Lostmyadress Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 hey am i the only one with this problem? i own a 2010 lgt, not a single mod on it. in the last 21 months, the car had to be towed 3 times to the dealer, for the exact same problem all three times: as i am driving, one coil pack stop working and the motor runs on 3 cylinder. the dealer changed the coil pack and i was back on track! my problem is that its the third time it happened. i had the coil pack changed for cylinders 3,4 and 1 yesterday... i was wondering if it is normal that those parts broke, or if it would be a good thing for me to write to subaru canada (i live in quebec). has it happened to anyone else??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Bill Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I had it happen to one of the rear cylinders at about 80,000 miles. At the time I checked all four and both of the rears looked bad with the plates rusting and separating so I ended up replacing them both. No further issues, I'm at 110k right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBPeik Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 It is a problem, especially in areas where salt can be on the roads. That and they do wear over time. The key question is how many miles are on the car? My someday I will be done with it thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVAKeith Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 This post has pics of what they look like when rust attacks....(3.6R coils in pics, not sure if different) http://legacygt.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5523390&postcount=26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 If 1, 3, & 4 have already failed, I would go ahead and replace #2 coil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostmyadress Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Am i wrong assuming it is not "normal maintenance" to change all coils? Changing all 4 is near 1000$.... the car is 130 000k now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators BarManBean Posted June 23, 2017 Moderators Share Posted June 23, 2017 Am i wrong assuming it is not "normal maintenance" to change all coils? Changing all 4 is near 1000$.... the car is 130 000k now. It's not out the ordinary for ignition coils to be replaced. But no reason to spend $1000 on them from what I see. Rockauto has new (non-OEM) ones for about $40 a piece. "Bullet-proof" your OEM TMIC! <<Buy your kit here>> Not currently in stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostmyadress Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 It's not out the ordinary for ignition coils to be replaced. But no reason to spend $1000 on them from what I see. Rockauto has new (non-OEM) ones for about $40 a piece. Thanks. Well, big story, but the dealer had me under the impression that those coil were covered by extended waranty, so all three coils were changed by the dealer. Problem is i have a 250$ franchise... i just realized that coils are not covered and that the dealer never even claimed once from subaru canada.... this is what happens when you know knothing about cars.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Bill Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 No reason coil packs should be $250 a piece. Search the sights. Put your VIN into OEM subaru sights. That is ridiculous. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Surely if you bought coil packs from RockAuto, and walked them into a local shop, they would probably be happy to replace all 4 for you for under $200. Honestly, its 4 separate bolts and 4 harness plugs, easy. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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