Used 2001 Subaru Forester Consumer Reviews
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I'll never buy another Subaru!
lizlubee, 04/08/2013
updated 10/11/2016
2001 Subaru Forester S AWD 4dr Wagon w/Premium Package (2.5L 4cyl 4A)
9 of 23 people found this review helpful
My Forester was purchased new and always received scheduled services and oil changes. It had very low mileage (<97,000 miles) and was in terrific condition (or so I thought). I recently learned it had a leaking head gasket (a notorious Subaru problem), 2 bad rear wheel bearings, and leaking oil pan. It also needed a new catalytic converter according to my mechanic. Well, any car that disintegrates before 100,000 miles is not worthy of my attention so I (in very short order) traded it in. I now have a 2014 Mazda CX 5 which is ten times the car my old Forester ever was!
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P J Tramdack, 01/09/2006
2001 Subaru Forester S AWD 4dr Wagon (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The car just went over 160,000. So far the head gaskets have had to be replaced (this was the subject of a recall) and the front axle was replaced. The check engine light has been on since 60,000. Apparently this means nothing. The Forester is excellent on the icy roads of NW Pennsylvania. It feels very well made. Overall the car has been very good and I will probably buy another one. I think I got my money's worth.
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Ours is a LEMON!
efsevers, 08/14/2002
2001 Subaru Forester S AWD 4dr Wagon (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I don't know if we got a lemon or what, but we have had nothing but problems with our 2001 Forester S+. Every time we take it in with a complaint, the Subaru rep says that's standard for this vehicle...which leads us to believe their products are garbage. We WILL be trading it in within the next month or two.
RT REAR WHEEL BEARING 6TH AND COUNTING
RIchard Kane, 07/29/2008
2001 Subaru Forester S AWD 4dr Wagon (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
First right rear bearing went bad 2,000 miles after I purchased the car two years old used. Since then, it has been replaced four more times and now needs another one replaced. Worst part is that the bad wheel bearing causes that tire to wear much more quickly. With AWD all four tires must match. That's a lot of tires. $$$
Started out well then downhill
Harstar, 02/21/2004
2001 Subaru Forester L AWD 4dr Wagon (2.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
This vehicle was nice until the warranty expired. Within 500 miles of the 36000 mile expiration, I had to replace the stereo and the MAP sensor. The lid of the center dash compartment doesn't close right. Check engine light started coming on in regular intervals which mechanic said was 02 sensor and after another 2000 miles it was running so roughly that it needed a major tune- up. Less than 100 miles later the coil went on it. It is still not running right. Mechanic is puzzled and I am frustrated.