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However, I'm also getting some very heavy taps/knocks that I've traced down to the driver's side footwell against the center console. The tapping is quite heavy; I can feel it in the pedals, in the steering column and on the dash. I will investigate this a little more before I order any parts, but I think it is: (72131AG27A, ~$70 online). It seems like it might be the air mixing actuator for cars with dual-zone climate control?

 

Also saving this link for posterity: https://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/109-gen-3-2005-2009/338257-07-hvac-mix-door-issue.html#post3912441

 

 

Yup. Originally I posted in this thread about my 2005 OBX. My 2011 Legacy is gurgling and knocking now. The knocking isn't all the time though. Just once in a while. Combine this with the oil consumption issue, the wheel bearing issue, the alternator issue, the PCV valve issue...in the 2015 OBX, and think we may solve all issues by transitioning from an all Subaru household to an all Toyota household. I hate to do that.

And BTW, the dealer has no clue what it is. But then they also can't figure out why the AC kicks in and out either. Maybe time for a new repair shop....

I get a noise in the 05 OB LL Bean just after turning the car off. But it sounds almost like a boiling over, even thought it isn't. Still haven't figured it out.