Total Recall; The Subaru blows its engine, gets a do-over.(NEWS)

AutoWeek, November, 2009

Byline: NATALIE NEFF

Neither rain nor sleet nor dark of night could put up much of a challenge for our long-term Subaru Forester. Unfortunately, our sturdy boxer-powered all-wheeler was felled not by the elements but by its own engine.

Just a week shy of the Forester closing its third quarter in our fleet, a strange clicking noise started emerging from underhood. By the end of the day, that clicking had turned into a high-decibel knock, forcing us to head straight to the shop. Seven days later, the dealer returned the car to uswith a brand-new engine.

Subaru HQ had issued an internal stop-sale order for a series of VINs spanning several models powered by the 2.5-liter turbocharged boxer-four, including our own Forester. But somehow the...

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