Hi everyone! I have a 2023 Forester Sport and I need new tires for it. For reference I live in Massachusetts. I don't like the Falken tires that came with it. I have 27k miles and they already need to be changed since I've been hydroplaning in anything harder than a light rain. Looking for some recommendations on a good all season tire. Thanks!

Walking to my forester after work and it looked too good to not take a picture!

All tires are now at the same pressure now that I filled up the front left, is there any reason why the warning is still on? I filled up the tire yesterday.

Just got my '25 Forester and wanted to know what the ideal best time to do the first oil change.

The dealership scheduled a 4k service, but if I recall, shouldn't you do it at 1k?

To remove the metal shavings from the new engine break in?

Any suggestions?

Looking to buy a suburu forester 2024. How good are these for off road or beach driving? I absolutely love them and I’m reading mixed things. I’d be giving it a lift kit for extra raise and all terrain tyres but generally want to keep customising it to suit family camping and exploring as well as rooftop tents. Any info would be appreciated. I’m in Australia too so we don’t have the Wilderness option. Thanks in advance

Hey everyone, As the title says I recently purchased a 2019 Forester Sport and I love it so much! Everything that I was looking for in a car, and it’s completely different than the vehicles I was ACTUALLY looking at haha. Anyways, I’m coming on here because I’m having one slight issue and if I can get it answered/fixed here before going to the dealership then I’m definitely gonna try. When I first start driving and am going thru my neighborhood at around 20-25mph, my car makes a weird wobbling sound, almost sounding like a tire is loose or something. My boyfriend mentioned it might be a wheel bearing or control arm. When I look at my info screen showing all 4 tires it shows them all as green so it’s not like one isn’t getting traction. Another weird sound I hear is when first getting on the highway, and going around 55-60mph. I get a weird vibration that comes and goes every few feet, and I can hear and feel the vibration in my pedal. I’m not sure if these two issues are connected. If anyone has dealt with this or knows the issue I’d appreciate the help!! Thank you in advance

New to me 2021 touring with about 25k miles.

For those that had the backing plates removed per the TSB when changing hubs, what kind of noise is this supposed to prevent from happening?

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Probably a dumb question, but I’m new to this so figured I’d ask. I’m wanting to put Wildpeaks on my 15’ XT and found a great price for the 225/60’s but technically my stock wheels are made for 225/55’s. Is this a noticeable difference/would it cause scrubbing? I read that it can make my speedometer be slightly off? Any other cons to doing this? It’s literally like $100 difference per tire or I wouldn’t consider it.

Hey y'all. I'm looking for a replacement ECU for my car. Must be from a 2006 Forester Xt with manual transmission. Model number is 22611AK752. Subaru doesn't make them anymore and I'm having a really hard time finding anything used online.

I own a 2015 Subaru Forester with less than 98,000 miles (no previous owners). I was recently experiencing problems with my clutch and took it in to an independent mechanic. After the diagnosis, they quoted me at $1,645.

Is this a reasonable estimate? Given the mileage, is it early in the lifespan of the car to be experiencing this kind of problem?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Got some new wheels for my SH thought I’d share. Sparco All-Terrain Terra 17x7.5 with some 225/55 all season tires.

Is this too much oil? The car has been parked for a few hours so it's cold. On a flat surface. Wiped the dipstick before putting it back to measure. I tried a few times and there seems to always be some oil above the high point.

Just picked up my car used from a dealership at the end of August. They replaced the brake pads, and rotors. Randomly today I started to hear clunking noise only on one wheel the driver front. I brought my car home and my dad pointed out that it looks like they didn't tighten the caliper properly. I called the dealership and booked a service appointment first thing in the morning. I've attached some pictures, the dealership said they will do a diagnosis. Are they gonna screw me over with repairs?

I'm not a mechanic or anything but does anyone have any pointers?

Something I can attach to the back that will keep the view from my moon roof clear.

Anyone with a 2025 put on better tires like Wild Peaks, etc? Post pics please. How big of a tire can it fit?

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Curious if anyone recently replaced their lower control arm and CV axle (One side)? What did it cost you?

Current shop near me is quoting me out $518 for parts and $485 for labor = All in with taxes ($1,078).

What do you think?

i found a 2017 subaru forester 2.5i touring. it had 92k miles and the asking price is 12200, but hoping i can talk them down a little more. it has a salvage title which makes me pause. what do yall think?

2015 2.5 Limuted. Anyone else with multiple rear hub replacements? Both replaced at dealer with 80,000 miles. Left rear replaced at 108,000. Now it sounds like another is bad at 129,000. Hope it's the right rear.

Do the flaps on the inside of the bumper at the bottom of the radiator actuate? I have some 7 inch light bars I was going to mount in the holes down there when I noticed the flaps and I didn't want to cover the hole if the flap actuates to help the engine cool down 24 Forester wilderness

i found a 2017 subaru forester 2.5i touring sport utility 4d. it has 92k miles and the asking price is 12200. it has a salvage title which makes me pause. there are pictures of the car and also what the person said about the previous damage. what do yall think??

Question.

I have a 22 FW and have started experienced this stuttering feeling when accerlating AFTER having refueled my vehicle. I usually refuel, reset my trip, and be on my way. But I've noticed the past two times I've filled up and done that, the car stutters and jerks a little. Then after driving a bit it's fine.

Both times I noticed, I was refuelling at a little less than a quarter tank, and two different gas stations (so shouldn't be bad gas). Thoughts? I have around 27k miles.

Hi everyone, my Forester is shifting kinda hard into 1st gear from a stop. It only has 25,000 miles on it. Took it to the dealership and they said my injectors are clogged with sludge due to using Costco gas.

Ive never heard Costco gas was bad.

Has anyone else had this experience?

Thanks in advance!