2015 Subaru Forester Electrical System Problems
- 41
- 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 41 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 5 records
- light came · 4 records
- warning lights · 4 records
- cruise control · 4 records
- instrument panel · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 20 |
| 30–60k mi | 13 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train
I leased this vehicle on june 2015. Back on 8/26/2017 while driving on freeway and going 70 mile and hour, car suddenly died in the middle of freeway. I almost got killed by a truck that was behind my vehicle. They towed this car to glendale subaru and after two days, they said they could not find anything. Since that incident i have taken the vehicle back to dealer for performance and transmission issue. In…
ODI 11034423
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Our 2015 subaru forest will randomly while driving have all of it warning lights come one. Eyesight, hill assist, abs, lane departure, ect. If you stop and put it in park then it will not come out of park unless over ridden. I called in to subaru and they said "2015 subaru forester right? It probably has a bad brake light switch or brake light sensor, which means your brakes will not light up while driving. This…
ODI 10896525
Electrical System
Forester sat for 2 weeks and battery was drained completely though no lights or accessories were left on. Recharged battery, drove it for two days then car sat for two days. Again battery was. Completely dead. Very disappointed and concerned over lack of reliability
ODI 10853245
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. While driving approximately 70 mph, the instrument panel illuminated and the engine failed. The vehicle was able to restart; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure the approximate failure mileage was 27,000. The vin was not available. Updated 02/16/17*lj…
ODI 10923971
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
My wife was driving to work, about 35mph on a paved road. Several electrical items suddenly failed, all at the same time - wipers, windshield washer, heater fan, turn signals all would not work. When she stopped the car, turned off the ignition, and turned it back on, the electrical system worked again. I am taking it in for warranty service at ganley subaru, wickliffe, ohio.
ODI 10836928
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
While starting the car with only 2.2k miles the check engine light came on and disabled the vehicle dynamics control, the cruise control and the incline start assist leaving the vehicle without important safety features in bad weather conditions.
ODI 10808176
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving eastbound on i-80 in iowa just east of exit 220 (williamsburg) our car lost power but, because it has a manual transmission, i was able to depress the clutch and coast to the left road margin. The low fuel indicator had come on a few miles before but the display indicator showed that we had sufficient fuel to drive 60 miles at the displayed average of 30.5 miles per gallon. This should have been…
ODI 10747238
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. While driving the vehicle during the daytime at 25 mph, the speedometer was not as visible and failed to illuminate properly. The vehicle was to taken the dealer where it was diagnosed that it was standard for those models of vehicles. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,200.
ODI 10748656
Electrical System
This is not exactly a safety problem, but could be a critical issue. We left the brand new subaru 1015 forester for two weeks while we were on vacation. When we came back the battery was dead. Aaa tech told us this is not an uncommon problem in 2015 cars with full complement of features, and typing "subaru battery drainage problem" into google brings up a litany of complaints. Apparently all the electronics in the…
ODI 10760335
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
This model vehicle has a safety defect. The speedometer is located under a visor which limits the amount of light falling on the instrument, and the instrument panel does not have any back lighting under daylight driving conditions. The result is that under most daytime driving conditions is impossible to read the speedometer and determine the speed that the vehicle is traveling at. This is a universal problem as…
ODI 10750097
Electrical System
I had a remote starter installed by some one other than subaru. The starter failed repeatedly so i took it in. Was told and given a print out reflecting a low battery. I took it to north towne subaru on sheridan dr. It is a 20 mile trip one way, they said "no problem, charged the battery any way and sent me home. I purchased the forester in sept.2014, got the starter for christmas,and after the visit to subaru it…
ODI 10821572
Electrical System
Within one hour of getting this new vehicle, the eyesight warning and braking system turned itself on and off repeatedly. This continues after two dealers have made repeated attempts to fix the system. Subaru headquarters forced me to pay for a new windshield, because they said i had put a nick in the windshield. After replacing the windshield the eyesight system still continues to turn itself on and off…
ODI 10681867
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. The contact stated that the speedometer was inoperable. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 1,500. Updated 03/30/15*lj updated 6/23/2015*js
ODI 10690285
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, several warning lights became illuminated with alarms and several beeping sounds. The vehicle was driven home where the vehicle stalled once and the vehicle was stopped. The contact lifted the hood and became aware of an abnormal burning electrical odor coming from under the hood. Additionally, the battery…
Fire reported
ODI 11207462
Electrical System
I just purchased this car and cannot believe the dash board lights. They praise this car for reliability, so that is why i purchased this car. However the speedometer and all the other lights are so small you can't read them. Also, with the running lights on the lights on dashboard turn pink on black. Without the running lights the numbers are a pale gray on black. With the dial to brighten...that is a joke. I am…
ODI 10595021
Electrical System
The electronic screen on the 2015 subaru forester that includes the back-up display reflects a solid black bar down the middle if you are wearing polarized sunglasses. I've almost backed over walkers in parking lots who were in the obscured area of the screen because of this. I checked at the dealer, and other 2015 foresters have the same problem, but the outback does not. Since i first noticed the problem i have…
ODI 10716932