Subaru Forester Wheels Problems
- 53
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 17
- 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 53 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- wheel bearing · 13 records
- rear wheel · 8 records
- right rear · 6 records
- rear passenger · 5 records
- passenger side · 5 records
- feels like · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 15 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine · Wheels
Several issues: 1) replace rear strut assemblies. 04/22/19. (the car seemed fine but when they put it on a lift to work on brakes mechanics saw this. 2) the the engine shimmies and feels like it is going to stall. This has gone on since 2016. This happen when going about 30 mph. I had a mechanic look at it they found nothing. It still feels like it is going to stall. 3) bearings in rear passenger side in 2017. Rear…
ODI 11301239
Tires · Wheels
Two flat tires on brand new cooper evolution tour 215-60r16 (@100 miles), both on the front. One flat noticed after the vehicle had been driven but sat for a few hours (no visible deflation upon exiting); this tire had no visible punctures, though there appeared to be a bit of tear between the treads (see photo). After driving home on a spare, all remaining tires seemed ok. The next morning the other front tire was…
ODI 11252762
Wheels
I recently had my tires rotated for the first time and the mechanic reported that only 3 of the 5 lug nuts were torqued to specification. The other two were only "finger tight"
ODI 11277411
Body · Fuel/Propulsion System · Wheels
On august 2019 i purchased a vehicle from an auto dealership called motor car concept in colonial drive in orlando, fl. They scam me into buying a vehicle that they knew was not going to be running or in good conditions within 6 months. I tried to have them fix the car within a day of buying the vehicle as the check engine turned on. They will give me days to come in and then i will show up and nothing will be done,…
ODI 11280592
Wheels
Both rear wheel bearing had to be replaced at 74,000 miles.while in the dealership to have them replaced three other customers were having the same problem.
ODI 11270582
Tires · Wheels
I was driving down i-40 east between morrisonville and cary in north carolina where the speed limit is 65 mph and had a plow out. There were only 20,000 miles on the tires, i just had the vehicle serviced in may of this year. The yokohama tire shredded just leaving the tread and the rim. Fortunately, there were no injuries except for the fear of my seven-year-old grandson, on an interstate with vehicles speeding…
ODI 11221993
Service Brakes · Suspension · Wheels
The car was wobbly and went in for service and they found one rear strut the technician took it for a drive and the other one broke on him. It costs me $1390 to fix it and i drove it on the highway and it still wobbly. Subaru does not want to acknowledge the fact there is a major issue with this vehicle. This should have been recalled by subaru when they knew about this. This car also had rotors that needed to be…
ODI 11222109
Wheels
Three passenger front tire studs sheared, properly hand torqued prior, two lug nuts with studs retrieved in driveway, 20 deg f. Pulling out of garage lh turn, 3 mph. Failed and remaining two studs retained when replaced. Possible nil ductility temp. Google revealed other recent. Failures
ODI 11185494