demand? I do have the turbo model that was available way back in 2004, the one with the little scoop on the hood. It was top of the line in 2004, but I'm sure it is nothing like cars produced in the years since then. I just don't know why I get so many notes on it. They don't know it has such low mileage from looking at the outside of the car. Why is my very old car popular?
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Post by simplyparticular on May 21, 2021 21:06:21 GMT
naby64 : Subaru has a known issue with electrical in the recent Forester, Outback, Ascent lines. There are two class action lawsuits in the works about it - you can Google for them. The Outback and Forester forums are filled with complaints. I won't bore you with the details, but we spent the majority of the pandemic having our newer Outback at the dealership trying to figure out why it completely drained 4 batteries in less than a year. That care was sold back to the dearlership in February. Our 2016 Outback is from the same generation as the iffy one. So it is identical except the Eyesight, Rear Brake Assist and power lift gate, has no such issues. So my un-expert opinion is they haven't boosted the electrical system for the additional drain the new features have added. After 3 months with only the one car, we bought a Kia Carnival this week. Our dealer's polite apathy in dealing with the problem cost them a sale - we didn't go to that group. Lexica - The older turbos are highly prized by people who like to customize their cars. There are thousands of YouTube videos of tinkerers, especially ones who like to convert old Subies into camper vehicles.
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Post by Lexica on May 21, 2021 21:09:52 GMT
Lexica - The older turbos are highly prized by people who like to customize their cars. There are thousands of YouTube videos of tinkerers, especially ones who like to convert old Subies into camper vehicles. Convert them into a camper? I would have never guessed that as a possible reason. I thought maybe they were the cool old car of the current teen generation or something. This I am going to have to look at! Thanks! |
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on May 21, 2021 21:31:05 GMT
This makes me nervous. I have been seriously contemplating buying a new Forester when I get to Oregon. I am on my second Forester now. It is a 2004! Yes, it is old, but it has less than 80,000 miles on it. Subaru is known for manufacturing a 300,000-mile plus vehicle. My office was only 10 miles from my home, and then I ended up retiring early on disability after my serious fall down the stairs. After retiring, I was only driving to get groceries, medications, and an occasional fun trip, which is why my mileage is so low for a 17-year-old car. A few months ago, I heard an odd sound when I applied my brakes. I took the car in and they checked out the brake system to find there was nothing wrong with the brakes at all. He said I should have the brake pads replaced in about 5,000 miles or so which I will do prior to driving to Oregon. While they were checking out the car, I remembered that I needed to go get my medication. They gave me a brand new gorgeous Forester to drive while they searched for the brake problem. I got into the new car and uh, why is there no place to insert my key and what is that button where there should be a key hole? And by the way, where are the keys? I hadn't been handed any and figured they would be in the vehicle. I finally located them in a little pocket and drove the car to get my meds. This new Subaru was so much bigger, quieter, and a much nicer ride than my little old one. What a dirty sneaky thing to do! Lending me a gorgeous brand new car while you work on my vintage model! Up until that point, I was quite happy with my little old Forester but after driving that new beauty, I think I now NEED a new car. In all of those 17 years of owning her, I have never had a single issue, other than the funny noise when I braked but that turned out to be nothing. The mechanic felt it was because my car had been sitting in the same spot for a couple of months and just needed to be driven more. Oh, and I did have a bad battery installed that kept running out and needed to be frequently charged with a portable charger that I purchased for exactly that reason. Finally, it wouldn't accept a charge at all and they put in a new battery for free because the last one, the one that kept failing, was less than a year old. It was just a bad battery from the start and installed by AAA, not the Subaru service department. I don't blame the car for the bad battery. So I guess really, it hasn't had a single mechanical problem since I've owned it. Knock on wood. The salesman said I should keep my current car and buy a new one for a second car. He said I could use the old car for trips that would be dirty and messy like picking up firewood or landscape materials like sacks of bark topper and new annuals for the planters. That sounds awfully spoiled, doesn't it? What single person needs 2 cars? Maybe me? How odd that the salesman wouldn't want you to trade in. Used cars are a hot commodity right now. It would be handy to have a "dirty trip" car, but would you really use it often enough to justify the cost of insuring it? |
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Post by Lexica on May 21, 2021 21:57:57 GMT
QueenoftheSloths. That remains to be seen. I am pretty sure that when I first buy a house, there will be many things that I will want to change in the landscaping. I haven't seen a single house yet that I would keep the landscaping that is there. And I will be making several raised vegetable garden beds that will require many bags of soil improvements. I can see me using my current car to get the house in the shape I need it to be and then maybe selling the old car and buying a new one. I don't know if I would need a "dirty use car" that many times once I get settled in. Unless it would be for firewood trips. I don't know what the firewood situation would be in that area though. Since it is colder there, I can see that I would probably need enough to justify a delivery, therefore not needing the old Forester. In my area in Southern California, I couldn't justify a full shipment of firewood. I usually just buy 1/4 a cord for the winter months to enjoy a fire in my family room fireplace in the evenings. And even then, I have left over wood. The living room fireplace has those fake logs, and I don't use the living room all that much. I will have to get settled in and run some figures to see if it would be worth it at all. And I would sell it myself instead of using it as a trade in. Subaru Foresters are popular in regions where it snows and I would probably get a better price selling it myself
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Post by ntsf on May 21, 2021 22:18:24 GMT
I did buy an extended warranty on the electronic system on my impressa..that is what I worried about. my dh hasn't had any problems with his 2016 outback. my mechanic (who was in business 50 yrs) had nothing but disdain for aaa batteries. maybe ok in emergency, then replace it asap.
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Post by quietgirl on May 21, 2021 23:25:06 GMT
I didn't read any other replies, but I have an outback, 4 years old,and similar things happened. It was the battery. A lot of Subaru's great features are big drains on the battery (said by dealership for explanation). Good luck. We just bought a forester this week for my husband.
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