r/trailseeker

I’m pretty disappointed in the AC system of the Trailseeker. If I’m using auto I need to keep it at 65 to be comfortable, and that’s just in 75 degree Southern California. Which is way colder than any auto climate setting in other cars. 73 in our Sienna and 72 in the Tacoma we traded in for the Trailseeker. I made sure eco cooling was off. I can’t imagine this system will be able to keep up at all in peak summer or hot locations.

Has anyone successfully charged their Trailseeker at a Tesla charging station? I'm aware some Tesla charging stations are Tesla only but I have yet to find a Tesla charging station that isn't Tesla only.

As I wait for my car, been hunting for information about them. Just stumbled onto this from NHTSA (apparently not many are reported?) talks about suspected causes and how to diagnose

I’m about to take a road trip and need to charge my car (Level 1). I could plug in this afternoon but later tonight and tomorrow all day long rain is expected. Can I leave my car charging all day long in the rain?

Has anyone been able to add EV Routing to their Apple/Google maps? I know that we don’t have a native way to plan out charging spots for a roadtrip and I read that you can add it to Apple/Google Maps.

I drive a Premium Trailseeker and have DriveConnect for a year as well.

I have access to a juice box L2 charger on my property but I cannot for the life of me get it to pair. I know the juice box has discontinued software support in USA but supposedly it should still function as a dumb charger. I have tried removing all scheduling. The charge seems to connect for a moment but won't sustain. Anybody have any insight on this one? Thank you

In reading about the 12V battery issue I occasionally I see a comment about storing wireless keys away from the car but not a lot of details about why. I'm wondering if this is a red herring that came up before the DCM issue was identified, or if there is another real issue. Can this cause issues with the Trailseeker?

When I'm home I'm in the habit of keeping my car unlocked and keys in the car. I know there are lots of other solutions for not losing your keys, and (respectfully), I'm not asking for advice on those in this thread. I'm just wondering if anyone knows whether doing this with a Trailseeker would cause a problem. It has worked with the wireless key of my Forester for 10 years, but it looks like a lot of the key technology comes from Toyota now.

We have a newer Outback and Forester. Our teen is getting close to driving age, so we’ve been thinking about handing down the Forester and having me use a Trailseeker for city commuting.

Sat in one recently and a few things bugged me right away compared to our other Subarus. Up front, the center console felt like a solid wall, so the cabin felt narrower and more closed in than I expected. In back, the floor seemed high enough that your knees are up more than in the Outback or Forester. And I’m still not a big fan of having so much stuff on touchscreens instead of real knobs and buttons.

For people who own one or have spent real time with one, did that stuff fade once you got used to it, or does it still annoy you? Just trying to figure out if these are first impression things or actual deal breakers.

Not trying to hate on it, just honestly curious.

I am looking at getting a trail seeker here in the next couple of months, but I have an excited apprehension about exclusively electric vehicles, especially knowing there is an issue with some of the recent offerings. I was wondering if a trickle charge would could help mitigate the drain some people are having, specifically one from one of those flexible, hood mounted solar panels. I know a lot of people think that kind of solar panel on an EV is silly because it won't fully charge your battery. But that's not the point here.

The point here is to offset the battery draining issues some people have. Do you think this would help?

If you can help it, constructive thoughts only LOL.

Is there a way to view the charge status of the 12v battery?

After my last post, and final meeting with Toyota.

1. All BZ owners will be getting mail for the 12 volts battery issue.

2. Do not use the app and tie your vin to the app.

3. There will be an App update, and also a car software update, TBD.

True, but is worth waiting as I know almost everyone is going through similar issue.I was the only owner that went up to bat with them and was willing for Toyota to triage the car for a week to get this fix.

P.S and this is not a recall????? C'mmon Toyota.

My Trailseeker Touring will not start after sitting for two days after a recent charge (90%). I’m wondering if this is the 12v drain I’ve been reading about.

Welp, dead battery after a 5 day vacation (it is also feels like 100+ degrees in Baltimore). Glad I bought a battery jump pack that everyone suggested. Next day, started getting error messages and camera glitches. Decided not to wait and took it the dealership. They are keeping the car to make sure they fix this problem correctly. My dealership said I was the first one to bring one in. I showed the manager this forum and some Reddit posts to show him this isn’t a one off.

They gave me a Hybrid Forester as a loaner…… I hate it 😂

Trailseeker touring, I know im not great at math but shouldn't I have more miles with a supposed 270 mile range? Climate settings are on eco, is there something else I need to toggle to maximize range?

I don't use remote start often, but when i do, i use the key fob. I've been doing this since i got the trailseeker in May. at some point recently it stopped working. does anyone know what happened?

Has anyone tried car camping in this. I am specifically interested in the “camp mode” feature which would allow you to run ac overnight while plugged in at an rv spot.

Subaru is not changing the prices for the 2027 Trailseeker, similar to the Uncharted, they just announced. This isn’t surprising, but still good to see.

I got the Trailseeker almost a full week ago and have put nearly 500 miles on it (admittedly a third was simply getting it home from the closest dealership that had one in stock)

But I never bothered doing anything with Subaru Connect. My last car was from 2007 and my eye twitches whenever I hear the words subscription and trial. I installed the app wondering if there were any freebies, but I never really got that far in connecting to my car.

Given all the headaches people have had that are circumstantially link to the DCM, is there anything I'm missing that I really ought to have? The only thing I can think of is reading the charge level of the car when I'm plugged in and not at the car.