bnsfelectrican Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Had my brand new car towed to the dealer on monday! they said the keys lost communication to the computer brains in the car. they tried to re-program the keys to the car with out luck! Now im driving a rental for about a week till they can recieve the computers from subaru. Also they have to remove and install a new dash in my car, due to a bubble that formed in the dash above the cubby!! So many problems WTF i only have 1100 miles on the car and only drove 50 miles with my new megan exahust!. I also contacted subaru co. directly and talked to Customer/Dealer Services Department and they are taking care of it promply, Oh well anyone wlse having problems?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boostjunkie Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Sorry to hear of your troubles Marty. Sh!t happens though. ECU have been known to go bad. An isolated occurance to be sure, but since virtually all the systems in the car are run by the ECU, if it goes for whatever reason, there goes everything else. Look at the bright side, it's under warranty, they are taking care of it promptly and you get to put mileage on someone else's car for free in the meantime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnsfelectrican Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 Yea for sure paul! Sucks but it has to get done!!! p.s. wheres my downpipe:lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingman25 Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 Sounds like a bubble i had on my car right smack dab in the middle of my dash. It was a bad screw or something so they have to change the whole top and then after they did i noticed the centre vents' frame wasn't flush to begin with because of warped plastic quality. sigh. Thankfully i haven't had many technical glitches so far but the amount of cosmetic problems i've had since i got it about 8 months ago beats any big technical problem (which would be the last straw actually). So touch-wood no technical glitch that i can notice so far. But yes - Subaru warranty will take care of everything and make sure you get it all fixed during the warranty time - even if its a tiny squeak or any panel millimeter off the mark. I guess you'll have to be patient with yourself in that department as long as you drive a Subaru. For now i am just having fun with how the awd handles the ice here in TO. Never getting too confident though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 This thread depresses me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhabodav Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I had an interesting problem with my 07...600 miles in....my belt broke, my cam shaft (they said, evaporated basically) and my pulley broke, they had to replace the engine block and I was without my car for 3 weeks. Also the panel where the shifter is, is defective and my speekers make something rumble inside the door, when I apply pressure to the door the rumbling goes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccorry Posted January 17, 2007 Share Posted January 17, 2007 I had an interesting problem with my 07...600 miles in....my belt broke, my cam shaft (they said, evaporated basically) and my pulley broke, they had to replace the engine block and I was without my car for 3 weeks. Also the panel where the shifter is, is defective and my speekers make something rumble inside the door, when I apply pressure to the door the rumbling goes away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnsfelectrican Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 Wow sounds like subaru has some big problems with there cars. they need to get it together!!http://legacygt.com/forums/images/icons/icon4.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dong Homez Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 WOW, this is depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirsimon Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 OMFG - I think the *exact* same thing (ECU issue) just happened to my '07! We had a big (OK, big for Portland) snowstorm, so I parked the Spec.B for 2 days (it has RE050As on it that are worthless in the snow). Went out to unlock the car today with the remote...nothing. Tried my other remote - no dice. Unlocked the car manually, and tried to start it...the gauges illuminate briefly (but no "needle sweep"), idiot lights come on, HVAC fan comes on (but climate control does not light up), and the car will not start. Dealer wants it to be towed in....I waited on hold with Subie's roadside assistance for about 25 minutes before giving up. Will try again in the morning. Grrrr. I was supposed to get my pinks installed tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBBROS Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Damn, I hate it when something happens and you cant install new parts! And what a bummer on such a new car! My subie roadside assistance is about up since im approaching 36k. Are you saying its not worth it? Hope its nothing serious and you get them pinks on. (damn storm ruining things!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opie Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 OMFG - I think the *exact* same thing (ECU issue) just happened to my '07! We had a big (OK, big for Portland) snowstorm, so I parked the Spec.B for 2 days (it has RE050As on it that are worthless in the snow). Went out to unlock the car today with the remote...nothing. Tried my other remote - no dice. Unlocked the car manually, and tried to start it...the gauges illuminate briefly (but no "needle sweep"), idiot lights come on, HVAC fan comes on (but climate control does not light up), and the car will not start. Dealer wants it to be towed in....I waited on hold with Subie's roadside assistance for about 25 minutes before giving up. Will try again in the morning. Grrrr. I was supposed to get my pinks installed tomorrow. Low battery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laneygirlid Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Yikes...that's scary. I have a 2007 LGT purchased in mid November. I haven't had any problems like you are mentioning and pray that I don't. I'm sorry that happened to you, but am hoping it can be chalked up to reliability statistics curve.... Let us know how it works out in both the above mentioned situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirsimon Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 OK - My issue ended up being the battery (as Opie suspected). The dealer thinks that one of the sensors that turn on the interior lights when the door is open may have spazzed out and caused the battery to drain ove r a day and a half. Not sure, I buy that, but they said to keep an eye on it and let them know if it has any more issues. I am *so glad* that I am not going to have to wait a week (or more) for a new ECU. I hope you get back up and running soon, BNSF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBBROS Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Thats a relief! Hope your car runs good from here on out and you eventually get to rallitek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnsfelectrican Posted January 18, 2007 Author Share Posted January 18, 2007 Yea for sure!! Its still at the dealer, no word yet!!http://legacygt.com/forums/images/icons/icon9.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HieroGLFX Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 OK - My issue ended up being the battery (as Opie suspected). The dealer thinks that one of the sensors that turn on the interior lights when the door is open may have spazzed out and caused the battery to drain ove r a day and a half. Not sure, I buy that, but they said to keep an eye on it and let them know if it has any more issues. I am *so glad* that I am not going to have to wait a week (or more) for a new ECU. I hope you get back up and running soon, BNSF! I think they fixed the same problem as mine, they said it was the Radio that caused the drain. I've had the car for almost a week since then. But this morning, my Radio Presets were gone. So I might have to bring it back it in. Here's the thread to my post: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirsimon Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Not to thread-jack, but here's an update: I left my car parked all yesterday on purpose (to see what would happen). Totally dead today. No start. WTF? Bad battery? They better at least give me a new battery tomorrow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnsfelectrican Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 Got the car back today!!!! Many thanks to RENECK SUBARU! They did a kick ass job replacing my dash. they also replaced the computers that went bad too! Now its time to install my subie nav system i just picked up out of a 07 spec-b!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabydanimal Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 WTF, my '06 had a bad pass seat heater. It took over a month to get it fixed. With all the rattles in my car and others this kind of Q&A stuff annoys me. Does anybody have hard numbers on Subaru's Q&A compared to other manufacturers? Maybe they should just move production back to Japan where people actually care about their jobs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07spec Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Forgive me for the repost, but I think my issue is also valid in this thread as well. I posted to the "Battery dead after 2 days" thread about this. In a nutshell: My 07 SpecB with 2100 miles has had the battery die over 5 times when parked for more then 2 days. Dealer didn't believe me the first time, said i left the lights on! Second time, they replaced the map light, it was defective. Then they found another drain on the battery. Verdict: Defective Engine Control Module! They don't know what to do about it, and have called SOA and are waiting to here back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnsfelectrican Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 bolth of my computers were bad, bolth replaced!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirsimon Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Here's an update on my car: After the second trip to the dealer they replaced the battery. Everythhing else they tested came up OK. I have not been able to leave it for more than a night yet to confirm the fix (darn those new pink springs!), but I will let you know as soon as I have done so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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