2017 Subaru Forester Occupant Classification Problems
- 18
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
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- Front Passenger · 9 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 13 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Occupant Classification
2017 forester srs airbag sensor defective two years after purchase, the srs airbag warning light appeared. This light flickers on and off, at random, whether or not a passenger is in the seat. (no passenger will be driving with me until this is repaired.) my subaru dealership service manager told me that there was a recall (he misspoke, perhaps he meant 'should be') and said that he "sees this all the time". He…
ODI 11208734
Air Bags · Occupant Classification
Passenger air bag switches to "off" despite passenger sitting in seat. Subaru dealership diagnosed faulty sensor. Air bag light switches to "off" at random times even when passenger is seated in seat. On the dashboard, next to the odometer, a red square with a lower case "i" appeared and below to the left the red airbag indicator lit. The system says to check srs airbag and bring to dealership. This often occurs…
ODI 11205164
Air Bags · Occupant Classification
My 2017 forester began having the passenger airbag light switch off when there was a passenger in the seat and the vehicle was in motion. On the dashboard, next to the odometer, a red square with a lower case "i" appeared and below to the left the red airbag indicator lit. Also on the upper dash, the passenger airbag on light switched to off. In order to rectify this, i had to pull over, shut off the engine and…
ODI 11197003
Air Bags · Front Passenger · Occupant Classification
The upper dashboard passenger air bag warning light above the steering wheel is going off and on weather there is a passenger in the seat or not. It may stay on after starting the engine and continue during driving. The last 45 minute trip i took it stayed on the entire time. Other times it has come on while a passenger was in the seat in the middle of a trip @ 45mph. The dealer on 2/28/19 says it's a "b1650…
ODI 11184937
Air Bags · Front Passenger · Occupant Classification
This car has suffered a persistent failure of the passenger seat occupant detection system. It happens at random with or without a passenger in the seat, and there is no specific trigger for it that i can discover. The dealer diagnosed this issue after several failures on january 7, 2019 and on the dealer's advice, we gave the car to the dealer for service on january 9, 2019, and we have been in a loaner since then.…
ODI 11173781
Air Bags · Electrical System · Front Passenger · Occupant Classification
Passenger air bag switches to "off" despite passenger sitting in seat. Subaru dealership diagnosed faulty sensor, suspected cause being seat covers. Removed seat cover, sensor is still faulty. Air bag light switches to "off" at random times even when passenger is seated in seat. Dealership agreed to replacing sensor but the part has been unavailable since sept. 2018 (6 months now). We keep being told "it's on order,…
ODI 11184544
Air Bags · Front Passenger · Occupant Classification
The passenger airbag will stop working while the passenger is seated in the front passenger seat. Two alerts show up in different areas on the dash lights indicating a problem with the passenger air bag advising to have it check immediately by the dealer. When i took the vehicle to the dealer they first advised me that the airbag light was do to the seat being wet, placing a cell phone or lap top on the seat. None…
ODI 11141206
Air Bags · Front Passenger · Occupant Classification
Within the last two months while driving with my wife in the passenger seat the passenger air bag system has disengaged several times and we receive three warning lights. A red srs light in the lower dash. A white "i" on a red background next to the trip odometer letter, and the srs indicator in the middle of the dash next to the time indicator comes on sayinf the srs is off. Took to dealer on 8/24/2018 and they sad…
ODI 11124239
Air Bags · Front Passenger · Occupant Classification
Less than one year after purchase of a new 2017 subaru forester i noted periodically the passenger airbag failure light would turn on and stay on when a passenger was in the passenger seat. This did not occur immediately on seating of the passenger and was sporadic. It occurred both in motion and while the vehicle was not in motion. Once lit it remained so until 2 or 3 new restarts. Taken to dealer they found a code…
ODI 11140691
Air Bags · Front Passenger · Occupant Classification
Passenger airbag off warning is given in hot weather. Dealer says new sensor is needed. We have been waiting since august 2018 for the part to be received by our dealer so repair can be made.
ODI 11172674
Air Bags · Occupant Classification · Seats
Subaru forester 2017, bought new. The dashboard monitor information signal read there was no airbag on for the passenger while one was seated there and the car was in motion. This had occurred earlier in june when i was driving from pa to ca but no passenger was seated there. I assumed it was just an oddity - and it did not occur regularly. July 16 (2018) i took it for repair which subaru determined was an…
ODI 11154746
Air Bags · Occupant Classification
The front passenger air bag sensor is defective in the seat cushion. Light on the dash shows passenger air bag is turned off even when someone is sitting in the seat.the problem occurs intermittently while driving. There is no predicting when the light will turn on or off.the problem began in july of 2018 when the forrester was one year old. The seat has not been wet.the problem began in july 2018. The new seat…
ODI 11182658
Air Bags · Front Passenger · Occupant Classification
Passenger air bag light remains off when passenger seat is occupied, or turns off after seat has been occupied for several minutes. This results in srs airbag error light on dash illuminating. Dealer claims "seat was wet" and it will resolve itself when seat is dry. Seat has never been wet - no spills, no wet swimsuits, nothing. Problem started intermittently 1-2 months ago and now occurs nearly every time car is…
ODI 11110323
Air Bags · Occupant Classification · Seats
29 june wife and i are on the highway driving when the passenger airbag light goes to off and the fault code appears on the heads up display tell us to take into service immediately. Well we car off and we don't hear anything back for a few days. We called them back on the 5th of july because of the holliday. They told my wife on the phone they were going to replace seat cushion because that seemed to be the issue.…
ODI 11110572
Air Bags · Occupant Classification
Front passenger airbag warning light started coming on during may 2018. Dealer determined fault is in passenger seat cushion and ordered part which was back ordered to mid october. On 10/23/18 the dealer says the part isn't expected until november 15. The warning light remains on most of the time while driving with a passenger.
ODI 11142191
Air Bags · Occupant Classification
The passenger airbag periodically turns off without notice. The airbag indicator light shows that there is an issue and subaru has contacted us about the issue. When we talked to the dealer they said it was a known interference issue related to cell phones and other devices and that if it continues to happen we should bring it in to have the passenger seat replaced. It has continued to happen periodically. Once the…
ODI 11083621
Air Bags · Occupant Classification · Seat Belts · Seats
Front passenger airbag warning light comes on intermittently, either on start up or while driving, stays on for hours or days at a time, unrelated to whether the seat is occupied or not. When it is on, passenger seat belt light indicates it is not fastened even if it is. The seat has never had spills, rain or otherwise wet. This has been going on for at least 6 months. Subaru dealer states past error code b1760…
ODI 11110111
Air Bags · Front Passenger · Occupant Classification
Srs airbag system needs to be checked light is on and passage air bag off indicator shows off. The dealership ordered replacement part which has been on back order since sept. 9, 2017. Problem started in sept. 2017, occasionally when a passenger was in the front seat and vehicle hit a bump, the srs showed warning indicator and passenger airbag turned off. System would reset when vehicle was restarted, but would…
ODI 11091464