brus brother

I like the 09 Forresters. They give the impression of an Imprezza on steroids.

Ceiling clock inoperable... walk away. Actually, it's a common faulty/loose resistor. Easy fix. Find out if the car was treated to the head gasket "fix" by Subaru that would give you the extended warranty. 100K 8yrs. Call SOA and give them the vin#. SOA just added a stop leak goop to the coolant and off you go. PS Don't fall in love with this car especially if'n you're lookin' at an OB with wandering eyes.

Now this statement should be a sticky!!

I guess I'd head over to my friendly Subie dealer and pick their brains.

Searched both sides on my Legacy00. I don't even know if there is supposed to be one there BUT can someone spare a Band-Aid?:popcorn:I'm a spectator from this point on.

http://www.autoaccessconnect.com/sufoandleou1.html I'm not sure that there is a connector ready to go but the above link seems to indicate that you use their interface instead of cutting into your wires. Hope this helps. http://www.hitchestogo.com/Instructions/N118370.pdf This shows location of connector where you will install Tee. PS Second company is about $10 cheaper!

I just looked at my 2000 Legacy and if I rmember correctly, there may be another screw behind the curb light at the corner of the door.

I think there is also an electrical connection to a light in the lower corner of the door, so go easy in removing the door panel. As others have said, the switch is pretty easy to clean and reassemble. WARNING: DO ALL REPAIR WORK IN A SAFE AREA. There are some really tiny pieces to these switches once you open them up. I did my repair over a gravel driveway and spent the greatrest part of the repair time using a magnet finding lost parts!

Happened where my wife left the remote at home and somehow triggered the alarm. I called the local dealer and it was either the door lock or ignition swithct that you had to operate three times to disarm the alarm.

Make sure you are happy with the HOT level to begin with. I always save the empty Dextron gallon jug from my last refill and drain the fluid into a pan, funnel it into the old jug for disposal and check the level on the jug before adding the same amount of new fluid from the new jug. Repeat as necessary.

Is it your wife that gets erratic in the cold as well as the car?? and does she come out of it after a week?

I get some of the same noise in my 2000 Legacy but it stops if I open a window. Try and see if that helps.

We still love ya Bucky;) even without the rust.

I'm going with wheels are out of balance since something doesn't really kick in until you're going much faster.Try swapping tires front to rear? Exactly the symptoms on my car, turned out to be out of balance tire. Check wear, tire pressure and then wheel balance.

how about black spray paint:rolleyes: Didn't this post start in regards to " The main reason I ask is due to the transmission I'll be pulling this weekend". The digression of the discussion may relate to the nature of a subie driver to go "off road."

Not bad in the pics. I always thought the Forrester was too boxy and big in the butt. This new design seems to be more of a front proud car.

Nice tophat.

Jeepers, I just caught up with this post. You used everything but a Tomahawk missile!

Also known as the "battery kill switch". Not sure on the 08 but there was a parking light ON/OFF on the top of the steering column switch that if inadvertently activated would kill batteries. You didn't seem to have a dead battery though so no virgin for you. PS Outrage is a reasonable response with perhaps some perks begged even if they figure it out. "My confidence in the car is shaken" etc...

hmmm... washing a car shouldn't have this effect. If they have another one on the lot, I'd ask for that one PERMANENTLY and not for the kitty litter loaner. Nuf said.

It's not a 360 but SCORE!

or braking it yourself...

...ah FleaBay:banana:

Could be something as simple as the rocker switch on top of the steering column.

My 2000 remotes are still going strong but I too would try a new battery before I convicted the remote. Did the car come with 2 remotes? Is the other one still working or is there the possibility that the receiver unit is not functioning.