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Originally Posted by bayareakhiladi
I don't see it as complaining. I see it as awareness of the vehicle, spreading news between the community of this matter. Also, finding the reason behind.
The only issue I find is if Subaru/Toyota says its a normal noise, why does it occur after the car went thru several miles? Is it apart of breaking in the car, that this noise will begin?
I understand the motor will still perform the same, but as the owner of the vehicle wouldn't you be troubled when you car started making the noise which wasn't there when you first bought the car (based on what owners have been saying)? This is the 1st generation of the vehicle, no one exactly knows the ins & outs.
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No, I wouldn't be troubled. And I wasn't when mine started doing it. There's a big difference in awareness of the vehicle, and demanding (as several users here have) that something be done to address this "problem." Especially after several people said they heard back from dealers on how the noise was considered normal and completely ignored it and said "NOPE CAN'T BE NORMAL I DON'T LIKE IT MUST BE A PROBLEM FIX IT NOW."
But, whatever. Don't really effect me I spose, no sense in worrying about it. I have my car, it runs fine, and a little chirping isn't going to ruin my day
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Originally Posted by R8
Right, and why do only some cars and not others have the noise?
EDIT: If it's "normal," maybe people who don't have the noise should be complaining that they should  |
They all do it. Every single one will, at some point, make this noise. It doesn't do it in the first few hundred miles presumable a) because people weren't listening for it, and it's really not that loud or b) because the valves hadn't gone through enough heat cycles to settle in. It's also intermittent, and only seems to crop up after the car has been idling for 5~ or so minutes. People have different driving habits, and due to the nature of the DI/PI hybrid system, it's not really a stretch that some people will hit conditions that cause the noise more often than others. I've even seen quite a few people who said they don't have the sound, come back a few days later and say "Now that I was listening for it, I can hear it."
Also, just for clarification: NORMAL doesn't mean INTENTIONAL.