XV Crosstrek

Hi! Which of these OEM cables is the correct one to extend the length of the reverse camera's cable?

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If I'm looking in the completely wrong place let me know.

I have 170k on a 2013. Burn oil maybe a quart every 700 miles. Also lights up the catalytic converter not working code. My guess is replacing the converter won’t help as the oil getting burned will just clog it again. What should I do. I hate the check engine going off because it disables cruise control etc.

Im getting my baby serviced in a month and I was wondering if the Pollen filter treatment is worth having done. Seeing as this is my first service I dont know if this has been done in the past. Would there be a way to find out if I asked Subaru? AC seems to works well, just curious about the pollen treatment.

Thanks again everyone 😊

I've got the P420 code and had it for a long time. I wouldn't expect this to clear it up, but would this actually help improve some of the hesitation and what I think are fuel delivery issues?

Hi all,

I am looking to get a larger tire size in the near future, and want to pick up a matching OEM rim to rotate in as a full size spare. Looking for recommendations on where to purchase. Subaru sells the wheels at close to 400$, where Auto Rim Shop, Partsgeek, etc. seem to offer cheaper refurbished models. Can I trust these?

Just picked her up today for less than 10k from a lovely older couple. Looking forward to getting some bigger wheels and a lift. Any suggestions?

15XV 2.0 runs great the problem is the high idle at start is every time even without the blue light. Is this normal because it surely is annoying. If I have just parked it it's fine but after 5min it will rev for a minute b4 it drops to normal. Hot or cold same thing

Been having issues with shuddering when idling at stops. Brought it to my mechanic, told me it could be one of multiple issues, He wound up replacing VVT solenoids, both intake and exhaust, and the issue persists. Told me to take it to the dealer, who have had it for FIVE days now, still without a diagnosis. My mechanic said that the timing chain could be the cause.

Has anyone else run into this issue? I know it's a lot of labor to do this job, but anyone have an estimate?

My last oil change I was about 800 miles overdue, I know that's bad, but it could be worse. Dealership said the oil looked like it hadn't been changed in forever, but I confirmed with my mechanic that it definitely was. Dealership also mentioned gritty oil.... Please someone tell me this isn't as bad as it seems?!

I’ve got a 2020 crosstrek with 70k miles. Recently started throwing CE light when crawling down steep snowy decline with xmode on. Did it two weeks ago, took it to suburu and none of the codes were current so they just cleared them. CE light came on again the other night on a little bit steeper decline at about 2mph. Took it back to suburu and they’re thinking needs new transmission but said they’ve never heard of anyone using xmode as much as we do and are kind of pointing to that being the culprit. But they also said they don’t understand why this would be happening at only 70k. Anyone have any similar experience?

Current codes: p0700, p0867, p0746, and p0747

(Mind you to get to our house it’s 8 miles off road and we’ve got about 5 different hills ranging from 18-23%+ grade according to reading from another vehicle, and they’re each about half mile stretches.)

Hi all! I recently got my crosstrek front windows tinted with a basic 35% tint that I had no issues with with on other vehicles. Now I can’t unsee the difference from the rear windows which have a stock tint that looks kind of blue in comparison and it’s bugging me 😭 decently noticeable from both inside and outside. Wondering if anyone had any solutions for this 🙏 I found a lot of threads with people complaining but no guidance on where to find this kind of tint or what to do. TIA

Hello everyone,

2014 manual transmission Crosstrek original owner for 10 years with 86 000 km (54k miles), always serviced and well maintained, second Subaru.

Since last year, the car started acting weird but randomnly and ONLY during snowfall. It feels like a lack of power in the transmission. It feels like a little slip and it gives a "bump". As if you have power going to the wheel, then none and then back. Last year, I was thinking it was my winter tires and I was slipping on black ice but I have brand new tires this season and it does it.

I got the car aligned and the trouble is still there. It isn't AWD related since I don't have any sensor lighting and no codes came at the garage. The AWD also work great in snow and not losing traction. But if there is snow falling... it will "slip" in the transmission but the wheels don't spin or anything.

Hard to describe but does anyone had a trouble like that or any ideas? I was hoping aligning could be causins a faulty reading in sensors but it didn't fix it. Maybe exposed wires? It doesn't do it in rain.. I'm really bashing my head trying to find the problem.

Thanks!

Thanks to those who answered my other issue (hatch lock). Maybe it's related to this other problem :

Headlights are varying randomly by a small percentage, as if the voltage has fluctuations +a second or two between glitches. It doesn't happen all the time, but becomes very annoying at night. I understand there can be many causes to this, but I was curious if anyone had experienced this issue

I went and looked at a 2017 today, all checked out really well and seemed to be in good shape, except accelerating through 1st made a bit of a whining sound above about 2500 RPM. I understand this is typically worn gears, how bad of a sign is this in these cars? Does this mean imminent transmission failure?

Hi.

I have a strange problem with my 2015 Crosstrek: when the engine is not running, the gate lock keeps locking/unlocking all by itself. The gate unlock button on the FOB doesn't work, only flashing the parking lights and not unlocking.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance....

On my way home I heard a small “beeping” noise and no it wasn’t a car honking at me. And noticed this little vent up there and wonder what that’s for and if it might’ve came from there? Does anyone know anything about this? 2015 XV

I finally hit 134k miles! How many miles are you all on!

Hey all! I came here a little while ago getting help on some common issues for a 2013 before I went to go look at it, and you guys were awesome. I'm going to look at a 2017 tomorrow, and I'm hoping this is the one. So I'm once again asking for your guys' help. What do I need to look for? I heard the cam carrier issues were largely resolved in 2016, is everything else mostly the same? LCA Bushings, CV axles? What else is there?

Does anyone know if anywhere online sells these in like a gloss black trim?