Major Problems with 2009 Subaru Forester Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2009 Subaru Forester

2009 Subaru Forester COOLING SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 6131 miles

2009 Subaru Forester ENGINE Victims: 1 Mileage: 91000 miles

2009 Subaru Forester VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 1 Mileage: 650 miles

Browse 2009 Subaru Forester complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, ENGINE and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Subaru Forester owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. the contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and the brakes...	35 ~ 15740 miles
ENGINE loud knocking sound noted coming form engine while driving on highway. pulled off of highway then all the warning lights...	24 ~ 76764 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ignition doesn't recognize valet key "security" light on dash comes on key won't turn and car won't start. *tr...	20 ~ 56589 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. while driving approximately 15 mph on normal road conditions there was sudden aggressive...	19 ~ 46907 miles
SEATS the headrests for the driver's and front passenger's seats are very uncomfortable pushing the person's head forward and causing back...	14 ~ 73908 miles
POWER TRAIN unexplained engine acceleration. started vehicle in a parked position was preparing to pull out engine suddenly accelerated to top rpm...	11 ~ 51627 miles
SERVICE BRAKES since from the beginning i have to push my brake pedal too down to apply the brakes i reported it	10 ~ 40859 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER after a day of heavy rain we found a puddle of water on the passenger side floor with all windows	8 ~ 102691 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING at 9610 miles my 2009 subaru foresters engine failed. the failure came as best i could tell in about 20miles...	8 ~ 23651 miles
SUSPENSION driving over bumps and pot holes i heard a sound coming from the cars suspension. it doesn't matter what speed	5 ~ 53746 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i am writing to you today with great regret. after a lot of researching and thought i purchased the subaru...	5 ~ 35161 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. the contact stated that there was a strong gasoline odor in the...	4 ~ 83250 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2009 subaru forrester. the contact was driving at an unknown speed when the brake pedal...	4 ~ 16889 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the 2009 subaru forester has the light at the top of cargo inside and if it is dark you cannot...	4 ~ 20169 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN vehicle: 2009 subaru forester limited on 6/20/09 i experienced an incident of unintended acceleration. cruise control was on. before our...	4 ~ 2266 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. the contact stated that various electrical systems such as some warning indicators...	3 ~ 112450 miles
STEERING the tire wells of my 2009 subaru forrester fill with snow and ice to the point that the steering is...	3 ~ 45777 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE vehicle: 2009 subaru forester limited on 6/20/09 i experienced an incident of unintended acceleration. cruise control was on. before our...	3 ~ 28521 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING engine failure at 4 000 miles on forester turbo. loud engine banging on road trip lead to the need for	3 ~ 8000 miles
VISIBILITY 1. greasy film on windshield could not see well to drive film cannot be wiped off. cannot be cleaned off...	3 ~ 19710 miles
SEAT BELTS drivers seat belt will not release . you have to keep working with it & pulling on it to finally...	2 ~ 108000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph snow fell from the...	2 ~ 39500 miles
WHEELS the tire wells of my 2009 subaru forrester fill with snow and ice to the point that the steering is...	2 ~ 32000 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. the contact stated that the windshield wipers on the driver's side of the...	2 ~ 1750 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the subaru moonroof system roof cavity is completely open to the elements there is no containment of rain water leaves...	2 ~ 49831 miles
DRIVESHAFT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN 2009 subaru forester. consumer writes in regards to recall and other repair issues. *smd the consumer stated the recall was...	1
TIRES we are 15 000 miles into 4 new (april 2012 purchased mounted may 2012) p225/55zr -17 pirelli p6 all-road 2007...	1 ~ 62893 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES the superlatch loosens as soon as you touch the adjuster or bump the seat. it does not lock at all	1
LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP > CHILD SEAT the superlatch loosens as soon as you touch the adjuster or bump the seat. it does not lock at all	1
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS my wife was in collision on august 26 2009 that damaged the entire front cap of her 2009 subaru forester...	1 ~ 11000 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl*the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. the contact stated that the head rest in the vehicle was very uncomfortable...	1
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1. greasy film on windshield could not see well to drive film cannot be wiped off. cannot be cleaned off...	1 ~ 6131 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2009 subaru forester. when engaging the clutch the manual transmission revved up to approximately 4000 rpm's...	1 ~ 100 miles

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