2017 Subaru Forester Body Problems
- 3
- 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 3 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Air Bags · Body
Involved in a car accident that was where the subaru was t-boned on the passenger side, resulting in extensive damage. Both front and rear door and all paneling on the passenger side had to be replaced. The side airbags failed to deploy upon impact. My vehicle was moving at 40mph and the vehicle that hit me was going 20-30mph and accelerating. *dt *tr
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11265346
Body
Bought new forester in may 2017. Windshield cracked @ july 2017. Replacement cracked october 2017. Subaru denied coverage both times. First windshield i was moving on highway but unaware of being struck by anything. It was nearly 100 degrees outside and ac was on nice 68 degrees. Second windshield appeared to crack while parked in garage. Second windshield leaked. Crack is near where leak was "fixed."
ODI 11033961
Body
On march 1, 2017 i was stopped at an intersection. After proceeding straight through the intersection and reaching a speed of approximately 10-15 mph i heard an alert in my car, and simultaneously heard cars behind me sounding their horns. I quickly looked up into the rear view mirror and saw that the tailgate of my car had opened without warning while i was in motion, causing my dog to fall out of the back. This…
1 injury
ODI 10958676