2015 Subaru Forester complaints

CAR WILL STALL AT LIGHT AND STALL ON FREEWAY CAUSING ME TOO LOOSE CONTROL IT WILL ALSO JUST TURN OFF AT HIGH SPEED AND SOMETIMES WHEN STOPED

I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS (SPEED LIMIT 45MPH) TO RUN SIMPLE ERRANDS WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND TO GO HOME WHICH WAS JUST A MINUTE OR TWO AWAY. AS I SAT AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I REALIZED THE ENGINE WAS IDLING A BIT ROUGH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND SPOKE WITH SUBARU AS WELL AS OUR MECHANIC AT NEW DIMENSIONS AUTOMOTIVE. APPARENTLY, SUBARU HAD ISSUED A MECHANICS NOTICE TO BE AWARE THAT ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS EXISTED. WE ULTIMATELY HAD THE REPAIR COMPLETED AT NEW DIMENSIONS ON 8/6/19 IN THE AMOUNT OF $877.53. OUR MECHANIC SUGGESTED THAT THIS MECHANICAL ISSUE MAY WELL BECOME A RECALL, AND TO KEEP OUR RECEIPT FOR JUST THAT REASON.

VEHICLE IS GARAGED, NO TOWING, NO HEAVY LOADS AND NO ACCIDENTS. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND HEARD A BANG. NEXT DAY AFTER MOVING VEHICLE, NOTICED DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER WAS MUCH LOWER THAN RIGHT AND FOUND ONE OF THE COIL SPRINGS BROKEN AND ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. IT WAS VERY LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING IT AT THE TIME AS IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

OWN A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER 2.0 XT TOURING. HAVE DRIVEN 48,200 MILES. HAVE DRIVEN ON REGULAR HIGHWAYS/ROADS WITH ZERO OFF-ROADING. BEGAN HEARING A CREAKING NOISE WHEN I USED TO BRAKE AND COME TO A STOP. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THE BUSHING ON THE FRONT WERE CRACKED. WAS TOLD IT WILL TAKE $800 TO FIX THIS AT THE DEALERSHIP. CHECKED WITH A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THE ISSUE - FOUND PLENTY OF OTHER POSTING ON THIS ISSUE. THIS SEEMS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE SUBARU FORESTER 2.0 XT MODELS ON A POORLY DESIGNED SUSPENSION AND THE CRASH RISK INCREASES ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIIVNG AT HIGH SPEEDS. WE USE THIS CAR NOW FOR MAINLY OUR OUTDOOR TRIPS AND NOW IAM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH OUR DAUGHTER IN IT AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY. REQUEST TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SINCE THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS ON THE BUSHINGS GOING BAD ON THE 2015 SUBARU FORESTER.

CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. LASTS 2-3 SECONDS, THEN SLOWLY RESUMES SPEED. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING, TURNING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. INTERMITTENT. HAVE TAKEN IT TO SUBARU DEALER AND TWO OTHER MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ONE MECHANIC SAID OXYGEN WAS LOW AND TO TRY PREMIUM GAS. DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

ON MONDAY, 11/18/19, I FOUND MY WINDSHIELD HAD A FAIRLY LONG CRACK (ABOUT 9 INCHES) WHICH APPEARED TO BE INTERNAL AT THE TOP OF MY DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD. THIS APPARENTLY OCCURRED SOMETIME BETWEEN 11/16 AND 11/18 WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY NEAR MY HOME. OTHER THAN RAIN, WE HAD NOT HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT THAT MIGHT BE AN EXPLANATION. STRANGELY, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY VISIBLE OR TACTILE CHIP. EVEN WHEN I SCRAPE MY FINGERNAIL ACROSS THE CRACK, I CAN NOT DETECT ANY DIFFERENCE FROM A SMOOTH WINDSHIELD. THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE IT IS WITHIN THE GLASS ITSELF. I HAD READ ABOUT SUBARO FORESTER RECALLS FOR CRACKING WINDSHIELD AND HAD BEEN RELIEVED TO SEE THAT MY YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER I FOUND THIS PROBLEM. THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN LESS FREQUENT WITH MY YEAR, BUT THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXPERTISE OR ABILITY TO UPLOAD A PHOTO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V701000 (AIR BAGS), WHICH INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH GREGORIS SUBARU (575 W MERRICK RD, VALLEY STREAM, NY 11580, (516) 825-8700) AND WAS INFORMED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CALL BACK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD BACK FROM ANYONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING, WITH NO LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE AT 5 MPH AND AGAIN AT 25 MPH. THE TWO TIMES IT HAPPENED WERE ABOUT THREE MINUTES APART THIS MORNING. THEN I DROVE THREE HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT A REPEAT OF THE ISSUE. WHEN IT STALLED, IT FELT LIKE THE WHEELS AND ENGINE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. NO ENGINE REVVING WAS AUDIBLE. IT DID NOT COMPLETELY STOP, BUT SLOWED TO A CRAWL COASTING TOTALLY ON MOMENTUM, THEN STARTED MOVING AGAIN ON ITS OWN. THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED BOTH TIMES.

WE NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR OF THE FORESTER WAS 4-5 INCHES LOWER THAN THE LEFT. ON INSPECTION OF THE SUSPENSION, I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE SUBARU DEALER. THE BREAK LOOKED RUSTY (IT IS COATED WITH BLACK PLASTIC MATERIAL) BUT NOT COMPLETELY DEGRADED. THIS VEHICLE HAS 43,838 MILES ON IT, IS IN PERFECT SHAPE, AND HAS NEVER BEEN OFF ROAD OR IN AN ACCIDENT. NOTHING THAT WE DID JUSTIFIES A BROKEN COIL SPRING, ESPECIALLY ON AN SUV LIKE A SUBARU. THE BEST I CAN THINK OF IS THAT THE SPRING MIGHT HAVE BROKEN A WEEK EARLIER WHEN WE WERE RIDING THOUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH SPEED BUMPS, BUT WE WERE GOING LESS THAN 25 MPH. CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO BREAK A COIL SPRING. WHEN I SEARCHED ON-LINE, I FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR 2014 AND 2015 FORESTERS. THERE IS CLEARLY A FAULT IN THE SPRING MATERIAL OR DESIGN PARAMETERS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD SINCE WITH A BROKEN SPRING THE VEHICLE FELT UNSTABLE WHEN TURNING AND THE REAR SWAYED SOMEWHAT AT 50 MPH AND ABOVE. I BELIEVE IT REQUIRES A RECALL. THE SUBARU DEALER REPLACED THE BROKEN SPRING AND THE REAR STRUT FOR $500.

LIKE MANY OTHERS - REAR COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN AT 60,000 MILES. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS IT MAY CAUSE SEVERED BRAKE LIKE WITH IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKING OR TIRE BLOWOUT. SUBARU HAS AN UPDATED SPRING AND OF COURSE, WILL RECOMMEND REPLACING BOTH SPRINGS AND ALIGNMENT AT OUR EXPENSE. DEALER IS TAKING PICTURES AND WILL ADVOCATE FOR US BUT

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF 1 WEEK BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKE. MY MECHANIC SAID THE RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN TILL REPAIRS ARE MADE DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT.

SHORTLY AFTER 8 AM ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2019, THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2015 FORESTER SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED. IT BLEW OUTWARD, WITH SOME GLASS PIECES FLYING NEARLY 20 FEET. AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 34 DEGREES. UPON CLOSE INSPECTION OF THE REMAINING GLASS PIECES, I COULD SEE THE REAR WINDOW HAD BOWED OUT BEFORE EXPLODING OUTWARD. THE ENTIRE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. IN ADDITION TO THE GLASS, THE EXPLOSION BROKE THE PLASTIC PANELING INSIDE THE HATCH THAT WAS NEXT TO THE GLASS. THE GLASS HAD NO SCRATCHES, CHIPS, OR DAMAGE TO IT PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE HILL ASSIST EMERGENCY BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEVENS CREEK SUBARU (3155 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95117, (877) 869-0971) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE MOTOR WAS TILTED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

WHILE PULLING OUT OF GARAGE HEARD A CLANG OF METAL FALLING ON CONCRETE. STOPPED AND FOUND A 4 INCH SECTION OF METAL COIL SPRING. IT APPEARED RUSTED FROM INSIDE OUT WHERE IT BROKE. CAME FROM LEFT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER SPRING BOTTOM. WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS CAR HAS 98,145 MILES. NO HEAVY LOADS OR HAULING. NO ACCIDENTS THUS FAR.

OUR 2015 SUBARU FORESTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. WE WERE TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION. THE SUV WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND FRONT FENDER BY ANOTHER SUV. NO SIDE OR CURTAIN AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED.

WHILE DRIVING NORMAL SPEEDS, THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SCANNED THE CODE, THE CAR IS GETTING A P0016 CODE, AND THE CAR HAS A ROUGH IDLE. THE WILSONVILLE SUBARU DEALER HAS SAID THAT A NEW ECM AND CAM SPROCKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE FIXED. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT WITH THE CAM SPROCKET, "COMING APART" AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE TIMING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE PEOPLE ARE HAVING ONLINE WITH THIS ENGINE AS WELL. ANAD, APPARENTLY THE ISSUE WILL COME BACK IF THE ECM ISN'T REPLACED AS THE ECM "HARD CODES" THE ERROR IN THE COMPUTER AND IT WONT GO AWAY UNLESS REPLACED. MAKING THE ISSUE UNRESOLVABLE OUTSIDE OF DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY WITHOUT SUBARU'S ASSISTANCE. SUBARU IS REFUSING TO DO THE REPAIRS.

BOTH REAR WHEEL BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 74,000 MILES.WHILE IN THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM REPLACED THREE OTHER CUSTOMERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

BRAKE SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON 10/06/18 ON 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHEN RECALL CAME OUT, DEALER DIDNT REFUND FOR THE $156.01 FOR THE REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH, BUT REPLACED IT AGAIN UNDER RECALL 19V149000. SYMPTOMS ARE THAT THE CAR WOULD LOSE POWER TO WHEELS WHILE DRIVING (ENGINE RPM WOULD RISE) & WOULD HAVE TO RELEASE , THEN DEPRESS ACCELERATOR TO GET IT TO PUT POWER TO WHEELS AGAIN. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON INTERSTATE. ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNINGS CAME ON DURING ISSUE AS WELL UNTIL CAR RESTARTED.

LEFT REAR COIL SPRING JUST BROKE WHILE IN MY DRIVEWAY, NO OFF ROAD DRIVING. CAR NOW TILTS AND I FEAR IT IS GOING TO RUIN THE TIRE. I AM UNABLE TO FIND ANY PARTS STORE THAT CARRIES THE PART - IT APPEARS THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE COIL SPRINGS.

"SRS AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE CHECKED" AND "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" MESSAGES 95% OF TIME WHEN OPERATING CAR, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER A PASSENGER IS PRESENT OR NOT. SEAT HAS NEVER BEEN DAMAGED OR DAMPENED, AS SOME FOLKS ONLINE REPORT. DISCONCERTING TO SAY THE LEAST. DISAPPOINTING THAT SOMEONE MIGHT DIE WHILE SUBARU IS UNABLE/UNWILLING TO RECALL AND REPAIR THIS COMMONLY REPORTED CONCERN.

WHILE DRIVING MY WIFE NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER TO THE CAR ON HER WAY TO WORK AND LUCKILY DIDN'T GET REAR ENDED BUT AFTER A BIT THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED TO RATTLE AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT ONLY WHILE CAR VEERED LEFT AND NOT ON NORMAL CITY SPEEDS. TOOK THE CAR IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS THE ISSUE AND HAS TO BE REPLACED WHICH I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE AND AVOID SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS. I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH SOME PEOPLE HAVING VERY CLOSE CALLS. THERE WAS AN EXTENSION TO THE WARRANTY PROVIDED BY SUBARU BUT PROBLEM HAS COINCIDENTALLY STARTED AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDED. EVEN THOUGH I GOT LUCKY AND NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE VEHICLE OR ANYONE I STILL THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMETHING WORSE HAPPENS TO SOMEONE. SUBARU SEEMS TO HAVE KNOWN THERE WAS AN ISSUE AND INSTEAD OF DOING SOMETHING THEY OFFERED A LIMITED EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT EXPIRED BEFORE THE TRUE PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR DISPLAYED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES TO EMPTY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HARVEY SUBARU (LOCATED AT 3351 BENTON RD, BOSSIER CITY, LA 71111, (888) 232-4109) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

PASSENGER AIRBAG DISABLED DUE TO SRI CODE IN SEAT. PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR DEFECTIVE.

I BROUGHT MY 2015 SUBARU FORRESTER INTO SHEEHY SUBARU FOR A VA SAFETY INSPECTION AND OTHER WORK. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY RIGHT, REAR COIL HAD A CRACK IN IT. WHEN I SAW IT, IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT ABOUT ONE HALF COIL TURN ON THE BOTTOM WAS TOTALLY DETACHED (PHOTO). SHEEHY PROVIDED AN INITIAL ESTIMATE OF $1,900 TO REPLACE BOTH OF THE BACK COILS/STRUTS AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE 3-4 DAYS. I DID SOME INTERNET SEARCHING AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OVER THE LAST YEAR-SOME PICS WERE IDENTICAL TO MINE. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COILS THAT HAVE BROKEN, THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF COILS NATIONWIDE. BASED ON WHAT I SAW ON-LINE, I POINTED OUT TO THE SHEEHY SERVICE PERSON THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND I ASKED IF SUBARU WOULD COVER THE COST. HE ASKED AND HEARD BACK WITHIN AN HOUR THAT SUBARU WOULD PAY FOR THE RIGHT BROKEN COIL AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE, BUT I'D HAVE TO PAY FOR THE OTHER ONE, ESTIMATED AT $920. SINCE SHEEHY ADVISED ME THAT MY CAR WAS 'NOT SAFE TO DRIVE' (SEE P. 3 OF ATT. RECEIPT) BECAUSE OF THE BROKEN COIL, I AUTHORIZED SHEEHY'S TO MAKE THE REPAIR AND WAS GIVEN A LOANER. 5 DAYS LATER, I HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING SO I CALLED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM GETTING REPLACEMENT COILS. IN THE END, IT TOOK 2 AND WEEKS FOR SHEEHY TO OBTAIN THE COILS AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE ON JULY 15, 2019. WHILE I'M NOT AN EXPERT, GIVEN HOW COMMON THIS DEFECT OCCURS, IT'S FAIRLY CLEAR TO ME TO THAT THERE IS EITHER A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN A LARGE NU

THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR SUSPENSION COIL BROKE WHILE ON A TRIP. IT DIDN'T BREAK WHILE DRIVING BUT IN THE EVENING I HEARD A LOUD POP THINKING SOMETHING HIT THE CAR FROM ABOVE. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WHEEL WELL AND TIRE WERE ALMOST TOUCHING. MY MECHANIC SAID I SHOULD REPLACE BOTH AND THE DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION COIL BROKE IN HIS HANDS WHILE HE WAS TAKING IT OFF. MY CAR HAD 23,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT BROKE AND IS GARAGE KEPT. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME OVER 700 MILES ON A BROKEN COIL SINCE THERE IS STILL A SHORTAGE ON THE PART. NOW MY TIRE NEEDS REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE WEAR FROM THE DRIVE HOME AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO REAR SUSPENSION COILS.

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.

REAR COIL SPRING - LEFT SIDE. BROKE AT LOW SPEED ENTEREING GARAGE. NO RUST/CORROSION ON EXTERIOR OF BREAK.

STRUT ON REAR HATCH, SUBARU 2015 FORESTER, BROKE AT ATTACHMENT POINT, HATCH FELL WITH GREAT FORCE, NEARLY HIT MY HEAD. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I CALLED SUBARU'S CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER, BUT AFTER GOING THROUGH MANY MENUS, GOT AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE THAT THE CALL COULD NOT BE COMPLETED.*DT *TR

YESTERDAY 9/5/19 THE TAILGATE STRUT ON OUR 2015 SUBARU FORRESTER SUDDENLY FAILED CAUSING THE REAR GATE WHICH WAS OPEN TO ABRUPTLY FALL ONTO MY SPOUSE'S HEAD WHILE SHE WAS UNLOADING GROCERIES. THE METAL BOLT WITH THE ROUND BALL THAT FITS INTO THE END OF THE STRUT CRACKED OFF AND APPEARED RUSTED AT THE EDGES. THIS APPEARS TO BE THE SAME/SIMILAR ISSUE AS NHTSA RECALL NO. 08V-135 FOR THE SUBARU IMPREZA. AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ON THE 2015 FORRESTER FOR THIS ISSUE. I WILL BRING THE VEHICLE TO A SUBARU DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECT IT. MY WIFE HAS NOT SEEN A DOCTOR FOR THIS (YET) BUT HER HEAD STILL HURTS THE NEXT DAY AND SHE WAS DIZZY AFTERWARDS.

REAR COIL SPRING FAILURE. TOOK CAR INTO DEALERSHIP FOR PA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. WAS TOLD (AND PERSONALLY VERIFIED) THAT RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE CAR HAD 21,428 MILES AT THAT TIME.

MY CAR STARTED TO LOOK LOW IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR. IT HAS ONLY 26,000 MILES ON IT, IS NOT RUSTED AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, POTHOLE OR OFF ROAD DRIVING. THE SUSPENSION COIL OR SPRING BROKE RIGHT OFF. I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED. SINCE I DIDN'T HEAR IT I CAN'T GUESS. CHECKING ONLINE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO LOTS OF 2014 AND 2015 FORESTER OWNERS. SUBARU SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE TO THE SHOP, BUT WHEN I GOT THERE AND INSISTED ON AN ESTIMATE FIRST, THEY TOLD ME IF I DROVE IT, THE REMAINING COIL COULD PUNCTURE MY TIRE.

'SPRINGS' I HAD THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE OF HAVING A BROKEN SPRING THAT JUST SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING ON A REGULAR STRAIGHT ROAD. THE FIRST DEALER I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TRIED TO BLAME ME AND CHARGE ME A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT TO FIX. I CONTACTED SUBARU OF AMERICA AND AFTER A FEW BACK AND FORTH EMAILS AND CALLS ANOTHER DEALER FIXED THE ONE THAT WAS BROKEN. THE MOST DISTURBING THING IS THE WERE RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE AND COATING WAS FULLY INTACT. I HAD POSTED ON CARGURUS TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THIS EXPERIENCE . AND I HAVE CONTINUED TO RECEIVE HUNDREDS OF RESPONSES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SUBARU NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. THESE CAN BRAKE AT HIGHER SPEED DRIVING AND PUNCTURE A TIRE WHICH CAN MAKE A DRIVER LOSE CONTROL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD TO APPLY A QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,500-2,000 MILES BEFORE HER NEXT SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE. AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: TSB0215714R; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH MARK MILLER SUBARU SOUTH TOWNE (10920 STATE ST, SANDY, UT 84070, 801-553-5200) WHO WAS WORKING ON HER BEHALF WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO FIND A RESOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT'S SON NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEANING. WHEN THE CONTACT LOOK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR SPRINGS WERE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GANLEY SUBARU OF BEDFORD (123 BROADWAY AVE, BEDFORD, OH 44146, (440) 439-3444) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH SPRINGS AND STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND AGREED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR COST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

REAR COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING SPRING TO SLOWING WORK ITS WAY DOWN TO CONTROL ARM AND CAR TO SAG. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, BUT IT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT COULD BE NOTICED, UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS OUT ON THE ROAD. I DIDN'T NOTICE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE COIL STARTED WORKING ITS WAY DOWN THE STRUT, CAUSING THE CAR TO HANDLE DRASTICALLY DIFFERENT, AND FIGURED OUT THE ISSUE AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES, RETURNING HOME, SEEING THE CAR BOTTOMED OUT ON ONE CORNER, AND FINDING THE BROKEN PIECE OF COIL IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED BEFORE I DROVE THE CAR FOR THE DAY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO LOSE CONTROL. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH ONLINE AND SPEAKING WITH THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THIS SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT AND A COMMON PROBLEM OF 2014 AND 2015 SUBARU FORESTERS. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT, AND OTHERS HAD THE PROBLEM AROUND SIMILAR MILEAGE. I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR OFF ROAD, TOWED WITH IT, NOR OVERLOADED IT. FROM THE IMAGE I UPLOADED OF THE BROKEN PART OF THE SPRING AND OTHER PHOTOS I HAVE SEEN FROM OTHER WITH THE SAME ISSUE, IT LOOKS LIKE THESE SPRINGS ARE PRONE TO CRACKING, RUSTING A LITTLE, THEN SNAPPING. I HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURE DEFECT THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. SUBARU SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS BEFORE MANY MORE OF THESE PROBLEM START TO ARISE, CAUSING INJURY OR DEATH.

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON A CLEAR, WARM DAY, MY DAUGHTER DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE REAR SPRINGS BOTH BROKE LEAVING THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. AT FIRST, I WAS ANGRY WITH HER, THINKING THAT SHE HAD HIT THE SPEED BUMP TOO HARD, BUT UPON DOING RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED DOZENS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS IN REGARD TO THE SAME SITUATION. TALKING WITH A SERVICE PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE (KENNY ROSS SUBARU), HE STATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2014-2015 FORRESTERS, BUT THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL RECALL AND QUOTED A PRICE OF $925.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I FEEL THAT WITH A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT UNIQUE TO ONLY ME AND WITH THIS MANY OTHER OCCURRENCES, SUBARU SHOULD STEP UP AND ISSUE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD THE REPAIR MADE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO BAIERL SUBARU (9545 PERRY PKWY, PITTSBURGH, PA 15237) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

HAD JUST GOT DONE REGISTERING MY 2015 FORESTER WITH 69K MILES. HAD REPLACED MY TIRES SINCE THEY WERE NEEDED TO BE DONE FOR INSPECTION AND AS I WAS REVERSING OUT OF THE SHOP IT FELT LIKE I HAD POPPED MY TIRE. GOT OUT AND SAW THE WHOLE REAR DRIVERSIDE SPRING SHOT DOWN THROUGH THE STRUT. LUCKILY IT ALL HAPPENED IN THE PARKING LOT, NOT WITH ME DRIVING DOWN TO MY MECHANIC GET GET MY INSPECTION DONE. ALSO HAD BOTH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME SO I WAS PRETTY UPSET WITH THIS HAPPENING. BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP (PRIME SUBARU OF MANCHESTER) WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. TO MY SURPRISE NOT ONLY DID THE DRIVERSIDE SNAPPED, BUT ALSO THE OTHER REAR TOO. WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $550 FOR THE REPAIR. FROM WHAT I SAW BOTH SPRINGS SNAPPED DUE TO RUST. PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE SO I DIDNT HAVE TO DEAL WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THIS BEING THAT I AM A YOUNG FATHER OF 2 AND CANNOT REALLY AFFORD NOR SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR STUFF LIKE THIS. WITH A VEHICLE BEING ONLY 5 YEARS I DO NOT FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE. SUBARU OF AMERICA REALLY NEED TO TAKE ACTION TOWARDS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN PRESSED. THE CONTACT CALLED COLONIAL SUBARU (761 E CHESTER ST, KINGSTON, NY 12401, 845-339-3330) AND WAS INFORMED THAT IF HE WERE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO EITHER THE EXTREME LEFT OR RIGHT, THE HORN WOULD WORK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

2015 SUBARU FORSTER WITH 50,098 MILES. CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN IT AND THERE WAS NO BAGGAGE OR LOAD. AS I SAT DOWN ONTO THE SEAT, READY TO TURN IGNITION ON, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD POP AND I FELT THE REAR END OF THE CAR DROP. THE CAR WAS NOT EVEN TURNED ON. ALL TIRES WERE FINE BUT TWO PIECES OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING LAY ON THE FLOOR. PICTURES ARE ATTACHED (I HOPE). ONE BREAK HAD CLEARLY HAPPENED LONG AGO SINCE BOTH BROKEN EDGES WERE VERY RUSTED. AT THE OTHER BREAK, THE PART WHICH HAD JUST SNAPPED WAS FRESH BUT HALF OF THAT BREAK WAS ALSO VERY RUSTED. I COULD NOT SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR SINCE THE WHEEL WAS NEARLY TOUCHING THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL. ON THE REPAIR SHOP LIFT, WE FOUND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING WAS ALSO BROKEN. THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP DID NOT ANSWER MY PHONE CALL. SUBARU NATIONALLY CLAIMS THEY HAVEN'T ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS BUT I BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS POOR QUALITY STEEL IN THIS SPRING. SO, I GOOGLED IT AND FOUND AN AMAZING NUMBER OF SIMILAR CLAIMS WITH 2014 1ND 2015 FORESTERS AND MANY WITH NEARLY THE SAME MILEAGE AND ALSO PHOTOS SHOWING THE BREAKS IN NEARLY THE SAME LOCATIONS. I BELIEVE THERE IS BAD STEEL IN THESE SPRINGS. JUST 50 MILES EARLIER ON THE PREVIOUS DAY I HAD BEEN TRANSPORTING A MOBILITY LIMITED HANDICAPPED PERSON IN VERY RURAL AREAS. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE SCENE IF THE FINAL BREAK HAD HAPPENED THEN. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES - NO UNDO STRESS.

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SEAT SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO DETECT THE PASSENGER CAUSING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NOT TO ARM. THIS IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY THE SRS DASH LIGHT TO TURN ON AS WELL.

FOR THE PAST YEAR, THE PASSENGER AIRBAG HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY TURNING OFF AND A WARNING MESSAGE WOULD APPEAR: "SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CHECKED". MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT AND IS BARELY 4 YEARS OLD. LATELY, IT JUST DOESN'T REALLY WORK AT ALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. IT IS PART OF THE PASSENGER SEAT. IT'S A $1200 REPAIR BUT WITH MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, I HAVE TO PAY $100 DEDUCTABLE. I AM FLOORED THAT THE AIRBAG SENSOR CAN'T LAST MORE THAN 4 YEARS. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A HIGHLY RATED CAR FOR SAFETY! I'M VERY DISSATISFIED WITH SUBARU RIGHT NOW.

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.

WHEN A PASSENGER IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG WILL FREQUENTLY FAIL TO TURN ON. AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WILL INSTEAD APPEAR ON THE DASH. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INSISTED (BEFORE EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR) THAT SOMETHING MUST HAVE BEEN SPILLED ON THE SEAT AND THAT THE SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (FOR $895). NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN SPILLED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, NOR HAS IT GOTTEN WET. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE SEAT SHOWS THAT IT'S IN PRISTINE SHAPE. SOMETIMES THE AIRBAG ALERT WILL APPEAR WHEN THE CAR IS STILL STATIONARY. OTHER TIMES, IT HAS ONLY APPEARED ONCE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION.

PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR IS INTERMITTENTLY FAULTY. THE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON UPON STARTING. THEN GOES OUT NEXT TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. DEALER SAYS SOMETIMES THIS CAN BE DUE TO A WET SEAT. SEEMS LIKE A SPECIOUS EXPLANATION TO ME.

ON JULY 28, WE WERE DRIVING AT ~70 MPH ON A FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR LOST MOMENTUM. THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMED TO STILL BE OPERATING, BUT THE ACCELERATOR HAD NOT EFFECT AND WE HAD TO COAST AND BRAKE TO A STOP NEXT TO THE MERIDIAN. DUE TO DENSE, HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC, WE COULD NOT SAFELY CROSS TWO-LANES OF TRAFFIC TO REACH THE SHOULDER. BRAKES AND STEERING CONTINUED TO FUNCTION AND THE CAR HAD FUEL, ALTHOUGH WAS CLOSE TO EMPTY. WE COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR, NOR COULD THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR WHO REACHED US ~35-MIN LATER. THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER HAD NO THEORY OF WHY THIS OCCURRED, AND A MECHANIC WHO EXAMINED THE CAR COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, AND SAID THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. WE'VE OWNED THE CAR SINCE JUNE 2018 WITH NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS AND THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS SITUATION OCCURRED. ON JULY 7, WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR A RECALL RELATED TO A BRAKE LAMP SWITCH, I.E., SAFETY RECALL: WUE90|NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 19V149000.

I DROVE INTO GARAGE AT ABOUT 1 M.P.H. AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. AFTER IDLING FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO 2,800 R.P.M. AND STAYED THERE,I COULDN'T GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR MANY TIMES,IT WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN OR SPEED UP. IT JUST STAYED AT THE SAME SPEED. PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. I GOT IT STOPPED BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I GOT CODE P2138. I AM REPLACING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.THE CAR IS EXACTLY 5 YEARS OLD,I BOUGHT IT NEW. IT HAS 16,552 MILES ON IT NOW. I WAS VERY LUCKY IT WAS IN PARK WHEN IT DID THIS. I HOPE THE NEW PART FIXES IT.AFTER 4 RESTARTS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT. I TOOK IT FOR A SHORT DRIVE,AND THE ENGINE KEPT WANTING TO RUN FAST. TWO DAYS LATER IT SEEMS OK,IT SLOWS DOWN NOW.

ON JULY 30 2019 I CAME BACK FROM A 6 WEEK VACATION. MY SUBARU SAT IN MY DRIVEWAY WHILE ON VACATION, I GOT IN THE CAR TO MOVE IT , I NOTICED IT WASN'T SITTING RIGHT. I ASKED MY BOYFRIEND TO CHECK MY TIRES THINKING ONE WAS LOW OR FLAT. ALL TIRES WERE GOOD SO I PULLED MY CAR OUT OFF THE DRIVEWAY, AS I WALKED BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY I SAW THE PIECES OF MY SPRING WHERE MY CAR WAS MOVED FROM. HOW CAN THIS SPRING BRAKE JUST SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY ? THE ATTACHED PICTURE SHOWS THE PIECES , RUST AND ALL . I'VE FOUND FROM MY WEB SEARCH THIS IS A COMMON ISSUES WITH THE 2014 -2015 SUBARU'S , MY EXPERIENCE IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUES. SOME BREAK SITTING IN THEIR GARAGE OR DRIVEWAY, SOME BREAK WHEN DRIVING CAUSING ACCIDENT AND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE AND DRIVER. TO WHERE I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONES, IT COULD HAVE HAPPEN DIFFERENT. THIS COIL SPRING IS MOST DEFIANTLY DEFECTIVE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

DURING ROUTINE 45000 CAR MAINTENANCE (OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, BRAKE INSPECTION) THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING HAD RUSTED AWAY FROM ITS' RETAINING BRACKETS (TOP AND BOTTOM) AND WAS HANGING LOOSE AROUND THE SHOCK ABSORBER AND COULD BE WIGGLED OR ROTATED BY HAND. INITIAL COST ESTIMATE IS $1300.00 TO REPLACE BOTH SPRINGS. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V149000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. EVANSTON SUBARU (3340 OAKTON ST, SKOKIE, IL 60076, (847) 869-5700) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.