2014 Subaru Forester Exterior Lighting Problems
- 6
- 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 6 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Repeated issue with headlights failing after very shorty period of time from installation. Replaced headlights 3 times in the past 11 months (have replaced at least 1 additional time since may 2017). Bulbs installed correctly without making contact with any part of bulb except plastic end with bulb grease applied to rear connector.
ODI 11228853
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v149000 (exterior lighting). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Byers subaru alexandria (2301, 7416 richmond hwy, alexandria, va 22306, [redacted]) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not able to confirm when the parts were to become…
ODI 11210383
Exterior Lighting
My high beam/daytime running bulb blew on the passenger side. When replacing the bulb i found it had actually melted, and had a large bubble in the glass. Approximately a year previous the drivers side bulb had blown and i had found the same bubble, but didn't report it at that time, assuming it was just something weird that happened once. Now that it's happened twice, once on each side, i'm more concerned there's a…
ODI 11202596
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v149000 (exterior lighting). The contact called an unknown dealer and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
ODI 11202868
Exterior Lighting
Low beam headlamp has been replaced twice in 12 months. There have been warranty extensions on older subaru's for this problem but it has not been addressed for newer models
ODI 10907167
Exterior Lighting
The low beam head lights are very poor, they only project 100 ft . Because of this we hit a deer which caused $4000 damage. Plase tell me you are looking into this problem. The dealership refuses to correct this problem
Crash reported
ODI 10863120
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2014 Subaru Forester.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.