2010 Subaru Forester Electrical System Problems
- 8
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 8 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
The door lock mechanism locks itself immediately after i unlock the door. I can't get my drivers side door to stay unlocked in order to close the door. Having to hold the door tight while driving is obviously not safe. I have looked online and found quite a few posts from people with the same issue.
ODI 11208407
Body · Electrical System · Engine
After work, i got in my car and started it up. Check engine light came on, followed by traction control and tire pressure lights. This was odd because these lights had never been on before. I started to drive home--it was too late to bring the car to have it checked out. I live a minute and a half from work. The cruise control light then came on and flickered in no particular pattern. Then, about 45 seconds into my…
Fire reported
ODI 10780056
Electrical System
All the lights on the dash came on at once . The non skid, check engine , cruise lights wouldn't go off . I took it to the subaru dealership and they made out like it was nothing . I took it 3 different times they ended up charging me $500 dollars and never fixed anything. In a months time they came back on. I've had them turned off several times for them to come back on in 2 days time. I just recently put it back…
ODI 10967427
Electrical System
Over the course of the weekend the vds and abs warning lights came on intermittently. On monday, went to start the car for work and heard a slight popping sound and car would not turnover. Smelled burning plastic, but no smoke. Upon further inspection that evening discovered the vinyl of the driver's side rear wheel well was burn then removed the spare tire cover to discover a small fire had occurred in the spare…
Fire reported
ODI 10567182
Electrical System
The engine started knocking. Took to the dealer. Turns out i may have forgotten to change the oil for approx 14,00 miles...however....no warning light ever came on to remind me. No oil light, no engine light...nothing. Now i am facing a possible big expense in repair...waiting to hear from the shop as i type this. These warning systems are in place to avoid this situation. Had it worked properly, i would have been…
ODI 10466620
Electrical System · Service Brakes
On 2/24/12 my brakes started to rub and squeak so i took it in to be checked. To my surprise it was my rear brakes and they had completely denigrated. The dealer couldn't explain to me why this happened so they just went ahead and replaced them under warranty. On 6/21/13 (20,000 miles later) same thing happened. Back brakes denigrated so the dealer replaced them again with no explanation. 5 days later i had the…
ODI 10526306
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru forester. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. Also the traction control, cruise control and air bag warning lights were illuminated. The dealer made nine attempts to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The current mileage was 27,433 and the failure mileage was 26,277.
ODI 10449071
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 subaru forester. The contact was driving 10 mph uphill when the vehicle stalled and rolled backward until crashing into a tree. A police report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the ignition was not recognizing the key and advised that they did not have a suitable remedy for the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of…
Crash reported
ODI 10424173