2015 Subaru Forester Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V149000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HASSETTE SUBARU (3520 SUNRISE HWY, WANTAGH, NY 11793, (516) 785-7800) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE RECALL WAS FIXED ON MAY 14TH. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *BF *JB

ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WAS DRIVING MY 2015 SUBARU FORESTER (TOURING EDITION) AT HIGHWAY SPEED, 70 MPH, THE CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED DECELERATING. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR RE-STARTED AFTER AWHILE. THE FIRST TIME THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON BUT I HAD OVER 50 MILES LEFT ACCORDING TO FUEL SENSOR. THE SECOND TIME, A MONTH OR SO LATER, NO LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON. THERE WERE 2 BARS LEFT ON THE FUEL GAUGE. AGAIN CAR TOTALLY DECELERATED AND THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. SUBARU DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BUT SOMEONE DID CALL THEM ABOUT IT THE DAY BEFORE I CALLED. I AM SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT WHERE THEY SAY THEY WILL DO A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT. I AM SEEING MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT CAR ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SUBARU SHOULD NOT BE WAITING FOR FATALITIES TO HAPPEN BEFORE RECALLING THESE CARS.

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE DIED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH AT THE TIME. I HAD TO COAST TO STOP ON THE INSIDE MEDIAN DURING VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 19, 2019. THE CAR WOULD NOT START SO IT HAD TO BE TOWED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE: SEPT. 17, 2016 AND OCT. 9, 2016. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED: COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10919048

DRIVERS ARE NOT SEEING MY BRAKE LIGHTS OFF AND ON AND PULLING ME OVER TO TELLING US TO GET OUR LIGHTS FIXED. I JUST LOOKED UP RECALLS TO FIND OUT THAT WE HAVE A RECALL THAT NO ONE NOTIFIED US OF FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS. WE ALWAYS HAVE OUR GRAND KIDS AND EVERYONE ELSES IN THE CAR ON A DAILY BASIS WHICH CAN BE A DEADLY SITUATION... PLEASE ASSIST.

WHEN DRIVING AFTER SOME TIME THE AC GOES WARM. THIS HAPPENED WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING, WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND ON CITY RDS. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER THE SYSTEM HAD BEEN ON FOR A BIT. IT ALSO STARTS BACK TO COLD ON ITS OWN AFTER A WHILE

MY CAR DASH LIGHTS, HILL ASSIST AND ENGINE LIGHT, REMOTE NOT FUNCTIONING. THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKE SWITCH RECALL. THE CODE READ A SECONDARY PRESSURE CODE. NOT COVERED FOR REPAIR, 132,000 MILES. OTHER CARS FAILED EARLY, 50 TO 90 THOUSAND MILE. APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE, EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOT RELIABLE, 45 YEARS NEVER LOST A TRANSMISSION, AND AT THE TUNE $7000.00 TO REPAIR.

IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MY SPEED CONTROL FAILED. THE ENGINE RPMS WENT DOWN BY THEMSELVES WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY. THE GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE.

VEHICLE WON'T START UNLESS GEARSHIFT LEVER IS MOVED FORWARD WHILE ALREADY IN THE PARK POSITION - WITH JUST HAND PRESSURE ON THE HANDLE.

WITHIN THE SPAN OF ~3-5 MONTHS, BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN. I'M NOT SURE WHEN/HOW THE FIRST BROKE; NOTICED A TILT IN THE VEHICLE (FROM THE REAR THE LEFT SIDE WAS DISTINCTLY LOWER THAN THE RIGHT). TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE SOME WEEKS AFTER LEFT SPRING BROKE (STILL WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT PART), THEY NOTED THAT THE RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS ALSO BROKEN. I SUSPECT RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED; STARTED DRIVING AWAY AND NOTICED A CLUNK SOUND NEAR RIGHT REAR AFTER MOVING 10-20 FEET. I STOPPED, CHECKED FOR DEBRIS UNDER/BEHIND THE VEHICLE, DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING, CONTINUED ON. RESEARCH ONLINE SUGGESTS THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE.

CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED, 70MPH, ON INTERSTATE. CAR SPEED IMMEDIATELY STARTED DROPPING. CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NO LONGER ENGAGE.

OIL IS LEAKING FROM TIMING COVER. ALSO CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS BAD. MECHANIC TELLS ME $2000.00 REPAIR NEEDED TO CORRECT LEAK.

WHEN USING LIGHT ACCELERATION SUCH AS IN A PARKING LOT OR AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN TO START GOING THE VEHICLE BUCKS FORWARD IT WILL LITERALLY MAKE YOU JERK BACK IN THE SEAT. ALSO WHILE PULLING ONTO A STREET IT JERKS FORWARD BUT HAS HESITATION WHICH ISNT TO SAFE IF YOU ASK ME WHEN TRYING TO GET OUT ON THE ROAD IF CARS ARE COMING...

THE HORN ON MY 2015 SUBARU FORESTER FAILED TO FUNCTION AT APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. I DO NOT KNOW SPECIFICS ABOUT THE HORN FAILURE AS I DON'T ROUTINELY USE IT. APPROXIMATELY 10 DAYS AFTER I LEARNED ABOUT THE HORN, THE RADIO, CLOCK, AND DOOR LOCK REMOTE FEATURE ALSO FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIAGNOSED THE HORN PROBLEM AS A FAULTY STEERING ROLL CONNECTOR (SRC) AND REPLACED THE CONNECTOR. THE HORN NOW FUNCTIONS. THE SUBARU SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT A MISPLACED FUSE (#8 - BACKUP) CAUSED FAILURE OF THE OTHER SYSTEMS. THEY IMPLIED THAT I HAD MISPLACED THE FUSE - I DID NOT - I CHECKED ONLY THE HORN AND RADIO FUSES. NO ONE ELSE HAS ACCESS TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE LEARNED THAT SUBARU RECALLED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER MODELS OF THEIR VEHICLES IN 2010 DUE TO FAULTY SRCS. SUSPICIOUSLY, THE SYMPTOMS THEY BLAMED ON MY SUPPOSEDLY MISPLACED FUSE COINCIDE WITH SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAULTY SRCS IN THE 2010 RECALL. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: A CAR HORN IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SAFETY COMPONENT AND SHOULD NOT BE PRONE TO FAILURE DUE TO A FAULTY CONNECTOR WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL. SUBARU SERVICE STATED THEY RARELY ENCOUNTER SRC FAILURE, YET JUST 4 YEARS BEFORE MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED, THEIR SRCS WERE RECALLED BY THE TENS OF THOUSANDS. SECONDLY, BLAMING ME FOR FAILURE OF OTHER SYSTEMS THAT ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE STEERING WHEEL (RADIO VOLUME AND TUNING) OR HORN (HORN BEEPS IF YOU PUSH THE LOCK REMOTE 3 TIMES) APPEARS (IN MY OPINION) LIKE AN ATTEMPT TO COVER UP A PROBLEM WITH THE SRC THAT INVOLVES MORE THAN JUST THE HORN - WHICH IS ALREADY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES IN ITSELF. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILE THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT - I HOPE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE IF SUBARU SRCS ARE STILL CAUSING MAJOR ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRAFFIC STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND HE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A FORD EXPLORER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER'S BODY LUNGED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST AND RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GRAYSON SUBARU (8729 KINGSTON PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37923, 865-693-4550), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,460.

TWICE IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS VEHICLE HAS RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE TRAVELING ON A LEVEL HIGHWAY DESPITE GAS GAUGE INDICATING THAT THERE WAS 70 MILES STILL TO TRAVEL AND THE GAS GAUGE READING ONE BAR. LOW FUEL WARNING INDICATOR DID NOT DISPLAY.

PERIODICALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN THE CAR SEEMS TO LOOSE POWER AND ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL. IT IS INCONSISTENT WHEN IT HAPPENS. CAR CAN BE COLD OR HAVE BEEN DRIVEN FOR OVER AN HOUR. SUBARU MECHANICS COULD NOT REPLICATE AND I DO NOT FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP PAYING THEM WHEN THEY CAN'T FIND IT. PROBLEM ALSO HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR. PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN IN WINTER BUT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN PAST 4 MONTHS

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I SLOW TO TURN OR SLOW IN TRAFFIC THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR DOESN'T RESPOND. WHEN I DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN, IT BUCKS AND SURGES FORWARD IN A JERKING MOTION. ITS DANGEROUS BECAUSE SOMEONE FOLLOWING BEHIND ME IN A TURN COULD RUN INTO ME OR IN TRAFFIC , I COULD SUDDENLY SURGE INTO SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE ONLY REPORT I GOT WHEN I PICKED IT UP WAS THAT THEY HAD RE-PROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER AND TEST DROVE IT. THAT WAS 2 MONTHS AGO AND NOW I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. EVERY INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON CITY STREETS. I AM ALARMED ABOUT THE OTHER REPORTS I AM SEEING ON THIS AND SIMILAR LOSS OF CONTROL ISSUES.

2015 SUBARU FORESTER. THE PASSENGER SEAT FRONT AIRBAG SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS 'PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF' WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE SEAT. THIS APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE SEAT PRESSURE SENSOR. WHEN NO PERSON IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT SAYS IT IS ON. ON THE DASHBOARD A RED WARNING LIGHT INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAG IS CONSTANTLY LIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V149000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DON MILLER SUBARU EAST (5401 HIGH CROSSING BLVD, MADISON, WI 53718 (877) 257-3233) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V149000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT CALLED CARLSEN SUBARU AT 888-520-5916 (LOCATED AT 480 VETERANS BLVD, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A CITY STREET, NOT RUNNING. WHEN I APPROACHED TO ENTER THE CAR IN THE MORNING, AFTER CLICKING THE UNLOCK BUTTON BUT BEFORE TOUCHING THE CAR, THE REAR WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED INTO HUNDREDS OF PIECES. NOTHING HIT OR FELL ON THE CAR, NO ONE WAS TOUCHING IT NOR IN IT. IT SIMPLY SHATTERED AND BROKE AS IT WAS SITTING THERE STATIONARY AND OFF.

WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO GET 2 NEW BATTERIES WITH LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE SENIORS AND HAVE BEEN IN PLEASE WHERE WE HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY CHARGED AT LEAST TWICE NOT INCLUDING THE TIMES IT FAILED ON US. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS WAS A VERY SAFE VEHILE FOR SENIORS. OUR WARRANTY WILL BE UP IN A YEAR. IS THIS NORMAL FOR A VEHICLE WITH SO MANY ELECTRONICS, THEY SHOULD HAVE A STRONGER BATTERY IF IT IS USED SO MUCH. WE HAVE NOT USED IT FOR LONG TRIPS, AS WE ARE UNSURE OF OUR SAFETY.. IS THERE ANY FIX THAT SUBARU IS WORKING ON. WE NOW KEEP ALL OUR LIGHT SWITCHES IN THE OFF POSITION.

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THROUGH A PARKING LOT OR SLOW MOVING TRAFFIC THE CAR WILL STALL. IT'S A 2015 FORESTER TURBO WITH A CVT TRANSMISSION. IF PUT IN PARK, IT WILL RESTART AND GO AGAIN. STALLING ON THE ROADS AND IN PARKING LOTS IS UNSAFE. IT DOESN'T THROW ANY CODES SO THERE'S NOTHING THE DEALER CAN DO.

First the sensor for the passenger seat failed and I had to keep the seat belt buckled even when no one was in the seat because the alarm would sound. Then the air bag light came on and says it is not operational. When I checked with Subaru I was told we must have spilled a drink on it. Once the airbag light came on and stayed on the seat belt alarm stopped going off. The interior seats are also frayed and I do not know if that is part of the problem??

DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM HAVE WORN OUT TWICE WITH IN 24 MONTHS. ON ANY STREET OR HIGHHWAY WAS GETTING A KNOCKING NOISE. FIRST TIME MY PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED IT WAS BAD. TOOK IT TO DEALER THEIR MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. FEW WEEKS LATER WENT BACK TO DEALER FOR SAME REASON. THEN THEY ADMITTED IT WAS BAD AND REPAIRED. NOW ON 2/18/19 I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WENT TO THE DEALER THEIR MECHANIC SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE . EVERYTHING NICE AND TIGHT. TOOK THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS STILL MAKING THE NOISE FOR STATE INSPECTION HE STATED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS BAD . NOW I MUST GO BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO GET WARRANTY APPROVAL TO REPAIR. THIS IS CONSTANTLY MAKING ME DO EVERYTHING TWICE BECAUSE THE DEALER MECHANIC FAILS TI BE HONEST.

WHEN HIGHWAY DRIVING MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED ON DASH, TRACTION CONTROL, EYESIGHT, CRUISE CONTROL OFF, HILL ASSIST. THE EYESIGHT SYSTEMS ARE DISABLED SHUTTING OFF CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE REAR BRAKES LIGHT ARE NOT WORKING. WHEN THE CAR IS THE SHUT OFF THEN RESTARTED AND THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED THE CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK AFTER STARTING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS RESET AFTER THE CAR SITS OFF OVERNIGHT. THE LAST TIME I COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF THE PARK I WENT BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MOVE THE BRAKE SWITCH AND PRESSED THE CONNECTION ON TOP IN. THIS RESET THE SYSTEM AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH DISAPPEARED. THE STOPLIGHT SWITCH/BRAKE SWITCH PART #83311FJ001 IS DEFECTIVE. ON 3/1/19 SUBARU ANNOUNCED A RECALL NOT SURE IF IT'S THIS PART/ISSUES BUT I AM HOPING IT IS.

MY 2015 SUBARU FORESTER ENGINE FAILED 3 TIMES DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. AUG 26, 2018. I WAS IN THE EXPRESS LANES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE CAR QUICKLY DECELERATED. I MERGED TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP. I TRIED TO START IT AND IMMEDIATELY IT TURNED ON. I WAS NOT LOW ON GAS. THEN OCT 9, 2018, I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL ON THE FREEWAY, WITH 20 MILES TO EMPTY WHEN THE ENGINE DID THE SAME THING. I QUICKLY MERGED THROUGH TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. POLICE SUGGESTED I RAN OUT OF GAS. THE THIRD TIME, FEB 11, 2019, I WAS IN MIDDLE OF 5 LANES OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, DRIVING 75 MPH WITH 70 MILES TO EMPTY WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. IT WAS NIGHT, THE LIGHTS TO THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON. I QUICKLY MERGED RIGHT, BUT THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AS THEY WERE DOING CONSTRUCTION. I CALLED 911. EVERYONE AROUND ME WAS GOING 70-80MPH. I WAS TERRIFIED WE WOULD BE KILLED BY A CAR WHO DIDN'T SEE US AT NIGHT. THE POLICE ARRIVED IN 15 MINUTES AND BUMPED US OFF THE FREEWAY. AAA ARRIVED IN 45 MIN.. RIGHT BEFORE AAA ARRIVED I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN, AS I HAD BEEN DOING ALL ALONG, AND THE ENGINE STARTED RIGHT UP. I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T A FUEL PROBLEM BECAUSE IT STARTED AGAIN WITHOUT NEEDING TO ADD GAS. TWO SUBARU DEALERSHIPS HAVE TRIED TO RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM. NEITHER COULD. THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T REPAIR ANYTHING SINCE THEY CAN'T DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG - DEEMING MY WARRANTY USELESS FOR THIS ISSUE. I TRIED TO GET BUY BACK FROM SUBARU OF AMERICA. THEY WILL NOT DO A BUYBACK BECAUSE THERE HAVEN'T BEEN REPAIR ORDERS. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE FEB 11, 2019. IT IS A DANGEROUS CAR. IT WILL FAIL AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY AND WHOEVER IS AROUND IS IN DANGER OF INJURY OR DEATH. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS ME TO PICK UP THE CAR. THE FORESTER HAS 58000 MILES WHEN IT LAST FAILED.

EXCESSIVE OIL LOSS, 1 QT PER 3,000 MILES. STARTED AROUND 90,000 MILES. MILEAGE NOW 129,000 MILES. AT 129,000 MILES, MAJOR ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ISSUE. FOUND OIL IN COOLANT. AT OIL TEMPERATURE LIGHT FLASHING. EVALUATING COST OF REPAIR THIS WEEK OF FEB 12 2019. AT 126,000 MILES, BOTH FRONT AXLES WERE REPLACED. HEARD CLICKING AT 125,000 MILES. AT 100,000 MILES, UPPER AND LOWER FRONT SUSPENSION ARMS REPLACED.

HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN STERRING WHEEL IN STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION. HORN WORKS IN ALL OTHER POSITIONS.

EYESIGHT SYSTEM FAILS REGULARLY OR DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS IMPACTS ALL PROXIMITY WARNINGS, AUTOMATIC SPEED CONTROL AND WHEEL SLIP CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO AN ELECTRICAL BOX. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GRESHAM SUBARU (1925 E POWELL BLVD, GRESHAM, OR 97080, 866-584-3109), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1-39999345391. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND THE CAR BEGINS TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE. ENGINE RPMS CLIMB, BUT NO POWER IS AVAILABLE. HAVE TO RACE TO THE SHOULDER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFICS WAY, WHERE EVENTUALLY THE CAR WILL START AND DRIVE NORMALLY.

WHILE COMPLETING A TIRE ROTATION, I PLACED THE SPARE TIRE ON THE HUB AS A PLACEHOLDER WHILE I MOVED ON TO OTHER WHEELS. I HAND TIGHTENED THE LUGNUTS HOLDING THE SPARE ON (NO WRENCH, NO OVER TORQUEING). I LEFT THE DRIVER FRONT JACKED UP SUPPORTED BY A JACK STAND WHILE I COMPLETED THE REST OF THE TIRE ROTATION; THE SPARE WAS NEVER LOWERED TO THE GROUND AND WEIGHTED, IT WAS SIMPLY INSTALLED AS A BACKUP TO MY JACK STAND. WHEN I CAME BACK TO THE DRIVER FRONT TO REMOVE THE SPARE AND INSTALL THE NORMAL WHEEL, 2 OF THE 5 LUGNUTS THAT I HAD HAND TIGHTENED SEIZED. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THEM AFTER APPLICATION OF PENETRATING OIL, TWO OF THE STUDS SNAPPED RENDERING THE CAR ENTIRELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN I WENT AROUND THE CAR WITH A TORQUE WRENCH SET TO THE MANUAL SPECIFIED TORQUE OF 89 FT/LBS A THIRD STUD STRIPPED. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE STUDS TO SNAP OR STRIP. I DID NOT OVER TORQUE THE LUGNUTS, THEY WERE HAND TIGHTENED LESS THAN 30 MINUTES PRIOR. THERE IS NO REASON FOR HAND TIGHTENED LUGNUTS TO SEIZE ON A WHEEL STUD AND CAUSE THE LUGNUTS TO SNAP OTHER THAN DEFICIENCY OR WEAKNESS OF THE WHEEL STUD. I HAVE NEVER OVER TORQUED THE WHEELS; I ALWAYS USE A TORQUE WRENCH SET TO 89FT/LBS AS SPECIFIED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO TIGHTEN THE LUGNUTS. I DID NOT CROSS THREAD THE LUGNUTS; I RAN THEM DOWN BY HAND TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE CORRECTLY INSTALLED. MY RESEARCH ON VARIOUS SUBARU ONLINE FORUMS SUGGESTED THAT THE WHEEL STUDS COMMONLY FAIL AND MANY USERS SUGGESTED REPLACING ALL WHEEL STUDS WITH AFTERMARKET HARDENED RACING STUDS RATHER THAN INSTALLING NEW OEM PARTS. WHEN I CONTACTED SUBARU I RECEIVED THE RESPONSE "SUBARU APPRECIATES YOUR TIME IN COMMUNICATING WITH US, HOWEVER WE DO NOT INVESTIGATE EVERY CONCERN THAT IS REPORTED TO US."

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO MY CAR DID SOME BUCKING AND SHUDDERING AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION THAT'S GONNA COST $9000 MY VEHICLE DOES HAVE A 150000 MILES ON IT BUT IT'S NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD AND ALL THE MILES ON IT HAVE BEEN HIGHWAY MILES DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE NOT CITY STOP AND GO

NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING RIGHT. TOOK IT TO SUBARU AND THEY REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT AXLE IN DECEMBER 2018. ALMOST A YEAR LATER, I NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING LEFT. TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT AXLE. THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING LEAKING FROM MY CAR. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT AXLES TYPICALLY LAST THE LIFETIME OF YOUR VEHICLE.

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT DOWN. THIS HAS CREATED VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN HAVING TO CROSS HEAVILY TRAFFICKED LANES WITHOUT POWER TO ENTER SHOULDER. ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. UNKNOWN CAUSE AS NO CODES ARE THROWN. VIDEO SHOWING ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=OMNP_VKES-K .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHEN THE CONTACT'S WIFE LIFTED THE HATCHBACK, THE LEFT SUPPORT ARM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARBONE SUBARU OF TROY (800 HOOSICK RD, TROY, NY 12180, 518-312-4300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEFT HATCHBACK SUPPORT ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. *TT CONSUMER REPLACED NEW LIFT ARM. BALL-HEADED BOLT HAD SNAPPED.* JB *DT *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT SIDE STRUT HAS ALSO FAILED. *JS*DT *JB

MY 2015 FORESTER CONSUMES A 1/2 QUART OF OIL EVERY 4000 MILES. MY OIL LIGHT COMES ON.

MY 2015 FORESTER STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE NJ PARKWAY (GOING ABOUT 65-70MPH.) THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY INDICATIONS THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I HAD ABOUT 3/4 OF A TANK OF GAS LEFT. WHEN THE CAR STALLED, IT FELT LIKE IT DOWNSHIFTED AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED - ALMOST AS IF WE RAN OUT OF GAS (BUT WE DIDN'T). THE ELECTRIC (LIGHTS, RADIO, HEAT) WAS ON THE WHOLE TIME. WE WERE STALLED FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES UNTIL THE COPS CAME. WE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEY BUMPED US TO THE SHOULDER. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, WE TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WORKED (ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER THE INITIAL STALL.) WE THEN DROVE TO THE NEARBY GAS STATION AND FILLED UP THE CAR; IT TOOK 12 GALLONS OF GAS AND I HAVE THE RECEIPT. THE SUBARU SERVICE CENTER CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE. THEY SAID THE COMPUTER ISN'T EVEN SHOWING A STALL CODE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT AND I WANT TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG AND KNOW IT IS FIXED BEFORE I DRIVE IT AGAIN. IT LOOKS LIKE OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SIMILAR ISSUES.

THE EYE SIGHT SYSTEM WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHICH IN TURN TURNS OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE THEN DOESN'T WORK, WHICH BECOMES VERY DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC.

I HAVE HAD AN AIRBAG LIGHT ON IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR AND I AM PAST WORRIED ABOUT THIS FAULTY AIRBAG THAT MAY NOT DEPLOY IF MY FAMILY IS EVERY IN THE CAR DURING AN ACCIDENT. THERE IS A BEGUN RECALL BUT I HAVE RECIEVED NO NOTICE AND AS IT DESCRIBES IS EXACTLY WHAT DEALERSHIP TOLD ME WAS WRONG 600$ IS THE COST OR THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY... PLEASE RECALL MY AIRBAG SENSOR..

CAR HAS JERKY ACCELERATION WITH HESITATION, MOMENTARY POWER LOSS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP OR AT LOW SPEED.

SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ALREADY LOGGED. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, EYE-SIGHT, DYNAMIC VEHICLE ASSITANCE, HILL-START ASSISTANCE COME ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. UPON DRIVING, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, THIS TIME WITH THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED BY THE VEHICLE ITSELF WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY MOVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED DESPITE MY FOOT NOT BEING ON EITHER THE BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL. WITH THE DECREASE IN SPEED, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL. AT THIS TIME I PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IT IN PARK, AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE ULTIMATELY THE DRIVE REENGAGED. ONLINE THERE APPEAR TO BE NUMEROUS OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/SUBARU/FORESTER/2015/BRAKES/SERVICE_BRAKES.SHTML

I WAS TRAPPED INSIDE MY VEHICLE WHEN THE BATTERY DIED. WHILE SITTING IN MY CAR USING THE ACCESSORIES TO CHARGE MY PHONE, THE CAR BATTERY DIED AND I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS TO GET OUT. THE KEY FOB DID NOT WORK EITHER. THERE IS NO INSIDE HANDLE ON THE REAR HATCH. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKERED A COUPLE TIMES AND AFTER ABOUT THREE MINUTES THE DOOR DID UNLOCK. WHAT IF THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD? WHAT IF I DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A CELL PHONE AND IT WAS COLD TEMPERATURES? I DO NOT THINK I WOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO KICK OUT THE WINDOWS. I AM CONCERNED AND HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE. THANK YOU.

RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE CAR WAS PARKED. CAR HAS ONLY 43,000 MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED FOR TOWING, OFF-ROADING, AND NO ACCIDENTS.

THIS COMPLAINT IS POTENTIALLY RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL ID NUMBER :19V149 WHILE WE HAVE NOT NOTICED BREAK LIGHTS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REAR ENDED TWICE, IN 2017 AND IN 2018, POSSIBLY INDICATING THAT BREAK SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENTLY FAULTY.

MY VEHICLE EATS WINDSHIELDS. THEY SEEM TO CRACK WITH THE LIGHTEST TAP FROM ROAD DEBRIS OR, IN ONE INSTANCE, FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON AT ALL (WHILE DRIVING OUT OF AN UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE). I HAVE REPLACED 2 WINDSHIELDS IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS, AND SUBARU KEEPS SAYING IT IS DUE TO IMPACTS (EVEN WHEN NO IMPACT OCCURRED). IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, DESPITE SUBARU DENYING IT.

2015 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PREMATURE BRAKE AND ROTOR FAILURE. *LD *JS

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FIRST CAME ON AS SOON AS I STARTED MY CAR ONE MORNING IN MID-OCTOBER 2018, IN WHICH I TOOK MY CAR TO SUBARU OF KENNESAW, GA TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THEY FIRST ASKED IF I HAD SPILLED ANYTHING ON THE FRONT SEAT (IN WHICH I RESPONDED "NO") AND THEN ADVISED ME THAT THE WHOLE SEAT BOTTOM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (ABOUT $989 PARTS AND LABOR) AND THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK-ORDER. I FOLLOWED-UP WITH THEM IN DECEMBER 2018 AND NEVER HEARD BACK. WHEN I RECENTLY WENT THERE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FEBRUARY 18, 2019 THEY BROUGHT THE ISSUE UP TO ME AGAIN, IN WHICH I RESPONDED THAT NOBODY EVER RETURNED MY CALL. THEY CHECKED AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY HAD THE PART BUT STATED IT IS STILL ON A NATIONWIDE BACK-ORDER. WE ARE NOW GOING ON 5+ MONTHS OF MY PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEING ON (IT SOMETIMES TURNS OFF INTERMITTENTLY, BUT IN THOSE INSTANCES THE PASSENGER SEATBELT LIGHT WILL COME ON AND DING REPEATEDLY UNTIL THE SEATBELT IS PLUGGED IN - EVEN IF THERE IS NO PASSENGER). I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH INTO THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF OTHER CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. SUBARU SEEMS TO HAVE DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS AND SEEMS VERY UNWILLING TO FIX THEIR FAULTY PASSENGER SEAT SENSORS. IT IS UPSETTING AND DISCOURAGING TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE AROUND THIS LONG WITH A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG/PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR.

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE AFTER CAR HAD ONLY 20,800 MILES