Subaru Forester

MGGUN SG · 2007-04-11T16:55:34+00:00

Actually is really a pissed off, I totally agrees with your that their sales rep does know clearly on the car spec. Seriously really admit SUAY.................

MGGUN SG

Hi to all out there, can I know anyone of your who owns subaru forester 06 or 07 model , do your have problems with your car.......

my parent's subaru forester 07 model having problem with the ECU and have being sending back for 5 times within 3 months....and now the car have been send back since last week........To what i heard fromt he advisor is that all subaru forester 06 and 07 model having this problem.....they just got their car in the early feb...

So i wish to know is it real.......or do your have other problem with this car?

tomsss SG

better make sure the dealer fix up the problem... or else end up like the one that was featured in the papers last year. whole car kena burnt the night before it was to be used for wedding. Laughing

MGGUN SG

Thanks alot.....now the car haven being send back to subaru for the past 3 weeks already......Quite pissed off when i ask the car advisor, how come the problem keep on coming back? He just tell me they don t have any solution to this problem and he said got problem bring the car back again......very pissed off in the sense that walau, must bring the car back alot of time.....On the average we had bring back the car for every week we drove............end up taking cab to work ........

tomsss SG

but... you also cannot blame them. they seek help for the ECU problem from japan direct i believe... and if they also are at the moment dun have a solution yet, the dealer here also cannot much. this kind of situation happens to almost all dealers. So now you can't do much lor. what exactly is the problem with the ecu? if its still drivable and not compromising ride safety, then it should still be alright for normal driving conditions. if the problem is affecting the particular batch of cars, then i'm sure once they have the solution, they will contact you to arrange a date for you to bring the car in and have the problem retified Smile

MGGUN SG

It affect greatly as long as safety concern….......the car most of the time can t pick up the speed, the max speed is 20km/h…....once even happen on the expressway….....................can you imagine 20km/h at CTE…..........Why can t they tell us the fault first…...very regret of buying their car also lor…...should have stick back to nissan…

tomsss SG

wow that's bad... in that case you can make some pretty big noise to them and have them get u a replacement car or something. my guess is that they need to update the ECU programming... but just that either they are still working on it or have yet to reach the dealer. I suppose the Forester is actually a fine car, just happen so this batch of cars u choose got struck with a particular problem. Just bare with the inconviniences for a while more and see how it goes Smile

MGGUN SG

Ya….......its really a fine car…........too bad have this ECU problem…...really hope that they can solve it ASAP…haven been three weeks without car…....

AE86tofu SG

agreed...i am sure u had yr fair share of probs when dealing with Minis Laughing

critter33 SG

I took delivery of my 07 forester 2.0 just before the New Year. No problems so far, took it up to malacca a few weeks back even.

have found the tyres a bit lacking in grip tho', but cannot blame, they're semi-off road Geo-landers...

contemplating getting the lower half of my forester either re-sprayed black or looking for some bodykit to make it more protected from the dirt from the road, White car is a killer to maintain....

anyways, you should tell Subaru to give you a temp car, no car for 3 weeks is no joke.

But whatever happens, I still think overall the Subaru is a better choice over any Nissan... since you bought a Forester, the only comparable car in the Tan Cheong lineup is the X-trail, which actually feels like a pick up inside...

Good luck with the Forester. Cheers

MGGUN SG

Hi, so far your car have no problem with the ECU ? sorry for asking that...

Just get back the car last Saturday....they say they have replace a new ECU..........Today the problem arise again...when travel up a gentle slope, the speed just simply stuck in 40km/h....sian ma.....Because what they subaru service center says is that all the 06 and 07 model got problem.....something just wondering is it we get a 2nd hand get.....

critter33 SG

Hi, yep, so far I've not experienced any problems with my ecu. btw, what's the milage that you've clocked on your forester?

i've only done 3500+ km, so only did 1 svcing. waiting for my second svcing.

It is getting rediculous for your car to get so many problems, hope your sales rep has been helpful, why not try contacting somone higher up the subaru hierarchy to ask abt the problem.

'cos ultimately such issues also do not serve any benifit for Subaru.

your ECU refuses the car to move faster than 40km? is it locked in the gear? does it rev freely when it's in Neutral?

Sorry for asking so many questions, jus want to get a clearer picture of what the problem actually is.

MGGUN SG

Hi , it ok .....

The ar have clock around 2120++km already. The ECU just dont work properly. Meaning that we you step full on the gas, the car just won' t respond to it. Must step around for more than 10 sec then all of a sudden the car then will respond. When going some gentle slope, the car speed will just stuck at 40km/h or less no matter hard the gas is stepped........Until now the car still have a very slow reaction meaning when you step more on the gas, it takes more than 5 sec to respond it, when the respond come, it is a very sudden respond. And my mom just very pissed of lor.....Subaru service seriously cannot make it........

Can I know what type of petrol you pump? Because the advisor say if pump 98 the problem won't arise, but the technical say nothing to do with the petrol...Sometime just felt that the service center is sort of trying to get things done for the sake of getting it done. They just alway say that all the forester have this problem. They say they have no solution to this problem. On the average the car must be back to the service center once every week to upload the patch to the ECU. Its like ridiculous lor, alway must be back to the service center..........

Hai~~~~somehow my mom very regret of getting this car.........

tomsss SG

well at least they are trying to help, better than rejecting you straight when they have no solution at all. Service advisors usually know nuts about technical stuff... so it's best to approach the mechanics or workshop supervisor to get a better depth of the problem.

Tell you frankly... my Mini side also having such a situation Laughing the '05 Cooper S Auto stalling problem has been bugging us since last year. And BMW/Mini customers have far less patience than you. So far... we have received a new ECU programming update and we're seeing less and less of such problems coming back....

... but now we're seeing the JCW Cooper S being affected as well Laughing

Like i had mentioned before, i'm sure they are also waiting for a new ecu update. you dun really have much of a choice but to wait OR demand a courtesy car from them. really. Wink

nOrmalbOi SG

if all else fails… why not put in an aftermarket ecu? with proper tuning, it should work much better than what u have now

MGGUN SG

I dont really get what you mean.... can elaborate? So sorry......

tomsss SG

void warranty ah. if not must put back original ecu when sending back for servicing.

what normalboi meant to say is to buy the forester ecu from elsewhere, the type which you can configure settings enhance the engine's performance. i believe you dun really understand and thus dun really need it right Laughing

MGGUN SG

The problem arise again…..today…..sian_~~_~~_~~_~~Don’t really know what is happening, just get the car last saturday today the problem arise again….....

tomsss SG

bring your problem to the GM there and explain how furious you are about this consistant problem. if you can or want, send the car there again and tell them you will not collect the car until they have found a permenant fix to the problem. believe me... they are likely not to do much unless you make a scene there and say you will write about this to the ST forum or make this issue known to public.

nOrmalbOi SG

u should go to subaru club and ask around also.. there might be a helpful someone who will go bang table on ur behalf

Wink Wink

A_vErY_pOoR_gUy SG

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