I can’t say yea or ney to your question. I would ask for some kind of prof, if you aren’t able to test parasitic draw yourself. The big thing with the Gen 5 is faulty DCM causing battery drain, but I can’t remember what the first year of use was. There is an inexpensive fix for that, but you have to be a little handy to do it.

 

Thank you for your reply. We are both in our mid 70s and well past our rolling under the car years.😂. So, we have to rely on our dealer/mechanic. Living in the northeast, a remote start is such a blessing. Charging $600 to remove it!

 

I’m in my mid 70’s, but I’ve worked on autos all my life. You would not need to crawl under the car to test, but I understand if it’s beyond your capability. $600 to remove it is crazy talk. I think they could install a genuine Subaru remote start for that price. Seems like even more than I had mine done for (Subaru Remote start). They could just disable it by removing the fuse. Find a different mechanic.

 

Find and pull the fuse for the aftermarket system. That should reveal whether or not their claim is bogus, which I figure it is. If you pay to have it removed eventually, ask them to give you in writing that they will reinstall it free when that doesn't work. Or just drive fast to another place because they should have come up with that idea, or they should have stated why they think this is the solution and you should have posted that info if you have it.

 

WOW! We’ve been duped. Lesson learned (too late). Thank you?

 

Sorry, I really meant Thank you.

 

You might try complaining to SOA. That dealer sucks!

 

Too late means you've already paid to have it removed??

 

If the battery in question is the same battery from 2017, it was due for replacement.