Subaru Forester Power Train Problems
- 169
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 19
- Years with records
- 1999–2019
- Stored years
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 169 stored complaint records:
- 12 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- lost power · 7 records
- very dangerous · 7 records
- feels like · 6 records
- failure mileage · 6 records
- check engine · 5 records
- cruise control · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 75 |
| 30–60k mi | 30 |
| 60–100k mi | 23 |
| 100–150k mi | 15 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Often, but not always, mostly when turning left from a stop as at a traffic light the car will hesitate and lose power and speed. Then i try to accelerate and the car surges forward too fast. I feel that i am going to stall in the intersection.
ODI 11307105
Power Train · Service Brakes
When breaking, the car acellerated on a city street and a second time in a very busy parking lot! Fortuately there was no accident> had the car towed to the dealer who later reported that they found nothing wrong with the car. I will not drive this car untill more is investigated.
ODI 11301737
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the high way for about 2 hours, 70 mph, gas was at about 1/8 full, but low gas light on. The gear shifter remained in d and the indicator on the dash said d. The engine revved as if it were in neutral and would not provide power to the wheels. The check engine, traction control, and cruise control lights came on, along with possibly others. The car began to slow since it was just revving in what…
ODI 11291876
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
On a long trips (200 miles of interstate driving) the car loses it's ability to maintain highway speed. The accelerator peddle does not work and vehicle slows down to idle. You have to pull off the road and stop. Put the car in park and then back in to drive. It works after that. During the failure you lose all ability to maintain speed. It has happened about 3 times in the past year. The dealer checked out the car…
ODI 11290038
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
On three separate occasions thus far, while driving approximately 70 mph on interstate 93 in massachusetts and new hampshire, my 2017 subaru forester touring (with 21k miles) lost power and completely shutdown. All three times, i was luckily able to steer the vehicle to safety while avoiding other motor vehicles and neither myself, my passengers nor anyone else around us was hurt. When the vehicle decides to…
ODI 11289678
Engine · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Car stalled while driving, with no lights lit up on the dashboard. Happened twice, once at 5 mph and again at 25 mph. The two times it happened were about three minutes apart this morning. Then i drove three hours on the highway without a repeat of the issue. When it stalled, it felt like the wheels and engine became disconnected from the gas pedal. No engine revving was audible. It did not completely stop, but…
ODI 11280656
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Two times, while driving on the highway at about 65 mph, my car lost the ability to accelerate. It was as though the car slipped into neutral. I pushed the accelerator pedal and the rpm's would increase, but the car wouldn't accelerate. It simply slowed down. Both times the highway was empty enough that i was able to drift into the shoulder. Once i pulled over, i turned off the car and waited a few minutes. When i…
ODI 11299582
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
At/about 1230 central time on 31 oct 2019, my wife [xxx] experienced an uncommanded acceleration event in our 2014 subaru forester and narrowly escaped being killed. Context: my wife was taking the car through an automated carwash at the caseys gas station at 9911 s. 71st st in papillion ne. When she reached the end of the conveyor belt and when signalled by the attendant to move forward, she stepped on the brake…
Crash reported
ODI 11280696