2014 Subaru Forester Suspension Problems
- 70
- 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.
What owners report
- coil spring · 33 records
- rear coil · 29 records
- coil springs · 18 records
- spring broke · 14 records
- both rear · 13 records
- rear spring · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 35 |
| 60–100k mi | 16 |
| 1–30k mi | 12 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Suspension
Premature rear spring broke. Car is 65k miles. Rear spring rusted and broke; causes the entire rear suspension to break. This make the car tilted and almost out of control. I was on a local road traveling at 25 mph going straight. I brought the car to star subaru service and was being charged $890.00 to replace rear driver side suspension. Upon inspection, the rear passenger side spring also rusted.
ODI 11191564
Suspension
Rear coil springs broken right and left 01/07/2019 - 27811 miles on car, replaced by dealer during state inspection i did not know they were broken until told by service advisor
ODI 11289865
Suspension
Pieces of my rear coils broke off showing badly rusted. Some in street some in my garage. Vehicle started to drive differently. Took to firestone and both rear coils broke and 1 strut as well. Subaru knows about this but i did not and took to non subaru place for repairs. So they refused to make good or stand behind their vehicle because i didnt go to a subaru dealer and offered 500 cost me 1556.00. This should have…
ODI 11170602
Suspension
Left rear coil spring broken not due to heavy load or rough terrain driving vehicle only has approx. 27,000 miles on it .from what i'm seeing on line and hearing from other owners and dealers, it is a pretty common problem.
ODI 11164508
Suspension
Bottom of both left and right rear coil springs broke - at the point where they sit on the lower spring seat of the strut. They both fractured at exactly the same spot on the coil - at the first 1/2 loop of the coil (about 4 inches) and in the same diagonal type of shear. Pictures attached of the pieces that broke off each coil. Car has only 58,000 miles and never driven off road or overloaded. Not exactly sure when…
ODI 11162241
Suspension
Rear coil spring failed after 56,000 miles. It was not a result of any incident. Car was well maintained and not driven off road, mostly highway miles.
ODI 11139313
Suspension
Both rear coil springs have broken at the bottom coil that rests in the bottom spring base of the strut assembly. Mechanic found cracks during safety inspection during brake replacement. As technician was backing vehicle out of the bay a piece of the right hand coil at the bottom of the coil separated from the vehicle. Photo attached. Lh coil still in the vehicle.
ODI 11113166
Suspension
The driver's side rear spring on my 2014 forester with 39,500 miles broke spontaneously while driving under normal conditions. When the car was placed on a lift and raised up at the repair shop the suspension dropped down and the passenger's side spring broke as well. I have never gone off road, towed, or carried heavy loads. Looking around online, many others have had this same thing occur. The replacement springs…
ODI 11243477
Suspension
My left rear spring let go. My car has been in the shop for two weeks now. The suburu dealer stated that they do not have the parts in stock and do not know when they will have them available. I asked them to repair the right rear spring as well because i want both springs replaced at the same time so the car will not be harmed. I did not feel safe driving the vehicle and am disappointed it has taken this long so…
ODI 11104069
Suspension · Unknown Or Other
Ac compressor went after 3 years (went at the end of summer last year 2017) and i live in the north east where we only use ac less than half of the year. Also rear suspension spring went this year. Both of these issues are extremely premature on a 2014 model year vehicle. There are no good after market options for either of these parts so had to use oem (subaru) parts. The springs have been re-enforced with a white…
ODI 11105072
Suspension
I found a metal piece in my driveway, it is a piece of the rear coil spring. A repair shop advised not to drive the vehicle until the part is replaced, as it is unsafe.. The shop has been unable to locate the replacement part. So i am without transportation
ODI 11099904
Suspension
At 60,000 miles,while making a left turn in a level parking lot, the rear passenger spring broke causing the car to sag and shimmy. My mechanic informed me that there was the potential of the broken spring throwing off a piece and that piece rupturing the tire. My driving does not involve rough roads.
ODI 11100314
Suspension · Wheels
When make turns in moving(backward or forward), there is noisy(click) in front wheel suspension
ODI 11152814
Suspension
Front passenger side suspension bushing completely disintegrated. Three year old vehicle with 55,000 miles. Driver side bushing still intact but showing significant signs of wear. The missing bushing is causing sever vibrations while driving on the highway.
ODI 10979005
Suspension
Discovered at routine servicing at just over 34k. The front axel seal is leaking. The rear shocks are failing and need replacing. No off road or over bumpy streets driving. This much too early for both of these problems to occur without heavy driving or on uneven surfaces.
ODI 10966722
Suspension · Unknown Or Other · Wheels
Driving at about 60 mph and car starting vibrating violently for a few seconds. Continued driving and 10 minutes later same thing for same length of time happened again.
ODI 10758495
Suspension
There is metal clicking noise from driver side rear end when running on bumpy or rough roads. Driver side rear door felt as if it is not closed properly when this happened. Rear end bottomed out when this happened. Car feels unstable. This is a consistent problem and it is getting worse and worse. *tr
ODI 10633088
Steering · Suspension
Subaru corporate recently purchased my 2014 forester back under the lemon law. This was after i had 4 documented incidents of the vehicle veering sporadically out of control around 55 mph. It was inconsistent but the mechanic was able to determine that something was pulling it out of alignment/after this happened it was always out of spec. It was quite dramatic. As in the entire back-end would start to pull out of…
ODI 10574697
Lower Arm · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the rear of the vehicle swayed abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the lower control arm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 18,000.
ODI 10588836
Suspension
When i purchased my new vehicle last july, i noticed driving it home there was a "clunk" sound coming from the front end when i went over railroad tracks or any bump. I took it back to subaru and they found a bent and twisted part on the right front suspension. I now have 19k on my car a year later. I noticed my right rear tire bald only on the out side. All other tire tread is perfect. So i take it back to subaru…
ODI 10607035