2016 Subaru Forester Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 16
- 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 16 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- cruise control · 9 records
- foot brake · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 13 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On five different occurrences while the cruise control was on and we were driving at around 70 miles an hour on an interstate, our car would electronically put itself in neutral, the automatic gear shifter would physically remain in drive, the rpm's would go up to about 5500 rpms, because the car was slowing down and the cruise control was on. We would pull over to the side of the interstate and the engine will shut…
ODI 11129380
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
2016 subaru forester xt with 57000 miles. The cel came on during a [redacted] and started to stall. After stopping and starting the car, the engine continuously sputtered. Cel came on, stability control disabled, traction control disabled, cruise control disabled. To keep the car from dying, driver had to rev engine. Driver took it to the dealership because the car was unsafe to drive (stalled in the middle of…
ODI 11132777
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 subaru forester. While attempting to park the vehicle, it suddenly accelerated without the accelerator pedal being depressed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a fence and a pole. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. There was extensive damage to the bumper. The vehicle was towed to an independent body shop and then to subaru of englewood ([redacted], englewood,…
Crash reported
ODI 11123166
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
During periods of heavy rain, the vehicle appears to suffer major electrical issues. Since february of 2018, my vehicle has reported problems after a major storm with the eyesight camera system, abs, hill assist, and fuel gauge. Fyi-eyesight includes the dynamic cruise control, crash avoidance, and lane monitoring system. The issue has been reported to our subaru dealer/maintenance team but they have not been able…
ODI 11098416
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 subaru forester. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly and crashed into a fence on october 24, 2017. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The local dealer was not contacted the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. There were no injuries. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.…
Crash reported
ODI 11119607
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
I was parking my car. I had the brake applied and put it in park. The car accelerated on its own over a parking barrier, over a 1.5' stone barrier, up a small grade and into and partially thru a concrete patio wall. The car's gearshift was in park. I had to move it back to reverse to get it back into the parking space. And even though the impact was substantial the airbag did not deploy.
Crash reported
ODI 10981716
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Driver was parking front first into a parking spot, traveling straight forward at less than 5 mph. When the 2016 subaru forester reached the proper parking location, the driver, with his foot on the brake, attempted to move the gear shifter from d to p. Suddenly the engine rev'd and the car lurched forward, over the parking concrete block, over a small bush and into the window wall of the adjacent condo. Damage was…
Crash reported
ODI 10957367
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I've had the same issue happen on 2 separate occasions (october and november 2016) - while driving the car i bought brand new, and going appx. 75 mph down the interstate, driving approximately 2 hours straight on flat interstate, the rpm's all of a sudden shoot up and it feels like my car falls out of gear. The car essentially shuts down and fails to accelerate and slows down quickly, while totally unresponsive. We…
ODI 10957292
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
At low speed (under 15 mph) a hesitation occurs causing the vehicle to loose acceleration power for as long as 3 or 4 seconds. It is an intermittent problem occurring only 8 times in three months. Problem almost caused a collision while turning left before oncoming traffic. Later recurrences produced the same problem during right turns also. We returned the car to the dealer and purchased a 2017 of the same model…
ODI 10933997
Air Bags · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Takata recall vehicle accellerated, brakes did not stop vehicle, accident took place injuring my wife, physically, emotionally & psychologically. Air bags did not deploy. Wife was trying to park, when vehicle sped up and her braking had no effect and she crashed into a parked vehicle.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10918643
Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Eyesight system did not pick up vehicle in fromt of car and proceed to drive straight toward at 70mph, i had to brake the car. This happened twice in one day. Dealer said they tested car and system was working fine. The system did not detect the large vehicle in front.
ODI 10825580
Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
In a closed parking lot, i was getting ready to park in a space. With my foot on the brake, i cut the wheel to the right and then eased my foot off the brake to maneuver into the parking spot. I pushed the brake again in preparation to straighten the wheels and finish parking, no speed registering on the gauge. With my foot on the brake the vehicle began to accelerate and jumped. I lifted my foot off the brake, and…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10823231
Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle begins to accelerate from parking lot into traffic, but then gas pedal hits a "dead spot". Gas pedal is non-responsive. Unable to accelerate until continually depressing gas pedal 3/4 way to floor board. Then it surges ahead! Problem is repeatable and in my opinion very dangerous. 1. Pulling into traffic and unable to accelerate to traffic speed. 2. Sudden, uncontrolled acceleration. I contacted the original…
ODI 10822403
Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
Eyesight and cruise control intermittent shutdown and restart. On an increasingly frequent basis, when the cruise control and eyesight are engaged, both will disable and can be a few seconds to minutes before the eyesight re-enables and the cruise control can manually be re-engaged. When this happens, vehicle goes from auto-drive to manual-drive. Also, an e1 error appeared on the odometer display.
ODI 10810511
Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
The car was being driven in a residential area. The driver stopped to make a u-turn then slowly started to take her foot off the brake while moving the steering wheel to the left when the car suddenly accelerated to the right (opposite direction). The driver lost control of the vehicle and the vehicle stopped only after colliding into a street pole.
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10810175
Vehicle Speed Control
Car has 11,000 miles, automatic transmission. While driving straight on a highway using the cruise control set at 65 mph with the adaptive cruise control on (feet not touching the gas pedal or brake) the car engine rpm's began increasing till it reached the rev limiter. At the same time the engine rpm began revving high, the car began to coast as if it was in neutral. But the gear shift remained in drive. After a…
ODI 10818271