Subaru issue turbo STOP SALE on certain 08-09 models - Page 42

STIcer · 04-23-2008, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SirMattieP

WTF im so confused, like seriously what do you do before you buy the car? Or do you just not care cause you have warranty...

1. the latter, the dealer shouldn't sell you that car unless it's tested

2. this is not affecting a lot of cars, no one had a problem here

3. even if it is - yeah you have 5 year /60K warranty - the problem should show up very early too

bigd · 04-23-2008, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SirMattieP

WTF im so confused, like seriously what do you do before you buy the car? Or do you just not care cause you have warranty... Cause i had a meeting today with a Sales guy, and said their expecting a DGM by then end of this month... which hes gonna hold for me and on sunday we have another meeting in which we could do paper work.. Sounds kinda fishy to me. What do you think?

I wouldn't worry too much, as stated above the dealer must perform the tests before it's sold (until they've received the "all green" from Subaru HQ). Otherwise, I don't quite understand what you're so confused about. When they get the car, and somehow it IS affected, then you'll be without the car until they can get it fixed. This however, has an EXTREMELY SLIM probability since no US cars have been reported to have this problem yet. Even still, the dealer is required to do the test prior to sale to prove the car is OK.

SlackerNJ · 04-23-2008, 05:12 PM

Can anyone think of a worse thing to do to a brand spankin new engine than rev it up to 6,000 rpm in neutral without any weight behind it? Lol...but not really.

I am going to make sure my car is fully broken in and due for its second oil change before I have them do the test.

SirMattieP · 04-23-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bigd

I wouldn't worry too much, as stated above the dealer must perform the tests before it's sold (until they've received the "all green" from Subaru HQ). Otherwise, I don't quite understand what you're so confused about. When they get the car, and somehow it IS affected, then you'll be without the car until they can get it fixed. This however, has an EXTREMELY SLIM probability since no US cars have been reported to have this problem yet. Even still, the dealer is required to do the test prior to sale to prove the car is OK.

Is it likely that they will do the test, without me instructing them to do so?

AMTEXX · 04-23-2008, 05:43 PM

It's sad to say, but I have to say that I would never buy an '08 due to these issues.

I'm sorry, but look at Subaru's method of ascertaining the problem........root cause analysis? Oh please. Who came up with this method? The janitor on the night shift at the Subaru plant? When I worked for Toyota in mfg, and this happened, heads would have rolled, and believe me, a REAL root cause analysis would have been performed.

Who actually feels comfortable that this procedure will actually determine if your car has a problem? If I had an '08 I would laugh at this, and ALWAYS wonder if/when my engine was going to have problems. Subaru needs to get their heads our of their a**es.

loosekannon · 04-23-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by AMTEXX

It's sad to say, but I have to say that I would never buy an '08 due to these issues.

I'm sorry, but look at Subaru's method of ascertaining the problem........root cause analysis? Oh please. Who came up with this method? The janitor on the night shift at the Subaru plant? When I worked for Toyota in mfg, and this happened, heads would have rolled, and believe me, a REAL root cause analysis would have been performed.

Who actually feels comfortable that this procedure will actually determine if your car has a problem? If I had an '08 I would laugh at this, and ALWAYS wonder if/when my engine was going to have problems. Subaru needs to get their heads our of their a**es.

They are offering people extended warranties... i think that means they are confident..

bklynpanman · 04-23-2008, 05:51 PM

Another rant from a jelous 05 owner. Take a hike bro.

mausny05STI · 04-23-2008, 06:07 PM

My car was born on 11/07 and when you first start it up after sitting it knocks for a min. or so. i also have a big chip on my front fender. They told me to bring it up and they will take a pic of the chip and check the oil.

pwn · 04-23-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AMTEXX

It's sad to say, but I have to say that I would never buy an '08 due to these issues.

I'm sorry, but look at Subaru's method of ascertaining the problem........root cause analysis? Oh please. Who came up with this method? The janitor on the night shift at the Subaru plant? When I worked for Toyota in mfg, and this happened, heads would have rolled, and believe me, a REAL root cause analysis would have been performed.

Who actually feels comfortable that this procedure will actually determine if your car has a problem? If I had an '08 I would laugh at this, and ALWAYS wonder if/when my engine was going to have problems. Subaru needs to get their heads our of their a**es.

And you were seriously thinking about buying an 08 before, right?

SirMattieP · 04-23-2008, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by AMTEXX

It's sad to say, but I have to say that I would never buy an '08 due to these issues.

I'm sorry, but look at Subaru's method of ascertaining the problem........root cause analysis? Oh please. Who came up with this method? The janitor on the night shift at the Subaru plant? When I worked for Toyota in mfg, and this happened, heads would have rolled, and believe me, a REAL root cause analysis would have been performed.

Who actually feels comfortable that this procedure will actually determine if your car has a problem? If I had an '08 I would laugh at this, and ALWAYS wonder if/when my engine was going to have problems. Subaru needs to get their heads our of their a**es.

Chill Br0!!!!!

Dont hate... appreciate.

ploney · 04-23-2008, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mausny05STI

My car was born on 11/07 and when you first start it up after sitting it knocks for a min. or so. i also have a big chip on my front fender. They told me to bring it up and they will take a pic of the chip and check the oil.

Be wary of pg. 7-38 in your Car Manual.

Excerpted...

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When driving off immediately after
starting the engine, a short-lived operation
noise may be noticed coming from
the engine compartment. This noise is
generated as a result of a check being
performed on the Vehicle Dynamics
Control system and is normal.

.

Depending on the timing of activation
of the brakes, the brake pedal may
seem to jolt when you drive off after
starting the engine. This is a consequence
of the Vehicle Dynamics Control

operational check and is normal.

Kilya · 04-23-2008, 07:19 PM

Ploney interesting find... I dont think I actualy have an STI specific manual... I should really hitup my dealership

DrPhyzx · 04-23-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AMTEXX

It's sad to say, but I have to say that I would never buy an '08 due to these issues.

I'm sorry, but look at Subaru's method of ascertaining the problem........root cause analysis? Oh please. Who came up with this method? The janitor on the night shift at the Subaru plant? When I worked for Toyota in mfg, and this happened, heads would have rolled, and believe me, a REAL root cause analysis would have been performed.

Who actually feels comfortable that this procedure will actually determine if your car has a problem? If I had an '08 I would laugh at this, and ALWAYS wonder if/when my engine was going to have problems. Subaru needs to get their heads our of their a**es.

Hard to imagine the biggest 08 hater on these boards would have had anything better to say.

BTW, what makes you think they don't know the root cause. I'm sure they could make a determination with an engine tear-down, but who wants that? Not SOA and certainly not me!

AMTEXX · 04-23-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by bklynpanman

Another rant from a jelous 05 owner. Take a hike bro.

First of all, please learn to spell before posting. It's "jealous" with an "a"

I'm actually not jealous, in fact, I saw one today and was very impressed with how it looked in black. Very nice.

I'm actually just down on Subaru in general, and not down on the actual year per say.

Subaru has let me down. In fact I was going to buy a Forester this month, but I won't put Subaru on my list now. If this is their actual quality control, I won't even bother looking at them.

Fabwrx · 04-23-2008, 07:56 PM

you guys are making me crazy with your whining and complaining about Subaru. have you guys noticed that not ONE of postings on this thread have been from someone actually HAVING the problem we are talking about !
I want to say this as calm as possible.........

QUIT THE PANIC !

I have owned 5 subarus and can honestly say that nothing has gone wrong with them , even after fairly heavy mods.

I had an 03' Mitsu EVO 8, now that was a true piece of junk, great car on paper , zero dealer support and very poor quality in real life.

04-23-2008, 05:12 PM	#618
SlackerNJ Junior STI Driver Car: Black 08 STi Location: Boulder CO Posts: 110 Join Date: Mar 2008 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Subaru issue turbo STOP SALE on certain 08-09 models Can anyone think of a worse thing to do to a brand spankin new engine than rev it up to 6,000 rpm in neutral without any weight behind it? Lol...but not really. I am going to make sure my car is fully broken in and due for its second oil change before I have them do the test.

04-23-2008, 05:43 PM	#620
AMTEXX STI Driver Car: black 05 Sti Posts: 295 Join Date: Jul 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Subaru issue turbo STOP SALE on certain 08-09 models It's sad to say, but I have to say that I would never buy an '08 due to these issues. I'm sorry, but look at Subaru's method of ascertaining the problem........root cause analysis? Oh please. Who came up with this method? The janitor on the night shift at the Subaru plant? When I worked for Toyota in mfg, and this happened, heads would have rolled, and believe me, a REAL root cause analysis would have been performed. Who actually feels comfortable that this procedure will actually determine if your car has a problem? If I had an '08 I would laugh at this, and ALWAYS wonder if/when my engine was going to have problems. Subaru needs to get their heads our of their a**es.

04-23-2008, 05:51 PM	#622
bklynpanman STI Driver Car: 08 STI WHITE ! ! ! Fav Mod: Coming Soon Location: NJ Posts: 223 Join Date: Dec 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Subaru issue turbo STOP SALE on certain 08-09 models Another rant from a jelous 05 owner. Take a hike bro.

04-23-2008, 06:07 PM	#623
mausny05STI Junior STI Driver Car: white 05 /08 WRX STI Fav Mod: CF hood and Perrin stuff Location: houston Posts: 84 Join Date: Nov 2007 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Subaru issue turbo STOP SALE on certain 08-09 models My car was born on 11/07 and when you first start it up after sitting it knocks for a min. or so. i also have a big chip on my front fender. They told me to bring it up and they will take a pic of the chip and check the oil.

04-23-2008, 07:19 PM	#627
Kilya STI Driver Posts: 220 Join Date: Aug 2007 Trader Rating: (1)	Re: Subaru issue turbo STOP SALE on certain 08-09 models Ploney interesting find... I dont think I actualy have an STI specific manual... I should really hitup my dealership

04-23-2008, 07:56 PM	#630
Fabwrx Amateur STI Driver Car: 08' Sti 'blackie' Fav Mod: Cobb accessport Location: Tucson , Arizona Posts: 49 Join Date: Jun 2006 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: Subaru issue turbo STOP SALE on certain 08-09 models you guys are making me crazy with your whining and complaining about Subaru. have you guys noticed that not ONE of postings on this thread have been from someone actually HAVING the problem we are talking about ! I want to say this as calm as possible......... QUIT THE PANIC ! I have owned 5 subarus and can honestly say that nothing has gone wrong with them , even after fairly heavy mods. I had an 03' Mitsu EVO 8, now that was a true piece of junk, great car on paper , zero dealer support and very poor quality in real life. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.