Looks like all this fanciness and toyota influenced ick isn't helping after all.

Prett much guaranteed an issue for every car. Yeah! More than 1 per car can't be good.

Key car quality study ranks software bugs as most common complaint, knocks Ford again | Motoramic - Yahoo! Autos

 

lol how is this toyotas fault? they are way above average reliability and subaru is way under, if anything Subaru should be MORE like toyota

 

I said toyota influenced stuff... meaning the subaru folks are TRYING to do it.... and not succeeding. The fancifying crap.

I like my old shell over suspension. No B.S. You needith to readith before thus castith the stoneith.

 

the article doesnt really define problems, nor does it express the extent of a problem. Not saying subaru is in the clear but I would rather have a 2011 sti with my turn signal problem and random rattles over say a bmw with the those high pressure fuel pump problems that leave me without a car

 

It's everything. It's not just recalls and huge failures.

It's really not that awful. I just don't like seeing subaru that low. LOL.

Hell my wife's little plastic cover on the gas filler cover release snapped off when the car was a week old... still haven't fixed it yet. Lazy bastards. That would count. LOL!

 

Any one say pick up tube..?

 

Consumer Reports gives Subaru high marks for reliability. But I think they are smoking crack...

 

overall its a small issue compared to number of cars sold. Did anyone see how many people they polled on this study, i think i read it was 75,000. yea thats not even close to being a representative sample size

 

as a 2011 owner...I'm not surprised with the results.

Don't get me wrong ,my car has been reliable, but a lot of minor things that should not be a problem on newer cars, have been a problem (rattles mainly). My 240 had less rattles/noises than this thing has

 

Yeah. And it's just "problems" I'd rather have a car that I can beat the hell out of that has a broken plastic tab somewhere than one that has a brake pedal snap or a trans that falls apart when you're right foot goes down.


Subaru is a great car and toyota has done a lot to start refining them. I was mainly kidding (Krinkles). I am not overly fond of all of the stuff but subaru's are beginning the refinement process. Remember when the STI didn't have a stereo... (I like that)... but now it comes with the stuff the other cars in that price range come with. My forester is a much better built car as far as fit and finish that my wrx is.... but the new motor sounds like POOOOP!

 

Not sure what you mean by this, but I truly believe the non-turbo FB and FA engines (yay DOHC timing chain) sound way better than the mass-market SOHC EJ engines.

 

Do you have a green bumper sticker? Did you drive over the benicia bridge this week at all?

 

Then you clearly don't own a new one. EVERY one of the new non-turbo motors I've been around sound like ***. I'm not talking about exhaust note. It sounds like it's constantly low on oil. It's WAY louder than the older motors. Some blame on the chain which I'm glad they went to.

I'm not talking about exhaust note... engine sound is terrible. Sounds like it's busted.

 

Maybe it has something to do with the weird con-rods? Or the fact that the stroke is larger than the bore?

Hmmm, I gotta look and see if other Subaru drivers are having the same issues you're having with your FB...

 

Most people refer to it as Timing Chain slap. My wife's 12 Forester does it to. My Mom's 09 is getting there, but it also has 100,000 miles on it.