2015 Subaru Forester Air Bags

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

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.

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.

"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.

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SHUTS OFF AND A RED INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING WITH SOMEONE IN THE SEAT. IF YOU STOP AND TURN THE CAR OFF THE SYSTEM WILL RESET. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER 10XS. IT'S BEEN CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAID AIRBAG RELATED EQUIPMENT IS ONLY COVERED FOR 3 YEARS. I WAS 2 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN I FIRST COMPLAINED. I THOUGHT THE AIRBAGS AND SEATBELT SYSTEMS WERE COVERED FOR 5 YEARS.

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.

A VEHICLE RUNNING A RED LIGHT IMPACTED THE SUBARU'S FRONT END AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

TAKATA RECALL NOTICE IN NEWSPAPER.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ALL PROSPECTIVE SUBARU FORRESTER OWNERS AWARE THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES WORK IF YOU SIT ON AN ADDITIONAL CUSHION. THESE SENSORS DO NOT WORK ON WEIGHT BUT ON SOME SORT OF ELECTROSTATIC SENSOR THAT IS BLOCKED BY ANY CUSHION OR PILLOW. THIS IF A DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR BACK PATIENTS AND ALSO FOR SHORT PEOPLE WHO SIT ON CUSHIONS TO ELEVATE THEMSELVES. NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT, ALTHOUGH THIS IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR DID NOT NOTIFY OF THIS SITUATION ALTHOUGH I MENTIONED THAT I ALWAYS SIT ON A PAD BECAUSE OF A FUSED BACK. WITH ALL THE SAFETY NOTICES POSTED IN CARS TODAY, THIS IS ONE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE OBVIOUS. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE A $35,000 USELESS VEHICLE BEING USED AS A SPARE CAR. I CANNOT TAKE THIS CAR ON THE ROAD. *TR

2015 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIR BAG SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED IF A PASSENGER IS NOT A CERTAIN WEIGHT, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DOES NOT REGISTER THE PERSON SITTING IN THE SEAT AND THERE AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVATED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 SUBARU FORESTER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE SPECIFICS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 625. UPDATED 07/06/15.*JB