Used 2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M) Consumer Reviews
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Do not buy this vehicle
michael leclerc, Somers, CT, 01/06/2016
Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
29 of 30 people found this review helpful
I purchased a 2014 Forester in the end May of 2015 (19,000 miles). After driving for about 1200 miles the low oil light came on. The dealership topped of the oil 4 times before they would do the oil consumption test. After the test they replaced my engine(so they say). After driving the new engine for a week, the low oil light came on. Topped off oil again. Consumption test again tomorrow. 7 months of owning this vehicle and over 20 hours of waiting in the waiting room. I want my 2006 Nissan back!
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Burning Oil at 7,000 miles
bilbo, Coarsegold, CA, 07/21/2015
updated 07/27/2020
Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
Car used some oil during break in but after two oil changes, one at 3000 and the next at 5000 it started using oil at the rate of more than a quart every 1,000 miles. Took the car in for a oil consumption test and noted the dealer over filled it by a 1/4 quart. I am now on the third engine. The first Subaru replaced due to oil consumption, the second was RUINED by the service department at Lithia Subaru in Fresno and had to be replaced again by Maita Subaru in Sacramento which did a great job. The third engine does use some oil, maybe a quart or so between changes but I guess that is the best Subaru's are capable of. At least Subaru picked up the cost for the third engine too. Update - third engine still running good and no increase in oil consumption. Update - 115,000 miles and it has been using a couple of quarts in 5,000 miles. I live with it. Never going to buy another Subaru.
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Subaru took Shortcuts on New Forrester
jerrylevy, Dublin, GA, 04/07/2014
updated 10/12/2016
Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
30 of 35 people found this review helpful
Very spacious for its size, and very comfortable front seats with good leg room in the back and pleased with gas mileage. Not a bad long distance driving car and four people will be very comfortable for a six hour drive. However, there is virtually no pickup. I have experienced a lot of rattles, no drycleaning/cloths hook in the vehicle, no temp gauge-just a light like my father's 1973 Impala wagon, cargo compartment has dismal dim light. Dealer has tried to fix rattles but they can't. For some reason when I turn on the vent, I get heated air. Dealer said it is just a design flaw.
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2014 Subaru Forester using oil
Laura, Atlanta, GA, 06/17/2016
Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Well, thinking about trading my 2014 Forester in for something else...undecided. At 40,000 miles, I am now up to using a quart of oil in about 3000 miles. I've been having some usage, about a 1/2 quart prior, but now up to the quart stage. Terrible! So very disappointing! I had heard such great reviews on this vehicle, and now I have to pay attention to the sound. I can tell when it starts to get low, and stop and get a quart. Keeping a quart with me at all times. I have my class action suit papers here on my desk. I shouldn't even have to read all these sheets of paper, as I paid good money, and still paying! I will fill them out!!!! Now what do I buy in it's place. I did so much research to come to the Subaru conclusion, now I have to start all over!
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So. Much. Oil.
Jane, North Smithfield, RI, 10/27/2016
Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium PZEV 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I knew I was in trouble when, 6 weeks after purchasing this car, the low oil indicator came on. I've had to throw a quart in every 6 weeks or so ever since ... until 2 months ago when it dropped to every 4 weeks. I'm now done. There is no reason I should have to continue throwing oil into a car like this. I've Googled, I see that people are given the run around, I see I can haul myself to the dealer over and over for consumption tests (no thanks), and I know there was a class action lawsuit about it that they lost. I just want this car out of my life (I'm going tomorrow to get something else). In addition to the oil issue, the seats aren't comfortable at all. The seat itself is too short for my legs (I'm 5'8"). Yes, I did test drive it, but it was fine for that 10 minutes. I only noticed it after spending more time in it. The armrest is too short. The controls make NO sense. I can't hook up an iPod without being forced to control it through the car's controls, which is an exercise in futility. If you have a rear-facing car seat, the person sitting in front of it is jammed into the dash (my husband rides in back with our son more often than not because it's more comfortable). And, finally, the ride itself is rough. The car is at a low price point, and it never lets you forget why. Are there any plusses? Yes. Aesthetically, I like how it looks. The cargo area is roomy. It comes in manual transmission, which is a dying breed. Gas mileage is good. But overall, I hate this car with the white hot intensity of a thousand suns.
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