2015 Subaru Forester Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 12
- 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 12 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- warning lights · 8 records
- cruise control · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
When highway driving multiple warning lights are illuminated on dash, traction control, eyesight, cruise control off, hill assist. The eyesight systems are disabled shutting off cruise control. When this happens the rear brakes light are not working. When the car is the shut off then restarted and the brake is depressed the car will not come out of park after starting. This happens when it is reset after the car…
ODI 11183345
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Abs lights come on ,eyesight warning lights come on , cannot shift out of park.. Car was stationary. These warning lights have been coming on frequently when in motion, but now it wont shift out of park.
ODI 11114097
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Unknown Or Other
Dashboard warning lights lit up "like a christmas tree"! Safety features are disabled. No eye sight, traction control, lane deviation. I have been to the dealer multiple times with no success. This has been going on for several months. Lights come on and go off, seemingly at random. Mostly stay on now.
ODI 11120956
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
I started driving and found that my hill holder, my vehicle dynamics control system, my abs, my subaru eyesight and multiple other warning lights were all lite up. I pulled over and turned off the car and when i restarted the car i couldn't put my car into gear. It was stuck in park on the side of the highway. After a few more tries i was able to get it into gear and continued driving with all the warning lights on.…
ODI 11030102
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Service Brakes
While backing up a winding hill on a hard packed gravel driveway i backed into a seven inch diameter tree on the edge of the road. Did not hit it hard enough to damage the back bumper. I put the car in drive and in an instant the motor went wide open. I hit the brakes, but no noticable effect. I narrowly missed the corner of the garage. The car dug four depressions in the driveway when it took off. And threw gravel…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11051387
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
Twice the forester surge forward --once it stopped before hitting a tree and the second time it hit a building. Both times pulling in to a parking space from a road and from a parking area.
ODI 11024770
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
While driving, the electronic stability control, the hill assist brake and the abs lights randomly deploy. Happened 3 times in 24 hours. Turning the car off and back on seems to clear the issue. However, after that, now two times while traveling at a regular speed, the braking system automatically applied itself, including the cvt engaging into low speed and forcing the car to drive only at 10-20 mph. As well, when…
ODI 10995106
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Most recent near-miss fatal incident happened on nov.6, 2016 driving on a highway at the speed of about 65- 68 miles , car suddenly died, and stopped completely without any warning signs and warning lights, it felt like car suddenly lost the power and completely stopped. When tried to re-start immediately, car didn't start. After a few minutes, car started. Total driving distance on the highway before this incident…
ODI 10925499
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
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Within the last year, i have experienced on three separate occasions, instances where the warning lights for various safety systems on my 2015 subaru forester will come on, indicating that the system has been disabled due to a malfunction. These lights always come on while driving, within 15 minutes of the car being started. The first two instances related to my air bags being turned off. When brought to a…
ODI 10871945
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
7 months old, 20,000 miles. Driving 65.6 mph, in light rain with cruise control on. 1st time driving in bad weather, noticed wind or flat tires causing sometimes side shaking. Stopped to check tires. Noticed no wind nor low tires pressure. Continued on. Had used cruise control on and off, and turning on and off the traction switch to find a pattern for the iradic driving. Could not id a cause. Continued driving. Car…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10839979
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