Used 2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M) Consumer Reviews
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OIl problem fixed
Jonathan Patchett, Washington, DC, 07/16/2015
updated 01/17/2017
Subaru Forester 2.5i PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
25 of 25 people found this review helpful
This was the original complaint, but see also new paragraph below. "Anyone buying this car should know that it will very likely use large amounts of oil. Subaru know about this, but do not mention it until the customer complains. Then they have an "oil consumption test", where the criteria to pass are ambiguous, but in essence if the car uses 0.33 quarts or less in 1200 miles, or can be argued to be in that ballpark of usage, they will not take any action. That criterion of 0.33 quarts in 1200 miles would leave the owner adding more than 1.5 quarts of oil between oil changes (synthetic oil, 6000 miles). The dealership appears to use any means available to avoid admitting there is a problem". Following settlement of a class-action lawsuit, the approach of the dealership seemed to reverse course. The service personnel then determined that our car failed a newly-conducted oil consumption test, even though the results seemed to us to be substantially the same as before. The dealership and Subaru America replaced the main part of the engine block (called the short block), and now the car loses very little oil, if any. We are now very pleased with the dealership, the outcome, and with the car.
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Disappointed in the 2014
Adrian G, Modesto, CA, 06/30/2018
Subaru Forester 2.5i PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
11 of 11 people found this review helpful
I’ll consumption bad and they won’t do anything about it but tell you that they will perform an oil consumption test but then tell you their results are fine. I have to add oil midway through oil changes making me feel like a 16 year old with an unreliable car. Also have had to replace break pads in front and back twice already in 4 years and they just told me I need new ones again. And had to replace axil, parking break suspension and now harness!!!!! Pretty disappointed in my Subaru- thought I’d have it for at least 10 years.
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DON'T BUY THIS CAR!!!!
ex_subaru_fan, Conroe, TX, 05/18/2015
Subaru Forester 2.5i PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
18 of 22 people found this review helpful
I don't believe the rating system is accurately stating how disappointing this car is, based on some of the statements below: Using Oil ! but 4 stars? Oil burner & Subaru does not want to admit problem but 3 stars? Do Not Buy but 2 ½ stars? Constantly having to check engine oil but 3 ½ stars? BURNS OIL & has a slight hesitation but 2 ½ stars? Incessant Rattling 4 stars? Purchase Was A Mistake 2 ½ stars? DISAPPOINTED - TERRIBLE RIDE 4 stars? 2014 Forester BURNS OIL 3 stars? Let me put it succinctly. Subaru thinks it is "normal" for an engine to use 1 quart of oil per 1200 miles. That's insane. This is my 6th Subaru; I won't own another.
Great in the ice and snow
Yankovich, Richmond, VA, 02/06/2016
Subaru Forester 2.5i PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
This is my second Subaru Forester (my 2013 forester with 24k miles got totaled after someone ran into the back of me). I noticed the oil consumption issue on my 2013 forester, it would go thru a quart of oil every 5,000 miles. I switched to 5W20 and it solved the problem (still a pain). My 2014 does not burn any oil at all and I use the recommended 0W20 full synthetic. The big selling point for me on these cars is how well they drive in the mountains on snow and ice. I don't have a scientific way to validate my observation but I drive a lot in the mountains and I can tell you that compared to my 4WD Honda Element (which I love), the Forester is head and shoulders better when the road conditions deteriorate.
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Love the 4X4 drive, not the rest
Rosalie Brunel, Santa Monica, CA, 02/26/2015
Subaru Forester 2.5i PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
the seller's repeated sale's line was "This car loves winter, you will really feel the difference in winter" and I do... the driving is awesome... except: i now cannot refuel because the latch to open the tank is frozen in ice! I now had to drive the car to an indoor garage and pray that tonight it will work. Not so impressive for a car that "loves" winter. The windshield also cracked about a month after I got it... I never had a windshield crack and have always driven in the same conditions. Again, unimpressed. Little gadgets also started to give way inside the car. Already I've been to the garage for oil leakage (the car had 2,000kms then)... My car is still under 6,000 kms!!
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