i have a 2004 sti with 39700 miles on and looks like left rear strut needs to be replaced is there a recall or is this covered under powertrain?

 

is there a clunk? lol. it is a very common problem

 

car is not lowered or anything stock suspension....just was having the car aligned and they have the toe bottomed out and said nothing more they could do and that there might be a possible issue is this a safety issue or just ride quality?

 

so the question im asking is has anyone on here had this issue and did u go to the dealer and they cover it or what.....

 

I've been hearing that dealers will replace struts that clunk. Something like that with toe, you'd hafta take it in and ask.

As far as safety issue, not really. Ride quality, probably not an issue either. But if the toe is out pretty far you'll get abnormal wear on that tire (simple analogy would be dragging the tire sideways while it moves forwards), which can cause a problem down the road as it wears faster than the other side.

 

guess ill try and take it in and see what they say ...wonder what a stock strut retails for if they dont cover it???

 

While I'm not a dealership employee (read: I don't make the final decision) I would expect that on a stock suspension they would cover it.