2017 Forester Wheel Bearings

[GeauxRenee]

Anyone else having repeated problems with wheel bearings needing to be replaced? 3-yr-old Forester with 95,000 miles and this is the second time in 13 months that I am being told there’s a problem. The dealership replaced the “left rear hub assembly” March 2019 and now I am being told by another mechanic that it’s clicking and will become a problem.

The mechanic also says that the right rear is a problem (worse than the left), and I have a history of repairs to the right front. Couldn’t find any recalls on this. The dealership did the previous repair at no charge “because I had kept up with my maintenance, ” but I’m wondering if this is a known problem. The current proposed repair is over $700. Can’t afford to keep pouring money into the same problem repeatedly.

 

[Razorback63]

I had to replace the right rear; currently at 60K miles; first time to need to replace; dealer replaced but I didnt see any performance issues; they "found it" and replaced under warranty; No sure if its an issue with all foresters. i have a 2017 XT

 

[jaharold]

I own Subaru Forester 2017 for the past 6 years and has about 75,000 miles. Rear wheels seem to have wheel bearing problems and makes lot of noise. Anyone else has that problem?