My 20 year old Toyota Camry NEVER had this problem and I drove it the same short trips to store and around town. They told me I was not starting and driving my car enough and advised me to start car and drive it more often. I took the car to the dealership where I purchased the car and they found nothing wrong. Thereafter, I was very careful to never leave lights on yet, the car still would not start on several occasions when the temps dropped to freezing. On one occasion I left inside vanity light on so this one time it was my fault. First winter when the outside temperature dropped to freezing and below my Outback would not start. Just purchased my first Subaru - a new Outback Limited March 2015. Also 3 years full replacement warranty + another 3 years pro rated. With taxes and installation they charged CA$156. Was searching for replacement battery for 3 days.įinally found it (with higher CCA) at Edmonds Batteries in Surrey, BC. The battery (group 25) is one of the rare ones. Update from : Jim Pattison Subaru Coquitlam, BC quoted me CA$259 to replace the battery with 3 years warranty! But even after driving for 45 mins, the car did not start later. Was expecting the battery to charge after 30 mins. Jump started the car with a portable battery pack. Today morning, the dashboard lights all came up, but the battery light was on. Car was locked properly (and does not have fob). Never a starting trouble too (like having to try twice or anything like that).ĭid NOT leave any lights on. Never had this problem with any other car in more than 50 years of car owenership.ĭrove the car till yesterday evening around 6 PM with no problems at all. Yes, a pain in the ass in the time it takes and the expense, but we can not afford another dead battery far away. Now I keep a desulfating maintenance charger on it 24/7 when not driving it. Never had a battery go bad in that short of time. So they happily charged me $221 to put in a "better" 30-month free replacement battery. NOW there was a problem with the battery. Drove there to jump start it, got it started. Then my spouse calls me at work late at night 25 miles away in town. The battery started dying regularly after short trips before it was four years old. When I complained to the dealer, they told me the battery and charging system was good. I put a maintenance charger on it to keep it charged. After three years, the battery was showing signs of weakness. Why are they not investigating this more and fixing the electrical problem/draw from the battery? I despise dishonesty. Then to find out from another friend who has an Outback that she has had battery problems with her 2016 Outback and when I googled battery problems with Subaru Outbacks, I find there is / was a class action lawsuit against Subaru. I'm a woman and now can not trust that my car will start when I go to it after shopping etc. Subaru dealership never told me there was a technical bulletin on the issue and not sure they did the upgrade. This is the third battery since I have owned the car. The car has had to be jumped 3x now and the battery is only 6-8 months old. Then they stated they charged up my battery and all was good. I have the paperwork to prove they did not change the battery. I have taken the car into the Fairfield CA Subaru Dealership and they stated they gave me a free new battery, they had not because the newer battery I installed (which went dead) was still in the car.
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