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Could be worse, could be that Toyota 5.7L V8 that puts the starter in the middle of the "V". Replacement means removing the inlet manifold. The good part is, it's a Toyota--you'll likely only need to do it once in half a million miles and maybe not even that.
Pros: likely only need once
Cons: removing the inlet manifold
Vehicle:
Toyota
Mileage: 804672 km
My sister-in-law who was staying with us for a short period of time had problems with her Toyota pickup truck wouldn't start, I went out with a hammer laying down and hit the starter and it fired right up. She thought I was a magician.
Pros: hit starter, fired up
Vehicle:
Toyota
Only issues I’ve had have been starter motor went, did water pump and timing belt when the pump went. Had the injector seal leak so got injectors done. Other than that it’s been a solid car.
Pros: solid car
Cons: injector seal leak
Vehicle:
Toyota Hilux
I took the car to the dealership and they said it needs a new starter. It’s being covered under warranty.
Pros: covered under warranty
Cons: part on back order
Vehicle:
Subaru Forester
I had an 09 Cam which was used as a delivery vehicle for the first few years of its life, and had to replace the starter... used a Toyota reman, no issues for the next 12 years and 130k km.
Pros: no issues for years
Vehicle:
Toyota Camry
Mileage: 130000 km
I knew it had to be the starter. I had read somewhere that Subaru starters are hard to get, and my year in particular is faulty. So today, I took it to my dealer, and they said that the starter had to be replaced. On my bill, it said that the starter was taking excessive amperage. On a video on the Tube, that version of the starter has a faulty gear which causes trouble starting the engine.
Pros: faulty gear, excessive amperage
Cons: hard to get
Vehicle:
Subaru
Appears to be OEM as it has Toyota branding on it. I tried tapping it with a hammer while my daughter turned the key but it didn't ever turn the engine again.
Vehicle:
Toyota
My buddy has gone through 3 starters on his crosstrek, all under warranty, because of the auto stop.
Cons: gone through 3 starters
Vehicle:
Subaru
My CPO Base Impreza 2019, with 26k miles, wouldn’t start. The starter motor failed and that part is out of warranty. I was just pissed because I had the car for less than 2 years.
Cons: premature failure, out of warranty
Vehicle:
Subaru Impreza
Mileage: 41843 km
My 2018 started having starter issue at around 40k.
Cons: starter issue at 40k
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 40000 km
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