TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY, NO CRUISE CONTROL SET. MAINTAINING 70-73 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN I FELT MY CAR SURGE, SPEED UP ON ITS OWN. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL BRIEFLY AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SURGE. I HEARD THE ENGINE MAKE ACCELERATION SOUND LIKE I WAS SPEEDING OFF A RAMP TO GET ON TO A HIGHWAY. CONFUSED AS TO WHAT WAS GOING ON, I STEPPED ON MY BRAKE TWICE. I THEN NOTICED I HAD CONTROL AGAIN OF THE SPEED. I WASN'T REALLY SURE WHAT HAPPENED. *TR
2017 Subaru Forester complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2017 record →
WHEN IN MOTION COMING TO A STOP ON LOCAL STREET, HITTING BRAKES, FORESTER MAKES SOUNDS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS BUT MORE ON FRONT RIGHT WHEEL AREA NEEDING TO BRAKE HARDER. WIFE AND SON WERE ON FREEWAY IN MOTION, HITTING BRAKES MADE CLICK CLICK SOUND AND HAVING TO BRAKE HARDER COMING TO A FULL STOP WIFE *TR
WE HAVE A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER XT TOURING MODEL 2.0 TURBO ENGINE WITH APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. WIFE AND SON WERE TRAVELING TO A WEDDING WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NO SOONER DID LIGHT COME ON HEAVY SMOKE FILLED INSIDE OF CAR FROM AIR VENTS HEAVY SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD ALSO WAITED FOR SMOKE TO CLEAR NOTICED OIL ALL OVER ENGINE HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SUBARU DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS A HOLE IN ENGINE BLOCK I ASKED HIM HOW COULD HAPPEN HE SAID IT COULD BE FAULTY ENGINE THIS VEHICLE IS A FIRE HAZARD MY FAMILY COULD OF BEEN SERIOUSLY BEEN INJURED IF VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING OR PASSED OUT DUE TO HEAVY SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION TRAVELING ON PAVED BLACK SURFACE ROAD THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED COMPLETELY. *TR
CONTINUOUS BATTERY DRAINAGE ISSUES. OVER THE PAST HALF A YEAR I'VE HAD 3 BATTERY REPLACEMENTS. MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN THE FIRST BATTERY REPLACEMENT HAPPENED BUT HAS SINCE THEN LAPSED. IN ALL OF THE CASES, THE BATTERY WOULD DIE AFTER 2-3 DAYS OF NOT STARTING THE CAR. DEALERSHIP INSISTS THAT THIS IS NORMAL. *TR
CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 24000 MILES.
AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUTTING OFF ENGINE UNABLE TO TURN KEY ALL THE WAY BACK TO REMOVE. HAVE TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AT IT. SUBARU HAS A TSB 16-112-18R FOR THIS. IT'S BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS. MY BROTHER HAS A SUBARU WITH SAME PROBLEM. CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME YOU DRIVE IT.
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TOWARDS BOTTOM NEAR DASH. NOTHING WAS DETECTED THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSE GLASS TO CRACK. OWNED CAR SINCE BRAND NEW AND HAVE HAD THIS SAME TYPE OF CRACK HAPPEN IN TWO WINDSHIELDS.
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT BEGAN DISPLAYING
WINDSHEILD CRACKED IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER AND THE CRACK LED ALL THE WAY TOWN TO THE LOWER LEFT CORNER
MY WINDSHIELD GOT CRACKED LAST MONTH. IT WAS SO EASY TO GET CRACKED. IT COSTED MY ALMOST $900 TO REPLACE IT. IT NEVER HAPPENED TO MY OLD CAR (DIFFERENT BRAND) BEFORE. I HAVE TALKED TO MY FRIEND WHO ALSO WAS DRIVING 2019 SUBARU OUTBACK ABOUT IT AND HE CLAIMED THAT HIS WINDSHIELD HAD BROKEN TWICE.
WINDSHIELD IS HORRIBLY CHIPPED AND HAS ONE CRACK WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. WILL NEED NEW WINDSHIELD SOON DUE TO HOW UNSAFE IT IS WHEN SUN HITS IT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD THAT STARTED AT THE TOP THEN EXPANDED DOWNWARD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AUTHORIZED SAFELIGHT AUTO GLASS TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. THE EYESIGHT SYSTEM WAS RECALIBRATED WHICH ADDED TO THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT. MAITA SUBARU LOCATED AT (2912 AUBURN BLVD, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821 916-486-8500), STATED THAT THE CRACK MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A ROCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,586.
MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN DECEMBER 2019. I PARKED THE CAR OVERNIGHT IN MY FAMILY'S DRIVEWAY AND IN THE MORNING THERE WAS A 6 INCH CRACK FROM THE BOTTOM LEFT SIDE. THE CRACK EVENTUALLY BECAME MUCH LARGER, ENCOMPASSING HALF THE WINSHIELD. NO PICTURES WERE TAKEN BUT I REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD FOR $435 IN JANUARY 2020.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY , AND NOTHING HIT MY WINDSHIELD BUT THEN A LARGE CRACK START ACROSS THE TOP 1/3 OF MY WINDSHIELD AND CONTINUED TO GROW LARGER.
WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF FOREIGN OBJECT CONTACT AND WITHOUT WARNING WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE.
CRACKED WINDSHIELD
MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE AND HAS HAD SEVERAL CRACKS SINCE THEN.
MY WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED 3 TIMES IN THE SPAN OF 2.5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. I'VE HAD TO COMPLETELY REPLACE IT TWICE AND PATCH THE CRACK ONCE. THE FIRST AND THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON A HIGHWAY GOING ~60MPH BUT THE SECOND TIME WAS ON A 35MPH ROAD. I DON'T TAILGATE OTHER CARS AND I'VE NEVER HAD SO MUCH AS A SMALL STAR CRACK ON MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE.
WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT CAUSE. THIS HAPPENED WITH THE ORIGINAL WINDSHIELD IN AUGUST 2017. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED WITH GENUINE SUBARU PARTS AT A SERVICER DIRECTED BY THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN APRIL 2018. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED YET AGAIN WITH GENUINE SUBARU PARTS AT A SERVICER DIRECTED BY THE SUBARU DEALERSHIP. THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED A THIRD TIME WITHOUT CAUSE IN MAY 2019.
CRACKED WINDSHIELD OCCURED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. NOTHING IN FRONT OF ME
I WAS IN MOTION AND WITHIN THE FEW MONTHS OF OWNING MY VEHICLE I RECEIVED A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD, WHICH I LATER PAID TO HAVE FIXED. I HAVE SINCE THEN HAD 2 MORE, PLUS ONE OF THE CRACKS, HAS SPLINTERED (AFTER BEING FIXED) AND THE WHOLE WINDSHIELD WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. CRACK FIXED: 10/25/17, 6/4/18, 6/24/19
WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER BEING HIT BY A VERY SMALL PEBBLE FROM THE ROADWAY.
BLACK FOAM INSULATION KEEPS FALLING OUT OF MY WINDSHIELD. THEY HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MY WINDSHIELD PREVIOUSLY AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY PREVIOUSLY PUT ME IN A LOANER WHILE WINDSHIELD WAS ON BACK ORDER. IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT THE WINDSHIELD MIGHT BLOW OUT. THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THIS TIME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM PROBLEM WITH THE FORESTER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME TO JUST PUSH IT BACK IN WITH A RULER OR JUST PULL IT OUT. HOW CAN THIS BE A SAFE SOLUTION. WHAT IF I HAVE NO INSULATION LEFT ? IS MY WINDSHIELD GOING TO BLOW OUT ? IS IT LOOSE NOW ? I HAVE A BRAND NEW GRANDSON, SHOULD I BE PUTTING HIM IN MY CAR WITH A FEAR OF THE WINDSHIELD BLOWING OUT ? THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT SOME GUY NAMED LIAM FROM NJ WILL BE CALLING ME BACK. HE HASN'T CALLED YET AND IT IS ALMOST A WEEK NOW. CAN YOU PLEASE GET ME SOME ANSWERS ABOUT THE FOAM INSULATION FALLING OUT. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME TO GET A RULER AND PUSH BACK IN OR JUST PULL IT OUT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEED WAS SUDDENLY REDUCED. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER REEDMAN TOLL SUBARU (1700 EAST LINCOLN HWY, LANGHORNE PA) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CHIPS IN IT FROM NORMAL USE. NO HEAVY CONSTRUCTION, DEBRIS, HAIL, OR GRAVEL
MY 2017 SUBARU FORESTER WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WHEN I GOT IN TO START IT AND LEAVE FOR WORK, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE BASE ABOVE THE DASHBOARD SEEMINGLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT HAS SINCE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD.
I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY WINDSHIELD REPLACE 3 TIMES IN MY 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. SEEMS TO ME TO BE A LOT. IN 45 YEARS OF DRIVING, I'VE NOT HAD TO HAVE THAT MANY WINDSHIELDS REPLACED, TOTAL. ONE TIME THE DAMAGE WAS DEFINITELY FROM A ROCK HIT. RECENTLY I'VE HAD A CHIP REPAIRED FROM A ROCK HIT.
MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE PARKED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THIS ALSO ENTAILED CALIBRATING THE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH EYE SIGHT.
WHILE DRIVING ON I-5 FROM PORTLAND TO VANCOUVER , BC, MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED. THERE WAS NO CAUSE FOR THIS. IT WAS 4:30AM AND RAINING. I WAS IN SEATTLE WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT. UPON EXAMINING THE CRACK, IT SHOWS NO STAR OR ANY INDICATION FOR DEBRIS DAMAGIN THE WINDSHEILD. AS THE DAY PROGRESSED, IT IS JUST A CRACK BECAME AN 'N' ON MY WINDSHIELD.
WINDSHIELD SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKED, ALL THE WAY FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM. NO PREVIOUS CRACKS OR CHIPS.
MY WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT.
WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. GOT INTO MY VEHICLE FOLLOWING MEMORIAL DAY PARADE AND STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (A SMALL TOWN ROAD WITH SPEED LIMIT OF 35) AND NOTICED A CRACK STARTING AT THE TOP EDGE OF THE WINDSHIELD, ABOUT IN THE CENTER. THE CRACK EVENTUALLY TRAVELED INTO THE DRIVER'S VIEWING AREA AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD.
THE 2017 FORESTER WAS PARKED AND HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A WEEK. WHILE PARKED THE TEMPERATURE FELL TO 30 DEGREES F AND THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FROM THE BOTTOM UP. THIS IS IN MASON COUNTY WASHINGTON STATE NOTICED FEB 21 2020
CRACKED WINDSHIELD ON MY 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. UNKNOWN SOURCE OF HOW IT HAPPENED. NOT FROM ANY TYPE OF DEBRIS.
WHILE DRIVING ON I-75 SOUTH NEAR LAKE CITY, FL A SMALL PEBBLE STRUCK AND CRACKED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY WINDSHIELD. THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE HAVE A WELL KNOWN HISTORY OF WEAKNESS AS WELL AS FRAGILITY AND CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THE SUBARU OUTBACK OF SAME VINTAGE HAS REACHED SETTLEMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE FORESTER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD THE CRACK REPAIRED THE SAME DAY TO PREVENT IT FROM GETTING BIGGER. I AM ATTACHING A RECEIPT FOR REPAIR AND A POST REPAIR PHOTO OF THE DEFECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LITHIA SUBARU OF FRESNO LOCATED AT 5200 N BLACKSTONE AVE, FRESNO, CA 93710 (559) 540-7189, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,440.
CRACK IN WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN LOSS OF CAMERAS (EYE SIGHT)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT START UP AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBARU OF BEND LOCATED AT BEND 2060 NE HWY 20, BEND, OR 97701, TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V701000 (AIR BAGS) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,199.
WHEN BREAKING, THE CAR ACELLERATED ON A CITY STREET AND A SECOND TIME IN A VERY BUSY PARKING LOT! FORTUATELY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT> HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO LATER REPORTED THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR UNTILL MORE IS INVESTIGATED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN 19V701000 (AIR BAGS) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER CALLED FIRST TEAM AUTO MALL DEALER, (6520 PETERS CREEK RD, ROANOKE, VA 24019, (540) 362-4800) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE MANUFACTURER FROM THE DEALER WAS PROVIDED TO THE CONTACT ABOUT THE PART NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECTS.
THE KEY KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION AFTER YOU TURN THE CAR OFF.
PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAME ON WITH NO PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. IT WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE VEHICLE STATIONARY OR MOVING. SOMETIMES IT WOULD RESET ON ITS OWN BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS THE COMPLETE AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING HAS COME ON AND WON'T GO AWAY. FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT IT IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE SUBARU FORESTER AND THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO PUT TO TASK AS THEY ARE DEFINITELY NOT DOING ENOUGH AND ARE PLAYING WITH THE LIVES OF PEOPLE. WHEN I CONTACTED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP (SUBARU OF GRAPEVINE) THEY OUTRIGHT WANTED MONEY FOR DIAGNOSING A PROBLEM THEY KNEW WAS PREEXISTING. THIS CLEARLY REFLECTS THE ATTITUDE OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER TOWARDS THIS SERIOUS ISSUE.
SMALL CHIP DRIVING AUG 2017AFTER PARKING TURNED INTO LONG CRACKS JULY 2018 SMALL CHIP DRIVING TURNED INTO LONG CRACK AFTER PARKING
2017 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS
WINDSHIELD PRESENTED WITH LARGE CRACK OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN ON 4/3/18. WAS REPLACED BY SAFE LITE REPAIR WITH OEM GLASS. CRACKED AGAIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND WAS REPLACED BY LOCAL AUTO BODY.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS, 70 MPH, GAS WAS AT ABOUT 1/8 FULL, BUT LOW GAS LIGHT ON. THE GEAR SHIFTER REMAINED IN D AND THE INDICATOR ON THE DASH SAID D. THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE CHECK ENGINE, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CRUISE CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON, ALONG WITH POSSIBLY OTHERS. THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW SINCE IT WAS JUST REVVING IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE NEUTRAL WHILE THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. EVENTUALLY I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS THEN STARTED IT AGAIN. IT STRUGGLED TO START FOR A MOMENT LIKE THE BATTERY WAS LOW OR IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE, BUT STILL STARTED ON THE FIRST TRY. I SHIFTED INTO D AND BEGAN TO MOVE ON THE SHOULDER, BUT WHEN THE CAR WHEN OVER ABOUT 10 OR 15 MPH, IT WOULD REV AND NOT PROVIDE POWER TO THE WHEELS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADDED GAS, TEST DROVE IT, SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO.
WINDSHIELD IS EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND WILL CRACK ACROSS WITH IMPACTS THAT OTHER CARS CAN SUSTAIN. 3 WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS REQUIRED IN 18 MONTHS.
12/11/19 2PM DRIVING AT 55MPH SOUTH ON ROUTE 321 BETWEEN KANE, PA AND WILCOX, PA. NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, NO STONE CHIPS. NOTICED 6" L SHAPED CRACK IN WINDSHIELD. DEFROSTER WAS ON. NEXT MORNING THE CRACK WAS ABOUT 14" AND GROWING.
SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR I'VE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH IT IT'S ALWAYS SAYING THAT A KEY IS NOT DETECTED EVEN THOUGH THE KEYS RIGHT NEXT TO IT OR UNDERNEATH THAT THEY ALREADY HAS BEEN A TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE ALSO THE BALANCE OF THE CAR HAS BEEN OFF-BALANCE SO I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THEM WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON WHEN IT WAS SUMMER IS THERE MAKING A WEIRD NOISE I RECORDED THE NOISE I SHOWED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE PROOF THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHERE WAS COMING FROM ALSOALSO A LITTLE CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD RANDOMLY CAME OUT LIKE ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO AND NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH THAT UNTIL NOW AND WHEN I START OUT MY CAR AND I HAD TO DO IT AT THE FIRST BREAK AT A STOP SIGN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THEN IT STOPPED SHAKING AND THEN THAT'S THE ONLY TIME DOES THE SHAKINESS I'VE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS FORRESTER 2017 THEY TRY TO FIX IT ISSUES BUT WHEN THEY FIX IT SOMETHING NEW ALWAYS COMES UP.
WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKS DEVELOP TWICE OVER THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP
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