"Check engine light was on, oil leak also and engine overheating. It was a VERY expensive 12 months of repairs, but it is running very well again.This is first time since we bought new in 2009 that we had any major problems." It has run fine since with the exception of out clutch going out several months later, which was the original and had to be replaced. It took them about a week more to locate all parts, some used, to rebuild engine. Dealer said they had never seen this type of combined failure. After several days of working on it they found head gasket blown, cam shaft snapped along with numerous other issues that apparently all happened at once. It was towed to nearest dealer where we had to take Uber home. About 2 hours later the engine bucked and we lost power and limped into service station. "We started losing oil during a long drive, so we stopped and filled the oil. The power train warranty had not expired the engine was replaced at no cost to me" Heard a big bang, luckily was able to pull over. "The engine seized one day when I was driving. "Belt tensioner failed, causing the timing belt to fail and the resulting engine failure. Subaru was of no help at all! Unless I had money!" Only 2 months after time ran out on warranty! and 1000 miles before the mileage part ran out although the time preceded that. "At 59000 miles the engine developed a LOUD banging noise (throwing a rod). Subaru paid for engine but refused to pay for labour despite the fact that the engine was still under warranty" Mechanic had to take apart the engine to repair the bearing at a far lower cost than the dealer's suggestion to replace the engine/transmission" "Engine has been replaced twice in this vehicle, under original warranty the first time, under extended warranty the second time" Dealership could not find cause of bent valves only that it was caused by the skipping but not what caused the skipping"
Ended up being 2 bent valves and had to have engine rebuilt. If I had known about the problem I never would have bought the car." I had to have the car towed and got a remanufactured engine installed for over $5,000. It turned out an oil leak resulted in such a major loss of oil that a piston blew. On the way back from Colo Spgs, going 65 mph, there was suddenly a loud noise and the car stalled out. "Several years of Subaru Foresters had problems with oil leaks, pistons, and engines seizing.
"Engine was rebuilt, but because I purchased an extended warranty when I bought the car it was fully covered and i only paid a $50 deductible." After many thousands of dollars for an engine rebuild, we check the oil every fill up now" Subaru dealership said we must check the oil at least every other pick up. Apparently this is a common problem with the boxer engines, there is oil blow by into the cylinders and gets burnt up. Put 2 L of oil in and mechanic only got 0.5 L out. Check engine light came on and oil pressure light barely flickered. "The 2009 engine needed replacement with a 2011 engine after the 2009 engine threw a rod" I submitted all oil change records to Subaru of America and due to the fact that I took such good care in maintaining the car they paid $2,500 towards the rebuild cost" "The engine had to be rebuilt and they swapped out the lower engine block. "Engine ran out of oil but there was no sensor light warning" Low oil pressure warning never activated" No indication of oil issues were reported by the vehicle's internal diagnostics or warning indicators. "The engine had to be rebuilt because excessive oil consumption caused failure of the rod bearings. When pulled over - car caught fire and burned up! This happened May 28th at 5 pm" "Engine check light came on - in two miles engine was smoking. Instead of giving Subaru another penny I sold it as is. It was discovered that there was metal particles in the oil which not only required an engine replacement but it also ruined the turocharger. At approximately 89,000 I took it to the dealer when the check engine light and traction control lights came on. "I bought this Forester new and since the day I bought it I had all scheduled maintenance completed by the Subaru dealer. In all the Subaru blogs, this problem figures predominantly. "cylinders had to be removed, heads shaved because of leaking gaskets. (2009 Subaru Forester Unsure 2.5-L 4 Cyl)
"The engine has been leaking oil and antifreeze very badly. Has been a problem since 1999 and for some reason they do not appear to think it is important enough to fix." "head gasket delaminate and leak oil and antifreeze. (2009 Subaru Forester XT 2.5-L 4 Cyl turbo) Repair, which included replacement of the timing belt and other 90K service for economy (since head would need to be re-opened to do this at 90K) was about $3200" Auto tech said this was a chronic problem with these engines. "Minor oil leaks in the cylinder head at around 70,000 miles.