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I second Olnick. Not only did you pay your money but Subaru of America paid as well for the head gasket aspect SO, they too have an interest in having had the work performed well. It may be something as simple as the air box containing the air filter closed correctly... let them figure it out.

Nippy, can I get one of these mine sweepers as an option on my 05? Seriously, there are defects in anything made by man. That having been said, a neighbor's 05 turbo OB was in the shop within weeks after purchase, so often and for so long that SOA gave him a brandy new car, paid for his rentals and extended the replacement car's warranty to 6 year 100,000 as a good will gesture to assure him that SOA believes in their product and acknowledged that his experience was an aberration. You have nothing to lose by asking for serious consideration. The warranty is a reasonable request (I got one for free in settlement of a similar dispute) since if they really believe in their product, it should cost them nothing and buy back your confidence:headbang:.

I know what you mean but I think the 01 is the newer style refrigerant that seems to blow warmer anyway. I recall reading (may be a myth) that R134 is more corrosive than R12 therefore more prone to causing leaks.

Do a search here. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=59345 My 2000 went limp this summer. With the help of the site I went to Walmart, bought a recharge bottle of gas and the hose assembly total about $20. The hose assembly has pretty clear instructions as to what to hook it up to and how to recharge. My car isn't here right now but I think that the low and high pressure connections on the AC have different sized couplings so as to make it fool proof when connecting the recharge unit. 15 minutes of my time... cool!

I'd say these guys deserve a plug by name. It's human to err but to stand up for your mistakes takes integrity.

My thoughts exactly. After you try Nipper's tire rotation suggestion, and if there is no change, if unsure, switch pads and rotors from one side to the other and if the vibration follows, either the new brakes/rotors weren't bed properly or possible manufacturer defect. I know it takes time but this diagnostic test is cheap enough.

Or check out http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/tsb/tsbsearch.cfm This is the National Highway Trafffic Safety Administration listing of TSBs by make, year and model. If you go to the home page, there is other information on recalls and registering safety issues into their database.

me too:eek:

You didn't say if there were any performance issues initially. Clear the code and see if it comes back?

Hopefully the mileage and months were good otherwise your climb is uphill. While you can say you did the oil yourself at every 250 miles, there is less wiggle room when it comes to a clock or calendar. Warranties are meant to absorb some liability but beyond a compromise for customer relations, they needn't allow much consideration under the "agreement". Hope you slid under the limbo bar.

...or had the brake light come on... indicating low fluid level usually caused by worn pads.

+1 What Nippie said!

WARNING After you've sorted out the problem, take heed. I know da Bronx is da Bronx, but apparently you can not only get a ticket for parking in front of a fire hydrant but apparently you can also be ticketed for improper use of flashers?. At least that's what the ticketing officer was kind enough to explain to me as he wrote only the one summons for me to which I replied, using my best "Queens" English, er... thank you kindly officer.

This should do it for you. http://www.neilslade.com/Papers/Painting.html

Alarm system on car??

Well, I was surprised by the poor experience of the original poster but it can happen. I was glad to see that subarupartsforyou.com aka Dan Perkins (who happens to be local for me) has some other happy buyers, see link below. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=62614&page=2And as for the parts, I went through SUBARUPARTSFORYOU.COM (which is actually run out of the parts dept. of Dan Perkins Subaru in Milford CT). I emailed in a list and drove over to pick it up, just so that I knew exactly what I'd have in my hand for the job. Good guys, very helpful.

Ya mean like NASA, "O-rings... ah don't worry about it." BTW, don't forget to tell dad to let Autozone check the car while the CEL is still lit. I'm not sure if he'd have to keep the car running or if the CEL will go out once the car has been turned off and restarted.

IIRC, your dad's CEL comes and goes. Remind him to go to Autozone with the CEL on and ask the rep to come and read it while the car is still running in case the CEL decides to go out after he drove there. Anyway, this gent's seems to be staying on. Harbor Freight has an OBD scanner for about $40 and they always have some sort of promotion (% off or $5 off order)that would make up for small shipping charge.

There is an Autozone in Riverhead on L.I. and they will pull the code for free. It's a bit of a drive but perhaps another chain more local offers the same service.

The Subie techs refer to it as the battery kill switch... kaching$$

So he definitely is "cool".

John, Parts seem reasonable and service appears satisfactory. What's the name of the supplier you used in CT? Good luck this weekend

The scientificological approach:banana:.

As you know Nippy, I've been after this since 99 :horse:when I bought the 00 new. The other two current posters on this issue are 00 owners and I am trying to determine if a pattern exists at least in this micro-group of 00 owners. I've had other cars ping before under heavy and hard acceleration but this is different and Subie techs who have worked on solving the problem scratch their heads when I come by (they don't seem to be inclined to accept SOA's "normal" condition explanation). The latest suggestion is a lower temp thermostat but as in the case of using cooler plugs, I question going out of spec since it is only noticeable when ambient temp is above 60F and possibly? humidity related.