# Too soon for a new head gasket? 2010 Subaru Forester

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-soon-for-a-new-head-gasket-2010-subaru-forester/120166>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** forester, subaru\
**Created:** [June 30, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-soon-for-a-new-head-gasket-2010-subaru-forester/120166 "2018-06-30T22:50:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Marty16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Marty16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Marty16)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-soon-for-a-new-head-gasket-2010-subaru-forester/120166/1 "2018-06-30T22:50:18Z")

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80k miles already needed a new head gasket(@ 40k) and new rack  
and power steering pump. Am I just unlucky?

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 12:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-soon-for-a-new-head-gasket-2010-subaru-forester/120166/2 "2018-07-01T00:38:20Z")

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You are unlucky in the power steering rack and pump went early, but the head gasket issues have been going on for many, many years with 4 cylinder Subarus.  
They keep saying thet they fixed the head gasket problems as of a certain date but the date keeps advancing.

I am surprised no one has won a class action lawsuit by now.

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**Author:** ![Marty16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Marty16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Marty16)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/too-soon-for-a-new-head-gasket-2010-subaru-forester/120166/3 "2018-07-01T02:15:06Z")

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Thanx.

That’s what they told me at the dealer, that the head gasket issue has been fixed. Hope so as our family also has a 2016 Forester as well