Major Problems with 2014 Subaru Forester Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2014 Subaru Forester

2014 Subaru Forester BODY Victims: 2 Mileage: 7000 miles

2014 Subaru Forester FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Victims: 2 Mileage: 12800 miles

2014 Subaru Forester VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Victims: 2 Mileage: 63113 miles

Browse 2014 Subaru Forester complaints by category

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
SUSPENSION subaru corporate recently purchased my 2014 forester back under the lemon law. this was after i had 4 documented incidents...	70 ~ 51828 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph the warning lights illuminated...	46 ~ 36070 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL after i purchased my vehicle i noticed a hesitation between 20 - 40 mph. this is the first year for...	31 ~ 21336 miles
AIR BAGS i was turning left on an arrow and a car ran the red light resulting in a head on collision...	28 ~ 47653 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM this vehicle is a forester xt turbo. i was operating on cruise control at 78 mph approximately 900 miles from...	22 ~ 42848 miles
POWER TRAIN while travelling at 50 miles per hour in heavy traffic my car just stopped on the highway. it was during...	22 ~ 40448 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER after i purchased my vehicle i noticed a hesitation between 20 - 40 mph. this is the first year for...	20 ~ 43762 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled multiple times and the brakes...	14 ~ 30961 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i was driving up my driveway. i was braking when the car jerked forward and hit the garage door. i...	12 ~ 26043 miles
STEERING subaru corporate recently purchased my 2014 forester back under the lemon law. this was after i had 4 documented incidents...	11 ~ 44459 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM this problem has been getting progressively worst. the car has been having troubles turning over on cold starts and has...	8 ~ 21425 miles
WHEELS driving at about 60 mph and car starting vibrating violently for a few seconds. continued driving and 10 minutes later	6 ~ 45433 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the low beam head lights are very poor they only project 100 ft . because of this we hit a...	6 ~ 44333 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER a large nut fell from tree (while driving approximately 25 mph) and hit drivers side windshield which shattered. this vehicle...	6 ~ 29197 miles
SEATS i was driving my 6 month old 2014 subaru forester at about 50 mph at night and my driver's seat...	6 ~ 57000 miles
OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR > AIR BAGS my 2014 subaru forester 2.0 xt has had some issues with the warning lights come on. one of them has...	4 ~ 42950 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL upon starting the vehicle or while driving it the following warning messages appear (it has happened multiple tines over the...	4 ~ 54200 miles
SEAT BELTS i was turning left on an arrow and a car ran the red light resulting in a head on collision...	4 ~ 29250 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE while driving our 2014 forester xt 2.0 uphill on the highway at about 50 mph the cel hill-assist eyesight-disabled and...	4 ~ 7740 miles
HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY > STRUCTURE i was using my key to open the back trunk when all of a sudden it slam down quickly on...	3 ~ 36333 miles
STRUCTURE i purchased my 2014 forester in july 2013. i love the vehicle except for the design of the climate control...	3
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY the adaptive cruise has not recognized stopped vehicles and did not slow the vehicle down thus potentially contributing to a...	3 ~ 1835 miles
FRONT PASSENGER > OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR my 2014 subaru forester 2.0 xt has had some issues with the warning lights come on. one of them has...	2 ~ 55000 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. when the contact parked the vehicle and released the brake pedal the...	1 ~ 68000 miles
COIL SPRINGS > SPRINGS > REAR tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. while driving 35 mph there was an abnormal noise detected from the...	1 ~ 48000 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. upon taking the vehicle to don miller subaru (west 5822 odana rd...	1 ~ 60000 miles
CAMERA SYSTEM > BACK OVER PREVENTION tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. while driving various speeds the dual camera system in the vehicle malfunctioned...	1 ~ 24000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE on june 22 2016 my husband parked the car on our driveway located at 1264 hancock place in pocatello idaho....	1 ~ 6000 miles
BLIND SPOT DETECTION > LANE DEPARTURE letter from congresswoman kathleen m. rice on behalf of constituent re recall on eyesight driver assist system on a 2014...	1
VISIBILITY 2014 sabaru forester. consumer writes in regards to vehicle seat head rest seat belt and rear view visibility issues. *smd...	1
SWITCH > BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. while depressing the brake pedal it would not activate and caused the...	1 ~ 35000 miles
TIRES yokohama g-91 tires- on a subrau forrester 225-60-17 with less than 30k miles the tires were balding. rotations were down...	1 ~ 28000 miles
ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT > WINDSHIELD > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM i purchased my 2014 forester in july 2013. i love the vehicle except for the design of the climate control...	1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while driving our 2014 forester xt 2.0 uphill on the highway at about 50 mph the cel hill-assist eyesight-disabled and...	1 ~ 10500 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM this incident is nearly identical to an earlier complaint: nhtsa id number 10574697. i was travelling on a straight portion...	1 ~ 11200 miles
LOWER ARM > CONTROL ARM > FRONT tl* the contact owns a 2014 subaru forester. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph the rear of...	1 ~ 18000 miles

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