DJ Bruce

I bought a 2017 ford escape in February now evertime I put in reverse has a clunking noise probably transmission im sure the the last person that had the car got rid of it because of that I will never buy put in reverse has a clunking noise probably transmission im sure the the last person that had the car got rid of it because of that I will never buy anything vechile from SheehySubaru of Fredericksburg I have extended warranty thru Ford but will take a long time to fix noe im looking for another vechile More

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I wanted to share an experience my son had with Sheehy Subaru of Fredericksburg while traveling out of state from Pa. While visiting friends in Virginia he had all of the warning lights come on on his 201 Subaru of Fredericksburg while traveling out of state from Pa. While visiting friends in Virginia he had all of the warning lights come on on his 2018 Crosstrek. I am a mechanic by profession but I could not help since he was out of state. I had him take it to the closest Subaru dealer which was Sheehy. They informed him that his car had code P000C. They suggested an $1150 engine flush because they said there was a lot of varnish build up when they removed the oil fill cap. This they claimed was because oil changes were not done at proper intervals. If the flush did not work his car would need cam sprockets and an ECM which would total an additional $6200. After searching online for the code I declined both services and he drove the car home. We have owned this car since it has 27000 miles on it. I have changed oil and filter every 5000 miles using a quality oil and filter. 1000 miles sooner than recommended by Subaru. When I checked the "lots of varnish build up" I found that any mechanic would be happy with the very small amount present after 92000 miles. My biggest issue is that there is a service bulletin, from Subaru, that directly addresses the code, Service Bulletin 02-163-16R revised 3/8/19. Sheehy surely knew of this service bulletin but ignored it. So for $152 for a genuine Subaru updated part and a half hour of time I replaced the oil control valve "A" to repair the code. I can only imagine the amount of uninformed people that they scam with unnecessary repairs. More

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