2015 Subaru Forester Body 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:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body
Strut on rear hatch, subaru 2015 forester, broke at attachment point, hatch fell with great force, nearly hit my head. Vehicle was stationary. I called subaru's customer service number, but after going through many menus, got an automated message that the call could not be completed.*dt *tr
ODI 11254614
Body
Yesterday 9/5/19 the tailgate strut on our 2015 subaru forrester suddenly failed causing the rear gate which was open to abruptly fall onto my spouse's head while she was unloading groceries. The metal bolt with the round ball that fits into the end of the strut cracked off and appeared rusted at the edges. This appears to be the same/similar issue as nhtsa recall no. 08v-135 for the subaru impreza. As far as i know…
1 injury
ODI 11253764
Body · Support Device/Strut
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. When the contact's wife lifted the hatchback, the left support arm fractured. The vehicle was taken to carbone subaru of troy ([redacted], troy, ny 12180, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the left hatchback support arm was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. *tt…
ODI 11162001
Body · Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
I was trapped inside my vehicle when the battery died. While sitting in my car using the accessories to charge my phone, the car battery died and i was unable to unlock the doors to get out. The key fob did not work either. There is no inside handle on the rear hatch. The dashboard lights flickered a couple times and after about three minutes the door did unlock. What if the battery was completely dead? What if i…
ODI 11150103
Air Bags · Body · Engine
Car started and backed out of parking space in a parking garage. When gear shift was placed in drive the car lurched forward 50 feet and drove thru an aluminum rail and mesh over head electric activated door. At 81 more feet the car hit a 4 x 4 steel column holding up two 27 foot steel beams of a carport roof structure and collapsed the column. The southerly beam fell on top of the car and pulled the northerly beam…
Crash reported
ODI 11127966
Body · Engine
Car passed state inspection on 8/3/2017 with 18500 miles. One week later, car was taken on short errand and burst into flames with driver inside upon being placed in park. Fire department and police assessed the situation.
Fire reported
ODI 11015704
Body · Engine · Unknown Or Other
My 2015 subaru forester xt was taken to an authorized subaru dealership numerous visits to the for an issue in which the cars engine lights and warnings would display, violently shake, shudder and lose power while at highway speed. Am authorized subaru mechanic was able to replicate the issue, they did an ecm computer update...unfortunately, the problems did not go away after the update. I re-visited the dealership…
Fire reported · 1 injury
ODI 10936319
Body · Engine
While parking and apply the brakes the car suddenly accelerated. My wife was parking the car and while pulling into the parking stall she applied the brakes and the car suddenly accelerated and rammed into a steel cable that separated the parking stalls.
Crash reported
ODI 10905761
Body · Vehicle Speed Control
Car suddenly accelerated, about 10-15 feet, from reverse to drive into a brick building,in a private parking lot causing 7k damage to my cars. Prior to this crash, the lane departure and auto breaking lights were flashing on and off. I was going to take the car to the dealer however, the crash prevented that. The car was repaired and taken to the subaru dealer where purchased, and they examined the car and said it…
Crash reported
ODI 10840115
Body · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Car was driven out of new car dealer without incident by driver with 50 plus years experience. Approximately three to four miles into trip car experienced sudden unintended acceleration after going through a traffic light. Car proceeded into wooded area and hit tree causing lower leg injuries to driver and moderate to severe damage to car. Driver was not entrapped upon emt arrival. Engine returned to normal idle…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10781256
Body · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated while driver was parking while applying brakes. Vehicle hit house and porch, shearing off the gas meter where it meets the underground line. Eyesight object detection system did not stop the vehicle.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10860015
Body
The vehicle was left running in park on a slight uphill grade in a private driveway while the driver ran into the house to drop something off. She came right out of the house to find that the vehicle drove itself forward up the grade into a garage door. It was still running in park wedged into the garage door. Only minor damage was caused to the front bumper and garage door. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10654869