Major Problems with 2006 Subaru Forester Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Subaru Forester

2006 Subaru Forester RECLINER Victims: 2

2006 Subaru Forester FOOT CONTROL/VALVE Victims: 1 Mileage: 17200 miles

2006 Subaru Forester SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 1 Mileage: 25400 miles

Browse 2006 Subaru Forester complaints by category

Problems with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE and FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Subaru Forester owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt: the contact stated vehicle is hesitated and surged. this happened more often when traveling down a mountain. the vehicle...	18 ~ 41805 miles
ENGINE when i took my car in for it's 90000 mile service i was shown that there was oil leaking for...	9 ~ 74963 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM on cold mornings the car smells very strongly of fuel. the odor goes away after warming up and is only	7 ~ 72167 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING dt*: the contact stated while pulling out at various speeds the vehicle hesitated without warning. the hesitation occurred intermittently each	7 ~ 49132 miles
SUSPENSION i purchased my 2006 subaru forester brand new from the subaru dealer in catonsville md russell subaru. there were no...	5 ~ 114394 miles
STEERING 2006 subaru forester. consumer writes in regards to wheel bearing malfunction. *smd the consumer stated while driving the vehicle began...	5 ~ 103394 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph he noticed that all...	4 ~ 70500 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE my subaru forester 2006 has spots of paint chip all over it. sub dealer said a rep will call no...	4 ~ 38750 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING there are two problems with the 2006 subaru forester that i have. it has less than 5000 miles on it...	4 ~ 42111 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE vehicle- 2006 subaru forester with 5-speed manual transmission. on cold starts the engine races uncontrollably up to 3500 rpm after...	4 ~ 43186 miles
TIRES we purchased a 2006 subaru forester taking delivery of the car we noted that subaru included yokohama tires to which...	3 ~ 9750 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i purchased a 2006 subaru forester from a used car dealership on 5/10/2016.. it had a new car smell when...	2 ~ 53100 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the headlights leak i had to replace one about $450.00 because it had water in it . the passenger side...	2 ~ 16500 miles
AIR BAGS i arrived at my house on 8/26/2012 at 8:00 pm parked my car in the garage of my house and...	2 ~ 123250 miles
WHEELS tl* the contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. the contact stated that when driving at low speeds the driver and...	2 ~ 80000 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2006 forester low beam headlights failed to provide sufficient light for safe travel. ts transferred to nvs220** the head light...	2
CONTROL ARM > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. the contact took the vehicle to a tire shop to purchase a...	1 ~ 136000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. the contact stated that while reversing at 5 mph the vehicle surged...	1 ~ 104000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. on february 20 2009 while attempting to pull into the driveway at less...	1 ~ 25400 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > TAILGATE > BODY rear tailgate hydraulic struts fail and tail gate falls! this has happened 3 times on my 2006 subaru forrester ll...	1 ~ 31431 miles
STRUCTURE the moon roof does not always close. all the way. at times it will go to a point where it...	1 ~ 18983 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. the vehicle has yokohama geolandar size p215/60r16 tires. while driving 30 mph the...	1
RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS on oct. 5 2007 - i was stopped at a traffic light.an illegal alien without a drivers license was looking...	1
RECLINER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS on oct. 5 2007 - i was stopped at a traffic light.an illegal alien without a drivers license was looking...	1
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS on oct. 5 2007 - i was stopped at a traffic light.an illegal alien without a drivers license was looking...	1
BUMPERS > BODY > STRUCTURE 2006 subaru forester bumper scratched and repaired without customer knowing. customer states that the dealer told her the car was...	1
FOOT CONTROL/VALVE > CONTROLS > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR i was driving slowly down the street made a left turn into a parking lot. perhaps i turned a little...	1 ~ 17200 miles
DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE in late 2006 i noticed that when my vehicle is stopped and idling there is a strong raw fuel smell...	1 ~ 30000 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM dt*: the contact stated upon opening the driver door there was a smell of burning plastic inside the vehicle. the...	1 ~ 13500 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM there are two problems with the 2006 subaru forester that i have. it has less than 5000 miles on it...	1 ~ 2500 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS since purchasing my vehicle brand new on 7/4/05 the front passenger occupant detection system fails to activate the front airbag...	1 ~ 10000 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2006 subaru forester. the air bag control module fails to activate at least once per week....	1 ~ 13421 miles
ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY > AIR BAGS what idiot determined that a yellow warning light concerning the status of the passenger-seat airbag should be on 100% of...	1
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN my wife and leased two new 2006 subaru foresters in may 2006. since we obtained the vehicles both exhibited a...	1
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN this is a repeatable event that could lead to an injury: purchased a new 2006 subaru forester 2.5x end of...	1 ~ 180 miles
LATCH > HOOD > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES front hood opened twice in my wife car when she was driving. *nm...	1 ~ 1450 miles

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