Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/20/2008 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. while driving approximately 65 mph on normal road conditions, the cruise control system failed to disengage the set speed from the previous day. the contact attempted several times to deactivate the cruise control by depressing the brake pedal. the cruise control automatically deactivated without assistance. there were no prior warnings to this failure. the contact felt that this was a life-threatening situation when the vehicle would not reduce speed until the cruise control was disengaged. currently, the vehicle is not being driven and has not been repaired. the contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. the vin and failure mileage were unknown. | |||
| 12/01/2006 | 1 | 11/15/2006 | |
| 2007 subaru forrester with manual transmission. the engine surges when driving down hill (not under load) and you are giving just enough throttle to keep up speed. it causes the car to have a jerking back and forth motion. since people purchase the cars to drive in snow i believe this is a dangerous condition. i took it to the dealer and subaru states that it is a characteristic of the vehicle. i believe that the drive by wire throttle is to blame. *jb | |||