Six problems related to engine burning oil have been reported for the 2013 Subaru Forester. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Subaru Forester based on all problems reported for the 2013 Forester.
2013 Subaru Forester. Consumer writes in regards to oil consumption issue. The consumer stated the vehicle needed oil added in between oil changes. The manufacturer was notified and offered 1500 towards a new car or repair. The consumer was dissatisfied.
I just received a call from mechanic after taking it in for oil change. There was no oil in the pan, dipstick clean! I do not have a leak as I park in garage and would see it. No indicator lights came on dash, which is a huge concern! looking back Subaru has had issues with oil burning up quickly. This needs to be fixed!.
Failed oil consumption test ,engine had to be replaced . I have the same problem with my second Subaru Forester 2011 its engine had to be replaced too. In both cars I found the problems accidentally when I took the2011 to hve new tiers I asked them to check oil level found no oil on the stick filled it with 3 bottels of oil before I drove it to the dealer I feel that they should recall all Forester also I was not end a notice that they extended the warranty for this problem. Now they offer me 1000$ to apply for buying new Subaru.
After reading other complaints on this site - prompted me to write this. 2yrs into owning my car had oil consumption test done because it seemed the synthetic oil is disappearing. Was told car is fine. I still need to put oil in - in between changes. The engine has no leaks. I was told synthetic oil burns off when you drive a lot of miles. I feel this should be looked into.
2013 Subaru Forester - constantly burning oil. Needs to be replenished often.
My car has been consuming excessive amounts of oil since I have been made aware of the problem in April of 2014 by independent mechanics. At that oil change I had about a quart of sybthetic left after only 4500 miles. I took it in early because the car was riding rough and that was when they discovered the low oil level. I have come to find out there is a class action suit against Subaru America over this costly problem. I'm told by Subaru that after a compression test they will change the piston rings however I'm told by my mechanic that the piston rings are damaged by low oil and does not fix the problem. This complaint is prompted after I discovered the hords of complaints online regarding Subaru's oil consumption problem. I feel that Subaru is putting a bandaid over the problem and safety is in fact an issue as people have had complete engine failure and others have spent thousands of dollars fixing damage to other areas of the engine because of low oil. There should be a recall.