Subaru Forester Tread/Belt Problems
- 6
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 5
- Years with records
- 1999–2007
- 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 6 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Tires · Tread/Belt
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 subaru forester equipped with firestone tire fr380, size p215-60-r16. The contact stated that the tires became prematurely worn, out-of-round and exhibited tread and belt separation. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The tires were replaced. The failure mileage of the tires was 53,000 and the vehicle failure mileage was 160,000.
ODI 10562998
Tires · Tread/Belt
I recently purchased a new set of 4 cooper cs4 (p215/60r16) tires for my 2002 subaru forester, having them installed by a dealer, along with balancing and alignment. About a week later i crossed the country from wisconsin to california. On grooved concrete interstate highways, the tires made my car "swim" from side to side erratically. I had to constantly be vigilant to keep the car going straight, and this problem…
ODI 10551821
Rotor · Tires · Tread/Belt
Constant vibration from tires at 65mph or faster, gets worse as the speed increases. *tr
ODI 10216988
Tires · Tread/Belt
The manufacturer provided tires that wear at an excessively rapid pace, resulting in a car accident due to losing traction while driving over sand/grit used for treating the road during snow. Additionally, the flatirons imports, an authorized subaru dealership, never advised us on the degree of tread loss. On sunday december 2 at noon, my husband was coming down left hand canyon traveling at 35mph when he lost…
Crash reported
ODI 10213023
Tread/Belt · Wheels
While driving at 55 on the highway left rear driver's side tire blew out. Consumer had to replace the tire, and the wheel was bent. Consumer made contact with the manufacturer, who wanted the wheel and tire mailed.*ak
ODI 10099887
Tread/Belt
Pe-00-020; tires are original equipment, bridgestone ht dueler, tire size 15 inch, dot number not available, tires have seven thousand miles on them. When driving 50 mph driver's side tire tread separated which caused slight loss of vehicle control. Consumer has contacted dealer. Please provide any further details. *ak
ODI 880335