New to this car-have several question
 

At certain speeds, there's panels or something behind the dash of my 2017 86 that start to oscillate/buzz. All I have to do is change my speed a little and it stops. Is this something the dealership can fix, or is this something that is normal for this car. I've only got about 500 miles on it so far. Certain frequencies from the stereo will also start to make the same thing start buzzing.

2nd question. My torque coolant temp at idle in a parking lot is 200F/93C. Is this normal or should it be running cooler?

3rd question. My wife also owns a Subaru forester xt with cvt tranny. She has Hill assist. I have an auto tranny on my 2017 86. I did the procedure for turning on hill assist but it doesn't come on. According to my dealer sticker, and the toyota website, Hill assist is also available on an automatic transmission. It would be nice not to chirp the tires when switching from the brakes to gas on a 30 degree incline. Supposedly the brakes are automatically activated for 3 seconds, making it convenient.

Don't have an AT so I can't speak to 2 or 3, but it's an inexpensive sports car so get used to popping, ticking, buzzing, and otherwise unrefined noises in the car. Just crank up the music and/or install more loud in your exhaust.

Because budget racecar.

200*F is normal for idle, I think are t-stats open up around 203.

A. Welcome to Subaru ownership
B. That's normal, radiator in this thing is well sized, rock solid coolant temps even when flogging hard, nothing to worry about until you start hitting the track.
C. No idea if you followed the users manual, aside from re-reading that there's always the handbrake or your left foot.

This car will make all sorts of sounds that take a while to get used to but 90% of the time it is completely normal. As for cabin rattle for me those will eventually just go away and a new rattle in a different place will start. After a few years it won't rattle as much, at least in my experience with this car.

Thanks everyone for a quick response.

This is the exact info I was looking for!

Welcome to the gang, there, pcguru2000 .......... :clap:

As far as the noise behind the dash, I suggest you have your wife drive and you be the gunner, armed with a spray can of silicone with a long barrel, a microfiber rag and a small plastic probe ........ and go squeak hunting.

Back-in-the-day, I used to squeak hunt with several narrow shingle wedges. I would isolate the squeak and shove a wedge in its mouth to shut it up, then simply snap or twist off the unused part of the shingle wedge.

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