Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 07/28/2012 | 17000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. the contact stated that while reversing, the vehicle accelerated on its own and crashed into a tree. the contact shifted into neutral and the vehicle stopped moving at that point. the dealer was notified but offered no assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired. the vin was unavailable. the failure and current mileages were 17,000. | |||
| 07/28/2012 | 17000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. the contact stated that while reversing, the vehicle accelerated on its own and crashed into a tree. the contact shifted into neutral and the vehicle stopped moving at that point. the dealer was notified but offered no assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired. the vin was unavailable. the failure and current mileages were 17,000. sm. | |||
| 07/28/2012 | 17000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. the contact stated while going in reverse the vehicle accelerated on it's own and crash into a tree. the contact shifted into neutral and the vehicle stopped moving at that point. the dealer was notified but offered no assistance. the vehicle had not been repaired. the vin was unavailable. the failure and current mileages were 17,000. | |||
| 02/02/2010 | 7200 | 1 | |
| Driving east on ardsley rd. in scarsdale ny, my vehicle accelerated by itself. at the time i was starting to go downhill, curving right with a jersey barrier in the center of the roadway. i tried to go around the vehicle directly in front of me but my right rear sideswiped his left rear. it continued to accelerate around a right curve (downhill). i could not stop. i struck an s.u.v. just starting to move with traffic. the vehicle i sideswiped sustained no damage. both the vehicle i struck and my vehicle were heavily damaged (my auto is $4500). both vehicles towed from the scene. greenburgh (ny) police responded. no injuries as of this time. i reported this to the 800 number of subaru. they took all the information over the phone. i have not heard from them. i told them i was reporting this because i didn't know if anyone else experienced the same fright. the time was 4:50pm. *tr | |||
| 06/22/2009 | 3100 | 1 | 01/14/2009 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. while driving between 35-40 mph, the vehicle accelerated when the brakes were applied. the contact shifted into park or neutral and the vehicle made a clunking sound. the engine went to idel. the contact waited a few minutes before restarting the vehicle and shifting into drive. the dealer has had the vehicle for the past two weeks and the contact refuses to retrieve the vehicle. the dealer performed diagnostic tests, but could not find a failure with the engine or any other component. she stated that she will not drive the vehicle because the failure has not been diagnosed. the failure mileage was 3,100. updated 7/14/09 *cn updated 07/17/09.*jb | |||
| 06/20/2009 | 7064 | 1 | |
| Vehicle: 2009 subaru forester limited, on 6/20/09 i experienced an incident of unintended acceleration. cruise control was on. before our exit i canceled the cruise control but left it on. on the ramp, i let the car slow. at about 40 mph i moved the shift lever into | |||
| 12/16/2008 | 650 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. while driving approximately 15 mph on normal road conditions, there was sudden, aggressive, and forceful acceleration. the driver immediately depressed the brake pedal, but there was no response. the driver placed the gear shifter into park, but the vehicle failed to slow down. the vehicle crashed into a brick wall. the failure occurred without warning. the police and ambulance were called to the scene and a police report was filed. the driver sustained severe back injuries. the vehicle was completely destroyed. the cause of the failure has not been determined. the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileages were 650. | |||