1. Subaru Forester
  2. Problems
  3. 2012
  4. Seat Belts

2012 Subaru Forester Seat Belts Problems

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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 3 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi1
60–100k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 1, 2019 · 86,000 miles

    Engine · Seat Belts

    Driver seatbelt buckle will not release. May take up to 10 firm pushes of release button before buckle releases. Engine oil was at 1 quart even after 1 quart of oil was added per month. Dealership diagnosed as rod knock. Second opinion led to changing oil twice and checking pressures. Recommended change oil every 3000 miles on this particular type of engine.

    ODI 11182718

  • October 6, 2017 · 38,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Takata recall. I was turning left when i was struck by a car going in the opposite direction. According to police the impact was at 01-1 o'clock. . My car was spun into the guard rail causing damage to left front and rt rear of my car. The seat belt latch failed and released the seat belt and the front air bag did not deploy. There is substantial damage to the interior of my car ,steering column , gear shift ,etc. I…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11051371

  • December 14, 2011

    Seat Belts · Vehicle Speed Control

    My forester has had the issue of misfiring on three occasions. It has been to the dealership for the first two, now they tell me i need to wait until they create a computer update, that my car has a "glitch in the computer". My cruise control becomes disabled, while driving and the check engine light flashes, along with vehicle dynamics control waring light also blinks. The dealership tells me the car will run…

    ODI 10456177