2009 Subaru Forester Air Bags & Restraints Problems

No local dealer to complete recall NHTSA Recall Number 20V002000. Vehicle is too old, too high miles to be trusted to take on an extended road trip to a dealer. Contacting Subaru wasn’t any help.

Airbag lights have been going on and off ever since I took it into to get my airbags recalled and Subaru will not take a look at it with out me signing a form saying I am liable to pay 200 dollars if it happens to be anything else unrelated to the recall warranty.

2009 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUE WITH AIRBAG. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG IS ON RECALL AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO SEND A CERTIFIED REPAIR TECHNICIAN TO THE CONSUMERS. INSTEAD, THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMERS SEND THE VEHICLE FRO LANA'I, HAWAII TO OAHU, HAWAII TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRIP WOULD COST AT LEAST 900.00 PER OWNER. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE A REPAIR TECHNICIAN TO COME TO LANA'I. *JS *JS

SUBARU DEALER (MARK SHAW SUBARU 1650 W 104TH AVE, DENVER, CO 80234, PHONE (720) 724-9280) REFUSES TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG THAT IS ON RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS DEPLOYED. THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE ANY WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION ON WHY OR WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THEM TO PERFORM THE RECALL WORK.

TAKATA RECALL: REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT

TAKATA RECALL. THE VERY DAY THAT I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE THAT THIS REPAIR WAS 'URGENT' AND WITH AN EXPLICIT WARNING OF 'DO NOT LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ' UNTIL THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER, WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR, (SERRA OF TRAVERSE CITY MI) AND THE EARLIEST THEY COULD SCHEDULE ME WAS SIXTY (YES, 60) DAYS AWAY!!!! WE ARE A SINGLE CAR FAMILY, AND THIS WOULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS DETRIMENTAL IMPACT ON OUR JOBS, AND ASSORTED FAMILY COMMITMENTS. SO I CALLED SUBARU BY THE BAY, A SUBARU DEALER ABOUT 65 MILES AWAY, AND FROM WHOM I HAD NEVER PURCHASED ANYTHING, AND THEY GOT ME IN FOR AIR BAG REPLACEMENT WITHIN FOUR DAYS!

TAKATA RECALL : I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, CALLED THE ONLY SUBARU DEALER IN THE AREA, AND WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS AND DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET MORE. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND I AM UPSET ABOUT THE HARDSHIP NOT HAVING A USEABLE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CAUSES FOR MY FAMILY WITH NO TIMELINE FOR REMEDY.

TAKATA RECALL LOCAL DEALER STILL DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEIR ONLY SUGGESTION IS TO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE, YET NEW CARS ARE BEING PRODUCED, WITH [SUPPOSEDLY GOOD INFLATORS]. APPARENTLY PROFIT COMES BEFORE SAFETY.

TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL-NOTICE IN THE MAIL THAT MY VEHICLE IS IN THE LIST. LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO.

TAKATA RECALL - MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN CALLING THE SUBARU DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST 6 MONTH. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT WE'RE NOT USING THE FRONT SEAT SINCE WE LEARNED OF THE RECALL. I'M GETTING PUSHED OFF TIME AFTER TIME LISTENING TO THE SAME EXCUSE: "I WILL TAKE ABOUT TWO WEEKS TILL WE GET THE PARTS IN". THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL FROM SUBARU FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG BUT THE RECALL ACTION IS WHOLLY INADEQUATE. THEY SAY IT WILL BE ONE YEAR BEFORE THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (MARCH 2018) AND UNTIL THEN DON'T LET ANYONE RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. ARE THEY SERIOUS? THAT COMPLETELY DESTROYS THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE FOR RESALE AND RENDERS IT FAIRLY USELESS FOR MOST TRANSPORTATION AS I FREQUENTLY HAVE A PASSENGER. TRIED CALLING SUBARU BUT THEY SIMPLY TOOK MY PHONE NUMBER BY AUTOMATED RESPONSE AND HAVE NOT CALLED BACK.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HAVE REMEDY PARTS AVAILABLE TILL MARCH OF 2018. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V026000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V358000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V026000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL: I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS RECALL IS INCOMPLETE. MY COMPLAINT HAS TO DO WITH SUBARU'S FAILURE TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM. MY INSURANCE COMPANY RECENTLY SUGGESTED I CHECK FOR TAKATA RECALLS FOR MY SUBARU. I WAS SURPRISED BY TWO THINGS; 1) WHEN I LOGGED IN TO THE OWNER SECTION OF THE SUBARU WEBSITE (MYSUBARU), UNDER RECALLS SUBARU INDICATED THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS GLAD TO KNOW THAT. 2) HOWEVER, I DECIDED TO CLICK ON THE "VIEW ALL RECALLS" BUTTON BELOW IT, AND WAS TAKEN TO A PAGE WHICH CLEARLY SHOWED THE OPEN TAKATA PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL, SINCE JULY OF 2016. TO DECEIVE THE CUSTOMER BY SAYING THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS, AND THEN TO DISCOVER NOT ONLY THE RECALL, BUT THE FACT THAT I HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED IN THE SEVEN MONTHS SINCE IT WAS LISTED, IS WRONG IN MY OPINION. IN THOSE MONTHS, I HAVE HAD A VARIETY OF PEOPLE RIDE IN THAT PASSENGER SEAT. I WOULD HAVE HAD THEM SIT IN THE BACK IF I HAD KNOWN OF THE RECALL. FOR SUBARU NOT TO INFORM OWNERS IS TO PLAY FAST AND LOOSE WITH THE SAFETY AND LIVES OF OCCUPANTS. SUBARU CLAIMS TO HOLD SAFETY AS THEIR HIGHEST COMMITMENT. THIS KIND OF ACTION DOES NOT CONVINCE ME OF THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOOD WORK AT NHTSA IN HOLDING MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS TO PROPER STANDARDS FOR AUTOMOBILE SAFETY. AND THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THIS AVENUE FOR OWNERS TO EXPRESS CONCERNS.

I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM SUBARU THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD BEEN RECALLED. I CALLED THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING. THEY SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THEY RECEIVED THE PARTS. NOW I AM UNABLE TO RENEW MY REGISTRATION.

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE ATTEMPTED THROUGH 3 SEPARATE SUBARU DEALERS TO COMPLETE MY AIR BAG RECALL COMPLETED. ONE DEALER CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT OBTAIN THE PART, ANOTHER STATED IT WAS BACK ORDERED FOR MONTHS & WOULD CONTACT ME WHEN PART WAS AVAILABLE, ANOTHER STATED THE REPAIR WOULD TAKE 3-4D AYS & I WOULD BE W/O MY CAR. I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SUBARU NATIONAL WITHOUT RESOLUTION OR SUPPORT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 1 YR FOR REPAIR WORK. THERE ONLY ADVISE IS NOT TO HAVE ANYONE SIT IN THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT. REALLY!! HOW ABOUT COMPLETEING THE NECESSSARY WORK?? PLEASE ADVISE

TAKATA RECALL: SUBARU HAS STILL NOT FIXED OUR AIRBAGS. WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND FEEL IT IS VERY UNSAFE. WE WERE TOLD BY SUBARU THAT THEY WILL NOTIFY US - BUT IT IS HAS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS AND WE'VE RECEIVED NO NOTICE.