2018 Subaru Forester complaints

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WHILE GETTING A 2 HR DENTAL PROCEDURE, THERE WAS AN UNEXPLAINED BATTERY DRAIN, LEAVING THE CAR DEAD. I PAID AAA TO GIVE ME A ROADSIDE EMERGENCY JUMP. I HAD HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES.

WENT TO START MY CAR AND BATTERY WAS DEAD. GOT A JUMP FROM AAA BUT SINCE NONE OF THE EYESIGHT SAFETY FEATURES WORKED, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO SUBARU AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. I WAS TOLD I'D NEED TO DRIVE IT EVERY DAY TO KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED. THAT'S ABSURD. TO MAKE THINGS WORSE, REMOTE START WILL ONLY WORK FOR 2 STARTS. ON THE 3RD START, IT WON'T START UNLESS YOU START THE CAR MANUALLY. WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING A REMOTE START IF YOU HAVE TO START THE CAR MANUALLY EVERY 3 DAYS?

WOULD GO TO START CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. MULTIPLE DAYS THOUGHT I WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG G LEAVING SOMETHING ON, GOT BATTERY CHECKED THEY SAID IT WAS OK JUST LOW. IT KEPT DOING IT, WENT ON FOR LIKE 2-3 MONTHS . FINALLY I HAD ENOUGH AND BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY. SINCE IT HAPPENED AND REPLACED BATTERY VEHICLE IDLES HIGH LIKE 1-2 IN PARK.

BATTERY DIED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THE UPON ENTERING HER VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED A VERTICAL CRACK AT THE BOTTOM BASE OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED WITHOUT INCIDENT OR IMPACT. WITHIN HOURS, THE CRACK WAS EXTENDED AND FORMED A CURVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED DELLENBACH SUBARU SERVICE CENTER (3103 S. COLLEGE AVE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80525, (970) 226-3100) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO BE INSPECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL FRACTURES ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED WITH A GLASS REPAIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LEARNED OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

A SMALL ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CRACKING THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD SHOULD BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE IMPACT OF A ROCK THAT SMALL.

WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED WHILE VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE FOR NO REASON AND NO IMAPCT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD HAD A CRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE CRACK STARTED EXPANDING. WAGNER SUBARU (5470 INTRASTATE DR, FAIRBORN, OH 45324) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR CAME ON AND EVEN AFTER THE TIRES WERE CHECKED AND CORRECT AIR WAS PUT IN THE SENSOR WOULD NOT GO OFF. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $170.00 TO REPLACE ONE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS THEY SAID WERE FAULTY. NEITHER MY WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT. MY HUSBAND THEN PURCHASED A TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT, WHICH HAVE COST A TOTAL OF $40.00. THE MECHANIC PUT IT ON THEIR COMPUTERS AND COULDN'T IDENTIFY A BAD SENSOR, BUT SOMETHING SHOWING WRONG IN ONE OF THE COMPUTERS READING THE SENSOR. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND TRY TO GET THIS RECTIFIED. IF IT IS A COMPUTER THEN I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE WE CAN NOT GET AN ACCURATE READING AND THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IS STAYING LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD.

IN UNDER TWO YEARS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD ON MY VEHICLE TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, A ROCK HIT MY WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSED A VERY SMALL CHIP. THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON, THE CHIP HAD BECOME A LARGE CRACK THE CAME DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD NEARLY HALFWAY DOWN THE WINDSHIELD. I PAID THE EXTRA MONEY TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WITH OEM GLASS. MORE RECENTLY (LESS THAN 1.5 YEARS LATER), THE WIPER BLADES ON MY WINDSHIELD WERE REPLACED. THE ONE WIPER BLADE WOULD NOT LET GO AND THE BLADE CAME BACK DOWN ON THE WINDSHIELD WITH THE SPRING. NO MARKS WERE OBSERVED IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON, A CRACK CAME UP FROM THE BLADE AND RAN ACROSS NEARLY 1/3 OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE DATE RECORDED IS FOR THE SECOND INCIDENT.

CRACKING WINDSHIELD ONCE A YEAR SINCE LAST YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT A HORIZONTAL CRACK HAD FORMED ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT. A WEEK LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ANOTHER SMALLER CRACK HAD FORMED ON THE BOTTOM, CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD ALSO WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH CRACKS OBSTRUCTED HER VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT CALLED RAFFERTY SUBARU (4700 WEST CHESTER PIKE, NEWTOWN SQUARE, PA 19073, (888) 711-0779) AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,300.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD OF MY 2018 SUBARU FORESTER (PURCHASED NEW) TWO TIMES IN LESS THAN 3 YEARS DUE TO (MINOR) ROCK STRIKES (HIGHWAY DRIVING) IN THE LOWER QUARTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. I NOW HAVE A THIRD CRACKED WINDSHIELD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 45 YEARS AND I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE EVER HAD TO REPLACE A WINDSHIELD UNTIL I BOUGHT THIS CAR! I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH SUBARUS AND THAT ONE LAWSUIT WAS SETTLED AND THAT 1-2 ADDITIONAL LAWSUITS, INVOLVING 2017-2019 FORESTERS ARE PENDING

EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS AT BOTH 30,0000 AND 65,000 MILES. CAR WAS MAKING WHISTLING SOUNDS WHEN STARTING THAT ARE EXCEPTIONALLY NOTABLY ONLY IN COLD WEATHER. UNKNOWN HOW LONG LEAKS WERE THERE AS THEY ONLY LOUD DURING THE COLD MONTHS. NOISE WOULD GO AWAY ONCE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP.

EXHAUST GASKET LEAK. ONLY NOTABLE WHEN COLD AS IT MAKES A WHISTLING SOUND. ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES

I HAVE AC PROBLEMS, REFRIGERANT LEAK, ACTUATOR PROBLEMS, BAD COMPRESSOR. I HAVE SERIOUS CVT SURGING AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS THAT MAKE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR LITERALLY BEGINS TO HOP LIKE YOU ARE STOMPING THE GAS AND BREAKS BACK AND FORTH AND CAN EASILY MAKE YOU LOSE CONTROL. IT SOMETIMES DOES NOTHING WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR FOR WAY TOO LONG MAKING IT DANGEROUS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. WINDOWS ROLL DOWN WITHOUT PRESSING BUTTON AND WON'T ROLL BACK UP UNLESS YOU ROLL THEM ALL THE WAY DOWN FIRST AND USUALLY IT JUST ROLLS RIGHT BACK DOWN AGAIN. AWEFUL TRYING TO DRIVE WHILE FIGHTING WITH WINDOWS THAT WON'T STAY UP. SUSPENSION IS SO DESTROYED FROM THE SURGING AND HOPPING THAT IT CANNOT BE ALIGNED. THE VEHICLE DESTROYS TIRES RAPIDLY AND UNEVENLY. GAS MPG IS TERRIBLE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU RUN AC. STEERING ASSIST IS DANGEROUS AND WILL SOMETIMES JERK WHEEL AWAY FOR NO REASON CAUSING YOU TO SCRAPE CURBS AND NEARLY HIT A POLE ONCE.. BREAKING ASSIST IS ALSO DANGEROUS AS IT WILL SLAM BREAKS FOR NO REASON. LANE DEPARTURE BEEPS A LOT FOR NO REASON. WIPERS ARE GARBAGE. WINDSHIELD GLASS IS TOO SOFT AND ALL DUST SCRATCHES IT MAKING VISIBILITY POOR THE TRUNK OFTEN WILL NOT OPEN NO MATTER IF YOU PUSH BUTTON ON KEY, INSIDE CAR OR ON TRUNK. THE DOOR SEALS FELL OFF, CHEAP CLIPS FALL OFF THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD IMPORTANT THINGS IN PLACE, GLOVE BOX SHOCK BROKE. I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES TOO. SUSPENSION IS A BIG ISSUE HOWEVER, COMPLETELY SHOT FROM SURGING. FAR TOO EXPENSIVE TO GET WHOLE NEW

WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITH NO CAUSING DAMAGE. SHORT CRACK IN MOTION THAT GREW OVER SEVERAL NIGHTS WHILE PARKED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. HAD TOWED TO THE DEALER

WHILE LEAVING FOR WORK THIS MORNING, I NOTICED A CRACK ON MY WINDSHIELD ON THE LOWER PASSENGER SIDE, RIGHT ABOVE THE FRONT SPEAKER. IT APPEARS THE CRACK IS ONLY ON THE INSIDE AND IS NOT CAUSED BY ANY OUTSIDE DAMAGE OR FORCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS DEACTIVATED. THE SEAT BELT ALERT WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUBARU OF KENNESAW (905 ERNEST W BARRETT PKWY NW, KENNESAW, GA 30144) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A WIRING HARNESS CONNECTION FAILURE, BRAKE PEDAL SENSOR AND THAT THE SEAT BOTTOM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE FELT UNSAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AND REQUESTED THAT THE MANUFACTURER BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I TURNED INTO A PARKING SPACE COVERING THE BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. I WENT TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND WHEN THE GEARSHIFT LEVER STARTED TO MOVE THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCOMMANDED AND RAN INTO THE BUILDING.

WINDSHIELD UPPER PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED APPROX 12" OVERNIGHT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT WAS PARKED STATIONARY IN A COVERED GARAGE.

WINDSHIELD HAS NUMEROUS CRACKS AND CHIPS FROM SEVERAL EVENTS. IT CHIPS AND CRACKS TOO EASILY. ALL EVENTS HAPPENED WHILE IN MOTION WITH SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 70 MPH.

A CRACK STARTED IN THE LOWER PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND HAS CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD OBSTRUCTING VIEW. I NOTICED IT WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM VICKSBURG, MS. IT WAS UNDER A LEASE AND THEN I PURCHASED IT IN MARCH OF 2021.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 8 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (SUBARU WHITE PLAINS 258 E MAIN ST, ELMSFORD, NY 10523, (844) 338-8731) WHERE IT'S AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

WINDSHIELD HAS TWO CRACKS ON OPPOSITE SIDES EXTENDING FROM BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD UPWARDS. ONE APPEARS TO BE IMPACT-RELATED. THE OTHER DOES NOT. CRACKS ARE EXTENDING TOWARD THE LOCATION OF THE SUBARU EYESIGHT SAFETY SYSTEM CAMERAS.

THE WINDSHIELD IS PITTED AND CRACKED I FIRST NOTICED THE PITTING IN 03/2018 AND IT IS CONTINUALLY GETTING WORSE. THE WINDSHIELD NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AS IT HAS A HUGE CRACK IN IT!

VEHICLE HAS 50K MILES. WINDOW MOTOR ON DRIVER WINDOW REPLACED TWICE. KEEPS FAILING. ALSO UNEVEN TREAD WEAR ON BRAND NEW TIRES INDICATING SOMETHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE PARKED AND UNDRIVEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START-UP. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SMITH CAIRNS SUBARU - YONKERS (900 CENTRAL PARK AVE, YONKERS, NY 10704, (914) 377-8100) WHO REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF A CRACK TO THE LOWER WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HERITAGE SUBARU CATONSVILLE (6624 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE SUITE A, BALTIMORE, MD 21228, (844) 224-1954) WHO STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

HAVE HAD MY 2018 SUBARU FORESTER FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS NOW AND IT HAS APPROX. 29855 MILES. BEFORE THE CRACK APPEARED I HAD NO DAMAGE TO MY WINDSHIELD. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I HEARD A A SLIGHT POP ALMOST LIKE A BOTTLE DENT POPPING OUT BECAUSE OF CARBONATION AT THE TIME THEIR WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES TRAVELING IN MY VICINITY, SHORTLY AFTER HEARING THE NOISE MY PASSENGER NOTICED THE CRACK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED TWICE WITHIN A WEEK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A HORIZONTAL CRACK DEVELOPED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD WITHOUT IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACK AND SAW A SPIDER WEB CRACK HAD FORMED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRACKS OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VISION TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,500.

WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY, OUR WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED TWICE IN UNDER 24,000 MILES. THESE WERE TWO SEPARATE WINDSHIELDS - THE ORIGINAL AND THE REPLACEMENT FROM A SUBARU DEALERSHIP. WE CAN ASSUME A TINY ROCK HIT THE WINDSHIELD SINCE WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY - HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH FOR THE WINDSHIELD TO CRACK. THIS SAME SCENARIO HAS HAPPENED TO OUR WINDSHIELD TWICE. OUR CAR WAS NOT FOLLOWING CLOSELY BEHIND ANOTHER CAR OR LARGE VEHICLE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN KICKING UP DEBRIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FOSTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING HER VEHICLE SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND NO STRANGE SOUND HAPPENED BEFORE THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND NECK PAIN BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. EMERGENCY OFFICIALS WERE CONTACTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE 'S FRONT BUMPER AND HEADLIGHT WAS DAMAGED AND THE BUILDING DOOR WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

A CRACK APPEAR ON MY SUBARU FORESTER 2018 WINDSHIELD IT WAS NOT CAUSE BY A ROCK IT JUST APPEAR

UPON ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, WITH BREAK PEDDLE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AT EXTREME SPEED HITTING A PROTECTIVE BARRIER. AFTER A REST PERIOD, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE AND WITH BREAK PEDDLE ENGAGED LURCHED BACKWARD AT THE SAME EXCESSIVE SPEED HITTING ANOTHER OBJECT. AFTER A LONG PERIOD WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF, THE OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE IS TO BE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

THE WINDSHIELD HAS A CRACK STEMMING FROM THE BOTTOM LEFT (DRIVER SIDE) GOING ACROSS TO THE RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) AND THERE ISN'T ANY SIGNS OF IT BEING CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS. IT JUST APPEARED AS I WAS GETTING HOME.

FRONT WHEEL DRIVE BARRING'S LT SIDE, WORN OUT UNDER 19,000 MILES, REAR GATE LIFT MOTOR REPLACED TWICE-IN MOTION! LT BACK INTERIOR FRAME POPPING OUT!

SUBARU FORESTER BATTERY DIES REPEATEDLY AFTER SITTING FOR VERY SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THREE TIMES WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNING THE VEHICLE (BOUGHT IT NEW). FIRST TIME, DEALER TOLD ME IT MUST BE MY FAULT BECAUSE IT TESTED FINE, 2ND TIME THEY SAID IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH A START STOP FUSE (CAR DOESN'T HAVE THAT FEATURE) DRAINING THE BATTERY, 3RD TIME THEY SAID IT WAS STARLINK ELECTRICAL ISSUE DRAINING THE BATTERY. I CANNOT RECALL IF THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY EACH TIME, BUT I KNOW I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE. WORKED FINE FOR ANOTHER YEAR AFTER THE STARLINK SOLUTION AND HAS AGAIN BEEN ACTING UP. CAR DOESN'T WANT TO START AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN A REMOTE MOUNTAIN LOCATION IN THE DEAD OF WINTER.

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY CRACKED IN MY FIELD OF VIEW, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. ONCE STOPPED, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A TINY CHIP NEAR THE BOTTOM CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD, NEAR THE HEATING ELEMENT BENEATH THE WIPERS, SO SMALL THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF ANYTHING EVER HITTING IT WHILE DRIVING. SOMETHING SO SMALL SHOULD NOT HAVE COMPROMISED THE WINDSHIELD IN SUCH A MAJOR WAY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SEE.

THE WINDSHIELD WAS SO PITTED WHEN I BOUGHT IT THAT I HAD IT REPLACED WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. VISIBILITY WAS LIMITED ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SUN HIT IT.

CAM SHAFT SEAL LEAK. UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 37,000 MILES. WAS TOLD THAT THEY REPLACED FELT SESLS WITH A SILICONE SEAL THEREFORE THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS. MY FRIEND BROUGHT HIS 2019 FORESTER IN THAT SAME WEEK. SAME PROBLEM

FOUND A 10" CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD AFTER PARKING IN A GARAGE OVERNIGHT. IT RUNS HORIZONTAL FROM ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW EDGE TOWARD THE CENTER. IT HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT.

MY WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED EASILY IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. IN THE LITTLE OVER A YEAR THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS CRACKED SOONER AND MORE OFTEN THAN MY TWO PRIOR VEHICLES. THE EASE OF WHICH MY WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED IS CONCERNING FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER DUE TO THE INTEGRITY OF THE WINDSHIELD BEING SO EASILY IMPAIRED.

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED UPON STEPPING ON THE BRAKE, WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGH.

A NUMBER OF TINY CHIPS DEVELOPED ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. COUNTED AT LEAST 6 SPOTS. THE CAR WAS MOSTLY PARKED ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE CHIPS SEEM TO HAVE OCCURRED. HAVE DRIVEN LESS THAN 100 MILES ON HIGHWAYS AND LESS THAN 20 MILES IN THE CITY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, WHEN THEY PRESSED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S GARAGE DOOR THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR AND PARTIALLY THROUGH THE CEMENT WALL INSIDE THE GARAGE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOWEVER IT WAS STILL BEING DETERMINED WHETHER THE VEHICLE WOULD BE DEEMED TOTALED. THE CONTACT'S WIFE RECEIVED INJURIES THE HIP AND LEG AREA. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT HAD SPOKEN TO THE DEALER (CASTLE SUBARU BURNSHARBOR MI) WHO REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO REQUESTED THE BLACK BOX AND OPENED A CASE REGARDING THE MATTER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

CRACKED WINDSHIELD FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE WAS PARKED.

VEHICLES DRIVER SEAT RAIL HAS BECOME LOOSE CAUSING SEAT TO SLIGHTLY MOVE WHEN LAYING BACK.. COULD BE HAZARDOUS WHILE DRIVING.. AT INITIAL TAKE OFF, ACCELERATION JERKS, ACCELERATION IS NOT SMOOTH, AFTER SLIGHTLY PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATION PEDAL, I HAVE TO SOMETIMES BRAKE BECAUSE ACCELERATION IS JERKY AND ROUGH. I JUST PURCHASED THIS PRE-OWNED 2018 SUBARU FORESTER WITH 14K MILES AND IT IS ALREADY BLOWING SMOKE AT START UP.