Major Problems with 2015 Subaru Forester Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2015 Subaru Forester

2015 Subaru Forester SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 2 Mileage: 37500 miles

2015 Subaru Forester BODY Victims: 1 Mileage: 57 miles

2015 Subaru Forester AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 20000 miles

Browse 2015 Subaru Forester complaints by category

Problems with ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Subaru Forester owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE i have a 2015 forester premium with winter package i bought it new with 10 miles on it. when starting...	77 ~ 39667 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2015 subaru forester. consumer writes in regards to steering wheel issues. *smd the consumer stated her jacket with a zipper...	43 ~ 29795 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. the contact stated that while in park the vehicle rolled away. as...	43 ~ 34847 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i was turning into my parking space at my condo and the car suddenly accelerated and went over the car...	42 ~ 30457 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i just purchased this car and cannot believe the dash board lights. they praise this car for reliability so that...	41 ~ 28706 miles
SUSPENSION driver side lower control arm bushing wearing out prematurely poor design....	39 ~ 50081 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i had my new vehicle only 4 days with 120 miles or so that i personally put on it. i...	31 ~ 36691 miles
AIR BAGS the vehicle was driven several miles with the passenger sitting on a thin pillow. when arriving at the destination it...	29 ~ 32573 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. the contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph the brakes failed...	27 ~ 31344 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER bought car in anchorage and windshield cracked on way back to my father's home in fairbanks. dealership reported no known...	14 ~ 18349 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while starting the car with only 2.2k miles the check engine light came on and disabled the vehicle dynamics control	12 ~ 31952 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the vehicle was left running in park on a slight uphill grade in a private driveway while the driver ran...	12 ~ 27665 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING this model vehicle has a safety defect. the speedometer is located under a visor which limits the amount of light...	11 ~ 10303 miles
WHEELS tire pressure monitor indicated low pressure. right rear tire needed air. tire continued to slowly leak and the pressure monitor...	10 ~ 54332 miles
SEATS the vehicle was driven several miles with the passenger sitting on a thin pillow. when arriving at the destination it...	9 ~ 43938 miles
STEERING 7 months old 20 000 miles. driving 65.6 mph in light rain with cruise control on. 1st time driving in...	7 ~ 36674 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds the check oil...	4 ~ 4766 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY ever since i purchased this car the heater does not heat the interior of the car very well. the air...	3 ~ 2175 miles
OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR > AIR BAGS the passenger airbag warning light first came on as soon as i started my car one morning in mid-october 2018...	2 ~ 76000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. the contact stated that after the transmission was shifted into the reverse...	2 ~ 13500 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. while driving out of the driveway the horn failed to operate when...	1 ~ 70000 miles
FRONT PASSENGER > OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR when a passenger is sitting in the front passenger seat the airbag will frequently fail to turn on. an airbag...	1
REAR > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. while the contact was loading groceries into the trunk of the vehicle...	1 ~ 46000 miles
SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. when the contact's wife lifted the hatchback the left support arm fractured....	1 ~ 80000 miles
SEAT BELTS the passenger airbag warning light first came on as soon as i started my car one morning in mid-october 2018...	1 ~ 72000 miles
TIE ROD ASSEMBLY > LINKAGES > STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. while driving 75 mph the front of the vehicle shook. there were...	1 ~ 59129 miles
LABELS > OTHER > EQUIPMENT [xxx] subaru forester hill start assist braking comes on while driving down a highway preventing acceleration & making an accident	1
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. while driving in snowy conditions the vehicle skidded and the all wheel...	1 ~ 16000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY while traveling down i81 at approximately 65 mph a small pebble tapped the windshield on the passanger side and it...	1 ~ 20000 miles
CAMERA SYSTEM > BACK OVER PREVENTION tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. the contact stated that the rearview mirror camera failed to work intermittently...	1 ~ 1400 miles
HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY i purchased a new 2015 subaru forester january 31 2015. anytime the temperature is below approximately 10f the interior windows...	1 ~ 250 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2015 subaru forester. consumer writes in regards to vehicle hesitation/acceleration issues. *smd the consumer stated at low speeds the vehicle...	1 ~ 3000 miles
TIRES tire pressure monitor indicated low pressure. right rear tire needed air. tire continued to slowly leak and the pressure monitor...	1 ~ 4350 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2015 subaru forester. the contact stated that the rear door latch failed to open from...	1
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT the bluetooth does not work properly. most of the time it doesn't work at all. when it does it keeps...	1 ~ 26 miles

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