Major Problems with 2007 Subaru Forester Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2007 Subaru Forester

2007 Subaru Forester VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 3 Mileage: 66985 miles

2007 Subaru Forester AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 33710 miles

2007 Subaru Forester AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 93774 miles

Browse 2007 Subaru Forester complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE head gaskets had to be replaced. *tr...	7 ~ 98712 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns 2007 subaru forester. she purchased a brand new vehicle in july 2007 . she smelled gasoline fumes...	6 ~ 41290 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2007 subaru forrester with manual transmission. the engine surges when driving down hill (not under load) and you are giving...	6 ~ 51646 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM took car in for routine recall items (campaign wvu-31 and campaign wvl-22). during one way fuel valve removal strong smell...	5 ~ 79969 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. the contact was sitting in park with the air conditioner activated. the...	5 ~ 86295 miles
POWER TRAIN the vehicle hesitates and "bucks" at low speeds turning corners accelerating/decelerating changing lanes going up a grade or hill and...	5 ~ 75021 miles
AIR BAGS approaching a traffic light which was turning yellow at a t-junction i tried to step on the brakes. perhaps i...	4 ~ 75621 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. the contact stated that the vehicle shut down twice without warning. the failures...	4 ~ 75750 miles
SUSPENSION i've been having problems with front end control whenever i go over a bump at highway speeds. it feels as	3 ~ 126667 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i purchased a used 2003 subaru forester in 2006. in march of 2007 a small parking light went out. i...	3 ~ 47167 miles
TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. the vehicle has yokohama geolandar size p215 55r17 tires. when accelerating slightly from...	3 ~ 6924 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2007 subaru forrester x. the contact stated that the specification of the alignment on the...	2 ~ 82850 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY driver's floor mat pulls on retention hook which is only anchored to the carpet floor not the underlying metal floor....	2 ~ 9000 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. the contact stated while driving approximately 25 mph the front driver's seat...	2 ~ 64000 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES the manufacturer provided tires that wear at an excessively rapid pace resulting in a car accident due to losing traction...	2 ~ 7887 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. while changing gears between the speeds of 10 and 20 mph the vehicle...	2 ~ 2053 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY sunroof was not closing properly. it was later determined that the electrical sunroof motor was going bad and needed to...	1 ~ 56175 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING secondary air pump and valve failure. subaru admits these are not part of power train but denies these are covered...	1 ~ 50000 miles
LATCH > HOOD > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES second incident occurred 02/18/13 when we were going 70 mph on a interstate highway. the mileage on the car this...	1 ~ 39500 miles
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2007 subaru forester. consumer writes to express a recent experience with subaru of america inc. *tgw the consumer stated his...	1
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns 2007 subaru forester. she purchased the vehicle brand new in july 2007 and in august of 2009...	1 ~ 12819 miles
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. the rear driver's side tire went flat and was replaced with a yokohama...	1 ~ 35000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. after freezing rain on february 12 2008 the windshield cracked approximately 20 inches...	1 ~ 18980 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS constant vibration from tires at 65mph or faster gets worse as the speed increases. *tr...	1 ~ 10 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER we purchased our 2007 suburu in march 2007 as a new car from a suburu dealer in california. my daughter...	1 ~ 10000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN in 2007 i bought a new subaru forester. the transmission jumps & snaps while changing gears. sometimes the whole car...	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC problem 1: date in: 5/22/07date out: 5/23/07 problem: brakes or transmission locked up i had to have the vehicle towed...	1 ~ 2740 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS problem 1: date in: 5/22/07date out: 5/23/07 problem: brakes or transmission locked up i had to have the vehicle towed...	1 ~ 2740 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2007 subaru forester. when the contact's wife who is of normal height and weight sits in...	1 ~ 1000 miles

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