Complaint volume
489 consumer-submitted complaints are matched to this model year. Treat the count as a research signal, then read the actual summaries for repeated symptoms.
Complaint records
2018 Subaru Forester Complaints
489 consumer-submitted complaints on record for the 2018 Subaru Forester, grouped by component category.
489 Total complaints
26 Crash reports
1 Fire reports
6 Injury reports
Complaint data reflects consumer-submitted reports. A complaint is not proof
of a defect, recall, or manufacturer fault. Enriched severity fields come
from official bulk records when the complaint can be matched by ODI number.
Buyer interpretation
How to use these complaints before buying
Complaint records are most useful when they turn into inspection points, seller questions, and comparison checks against nearby model years.
Pattern to inspect
The most common categories are visibility/wiper, air bags, unknown or other. Use those categories as a test-drive checklist instead of judging the vehicle from the total count alone.
Severity flags
Enriched records include 26 crash reports, 1 fire report, 6 injury reports, and 0 fatality reports. These fields come from complaint records and should be read in context.
Mileage clue
Mileage is available on 241 complaints, with an average reported failure mileage of 21,173 miles. Compare that with the mileage on the listing.
Questions to ask the seller
- Have you had any problems related to visibility/wiper, air bags, unknown or other?
- Can I see recent maintenance and repair records?
- Has the vehicle ever been towed, involved in a crash, or repaired for the same issue twice?
- Can we also check the recall record for this 2018 Subaru Forester?
Used-car checklist
Use these complaints before the test drive.
Build a buyer checklist to turn these issues into questions and inspection points.
2018 Subaru Forester
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How severe are the 2018 Subaru Forester complaints?
26 Crash
1 Fire
6 Injury
0 Fatality
21 Towed
3 Medical attention
What are the most common 2018 Subaru Forester complaint categories?
VISIBILITY/WIPER 123
AIR BAGS 60
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 52
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 47
VISIBILITY 19
AIR BAGS,SEATS 17
ENGINE 12
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 11
POWER TRAIN 10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 7
489 total complaints on record
Latest complaints
| Date | Component | Summary | Severity | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2019 | STEERING | THIS CAR HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND ONLY HAS BEEN DRIVEN 3,370 MILES. EVERY SO OFTEN AFTER STARTUP, WHILE BEGINNING TO MOVE FORWARD, THE STEERING BECOMES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. THIS EFFECT LASTS, PERHAPS, FOR UP TO 5 SECONDS OR SO. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,370 |
| Jul 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I'VE HAD MY 2018 FORESTER FOR JUST ONE YEAR AND TWO WINDSHIELDS HAVE CRACKED FROM MINOR ROCK STRIKES. THE FACTORY WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AT 11,670 MILES ON 12/17/2018 AND WAS REPLACED WITH SUBARU OEM GLASS. NOW AT 24,000 MILES THE REPLACEMENT WINDSHIELD HAS CRACKED FROM A MINOR ROCK STRIKE. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN A CAR PASSED ME. THE SOUND OF THE ROCK STRIKE WAS BARELY NOTICEABLE AND I DIDN'T NOTICE THE DAMAGE UNTIL MY PASSENGER POINTED IT OUT TO ME. SUBARU WINDSHIELDS ARE TOO FRAGILE AND BREAK EASILY WHICH IS A SAFETY RISK. I WILL BE REPLACING THIS SECOND SUBARU WINDSHIELD WITH AFTERMARKET GLASS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 24,000 |
| Jul 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I AM WRITING AGAIN BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER CHIP IN MY WINDSHIELD. IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS STARTING TO CRACK; JUST LIKE THE LAST TWO TIMES. IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT THAT CAR INSURANCE SHOULD HAVE TO COVER A POOR QUALITY PRODUCT. IT COSTS ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH TIME. IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WINDSHIELD CRACKS. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THESE WINDSHIELDS IF ANYONE WAS EVER IN AN ACCIDENT. | Crash: No Fire: No | 18,000 |
| Jul 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | SECOND CRACK IN WINDSHIELD IN 5 MONTHS. I BEEN DRIVING FOR 20 YEARS, AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES. NOW WITH THE 2018 FORESTER I HAVE SECOND CRACK IN WINDSHIELD FROM A TINY ROCK IN 5 MONTHS. FIRST OCCURANCE HAPPENED IN IL ON NORMAL ROAD, SECOND HAPPENED 2 DAYS AGO IN WI, ON NORMAL PAVED ROAD. | Crash: No Fire: No | 16,000 |
| Jul 2019 | AIR BAGS | AIRBAG ALERT ISSUED BY CAR COMPUTER: 'AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CHECKED'. PASSENGER WAS IN SEAT AND BUCKLED IN. CAME ON WHEN CAR WAS STARTED AND REMAINED ON FOR DURATION OF DRIVE. INTERMITTENT. TURNED OFF WHEN I WENT BACK TO TAKE A PHOTO OF THE MESSAGE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 24,300 |
| Jun 2019 | 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 DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FOR THE WEEKEND. I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE AND NOW I AM TOLD I WILL HAVE TO BUY 3 MORE BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS A 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THERE WAS MORE THAN A HALF A PENNY OF TREAD LEFT ON THIS TIRE AND NOW I HAVE TO DELAY A TRIP BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH MY TIRES. I DID NOT RUN OVER A NAIL NOR DID I RUB AGAINST ANY THAT WOULD CAUSE A TEAR IN THE TIRE. THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND AS A SUBARU OWNER AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THE PRODUCT I PURCHASED. I HAVE ENJOYED MY SUBARU AND HAVE A LONG ADMIRER OF THE VEHICLE FOR YEARS. I PLAN TO TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN THE NEXT 2 YEARS FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WAS PLANNING TO RETIRE WITH THIS ONE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 20,000 |
| Jun 2019 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE PARKING IN A LOT: WHEN PULLING INTO A SPACE, HIT BRAKE PEDAL AND CAR ACCELERATED RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND OTHERS CARS. I BELIEVE THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN THIS ACCIDENT. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 18,000 |
| Jun 2019 | STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I DON'T REMEMBER IF I WAS TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE, OR GAS PEDAL. THIS HAPPEN WITHIN SECONDS. CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE, I SLAMMED ON BRAKES STILL MOVING, I PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE, STILL MOVING, I HIT BACK END OF PICK-UP TRUCK. BY THEN I HAD PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF IGNITION. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 37,242 |
| May 2019 | STEERING,STRUCTURE | I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP TO WAIT FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE MAKING A LEFT TURN. I ONLY HAD ABOUT TWENTY FEET TO GO TO ACCESS THE ANGLED PARKING SPACE FOR THE BUSINESS ON THE CORNER. AS I TURNED INTO THE SPACE, MY FORESTER SUDDENLY JUMPED THE CURB, MOWED DOWN A SIGN POLE, AND CRASHED INTO THE BUILDING WINDOW. AFTER REPLAYING THIS INCIDENT OVER IN MY MIND, I TRULY BELIEVE THIS WAS A CASE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED LIKE IT DID. | Crash: Yes Fire: No Towed | 3,010 |
| May 2019 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | [XXX] 05/19/2019 [XXX]- CLEAR DAY @ 10AM EST. WHILE IN MY LANE AND TRAVELING STRAIGHT AND WITHIN THE LANE LINES, TWO (2) VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS ACTIVATE AT THE SAME TIME: LANE KEEP ASSIST, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING. THE LANE KEEP ASSIST WAS THE STRONGEST "PULL" I'VE EVER FELT AND PULLED/STEERED THE VEHICLE TO RIGHT CAUSING ME NEARLY CROSS INTO THE LANE ON MY RIGHT. MY HANDS WERE ALWAYS ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY CORRECT IT. THE DEPARTURE WARNING ALSO ACTIVATED AT THE INITIAL 'LANE KEEP ASSIST' FEATURE ACTIVATION. ATTACHED IS A PICTURE OF THE ROAD FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD HAS DRIED INSECT RESIDUE BUT NOTHING I CONSIDERED VISUALLY IMPAIRING. IF MY HANDS WERE NOT ON THE STEERING WHEEL OR OTHERWISE WAS DISTRACTED, I HAVE NO DOUBT I WOULD HAVE STEERED COMPLETELY INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT | Crash: No Fire: No | 11,200 |
| May 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),VISIBILITY/WIPER | WINDSHIELD CRACKED AND IS NOW HALF ACROSS FROM PASSENGER SIDE. NO KNOWN ROCK HIT SAME. GOOGLED AND NOTICED DOZENS OF WINDSHIELDS CRACKED FROM STRUCTURAL DEFECTS. SUBARU CLAIMS THIS IS WHY EYESIGHT CUTS OFF " EYESIGHT CANNOT SEE IT DON'T WORK." SO I GUESS IT DOESN'T WORK AT NIGHT? | Crash: No Fire: No | 6,000 |
| May 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),VISIBILITY/WIPER | EYESIGHT SHUTS OFF , IN RAIN WHEN MOST NEEDED. DEALER STATES IT IS OK. | Crash: No Fire: No | 6,000 |
| May 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITHIN 2 YEARS OF THE WINDSHIELD SUDDENLY CRACKING WHERE A SMALL CHIP WAS. WINDSHIELD CHIPS VERY EASILY. MONTHS LATER THE WINDOW WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN CRACK. ONCE WAS WHEN WE TURNED ON THE DEFROSTER; SECOND TIME WAS WINDOW WAS COLD AND TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS WARMER. FIRST TIME HAPPENED WAS 12/2017. SECOND TIME WAS 5/2019. | Crash: No Fire: No | 16,700 |
| Apr 2019 | STEERING,WHEELS | SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN 2018, WHEN I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED BETWEEN 65 TO 70 MY TIRES FEEL UNBALANCED. SOMETIMES IT FEELS LIKE MY CAR IS SWERVING AND IT FEELS LIKE IT'S HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR . | Crash: No Fire: No | 50 |
| Apr 2019 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN | WHEN ON AN INCLINE, AND OR ENTERING A HIGHWAY WHILE ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL GO INTO THE HILL DECENT MODE. EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL LIGHT UP! I AM FORCED TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS NOW SCREAMING!!! I THEN NEED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON TWO TIMES IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE IT. NOW HALF THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON. BUT THE CAR IS RUNNING NORMALLY. IT WILL TAKE TO MORE TIMES TURNING OFF THE ENGINE BEFORE ALL THE LIGHTS GO OFF. THE DEALER CLAIMED I WAS DRIVING TWO FOOTED. LEFT FOOT ON BRAKE AND RIGHT ON GAS. NOT TRUE I DO NOT DRIVE LIKE THAT. YOU CAN VERIFY THIS BEHAVIOR WITH STARLINK WHICH I HAD THE FIRST YEAR. STAMFORD SUBARU HAS HAD THE CAR A WEEK NOW AND I HAVE HEARD NOTHING! THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE FRONT END. WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK. TO ME IT SOUNDS LIKE BALL JOINTS. STAMFORD SUBARU HAS TOLD ME IT IS THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM LIFTING ONE WHEEL OFF THE GROUND, THAT'S BULL. I'M DOING FIVE MILES AN HOUR. BOTH ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY SUBARU. STAMFORD SUBARU HAS GIVEN ME AN IMPRESA AS A LONER AND I AM LOVING IT. I HAVE PUT SIX HUNDRED MILES ON IT AND NO PROBLEMS. PLEASE GET IN THEIR BUTTS TO FIX OR REPLACE MY FORESTER!!! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE... PS, THE COMPUTER CODE SAID INCORRECT GEAR RATIO FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IN ADDITION THIS HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES IN A YEAR AND FOUR MONTHS. VERY SCARY!!! | Crash: No Fire: No | 10,000 |
| Apr 2019 | AIR BAGS | 2018 SUBARU FORESTER: PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILS & TURNED ITSELF OFF. HAPPEN 4-5 TIMES IN FALL 2018. 10/23/2018 I TOOK TO NORTHEND SUBARU SERVICE CODE B1650, PART BACK ORDERED. 04/05/2019 PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILS & TURNED ITSELF OFF AGAIN. CALLED NORTHEND SUBARU SERVICE. PART STILL BACK ORDERED MORE THAN 5 MONTHS. THEY SAY 60+ ARE AWAITING PARTS IN NEW ENGLAND. IS SUBARU REPORTING TO YOU THIS TYPE OF SAFETY ISSUE? WILL I HEAR THAT YOU RECEIVED MY NOTIFICATION TO YOU? | Crash: No Fire: No | 12,000 |
| Apr 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | 2018 SUBARU FORESTER WITH EYESIGHT. 16 INCH LONG CURVED CRACK ORIGINATING FROM DEFROSTER AREA AT BOTTOM OF WINDSHIELD ON DRIVER'S SIDE, CURVING UP INTO DRIVER'S FIELD OF VISION. CRACK OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, PARKED IN OWNER'S DRIVEWAY. NOTHING WAS SEEN OR HEARD STRIKING THE WINDSHIELD BEFORE THE CRACK SUDDENLY APPEARED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 16,000 |
| Apr 2019 | STEERING | ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY SOMETIMES WILL GIVE A JERK TO THE RIGHT. HAD VEHICLE IN FOR ISSUE THEY FOUND STEERING SHAFT BOLT LOOSE. THEY RETORQUED TO SPEC. DROVE TO FLORIDA STILL HAS SAME ISSUES. WHEN IN A BANKED TURN DOES NOT HOLD TURN PROPERLY. WHEN ON ABSOLUTELY STRAIGHT HIGHWAY STEERING WHEEL APPEARS TO BE SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF 6:00. MAKING APPT WITH DEALERSHIP AGAIN. DON'T KNOW WHEN IT STARTED, WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING DUE TO MY MEDICAL ISSUE. *BF 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,773 |
| Mar 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | OUR WINDSHIELD CRACKED SPONTANEOUSLY, STARTING AT THE WIPER PARK HEATER ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING GARAGE WHEN THE CRACK SPONTANEOUSLY APPEARED. | Crash: No Fire: No | 2,000 |
| Mar 2019 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | I PURCHASED THIS CAR 7/31/18. ON 12/21/18 (ODOMETER 3,427 MILES), THE FIRST MORNING WITH A HARD FROST, I FOUND THAT MY 2018 SUBARU FORESTER (STATIONARY AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY) HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK OVERNIGHT FROM THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE UPWARD. (NO CRACK THE DAY BEFORE) I DROVE THE CAR 3 MILES TO WORK, CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT, AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE MANAGER EVALUATION APPOINTMENT THAT MORNING. I DROVE 12 MORE MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP. IN UNDER 3 HOURS, DRIVING TOTAL 15 MILES, SINCE DISCOVERING THE CRACK AND ARRIVING AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE CRACK HAD PROGRESSED UP AND ACROSS THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD AT NO COST TO ME, "AS A ONE-TIME GOOD WILL GESTURE". HE POINTED TO THE BASE OF THE CRACK WHICH BEGAN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLACK AREA BORDERING THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD, CLAIMED HE COULD SEE A CHIP, AND DUG HIS PEN INTO THE GLASS TO ENLARGE THE CRACK. TO ME, THIS ARE LOOKED MORE A FLAW IN THE GLASS WHERE BROKEN WINDSHIELD MAY HAVE HAD A FLAW HAD FLEXED DUE TO THE FREEZING WEATHER. HE DESCRIBED THE DAMAGE AS A CHIP ON MY REPAIR TICKET, WHICH IS MISLEADING IF AN ANALYSIS IS DONE ON THE CRACK, BUT IT SUPPORTS THE TICKET'S NOTE THAT THIS WAS A 1-TIME REPAIR AT NO CHARGE, WITH NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE SIMILAR REPAIRS. THE DEALER DELAYED THE REPAIR DUE TO CHRISTMAS, AND THE CRACK CONTINUED TO PROGRESS ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. REPLACEMENT INSTALLATION SCHEDULED FOR 12/26/18. ARRIVING FOR MY APPOINTMENT I WAS TOLD THE WINDSHIELD WAS ORDERED BUT THE DEALER FAILED TO SCHEDULE AN INSTALLER. THEY KEPT MY CAR UNTIL THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON 12/28/19. THEY PROVIDED A LOANER CAR. RESEARCHING SUBARU WINDSHIELD CRACKS ONLINE, I LEARNED THAT SUBARU WINDSHIELDS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SPONTANEOUSLY CRACKING, BEGINNING WITH A 2016 OUTBACK RECALL, BUT FORESTER OWNERS ALSO ARE REPORTING CRACKS. | Crash: No Fire: No | 3,427 |
| Mar 2019 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR DETECTS PERSON SITTING IN SEAT AND TURNS ON THE AIRBAG WHEN THE SEAT IS EMPTY. NOTIFICATIONS TURNS ON AT CAR STARTUP AND WILL TURN ON WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. CAR WAS BOUGHT MAY 31ST, 2018. THIS BEHAVIOR STARTED ON THE FIRST COLD DAY IN MY AREA (ROUGHLY LATE NOVEMBER/EARLY DECEMBER 2018). | Crash: No Fire: No | 6,000 |
| Feb 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE EYESIGHT HAD BEEN MANIPULATED TO A WARNING EVEN WHEN THERE'S NO OBSTRUCTION WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, WHILE BACKING UP IT GIVES A WARNING THAT SOMEONE OR A VEHICLE IS ADJACENT TO MY CAR. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE PROBLEMS I ENCOUNTER. I HAVE AN IDEA WHO'S BEHIND THIS. BUT I CANNOT PROVE IT. SOMEONE VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE IN COMPUTER SECURITY WITHIN MY VICINITY. IT COMPROMISES THE SAFETY FEATURE OF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN BACKING UP IN MY GARAGE. | Crash: No Fire: No | 7,100 |
| Feb 2019 | STEERING,ENGINE | HAD SUBRA 2018 FOR 2 WEEKS OIL LIGHTS COME ON ALL LIGHTS BEEN HAVING THIS OIL BURNING FOR A YEAR. NOW THE STEERING FREEZE UP WHILE DRIVING IT LAST WEEK COULDN'T MOVE CAR AT ALL ON THE HIGHWAY TURNING. IT WOULDN'T MOVE GOOD THING WE WEREN'T GOING FAST ON A INTERSTATE. SAT ON SIDE OF ROAD WITH IT. READ BOOK TRYING TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON NO STEERING THAT CAR AT ALL. I DIDN'T BUY A BRAND NEW CAR WITH PROBLEMS LIKE THAT. THE OIL ISSUE BEEN GOING ON SINCE I GOT CAR IN 2017. BEEN BACK A FORTH TO DEAL SHIP NOTHING DONE WHAT SO EVER | Crash: No Fire: No | 14,771 |
| Feb 2019 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2018 FORESTER WITH 1100 MILES FIRST EPISODE (FEBRUARY 2 ,2019)APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT LOW SPEED (10 TO 15 M/H) AT INTERSECTION WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC ; CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED , HAD TO BRAKE FORCEFULLY TO PREVENT ADVANCING INTO TRAFFIC SECOND EPISODE (FEBRUARUNUY 4,2019); IN PARKING GARAGE AT NO MORE THAN 10M/H) SUDDEN AND UNINTENDED ACCELARATION ; I WAS ABLE TO FORCEFULLY BRAKE ,CAR STOPPED JUST INCHES FROM CONCRETE WALL ' . NO DAMAGE TO DRIVER , CAR OR OTHER PEOPLE OR PROPERTY. CAR TOWED TO MULLER SUBARU ,HIGHLAND PARK IL I NOTIFIED SUBARU HEADQUARTERS. SECOND EPISODE (FEBRUARY 4,2019 | Crash: No Fire: No Towed | 1,100 |
| Jan 2019 | SEAT BELTS | SEAT WARNING BUZZE WHEN THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT IS NOT FASTENED THE BUZZER SOUNDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 SECONDS. HOWEVER, AFTER THIS INTERVAL, IF EITHER BELT IS STILL UNFASTENED BUZZER CONTINUES TO CHIME IN EVER INCREASING VOLUME. THE MANUAL STATES THAT THIS DISTURBING SECOND CHIME CAN BE DISABLED BY A SUBARU DEALER. I WENT TO TWO DEALERS ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THEY REFUSED TO COMPLY. I CALLED SUBARU AND I WAS ADVISED THAT THE COMPANY HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE ACTIONS OF THEIR DEALERS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT ENTITIES. REFER TO PAGE 3-14 OF THE OWNER'S MANUAL. I WANT TO DISCONNECT THIS FEATURE AS IT IS A HAZARD TO SAFE DRIVING. | Crash: No Fire: No | 4,800 |