We tow a Subaru Forester standard transmission and love it... except it kept asking for oil and smelled a bit like burning oil on occasion. We checked what we could and had it checked at several service centers and they all said it was fine, these cars use more oil. Well, not so much. We received a class action notice and had Subaru check it out (again). They checked it over and did an oil change and told us to track exactly how many miles we drove before the oil light came on, then bring her back in. We did that today and they determined that our oil consumption is outside the acceptable range (by almost half again) so we have to do the expensive repair to fix it (which we are going to double check is totally on Subaru's dime). They have to pull the engine and replace seals or some such in the engine block. It will take at least a week but they will give us a loaner car for that time frame.
This affects several models from 2011-2015; Forester, Impreza, Crosstrek, Legacy, & Outback - both Automatic/CVT and Manual Transmission. The oil issue is not caused by towing but is a problem in the engine itself. John said they also give us a three year extended warranty which will hopefully cover any issues caused by gutting the car. Here is the class action website:
http://www.oilconsumption.settlementclass.com/
