Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/12/2012 | 3000 | 1 | |
| While passing a parked dumpster, the driver stepped lightly on the gas. instead of the expected mild acceleration, the engine revved greatly and an unexpected high acceleration occurred. it resulted in a collision with the car in front. *tr | |||
| 10/12/2012 | 3000 | ||
| While passing a parked dumpster, the driver stepped lightly on the gas. instead of the expected mild acceleration, the engine rev'd greatly and an unexpected high acceleration occurred. it resulted in a collision with the car in front | |||
| 05/22/2012 | 5325 | 2 | |
| After sharp acceleration the check engine light came on and stayed on. no other issues noted. two months later with 7500 miles on the odometer, the same thing occurred but this time the cruise control light and the vehicle stabilization light came on as well. cruise control did not work and i assume the stabilization didn't either. | |||
| 12/14/2011 | |||
| My forester has had the issue of misfiring on three occasions. it has been to the dealership for the first two, now they tell me i need to wait until they create a computer update, that my car has a glitch in the computer. my cruise control becomes disabled, while driving and the check engine light flashes, along with vehicle dynamics control waring light also blinks. the dealership tells me the car will run properly, not to worry. the owner's manual states that the abs is poroblably malfunctioning. the first time this happened, they dealership said i may have had watery gas. it has now happened under the same conditions: going up grade and needing to accelerate. in a four month period, i have had this same unresolved issue, three times. also the seat belts are on recall. when i called tohave the seat belt replaced, i was told they were on back order and would contact me. | |||
| 12/22/2011 | 25 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 subaru forester. the contact was driving 5 mph and stated that the vehicle maintained the same speed once the accelerator pedal was released for approximately three minutes. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who confirmed the failure but advised there was nothing that could be done to correct it. the dealer notified the manufacturer who advised the dealer that the vehicle was performing as designed, and offered no further assistance. the failure mileage was 25 and the current mileage was 4,800. kmj | |||
| 12/22/2011 | 25 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2012 subaru forester. the contact stated when slowing down at 5 mph and lift his foot from the accelerator pedal for two to three minutes the vehicle kept the same speed without slowing down. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who confirmed that was the condition of the vehicle but could not repair the failure. the dealer notified the manufacturer who stated that was normal for the vehicle and offered no other assistance. the manufacturer will not repair the vehicle. the failure mileage was 25 and the current mileage was 4,800. mw | |||