Major Problems with 2013 Subaru Forester Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 Subaru Forester

2013 Subaru Forester AIR BAGS Victims: 4 Mileage: 3200 miles

2013 Subaru Forester AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 28000 miles

2013 Subaru Forester AIR BAGS Victims: 1

Browse 2013 Subaru Forester complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE my car has been consuming excessive amounts of oil since i have been made aware of the problem in april...	16 ~ 74071 miles
AIR BAGS i had a side impact on the driver's side that crushed the driver and passenger doors and blew out the...	10 ~ 3148 miles
SERVICE BRAKES 2013 subaru forester. 07/25/14 car had difficulty time accelerating on highway.reported to the dealer that right front wheel started vibrating...	7 ~ 32156 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER came out of a car wash and shifted from neutral to drive the subaru forester accelerated at full speed without...	4 ~ 52833 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru forester (n/a). the contact stated that while driving 10 mph the vehicle independently...	4 ~ 25141 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING rear tail lights constantly have moisture in them. they say this will evaporate when it warms up. doesn't warm up	3 ~ 22767 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i had a side impact on the driver's side that crushed the driver and passenger doors and blew out the...	3 ~ 9233 miles
REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY hi during my driving to office this morning the rear-view mirror fell off. i drove the car immediately to austin...	3 ~ 12496 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM in june while driving to la from yosemite my oil light began flickering engine had about 46k then came on...	2 ~ 46500 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru forester. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift out of park....	2 ~ 26500 miles
SEAT BELTS driving down the road did not see a ups truck parked along side of. road . rear ended the truck...	2 ~ 93000 miles
EQUIPMENT the ?lookup? for the vin no. on your websites is dysfunctional. my vin is [xxx] (subaru forester) information redacted pursuant	1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i took my car to the mechanic to have a busted radiator hose repaired. they found oil in the coolant...	1 ~ 107000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i was driving in heavy snow and using the heater for the windshield wipers which is built into the windshield....	1 ~ 27000 miles
EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY when turning into our driveway the rear view mirror fell off. started swinging wildly until we stopped it. *js...	1 ~ 16200 miles
EXTERNAL > WARNINGS > BACK OVER PREVENTION in my vehicle i have a backup camera and i'm thankful for it but also i strongly wish that vehicle...	1 ~ 1 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru forester. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift out of park....	1 ~ 10000 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru forester. the contact stated whenever he drove the vehicle during the daytime there...	1 ~ 10000 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2013 subaru forester. while driving at various speeds the vehicle would not shift into any...	1 ~ 4000 miles

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