2015 Subaru Forester UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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

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.

OIL CONSUMPTION!! I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE 2017 WITH 67,000 MILES WITH IN MONTH I WAS BURNING 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL. NOW THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OUT THERE BUT ONLY THRU 2014 NOT ON MINE APPARENTLY. NOW HERE I AM 1.5 YEARS LATER AND STILL BURNING 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN THE 5,000 MILE OIL CHANGE.

EVAPORATOR CORE FAILURE, DURING USE OF VEHICLE IN MOTION, LEAKING REFRIGERANT INTO THE VEHICLE LEADING TO A/C NOT WORKING.

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION: I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 10 MPH THROUGH A CAMPGROUND. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN RIGHT INTO MY PARKING SPOT. MY RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL MORE FIRMLY BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED. I TRAVELED ABOUT 100 FEET UP A STEEP HILL ON THE SIDE OF THE CAMPSITE AND KNOCKED DOWN A SMALL TREE AND STRUCK SEVERAL BUSHES BEFORE HITTING A LARGE TREE THAT FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE IN ADDITION TO DEEP SCRAPE MARKS TO ITS SIDES AND REAR FROM THE TREES/BUSHES. THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND HAD DRIVEN IT FOR MORE THAN 42,000 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS INCIDENT.

OUR SUBARU FORESTER SHUTS DOWN AS WE DRIVE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW ON 10/24/2016, 3/28/2017, 5/31/2017, AND 12/31/2018. IT HAPPENS ONLY ON THE EXPRESSWAY DURING LONG ROAD TRIPS. THE GAS TANK IS USUALLY BELOW A QUARTER TANK, BUT THE CHECK GAUGE LIGHT IS NOT ON AND THE METER SAYS THERE'S 50-70 MILES LEFT. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY TO BE ON 2-LANE EXPRESSWAYS AND TO BE ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER EVERY TIME SO FAR. SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE STOPS ACCELERATING, EVERY SINGLE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP AND 50% OF THE TIME WE CANNOT GET THE CAR TO RESTART. OUR INFANT HAS BEEN TRAVELING WITH US IN THE BACKSEAT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED AND ON THE LAST OCCASION WE HAD TO BE RESCUED BY STATE TROOPERS AND TAKEN TO A SAFE AND WARM LOCATION BECAUSE IT WAS SINGLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR EVERY TIME AND THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. ONE TIME THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD BATTER CELL AND REPLACED THE BATTERY; ANOTHER TIME THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL SENSORS AND REPLACED BOTH OF THOSE, YET WE ARE STILL EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. WE BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT WITH OUR VEHICLE AND IT IS PUTTING US IN A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP SINCE 1/9 WITHOUT RESOLUTION.

ENGINE STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON. A/C ON.

WHEN STOPPED ON A HILL, WITH ENGINE RUNNING, SHIFT PLACED SECURELY IN PARK, WITH ROAD ICE ON ONE SIDE OF VEHICLE, THE CAR STARTED TO SLIDE DOWN THE HILL, BUT BOTH REAR WHEELS AND DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL WERE TURNING WHILE CAR WAS SLIDING DOWN HILL. IN TESTING THIS, IT WAS REPEATED TWO TIMES, ONCE ON THE SAME HILL, AGAIN ON A DIFFERENT HILL. THIS IS DANGEROUS! IT IS AS THOUGH "PARK" IS ONLY LOCKING THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, BUT IF IT IS ON ICE, THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE BECAUSE THE REMAINING WHEELS ARE NOT ALSO LOCKED.

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, APPROX 70MPH. ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH TURN ON AS CAR DIES. THESE INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CANNOT LOCATE THE ISSUE TO RESOLVE THE MATTER. THE DEFECT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. THE DATE INDICATED IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE.

THERE IS AN ODD HESITATION AS IF IT DOES NOT WANT TO GO FORWARD AT IDLE AFTER BRAKING. IF I PRESS THE GAS, THERE IS A DELAYED REACTION AND A LURCH. THIS IS SCARY! AT TIMES, WHEN I AM HEAVILY BRAKING TO A STOP I CAN FEEL MY CAR LURCHING SLIGHTLY WHEN IT UNLOCKS BEFORE IT COMES TO A STOP. THIS LURCHING IS MOST NOTICEABLE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO COAST, IT SEEMS TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN VERY ABRUPTLY AS IF I WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. EVEN UNDER LIGHT BRAKING, THESE UNEXPECTED OCCASIONAL FORWARD LURCHES OCCURS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD, AS I AM NOT EXPECTING THE VEHICLE TO SPEED UP MOMENTARILY AS I AM BRAKING. I NOTICE THAT THESE LURCHES CORRESPOND TO RPM BLIPS AND THE MILEAGE MPG GOES TO 11, 12, OR 13. ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DRIVING AT A DECENT SPEED, SAY 50 - 70 MPH, IF I HIT THE GAS TO OVERTAKE SOMEONE, SOMETIMES THERE IS A HESITATION BEFORE I GET A CHANGE IN THE ENGINE RPM (AND SPEED). FINALLY, WHEN I PUSH THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE IT OFTEN HESITATES BEFORE REVVING UP. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THESE ISSUES DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME BUT ENOUGH TO MAKE ME FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO HAVE ON THE ROAD.

2015 SUBARU FORESTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING WHEEL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HER JACKET WITH A ZIPPER HAD A TENDENCY TO GET CAUGHT ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, SHE ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, AS SHE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE HER ARM, TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE FROM PARK, OR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR VICE VERSA THERE IS A DELAY OF APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. ON A HILL, THE CAR STARTS TO ROLL IF THE FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. I HAVE ASKED SUBARU TO CORRECT THIS, BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY WILL NOT CORRECT IT. WHILE IT MAY NOT BE A MAJOR DEFECT THAT WILL LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY, IT REPRESENTS A RISK TO THE PEOPLE AND CARS AROUND THE VEHICLE.

I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM COLONIAL SUBARU IN DANBURY CT. ITS A 2015 SUBARU FORRESTER XT WITH ONLY 11 MILES. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS DISSATISFIED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON(S): I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JAN 2015 BUT THE EXHAUST ON THE VEHICLE HAS A LOT OF RUST BUILDING UP ON THE PIPE. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL SUBARU DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID CONTACT SUBARU HEADQUARTERS. I CONTACT SUBARU HQ AND THEY SAID CONTACT THE LOCAL SUBARU DEALER.

WITHIN 1 WEEK OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, SMALL, UNKNOWN ROAD DEBRIS HIT THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A DIVOT THE SIZE OF A PENCIL ERASER. THIS WAS REPAIRED. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, THE SAME THING HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS IN GOOD REPAIR. ON A RECENT CROSS COUNTRY TRIP, A NEW CHIP EXPANDED BEFORE IT COULD BE REPAIRED, PROGRESSING TO A CRACK SEVERAL INCHES LONG AND REQUIRING THAT THE WINDSHIELD BE REPLACED.