Two problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2003 Subaru Forester. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2003 Subaru Forester based on all problems reported for the 2003 Forester.
While vehicle was in neutral it shut down, then vehicle rolled backwards.
The consumer received recall 02v282000. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer for 4 different repair appointments. On 3 different instances the service technician was not available once consumer arrived for appointment. One 1 occasion, consumer came in for Saturday appointment and was told recall remedy could not been performed on Saturday. Now, consumer will not be able to bring vehicle back for another 3 months.
| Manual Transmission problems | |
| Clutch problems | |
| Automatic Transmission problems | |
| Axle Assembly problems |