After any driving in hot weather, smell of coolant in right side of engine compartment
2017 Subaru Forester transmission complaints
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Cannot turn off distraction of a noisy stereo while gear selector is in reverse. I believe this is an intentional design feature that always happens.
Car stalls, mostly in intersections when we turn either left or right, mid-turn. Also, the steering wheel, plastic, is dangerously-slippery, expecially during those stalls in heavy traffic when panic sets in.
Forester - 500 miles - consistent and continuing problems: car lurches forward on its own in first gear. - in motion engine not only has excessive (can last 5 seconds or more) "rev-hangs" shifting up from any gear but actually increases by 700-900 rpms. This has caused difficulty in slowing down (reducing speed with downshift). When using brake to reduce speed when this occurs, the engine will begin to race, increasing up to 1500 or more rpms, difficult to control vehicle. - in motion 4th gear - stick shift vibrates excessively - so much so it is visible to the eye and seems like it will have to wear out from the friction, - in motion (intermittent) when vehicle dynamics control engages on upward incline a very loud (multiple) banging occurs at the rea car lurches . - turning, in motion. Engine noise is extremely loud compared to other 2017 foresters I have driven.can sound like it is ready to throw a rod in the near future - in motion and stationary subaru states all is normal. Service manage at dealer states loud engine is definitely not normal for the 2017 model and he experience the excessive rev-hang but doesn't know what to do these things because subaru says this is normal are normal.
On vehicles equipped with 6-speed manual transmission: when shifting gears, engine speed increases to 4000-4500 RPM while clutch is depressed, despite having foot entirely off the accelerator pedal. Rpm remains elevated for 5 to 10 seconds before slowly returning to normal idle. On other occasions, engine speed will increase to approximately 2500 RPM while sitting with the clutch depressed and foot off accelerator (for example, while waiting for a traffic light). Does not seem to be a "runaway" condition: the engine speed never approaches redline, but increases smoothly to the "target" RPM, stays constant for awhile, then smoothly returns to idle. Note: other 2017 forester owners have reported similar behavior. Subaru is investigating, but at present is saying, "it's not a bug, it's a feature." after 50 years of driving scores of vehicles with manual transmissions, I disagree.
11/23/16 - as I was slowly rolling into a front parking spot the car accelerated on it's own - I turned the wheel to the left so I wouldn't crash full on into the building - trying to control the car - I went over a curb that was jetting out - defining the parking spaces - my right front and back tires went over the curb - just missing a tree - finally coming to a stop - if there was anyone there - I would have hit them - that day I took the car to the subaru dealer and told them what happened - and on my paperwork it stated "customer states subaru seems to accelerate on its own - tech found no codes. Tech drove vehicle and could not duplicate"
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