2017 Subaru Forester Front Passenger Problems
- 9
- 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.
What owners report
- passenger seat · 9 records
- passenger airbag · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
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 · 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 · 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