The brakes began squealing around 2000 miles. Dealer says its just brake noise from the rear drums despite it coming from the front end. At this point the brakes are still squealing, and the dealer still says there's nothing wrong.
Also, on the 9,000 miles service, the dealer advised us of a small oil leak which was unnoticed by us. The dealer corrected it.
Awesome car, get lots of attention.
Handles very well, and for someone totally terrified of icy conditions, the all wheel drive is great, and makes for a safe feeling when driving.
Vehicle driven by 39 married female, feel comfortable and secure other than brake noise and under powered brakes. Wet conditions compound braking issues.
I am glad I am not the only one that has this problem with the brakes squealing. The first time it got fixed it cost me $65 to have the brakes serviced. The problem came back, it was dismissed as glazing on the brakes. It wasn't until I came back 2 months later after the problem appeared again, and the service manager heard me doing a 8 point turn (tight space) that he scheduled me to come back in to look at them, and had to machine the brakes. He thought it was serious enough problem that he didn't charge me. The problem then disappeared for 8 months and is back again. The service manager is gone now, and they wanted to charge me $80 for the front set and $80 for the rear set. I have never experienced this on any other car, other than Subaru.
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