Subaru Forester Exterior Lighting Problems
- 46
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 15
- Years with records
- 2001–2020
- 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 46 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- exterior lighting · 10 records
- able confirm · 7 records
- confirm parts · 7 records
- parts become · 7 records
- tail lights · 6 records
- issue able · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Exterior Lighting
With the headlight switch in the off position and the gear shifter is moved into either the reverse or drive position the shifter seems to activate the rear tail lights to light up and stay on. This action is occurring more and more frequent. This occurs backing out of the driveway, going down the highway, etc.
ODI 11297185
Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
1. While the car is in motion (and under normal driving conditions) on highways, my front windshield has cracked 4x since taking delivery of new vehicle at the end of july 2019. Once the front windshield cracks, it continues to spread. During the process of paying for the vehicle, i was encouraged at every step to purchasing additional windshield coverage to cover the cost of replacing the front windshield in case…
ODI 11297850
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 19v149000 (exterior lighting). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Evanston subaru ([redacted], skokie, il 60076, [redacted]) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of…
ODI 11234451
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Repeated issue with headlights failing after very shorty period of time from installation. Replaced headlights 3 times in the past 11 months (have replaced at least 1 additional time since may 2017). Bulbs installed correctly without making contact with any part of bulb except plastic end with bulb grease applied to rear connector.
ODI 11228853
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v149000 (exterior lighting). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Tucson subaru (4901 n oracle rd, tucson, az 85704, [redacted]) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of…
ODI 11218295
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v149000 (exterior lighting). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Byers subaru alexandria (2301, 7416 richmond hwy, alexandria, va 22306, [redacted]) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not able to confirm when the parts were to become…
ODI 11210383
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v149000 (exterior lighting). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Morrie's minnetonka subaru ([redacted], minnetonka, mn 55305, [redacted]) was contacted and confirmed that the next available appointment was not until august. The manufacturer was…
ODI 11204823
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v149000 (exterior lighting). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Hassette subaru (3520 sunrise hwy, wantagh, ny 11793, [redacted]) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of…
ODI 11205039