Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 10/03/2012 | 52500 | ||
| I was driving to work, and the car wouldn't accelerate, it also handled roughly. the check engine light, cruise control light was flashing, along with vehicle dynamics control warning light. i had my car towed, as it wasn't drivable. my local garage repaired my car, i received 4 new spark plugs, and an air filter. 9 days later the check engine light came on, as well as the cruise control light, and the vehicle dynamics warning light, again it was repaired, this had to do with the catalytic converter message, but all my local garage could find was a small leak near the manifold that they repaired. 2 days later the check engine light went on again, i now called my subaru dealership, they replaced a faulty catalyst converter, and af sensor, the also changed my oil, as it was due, and suggested i have a transmission fluid flush and refill, and that my rear and front differentials, needed a drain and refill. 5 days passed another check engine light, this time it was flashing, i had to have my car towed, the subaru dealership discovered the wrong spark plugs were put in initially, and replaced them with platinum tip spark plugs that that my model takes. 4 days passed another check engine light, with being unable to accelerate, i was going up hill, so i continued on, to reach a parking lot, i could stop in but suddenly, it felt like something unblocked, this made the check engine light go away, until 2 days later, another check engine light, i once again brought my car back to the dealership, the mentioned something about the catalyst converter, but said it was 'too soon so they left the work order open , in case it occurred again,and gave me this lecture about the grade of gas i am buying. 4 days later the check engine light returned, this time subaru discovered the my other o2 sensor was faulty, and they would replace it, when the part comes in. | |||
| 05/21/2012 | 57000 | ||
| After a day of heavy rain we found a puddle of water on the passenger side floor, with all windows and doors closed. no sunroof. this happened once before with heavy rain august 2011. | |||
| 04/23/2012 | |||
| For some odd reason on monday, april 23 my check engine light came on, my awd indicator, and the cruise control light started flashing all at once. i came into work and googled the above items along with my make and model of the car...much to my surprise multiple links, items, and threads appeared. so i read most of them and this appears to be a systemic problem with subaru's throughout the united states and canada. i became concerned because no recall was issued and it seems more than coincidence that many people are having the same issue. please advise since i called the subaru dealer and they could have cared less. | |||
| 12/23/2010 | 14000 | ||
| Sudden acceleration on a 2009 subaru forrester. my wife was pulling into a parking space when the vehicle suddenly accelerated, crashing thru a brick wall, over a large a/c unit and into a building. | |||
| 09/03/2010 | |||
| Driver was backing up vehicle, when it accelerated rapidly, causing loss of control and traffic crash where a pedetrian was backed over, pinned and killed. drive had no explanation of why this happened. passenger in vehicle claims there had to have been mechanical defect. | |||